Thrifted Thursday.

Hey there. Welcome to my Holiday edition of Thrifted Thursday!! My recent festive mood must have helped me strike gold in the vintage Christmas decor department. Last time I stopped into Goodwill, there it was, retro Holiday magic....now all mine! This photo sucks so bad (mega sorry), it was a quickie on my phone, then I never had a chance to re-take nicer images before my Butter Toast duties today.

Clockwise:

1. Vintage quilted Christmas tree, complete with bows and bells!

2. A retro 3-piece plastic (lawn?) decorations...Santa in his sleigh and two Snowmen.

3. Vintage painted glass Christmas window decoration.

4. Polka dot Christmas tree salt and pepper shakers.

5. Green plaid Holiday coasters.

6. Retro '12 days of Christmas' themed pint glasses. 

(They didn't have the full set, so I settled on 3 of my faves).

I know it's a little late in the season to start collecting holiday decor, but I couldn't help myself...I'm a vintage addict!! 

I also picked up this little guy for the shop. 

He needs to be cleaned up a bit, but how could I resist?

He's about 3 feet tall, and I want to name him....any suggestions??

Hope you're having a lovely Thursday. 

I'll be back tomorrow!!

xo. Traci

Thrifted Thursday.

Well Happy Thursday to you! If you've been following this blog at all, you may have noticed that I haven't done a "Thrifted Thursday" series in three whole weeks! Reason being- I hadn't done anything thrifting whatsoever for at least two weeks, life just got too busy...But, I definitely made up for it this last week by thrifting almost everyday! Man-o-man, I got a lot of awesome stuff, so much so, that I couldn't even photograph it all. But I definitely have several things to share with you today. 

Okay. I'm going to start at the bottom left corner and work clockwise:

1. A plethora of pink/s crocheted hangers...a nickle a piece! My whole closet will be full someday. <3

2. A retro yellow metal colander, it's such a pretty retro yellow!

3. A green floral apron adorned with pretty ric rac :)

4. Mirrors!! Lots of them- A dark blue gridded one,  a floral trimmed one, a gold rectangle one, a mini oval gold one, and not to mention THREE floral mirrored trays (not all pictured). I was in mirror heaven!

5. More floral vintage mugs to add to my collection <3

6. Set of 3 metal trays-- green with yellow daisies. 

7. Set of Mushroom salt and pepper shakers, complete with toothpick holder. (See next photo for detail)

8. A silly holiday elf...to start my holiday knick knacks collection.

9. Pretty orange and white pot holder set.

10. Set of silver Owl salt and pepper shakers!

11. And a silver sitting fawn!

12. A load of itty bity plastic fawns and mini pine trees. ( My dream of a cute Holiday fawn collection is slowly coming true!)

I was scoring left and right! Hooray!

Last night, I was feeling slightly festive after listening to Christmas music all day, so I started putting pretty gold and red bows on random household items, and I dressed up some of my little figurines for the Holidays....it's a pretty sad attempt at an Xmas display, but it was an attempt no less. ;)

They look slightly festive, right? haha.
I wish I had more time in life to be cute and decorative. Le sigh, maybe someday...

I hope everyone is having a fantastic Thursday. Tomorrow is First Friday, and Sun Ghost is performing at the shop, so come by and say hi!!

Toodles.
xo. Traci

Thrifted Thursday.

Well hello. I've been bad at blogging this week. Whoopsy, I reeeaaallly meant to get back on track but it didn't happen. It certainly turned out to be a busier week that I expected. Although I'm exhausted, plenty of great things came from it...some extra money, a fantastic photoshoot with fantastic new models, and of course, the topic of this post, some UH-mazing thrifted finds!! After my "day" job yesterday, I had a huge itch to do go thrifting. I was torn on going or not because my handsome mister lucked out and didn't have to go into the office so I had him at home, all to myself. It was quite a decision...cuddling versus thrifting, two of my very favorite things...well, got to do a little of both, hooray!

My thrifted treasures (clockwise):

1. Bright blue vintage Samsonite shoulder bag...in perfect condition! It's already holding all of my work essentials.

2. (Can't really see it..) But the blue bag is sitting atop of a lovely olive green vintage suitcase, in mint condition as well. I'm thinking I may use it for a kitty bed mentioned here.

3. Three matching vintage faux floral paintings...they are actually just printed on particle board, but I love their aesthetic, and they match my living room perfectly!

4. Vintage olive green/brown plate...I have one exactly like it, and I was so excited to find a match!

5. Vintage picnic basket, again, in great condition! I was seriously scoring left and right!

6. A plethora of vintage contrasting/reversible floral towels and linens...to add to my collection. <3

7. A pretty vintage floral mug. My new collection of these is growly rapidly and they look so cute in my exposed kitchen shelves.

8. Little shabby chic pink and white mirror...it'll probably go in my bathroom. :)

Man, oh man, I left my thirfting adventures one happy lady!

I'm going to start some new listings for our online shop here shortly...And again, I'm going to try to get back on track with blogging. Bare with me :)

Have you thrifted any thing fantastic lately?

xo. Traci

Thrifted Thursday.....ish.

Hey there, and Happy Thursday! 

So, although I did find some awesome goodies at thrift shops this week...I totally forgot to snap a few pics to share. One of the things I've been on the hunt for is coffee mugs. The mister and I have a ton of coffee mugs, but they are all super small with awkward handles, (thanks, Ikea) I told Brad I'd solve the problem and find some vintage mugs at thrift shops..thus fulfilling my love of thrifting and our need for better coffee mugs. I found three cute mugs...but none were especially large (oops). I also found a real cute tweed fitted blazer similar to the one we have for sale here. And a sweet leather patchwork satchel, an ethnic mini shoulder bag, AND the most amazing chair I've seen in a long while. I will most definitely need to snap some pics to share of that one...I spent almost an entire day cleaning and sprucing it up to place in my living room.

But enough about my thrifted goodies...I have something else consuming my mind this week. My Anniversary!! My mister, Brad, and I have officially been dating two years as of Halloween night. I know for a lot of people, Halloween is their favorite holiday....but I'm more than happy to change Halloween to My Anniversary. Dressing up and all is a lot of fun, but Halloween marks so much more than that for me nowadays...It's now my/our day to celebrate being in love. 

Last year we spent our anniversary at The Shady Dell in Bisbee, AZ. (See post about it here.) We had such an amazing time, I've decided that it shall be our annual anniversary desination from here on out. I know we'll never get sick of this place, it's a total dream come true. Last year, we stayed in the Tiki Bus, and this year we upgraded to the Yacht! A friend of mine suggested wearing a nautical wardrobe for the occasion...so I asked Babe if I could dress him up all weekend and he agreed!! (We'll see if I can actually get him into everything I picked out). 

Ahhh, I'm so excited I can barely contain my excitement!! I will be back next week with a recap post of it all. For now, check out some images I snagged from Shady Dell's website of the 1940's yacht I reserved for us. (The fridge comes stocked with a bottle of champayne...How perfect for the occasion!)

I hope to take a million photos of our weekend to share! Saturday can not come soon enough!!

I'm going to get back to daydreaming now (teehee). I hope y'all are having a lovely day.

xo. Traci

Thrifted Thursday.

Hey y'all. Happy Thursday to you! 

It's beautiful outside so I'm in an extra great mood. Open doors and windows sort of beautiful! Ahhh it feels so good to actually be able to wear layers! Oh how I love me some tights and blazers...

(well today is skinny jeans + blazer, but you get me, right?)

Thursday means I'm back with another installment of Thrifted Thursday...

Last weekend I traveled way out to the NW valley to one of my fave thrift shops that I hadn't been to in quite some time...and it was well worth it. I actually had to put back a bunch of stuff because I had surpassed my personal spending limit. 

Here's a little glance at just a few things I got...

I was having some fun with my new phone's camera apps, so I apologize if you are the sort who doesn't love overly edited photos...I didn't tweek these at all, my phone did.

Clockwise:

 1. Pretty vintage floral jar

 2. A *matching* pyrex baking dish (same pattern as my last pyrex purchase)

 3. A gorgeous vintage scarf (perfect holiday colors, I'm already planning X-mas week outfits, teehee)

4. A perfect set of Russian nesting dolls, mentioned here.

Plus some pretty vintage linens:

AND some beautiful vintage slips, they were still in my laundry pile so no photo of those... sorry.

Thrifted anything good lately??

xo. Traci

Thrifted Thursday.

'Ello. It's Thursday, and I'm back with some new (yet, old) thrifted finds. Last week's thrifting adventure was very Autumn themed, and this weeks trip also had a theme going on...girlie girl! I don't know why, but I was quite attracted to pretty little girlie items.

Clockwise:

 1. Vintage cutting board/cheese platter...with pretty little prairie girl on it. It reads " A cup of kindness goes a long way."

2. (Hard to see) Light pink shabby chic frame.

3. Lovely crocheted hanger in peach yarn...I've been looking for one with a plastic vs. wood hanger to copy the pattern, I want every hanger in my closet to be that cute!

 4. A painted glass window display, with a cute little gardening girl on it...It looks so precious in our kitchen window!

5. Lovely little strawberry teacup/mug. More cuteness for my coffee :)

Oh being a girl can be so much fun!

Any great thrifted finds for you lately??

Have a lovely rest of your day!!

 xo. Traci

Thrifted Thursday.

I'm back with another Thrifted Thursday! 

I swear I can't let a week go by without hitting at least 1-2 thrift stores, some weeks it's more like 7-8. It's therapy for me...thrift therapy. I can be in a fully grumpy mood, but somehow digging through a thrift store to find some precious hidden treasures turns my frown upside down. 

Clockwise:

1.Yarn. In perfect Autumn colors!

2. Pretty little floral vintage mug. Sipping coffee just got cuter.

3. Patchwork floral table runner...also in Fall colors!

4. Pyrex mixing bowl with olive flowers.

I really enjoyed how almost everything I found was in Fall colors...how very fitting for the season!

And last but certainly not least, I picked up this UH-dorable golf sweater.

I can't wait to wear it!!

What have you thrifted this week?

xo. Traci.

Thrifted Thursday.

Hey there. So, you know how I wasn't sure on Tuesday if I could fit some thrifting time in??? 

Well, I did. 

And I didn't come out empty handed. Being that it wasn't a 'sale' day, I found myself being rather frugal...but some things just cannot be left behind.

Clockwise:

1. Set of 2 vintage velvet pillows, with a magical olive green floral print.

2. Lots of precious vintage fabric, with yellow/green and blue floral prints.

3. Skinny belts- 2 shades of pink.

4. Vintage bedsheet with a perfect green and brown floral print (it's going to be so cute in our room!)

5. UH-mazing vintage red plaid thermos.

I have plenty of projects in mind for those fabrics! I can't wait to get started! Oh how I wish there were more hours in the day sometimes...if and when I get started on those projects, I'll be sure to post about them :) 

(Please excuse the crappy photo...the lighting in our place wasn't being nice to me and my already poor photography skills.)

What have you thrifted lately?

I'd love to know.

xo. Traci

Not so Blue Monday.

Good Morning! I'm wide awake (earlier than I need to be, surprising for a Monday) and had a fantastic weekend. All my goals were accomplished!
Woke up rather early on Saturday, and biked to the local farmer's market with babe. We stocked up on lots of fresh veggies, then shared a sandwich and had a couple brews inside the Urban Grocery & Wine Bar to start the weekend off right!

After the market, I had a couple of shop duties to fulfill, one of which was to ship an international order. I saw this van at the post office and had to snap a pic because I really, really love old unique vehicles.

With the shop duties complete, I was on my mission for succulents. We went to Baker's Nursery, and it was beautiful. It was so incredible to get out of our concrete jungle, and immersed among so much foliage for awhile. I think nursery adventures should be a more regular event for us.

They had a lovely selection of succulents, and we were informed they start getting hundreds more here in the coming months (I'm already planning my next succulent garden). We picked 8 succulent varieties: Adromischus cristatus, Sempervivum "Royal Ruby", Lithops fulviceps 'Aurea',  Graptopetalum opalina, Melocactus azureus, Echeveria dondo, Anacampaeros telephiastrum, one species was unlabeled. After our purchase, we thrifted a container for the garden, then went home to create magic! Ta-da! Yes, that IS a blue cactus.

Oh yah, we also got the girls some organic animal grass from the nursery. They totally dig it.

Time to get ready for work! Have a fantastic Monday!
xo. Traci