Big Score!

The other day we took a trip to Goodwill because we needed a couple of extra plates, because we always ran out during our dinner parties.  My husband and I picked through everything and I could not believe what I found.  These 3 Pyrex dishes were sitting together stacked and no one had shown any interest at all.  They were at the back of the shelf with a matching butter dish.  I had to get them.  I already had the Golden Harvest butter dish, so I just picked up these bowls.  I now regret not getting the that dish.  I can hear it calling my name.  I should have saved it and given it to a good home!  I am going to start collecting pieces for the vintage adoption agency I am starting.  Cause, honestly, I have treated these Pyrex dishes like they were children.


Edit:  Can't believe I didn't share the price of these!  They were 4 bucks each, so I got the whole set for 12 bucks!

Love in the Present

Since I shared pictures of my grandparents being all lovey dovey this week, I figured I'd show some of me and my husband.  This photobooth is at a bar, so there were a couple of drinks consumed before this was taken.  Haha!

Vintage Love

I love having photos of my family, but I love having the old ones even more!  My grandmother (pictured in the picture above on the right) started giving me some of her old photographs that were sitting in a tiny closet below the stairs in her house.  I was so honored to take them.  I am still not sure how I am going to display them, but I really need to figure it out.  They're too beautiful not to!  
These are only a fraction of my collection, but they're some of my favorites.  The very first picture is so adorable.  Its my grandfather with a girl he knew when he was younger.  The picture is only about 2 inches wide, but there is so much detail.  
The two portraits and pictures after are of my grandparents together.  They were so cute then and they were still cute together years after that.  I have so many fond memories going to their house when I was a kid.  I still love going there.  My grandfather passed away years ago, and it was a horrible blow.  I was really worried about my grandmother, but she coped really well.  She is the most amazing woman I have ever met, and will ever meet.  I don't think she has done one bad thing in her entire life.  She is a saint.  When I moved she was the hardest to say goodbye to and I only saw her every couple of months!  What can I say, my grandma has a special place in my heart.  I can't wait to go see her!


If you enjoyed these, you should go out Secia's Scanning into the Past Part I, II, III, and IV.  Her mother is absolutely gorgeous!

Chelsea Rhea

I always love sharing awesome female tattoo artists that I have found.  Outshining the boys is always a plus, and this girl definitely does that.  Her name is Chelsea Rhea and she tattoos down in St. Petersburg, FL at her shop (that's right, she's also a small business owner!) called Amulet Tattoos.
Who else is in love with that crafty tattoo?  I know I am.  And the cicada painting is going to be available as a print soon!  I love cicadas!  You can follow along with Chelsea Rhea and her newly opened shop on her blog or you can head to St. Petersburg and get tattooed by her at Amulet!

Mid-Century Monday: Fire King

I have always had a warm place in my heart for mid-century pieces, but the past couple of months it has really started growing.  All I do online now is look for estate sales in my area, try to find cheap vintage furniture online, or browse through the endless websites that deal with anything from that era.  
I had heard of (and now obsessed with finding all golden harvest pieces!) Pyrex, but through my endless internet browsing sessions, I have discovered the wonderful world of Fire King. 

I can't believe I never heard of Fire King until recently!  Sigh.  So beautiful.  I looove vintage kitchenware. Its like porn for me.  And finding those hidden pieces in thrift stores is like sex.  Please tell me I'm not the only one!


Anyone else out there into kitchenwares?  Do you know of any other brands that I would love?


Sources:  Grid, Stripe, Orange, Stack

No Words Weekend

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No Words Weekend

I am starting a new feature on the weekends called "No Words Weekend."  I have so much stuff going on during the week that it would be nice to have two easy posts on the weekend.  Plus, its an awesome excuse for me to search the internet for amazing pictures!  So, let's start it off awesome!!!

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