seek and you will find :o)

(Brooklyn and I went to the pbk website to order her first back pack. This line was on sale! So we had to get her the matching small duffel for dance class! Of course, in purple. :o)

I have a feeling that I can pretty much count on the end of July/beginning of August to be crazy busy. I haven't been a mom with school aged kiddos. But this being my first year, I get it. And it probably only gets worse as they get older. Sometimes I just want the world to slow down a little for me. The time is passing quickly and I just can't fit everything in.

The photos on my camera are backing up, but I have so many things I want to share. The bathroom isn't finished yet, it too got put on hold momentarily. My time on the computer has been limited, and when I do get on here I'm pretty much on ebay. I started out just selling some things I had, some baby clothes that were hardly worn, etc. Now its so bad that I am scouring goodwills and salvation armies and garage sales and thrift stores- in search of all things lovely vintage to sell. I'm certainly not in this to get rich. I just love the hunt! Today, being garage sale day, I was out and about with the girls. We made several stops, and at one of the last ones Brooklyn actually told me she wanted to go home...no more shopping. She said she wanted to go home to take a nap!!! This girl fights nap time EVERY SINGLE DAY. Then I knew it was bad. My usually excited little bargain shopper would rather take a nap than go to another store. I hope I'm not ruining her. I can hear them talking as teenagers, "Remember when mom would drag as out to all those stupid thrift stores and garage sales?"

Every once in a while, I come across something I just have to keep. Or at least I let it sit on my table for a few days until I convince myself I don't really need it and there might be someone out there looking for this very thing. I have lots and lots of pictures to share of recent finds, but only a few for now.

Vintage Christmas ornaments! I love the clear one with the old millinery inside. The turquoise ornaments are so pretty too! ( I might have to keep these. :o)
Vintage seventies dresses! All in great condition...the raspberry colored one is my favorite.

Some dress patterns from the 1950's, vintage sewing/craft notions...look at those glasses! They are even sweeter in person.

Some vintage greeting cards, unused! I don't really want to part with these. Maybe I will just keep a couple. Cute vintage coffee cups- they are turquoise for crying out loud!!! How could I pass them up?

I love this vintage bread box. It is sitting on my kitchen counter, but I think I am going to sell it. Good by turquoise beauty box...it was so good knowing you. :o(

Most of these items I will sell. I would love to have my own actual store, but I can't imagine it being fruitful. It would be really tough. Until then, ebay will suffice. I hope that people are excited to discover my items on ebay. It brings me joy searching for these lovelies. It almost feels like rescuing them from despair, and finding them new families that would appreciate all that they are, their history, the years they have survived. Okay, I am aware of how incredibly corny that all sounds. But if you can't look at it that way, think of it as going green! That seems to be all the rage lately. Buying vintage is like recycling!

I will post even more photos soon. Until then, be well friends!