Wee Furniture for the Wee Folks

I chanced upon an estate sale a few weeks ago, of course, my van took over and drove down the street to the sale. I have been looking for a small table for my grandbabies, so they could eat or craft or color at their level. All the table sets that I have seen either are too cheaply built or just not appealing or too pricey for my pocketbook. However, I found several pieces of furniture for the grandbabies at this sale!

1. A very sturdy red round table, which I added the three vintage metal child size folding chairs I had already purchase at a yard sale last year. $8.00
2. A 60s vintage wooden doll highchair. $5.00
3. A 60s vintage white doll cradle. $5.00
4. A 60’s vintage green mod chair. $2.00
5. A vintage woven basket with lid. $1.00

Wee Folk Furniture

 

Vintage Doll Cradle

Recently purchased a scrap of pink quilted material (.25 cents) which I will use to make a doll quilt for the cradle. I plan on making a tie-quilt mattress and a pillow, maybe using pink flannel.

Pink Quilted Scrap

I purchased 4 $1.00 coloring books and a plastic pencil case for crayons and markers to put into the woven basket.

Coloring Book & Crayons Storage Basket

 $21.00 bought quite a few treasures for the grandbabies! Compared to the price and quality of new children’s furniture that I could have purchased, these things were fantastic bargains. I know that many of you have thrifted pieces of child’s furniture, etc. and fashioned children’s play space so leave a comment with a link to the great ideas.

 

1960s Mod Chair

 

Keepin’ It Real!!

Urban Dictionary: Keeping It Real     Staying true to yourself, your faith, your life and constantly seeking the truth. You are keeping it real as long as you do not harm yourself or anyone around you physically mentally or spiritually. You try to benefit the environment and society that surrounds you and eventually serving humanity for the greater good. By keeping it real you are authentic and do not follow the geopolitical or corporate economic norm, but you strive to develop a norm that is centered on peace, truth, and unity.

Love Life, Live Life, After Life

My Garage

I am keepin’ it real here on my little acre! It’s Spring! Right? Time for Spring cleaning! Right? Two years ago I set this garage up for my flea market business (12 years) and have not really touch it since that time. My time was spent on other activites and thus, this is what you see.  Are you ready?? Sure?? OK, brace yourself!

OMG!!!!! Where Do I Begin?!

However, I am no longer in the flea market business but have decided to open up an eBay Store, so I need to sort and clean and make hard decisions about what to keep, etc. A garage sale is in the very near future, like in about two to three weeks. I helped open and operate an eBay Store a few years ago and in the process became a Ebay Education Specialist. My fibromyalgia and chronic arthritis make for good days and bad days, thus it is hard to work any full or even part time job for anyone, where someone depends on you being there to help them. Imagine that!! I can eBay in my pajamas and fit it in between taking care of Alex and all the other little things I do.

An Acre of Oklahoma Ebay Store is an extension of my philosophy on living the good life. I sell books, vintage household items, craft patterns, crochet/kniting patterns, children’s clothes, and much more.

I have alot of plans for the store, such as:

1. Small Craft Kits
2. A Series of Children’s Books
3. How-To Pamplets
4. Cookbooklets (is that a word?)

Paul Marshall Vintage Paper Mache'

http://www.stores.ebay.com/An-Acre-of-Oklahoma

A Paul Marshall Proper Lady Pincushion and the Peasant Lady Lipstick Holder will be listed on eBay soon. The early 1960’s the Japanese introduced paper mache’ products into our culture, like piggy banks in shapes of animals, clowns, etc. They took “flower power” to a whole different level. I have a whole paper mache’ zoo in a box, just waiting for me to find and list.

Wish me luck with this terrible, awful mess! Who put all this junk in my garage?? I am going to put out a bounty out on their head! The Dog will be hunting and putting a smack down on them! If you have a garage or room or basement that looks like mine, you are not alone in your junk disfunction.

Don’t Have A Big Budget for Clothing?

I have always bought most my clothes (and childrens, also) at resale shops. I recently found some great items! And even if I had lots of cash, I would still never ever pay the prices in the average retail stores. I been known to buy a few “on sale” items from Wal-mart, Target and Cato. 

1. This very red cute dress and it also feels sexy and silky (word?). Bought at Goodwill for $5.99. I have a red chunky necklace/earring set that will look great with this dress. The set is plastic but looks kinda like vintage Bakelite (which was one of the “First Plastics” available).

Apt 9 Red Dress

 

2. A silky and lacy taupe camisole at Goodwill for $2.99. The picture of the camisole makes the color look greenish?

Coldwater Creek Taupe Camisole

 3. A very artistic pleated pink and blue blouse at The Bargain Box for $5.99. Looks great with my blue slacks! It hides the 50’s spread, if you will!

Danial Benjamin Artsy Top

 

4. A trendy purple jacket at Goodwill for $5.99. I looked for a sleeveless sweater or camisole to wear under the jacket but could not find one that day at Goodwill. When I drove back to my house, I found a church having a garage sale. My car wheels just automatically turn toward any garage sale sign, I have absolutely no control over my car! I spent a large sum of money there, $4.65.  I found a knit sleeveless sweater in the exact same color as the jacket for a whole .25 cents! I have several skirts that will look nice with this jacket or maybe with just a pair of jeans.

Metro Purple Jacket

DO NOT look at the wrinkles! I laid it down in my bedroom with other items, so therefore, the wrinkles.

 5. I have found two very sweet scarves (.25 cents each) at the church garage sale.

.25 cents Scarves

 6. Last but certainly not least a really great Blue/Green Swirly Silk Dress for $5.99. I am going to look for a small short-sleeve sweater to cover up my upper arms. However, I try not to buy items that need to be dry cleaned. Most of the time even those items can be washed out by hand and hung to dry.

Flfani Blue/Green Silk Dress

Locally some of the newspapers have a weekly coupon for Goodwill. The coupons vary but sometimes it is buy one, item get another 50% off. Goodwill also have monthly calendar sheets showing their special sales, etc. The clerks will put one in your sack when you buy something  or you can just pick one up. If there is not a Goodwill in your town, check the bigger cities around where you live. I know of multiple ones within 60 miles.

• Bartlesville
• Claremore
• Owasso
• Several in Tulsa

Check the locator website: www.locator.goodwill.org

Tulsa Goodwill website: www.goodwilltulsa.org

In our throw away society, at least some people give their no longer used clothes, etc. to places like Goodwill for recycling and a good service. There are other organizations that have resale shops, just check around your town. Ebay is a good place to shop for fashionable clothes, also.

If you live close to me, just call me and we will go “junking” and maybe have lunch. Have  a girls day out!

I also want to hear from you about your great fashion finds, so please leave a comment.

 Until them, my friends, may this day be a good one.

My Lucky Day!

Last month, Holly, Ruby and I decided to go to the big city (Tulsa) to shop. One place we like to visit is Hancock’s Fabric and the store special that day was all McCall’s patterns were a $1.00. A $1.00! Well, needless to say, I purchased a few. I plan on starting to sew more this year, clothes for me and Alex and Ruby, aprons, chair cushions, etc. I used to make many of my own clothes before clothes became cheaper to buy than make. Go to Hancock’s web site to sign up for coupons, sale flyers, free projects, classes and much more.

A summer shorts and tops pattern for the girls, maybe some interchangeable pieces. For instance, a red cotton print for a outfit, with a solid red top and shorts to make different looks. Doll clothes may be on the Christmas list this year.

I found a versatile apron pattern. Some of my yard furniture need cushions, so I bought a couple cushion patterns.

A few weeks later we went to our favorite local thrift store and I found some great material for one of the dress patterns I bought at Joann’s.

I paid $5.50 for enough material to make the dress and much more. I needed several different fabric patterns for this particular dress.

Time will tell whether I follow through on sewing everything planned on, I hope so. Do you have sewing plans? Let me know what you are sewing, loved to hear.