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{Thrift Shop Temptations} Someone Else's Creative Vision from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

Over the past couple of years, my daughter and I have seen one or two Mod Podged tabled at the Goodwill outlet. They're not even tempting. That's someone else's creative vision that doesn't match mine....and the person who had the vision must have changed their mind for it to wind up in the thrift store.

This one was different. Not all of the images appeal to me, but if I was going to pick things to glue onto a bookshelf, a lot of these would work for me.

Especially the Arizona Road Maps Tour Book ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 6 months ago. under temptations , thrift store shopping

{Thrift Shop Temptations} Translucent Crashing Waves from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

This one was hard to resist. I love those little villages of resin houses and this is all one piece, with lots of little detailed houses and an inlet with the remains of a sunken boat....and just look at that translucent crashing wave the wraps around the side!

I talked myself out of it because it was expensive and heavy and I don't need a seaside village, no matter how many amazing little details it has.

Most of the clocks we see at the thrift store are new. I guess the one shaped like a clock radio must ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 9 months ago. under temptations , thrift store shopping

{Antique Shop Temptations} The Calendar Tea Towels from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

Maybe this explains why I so rarely find old linen tea towels at the local thrift shops and estate sales. It's a whole booth full of them, all prettily displayed...and priced for the antique mall.

If I'd found one I couldn't live without I absolutely could have taken it home to make a pretty project bag, but I resisted the temptation.

Remember that little toy stove I didn't buy because it wasn't the one I couldn't live without? I have a feeling I'm getting closer to discovering what "the one" might look ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 10 months ago. under antique stores , temptations

{Thrift Shop Temptations} I Resisted the Hundred Year Old Fabric Ads... from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

Someone donated actual antiques to St. Vinnie's last week. There was an old Edison wax cylinder player (which I'm sure has a proper name that I don't know) and a gramophone and some pretty furniture.

And lots of those huge hardback binders of fragile hundred year old newspapers...

I want beautiful fabrics at "great concession from regular prices!" I also want a huge binder of newspapers with ads like this one, but they were sooooo crumbly and I don't know where I'd store them or how I'd manage to physically read them.

One of ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 10 months ago. under temptations , thrift store shopping

{Antique Shop Temptations} How to Know it's Time To Diet from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

This caught my eye at the antique mall. Does it bear any resemblance at all to your weekly grocery list?

I need my list to be more specific than just "meat" or "spices." Or maybe the hope is to jar your memory just enough that you'll know to buy paprika....but why does pepper gets its own space? And how often do people buy wax paper? Maybe I'm showing my own age and it was more commonly used in mid century kitchens.

I do love the little thumb tacks that you're supposed to move into the right ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 10 months ago. under antique stores , temptations

{Thrift Shop Temptations} A Break from Christmas Shopping from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

I must not have been the only one who had the idea to take a break from Christmas shopping and duck into the thrift shops on Monday afternoon. They were more crowded than the mall.

This piece of needlepoint was hanging in with a lot of old bedding and tablecloths. I'm not in love with the texture, which reminds me of the wrong side of a stockinette sweater, but I love the colors. Just look at the froth on the waves and the detail of the rocks!

I had to remind myself that I already have an old radio ...

added by Michelle 4 years, 11 months ago. under temptations , thrift store shopping

{Estate Sale Temptation} Pearl and Earl in PINK! from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

You know how sometimes an idea makes it into the corner of your mind and just won't leave? That's what happened with the black and white applique plates I found back in February. A few months later I found the original pattern in an old craft pamphlet.

And on Sunday I found another set of the plates....

They're way too pink for my taste, but it was the last hour of the last day of the sale and everything was super cheap. So they live with me now and if I find another inexpensive pair they're ...

added by Michelle 5 years ago. under estate sales , temptations , vintage

{Estate Sale Temptations} The Ship in the Kitchen from Michelle's Romantic Tangle

I kind of want a picture of a sailing ship in my own kitchen....

I don't know what it was about this house that we visited during an estate sale last weekend, but I absolutely loved it. The structural issues were obvious and I know it would be totally impractical to live in, but it felt welcoming and the massive kitchen was its absolute best feature.

I only took the one picture because it was crowded, but the whole house was like that. Lots and lots and lots of clutter, but the floor plan was kind of amazing. And ...

added by Michelle 5 years, 1 month ago. under estate sales , temptations

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