Thrift Share - Rorschach Inkblot Cookies

This weekend was super busy between having a house full of company and working most of the day of Saturday....but I did fit in some thrifting....barely! Here are the goods!

 Danish lamp with teak neck

I really like this lamp..although the first thing Mr. Honey asked was..."Where is this going"  It is partially true that the house has reached lamp equilibrium... but I'm going to do my best to find a place for it.  I think I might paint the base a two tone teal. 

See it could total work...oh yeah Teal

I got this great plant rack for 5 bucks

This is my favorite record cover of the day. 

For some reason lately I am drawn to cookie cutters…not totally sure why (since I don’t bake much) but at several of my favorite thrift stores there is always that general basket of kitchen randomness, and I just have to dig through it. This weekend I found two strangely shaped cookie cutters and had to have them, so I plopped my fifty cents down and took them home. Mr. Honey and I have both looked at them and done the head tilt trying to figure out what the shapes are…and we each have different ideas. So I thought I would post them here and see if I get any new ones! If you wish please post your guesses! I plan to bake a batch of these shapes and Domos this week. I'm hoping to get a few answers per shape and try to ice them like your guesses. Wanna play?
 

 

Number 1

 Number 2

Hope everyone had a good weekend

Ciao

Becca

Sunday Eye Candy

Here is some eye candy for you!  These are some of my favorite things on the big "E" at the moment; there are are even a few unlabeled Cathrineholm pieces.  I love when I find stuff unidentified...sometimes you can get a great deal.  Of course sometimes...someone else finds them too...like me.






Enjoy!

Becca

Mid Century Drink Day!!

So today is Friday the end of another work week and that in itself makes me deserving of a cocktail. ;)  This weeks drink is one that almost everyone has either had or heard of....The Whiskey Sour.  Why the Whiskey Sour...so I make it in my new cocktail shaker of course...and it has the recipe right on it...how handy!  I picked this cool shaker up at the thrift a couple of weeks ago.  I have a hard time leaving bar stuff behind...

I almost think I should have made a Daiquiri...I love the dancing lady.

So this one is a pretty simple recipe:  3.4oz Lemon Juice, 1/2 teaspoon Sugar, 1 1/2 oz Whiskey;  Shake with fine ice and add an orange slice.

Here is all the ingredients

If you have never used a shaker without a lid, you can easily use the bottom cup of another for a makeshift top.  Just make sure you have a good hold on it...I have sadly had an incident in the past...oops.

Looks like it has a jaunty little hat.

Tada! Finished Product!

VERDICT:  Ok a little too sour for me...but I doctored it to suit myself.(You can't waste it!)  I squeezed the rest of the orange into the glass, added 2 oz of Tonic, and another 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.

Note to self....next time take the orange slice off before drinking...I took my first sip and it slid around the edge and smacked me in the face!  LOL. 

Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Ciao 

Becca

The Charming Woman - Day Zero

Ok I think I'm going to start with day zero instead, I figured it would be good to give a little intro.  I'm going to use a lot of quotes directly from the book, because some of it is just so...well....kitschy.

As usual the foreword boosts that "the first ten days of your Beauty Program can easily be ten of the most important days of your life!..." (don't they all say that?) "for when you change, things begin to change for you.  Beauty is effective. It "does things" to other people; it does things for you.  Many a woman has battered unavaillingly at the door to success and happiness only to see it open to the lightest touch of loveliness." (It "does things" to other people...huh..we shall have to see!)

"We are not concerned merely with surface qualities -important though they are.  It is our purpose to develop also hidden resources by which you may please and inspire."

"When you have done your daily dozen, more or less, scrubbed yourself to a rosy glow, applied make-up as you have been taught, and put the smart clothes you have been helped to select on that slim, new figure, you should feel on the top of the world.  Give that beautifully poised creature who smiles at you from the mirror a word of commendation and encouragement.

I am to put myself "in the hands of some of the world's greatest specialists in feminine loveliness" (can you major in that?...  I have a Masters in feminine loveliness)

Well that is the hype folks!


Ciao

Becca

The Charming Woman

I thought I would go back to the beginning (of sorts) for a little inspiration. What really started me on the idea of a blog was a book that I found several years ago call “The Charming Woman”.  It is a guide to become well...a Charming Woman, circa 1953 that is. It has articles like how to clean your face; the art of hair styles….Some of it is just too kitschy to pass up! So my challenge starts tomorrow. Day one!

Yeah!!! I’m excited! I’m ready to start putting more time into me! I use to be one of those artsy
vivacious people, but in the last two years that has not been the case. Whereas I use to not leave the house
without putting on my face, now I can’t remember the last time I put on makeup.  I hope this is the little push in the right direction I need to start channeling my energy back into me.  Here are a few pictures of myself from about 2 years ago....I want to look like me again...and less frumptastic!

 My favorite black fur hat

My second favorite hat (Oh I'm addicted to vintage hats too)

Also I'm trying to decide what to do with my hair....Blonde or Black...I look rather like a candy corn at the moment.(I SOooo need to do my roots!)

So what do you think...black or blonde?

MAIL CALL !!!

Yeah! Mail.  I love mail...at least the non bill package type.  It feels like Christmas in June!  This week I have found a few more piece of my Jackson china designed by Paul McCobb.

 Here is what I have!

and....Here's what I got!!!

 

I just love this pattern.

I am close! to a full set of 8...so close...then I can officially scratch it off the Want/Need list.  *Sigh* the missing pieces will come...I just have to be patient.  Something I'm not good at.

~Becca

The Summer Purge - no take backs!

So in my quest to be a reseller I have really purchased too much stuff in the last month or two…and it all has quickly taken over my house, so I have changed my selling strategy.  This new strategy is to purchase items that will fetch a higher price and stop with the smalls.  Don't get me wrong you can make a nice chunk if you sell them in quantity, but since resell is only a hobby / cool stuff fund...I'm over it. LOL.  The past week I got to work and pulled all the items out of the nooks and crannies I have it shoved in and priced it for a yard sale.  Of course not all of the items were things I purchased for resell but some are things that I have had for years and recently circulated out. (When I get cooler things...I play the “what needs to go game”…I have a fear of the “H” word.)

I placed my craigslist ad and talked Mr. Honey into putting up the signs (he hates this...this and returning things. LOL) and here I was out on the sidewalk (melting...man Florida is humid right now...geezzz)  Have you ever… had a sale where you get a decent flow of people and then in the lull start organizing the tables.....well I really like this....I think I will keep it.   Ohohhhh hmmm This is useful too!  Somehow I have managed to walk four or five things right back into the house!  Please say I’m not alone!  I remember when one guy was looking over a funky necklace and as he was inspecting it I talked myself into keeping it if he passed on it.  Luckily and unluckily he bought it....

Once I sold enough stuff to make me happy and give me some space back, I decided to pack up….and of course as soon as I made the decision four or five people stopped at once. (That is just the way it happens!)  One lady walked out with an armful! (GO me!) so I didn’t even think twice about just giving her some stuff that was going to be donated.  The word FREE is always very enticing.

Yeah the sale was over and boy was I glad…I always feel awkward at my own yard sales (I’m weird) I don’t want people to think I’m hawking them or not willing to answer questions/haggle….It is like being on stage and not know what to do with your hands…LOL But it all served a greater purpose…I have a lead on a Witco World Map.  That is all I’m saying for now…I don’t want to get too excited and then be deflated like a helium balloon later.

This is what I walked back in:

Cast iron candle holder - rather gothic

Brass toned Owl belt buckle with stretch belt!

Super mod Red, White & Blue bracelet!

I did do a teeny bit of thrifting this weekend with my wins/earnings and here is what I brought home:

Cute little gold mesh purse/nail kit.  Came with a comb and a nail file, but there is a section open for purse stuff (cash, ID's, etc.)

I think I might be alone on the decision of the bear….Mr Honey gave me the “Did you really just buy this” face.

Anyways that the weekend in review....Everything is available for Honey Trade if anyone is interested!

Ciao

Becca