fisher price, paint by numbers & paper dolls : my huge vintage auction score! :

happy thursday!

a couple weeks ago, blake and i took a weekend trip to the town i grew up in [you can see my town-tour here]. on the second day, the three of us [my dad, blake & i] headed to an auction. we planned on just swinging by & checking stuff out, but stayed for about 7 hours!!

both my grandpa & dad LOVE going to auctions ; i have grown up with garage sales, auctions & estate sales. my style is very much a reflection of theirs. i enjoy older, vintage pieces with a story & bright colors.

so, blake & i grabbed a number & my dad grabbed his.

we bought TWO boxes full of vintage games [&some farm signs ;)]

also in the 'games' box, was a paper doll from 1982. she [and her clothes] are in great condition.

two horse paint-by-numbers! i am in the process of painting these, now! they are super fun.

the paint & the original brush were still in the box.

two more kids projects [new in the box] from the late 70s.

this was my favorite score. 

did you have a desk like this when you were a kid?

i had one at my grandmas!

the top piece [with the pictures] opens up & you can store the magnets, chalk & the eraser.

the chalk board is also magnetic. 

inside of the chalkboard, there are 50 name // label cards.

the best part about this box? there were THREE of these school desks inside! all of them are in great shape.

if YOU are interested in buy one of the desks, let me know ;)

i am linking up with liz for thrift score thursday.

what is YOUR favorite thrift // auction // garage sale find lately?

: guess where im going tonight!?! : and my photos of the day! :

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blake and i are going to our first game at target field to see the minnesota twins! before i moved all over the country, i use to go to twins games ALL THE TIME, but since we have been back [october 2010], this is my first game at the new field.

wooooooo hoooo!

this is what today looked like : 

i got a hot stone massage this morning. [the girl had to stop at one point because my shoulder was so tight, she couldnt break the muscle - yikes]

and then : ESTATE SALE!

[and its hard to see : but yes, our plant does have a mustache!]

i cleaned the entire house! and now im working on a few bags for my sale this weekend! annnnnd my tax check came. [cha-ching][well, more like a tiny *ping*, but way better than paying in...]

in one hour, we are riding our bikes for some outdoor baseball. [psst :its 49 degrees right now]

yay!

see you tomorrow!

: my week in photos :

back to monday.

i hope everybody had a good weekend!

we went to iowa and saw my fam. 

lots of eating. thrifting. crafting. 

it was nice.

[i found 4 fisher-price toy sets from the early 70s!][and i have 50 new spools of thread and 4 new pyrex!!!!]

 we saw snow AGAIN last week, but its all green grass and sunny skies today!

 

look who has their own fabric labels! super exciting.

 iowa!

 look at our new school house!!!

 easter lillies.

[and this is what blake and i look like now.]

im making a lot of fun things this week, stay tuned.

ANNNNNNND i have a super-exciting marketing promotion that YOU can be a part of 

[i will say this : you get FREE STUFF!]

: wanna be in my super-secret [book] club?!?! :

oh, say yes.
say you want to.

so, i love reading.
ive always loved reading. loved being read to [especially by my grandpa!].
our place is about 5 blocks away from the public library, and honestly, we are there AT LEAST 3 times a week.
[i think i have 7 books waiting to be read from the library right now...]
[annnnnd we have a book shelf with 4 rows [read : 50+ books!] of books in our bedroom.

today, i bought *cough* 23 *cough* books at goodwill AND a used book store.
[total cost : $6.49!]

anyways, i have friends that like to read. im sure there are also people that i dont know that like to read. so, lets do it together.

interested?
[keep reading]


if you want to be a part of a book exchange : , either email me [[take.a.picture [at] live [dot] com]] or leave a comment.
no specific rules. nothing fancy.
you read a book. and then you pass it on to someone else in the group. and it keeps going. so, we all get to read good books.

maybe you are thinking : but diana, i dont have ANY books at home. i only read books from the lib.
and i will say to you : THATS OKAY! just email me. join in. i pinky promise that i have enough books to get us started.  OR you can take $3 to your nearest thrift store and get reading!

id love for you to join. i think this will be soooooo fun.

here are my treasures from today :

 look at all these great fabrics! look for some SWEET upcycled goods soon.

 look at that great sewing machine book! and huckleberry finn and the odyssey : ive never read either.

 i love kids books. most of these will go to blakes classroom. and OH GOODNESS anybody else read "it looked like spilt milk'?!?! lovvvve that book!

i am lovin' these colors.

ok. come join me!