Today I went to the thrift store looking for yarn. Unfortunately, I forgot that yesterday was their 50% off sale day and the place was picked clean. I have never seen the shelves and walls so empty! In my mind I was also looking for a small jar, pitcher, etc. that I could use to hold pens and markers on my sewing table.
I have been housing them in my multi-sectioned container, but I really need the space for sewing gadgets, not pens.
Imagine my surprise when, on those terribly empty shelves, I spotted the perfect solution to my pen storage needs...and it wouldn't take up any extra workspace...which is at a PREMIUM, lol.
I just LOVE the feminine cottage-y look of my find. It fits in perfectly with the rest of my sewing room decor...
How cute! That's a great idea! (Though in my house, it might attract the wrong kind of attention from Big Boy -- my boy cat.)
ReplyDeleteSince it is just me and Dear Hubby now, we don't have to worry about keeping things safe from "interested parties", lol.
DeleteWow, you found the perfect item. It goes so very well with your decor. Good work.
ReplyDeleteI spotted it and grabbed it quick before anyone else had a chance, lol. I've learned in the past (the hard way) that it is better to carry around any "possibilities" while shopping than to leave them to the end. I certainly can't turn to another shopper and plead, "But I loved it first!", lol.
DeleteLooks perfect in your sewing room! I think you really enjoy finding goodies while shopping! Thanks for sharing.
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Oh yes, I definitely LOVE a bargain, especially when it is something "different" that you don't see everywhere else!
DeleteVery cute, functional and it looks perfect with your decor too. Excellent find!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have just discovered our local thrift store and am totally enthralled with all of the wonderful things I can find there...at dirt cheap prices!
DeleteLooks perfect in your room! Thanks for sharing.
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I love it!! You are very clever!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amy! It reminds me of a plant container my mom got when I was born...a cute little lamb...yes LAMB...pulling a wagon, done in all of the same soft colors and style. That lamb sat on my parents dresser for forty some years. It was where mom kept all receipts from purchases. I can still remember her saying, "It's upstairs in the lamb". She got rid of it 5 years ago when they moved into their new house, and now I really, REALLY wish I had kept it. Cute and so full of memories! I'm getting sentimental in my old age!
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