It has been a very dark and dreary weekend here, so I thought I'd bring out lots of color indoors to keep our spirits up. Our little bird advent calendar is coming along quite nicely- little boy enjoys picking a new bird to add each day, and I enjoy his enthusiasm for a countdown that doesn't involve more "getting." Or candy. Between Halloween, a birthday pinata, and holiday parades, we've been awash in candy and the "candy of the day" has finally been used up.
On Friday I found a fabulous vintage dutch oven that is so cheerful, I'm considering keeping it on top of the stove all winter long. I love that I rescued it at a thrift store, at half off its marked price, almost as much as I love its cheery yellow enamel. I finished pulling our Christmas things from the attic yesterday- I love my red Czech glass bead wreath (Martha Stewart, Christmas 2000), especially on my red front door.Today I'm glazing the last of my pottery before Christmas. Some gifts, some last-minute orders, some sea urchins for the Brooks gift store. This was from my last load. I'm so glad I didn't do all of the urchins in color, because it turned out to be a no-go. I have several more of these, too, in a different style, as gifts for the ladies in my knitting group.
I hope your weekend's been restful and the week to come is filled with joy.
4 comments:
I love that dutch oven. what a find! I've got to go looking for a similar one.
Everything looks so pretty! You find the best things at the thrift store. See you tonight!
er, yeah, I think the key to good thrifting is going at "off" times. which is hard to do if you have a real job. I think most of my great finds have been mid-week, mid-day. By the weekend they're all picked through. Alas.
your advent tree looks awesome! and that dutch oven - swoon. what a find.
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