List #6: Things to Collect

xx jmeelin

Happy Finds

Yesterday was a definite win.  Say hello to my lovely new bunch of thrifted treasures (minus a yellow-vintage sweater not pictured) that I was able to find yesterday while out and about! All for the price of only fifty dollars. 

I thought to myself on my way back home about possibly opening up an Etsy store to sell some of these items (and if I were to find more wonderful treasures in the future). We shall see, it's definitely something positively good to think about + look forward to! 

I snapped several more photos so that you can get a better look at some of the goodies I was able to find. 

{ southwestern prints + colors }

{ baxley, giving me the evil eye for keeping him inside }

I think my favorite book out of this bunch would have to be the "Back to Nature" Almanac.   I loved the random facts about plant life, how-to's for gardening, and even DIY crafts.  It's copyright is from the late 70s early 80s, not to old but old enough. ;)

{ china from england + asia }

{ lovely artwork throughout "the heart of a dog" book }

{ this big ben alarm clock is supposedly from 1949, however, I am not sure if this particular one was a reproduction }

{ I'm excited to wear these bad boys on my next photo adventure - most likely next Monday! }

The frame of dried flowers pictured below is a gift-in-process for a very special friend! I am hoping she gets it by Valentine's day. I purchased the frame at the thrift store for less than $0.50 and placed two dried flowers inside from a bouquet that I received while as a bridesmaid in my friend's wedding last summer.  What's funny is the straw-like-string (which I cannot think of the correct term right now) is also from a wedding from last summer. I totally did not realize this until now! 

{ DIY framed flowers }

Welp, that about sums up my wonderful thrifting finds from yesterday. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend ahead! 

xx jmeelin

Making Changes

OY! So I've decided to really get on top of my resolutions for this year. To start them off, I think this blog is a great place for making new changes. I really am planning to get better at posting (along with taking more pictures)...I pinky promise. I think it's been a couple weeks already since I last posted. Man does time really fly as you get older, ha! Along with my new blog update, I've also decided to redo my layout. Scott, my boyfriend, is currently reading more on building websites and using HTML...and until he is able to create a new layout for my blog, I am sticking to this one: a simple and functional template provided by Blogger! 

PICTURES FOR TODAY: I snapped several random photos of some of my favorite necklaces that I own, and a new shirt that I recently purchased (thanks to Nordstrom Rack)!

{ how i wish we got more snow in this area }

Keep in mind, this is only a small portion of the accessories I own.  Being that I worked in an accessory retail store for two years during college, it was hard not to pass off on my 50% employee discount! Oh the joy. ;) 

Let's see, I have a weekend off of work ahead, so let's hope for clear skies and sunshine! Wish you all a lovely rest of your week. 

xx jmeelin

Thank You Amazon.Com

Thanks to Amazon.com, for delivering my order earlier than expected! I received it last night, but didn't really get a chance to play around with it until this morning. Since figuring out how everything works (everything used lightly), I have been addicted to this program.  It is simply amazing. I definitely recommend this software to anyone that has a love for photography (even if it's not professional). Being able to take your own (or other's) family photos and edit right on the spot saves so much money.  So, hopefully I am able to get this "at-home" gig started sometime soon.  Now to just start building my portfolio...

Just one of the many photos I edited in Lightroom 3 today. More to come later! Oh, and because I was stuck on using this program...I did not get any baking done today. Must make up for that during my three-day weekend coming up! :)

I must get to bed, work in the AM. Goodnight!

xx jmeelin

Thrifting Part II

Unfortunately, I did not find much much on my thrifting adventure the other day, so there is not much to share with you all except for several random pins and my lovely new jewelry dish that are presented in the first two photos.

The other photos to follow are snapshots of the store and generally show why thrift stores have so much wonderfulness to them. Hopefully I have better luck next time!  It's late, and I have to be up in 5 hours.  Goodnight!

xx jmeelin

Thrifting!

If there's one thing I love (besides Scott, my family, and soon-to-be-puppy Baxley), it's finding good thrift deals. I head back to work tomorrow, so what better way to spend the day off snapping photos and thrifting? I thought so too. ;)  And finding a vintage camera while thrifting makes for an even better day off!

{ my small collection of vintage cameras }

Vintage cameras, in my opinion, are tricky to find. Especially in the Northern VA area where I currently live.  Maybe I should try to always make a point to visit at least one thrift store or antique store on every trip I go on in the future? Oh, and mini-trips count too. 

If I find anything good today, I'll be sure to include photos in my next post. Wish me luck! 

xx jmeelin