i am here at the crafty house painting the work tables.
i have a few hours left of that work.
boooooring.
but worth it.
they look so good already….YAY white paint!!
i snapped some shots of pretty things around me this morning to brighten your day.
look at this sweet little mug i found at the thrift store….
and then look at the inside!
so sweet right??
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FUN FACT:
my husband got the craft house a new tv.
i don't know how it works.
so i am LISTENING to You've Got Mail. :)
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i always find sweet dishes while thrifting.
you don't want to know what i am planning on doing with them….
smashing them.
for mosaics….some time…..someday.
i have to have enough before i can take that project on.
don't hate me.
and this table cloth!!!
those colors…. it's pretty fabulous.
lovely and faded to the perfect worn in reds and yellow.
and who wouldn't love a crazy bright yellow chenille bedspread?
it's brrrr-iiiight.
but will be perfect on pillows.
🙂
i have been playing around with fabric combos…
and putting my hands in the supplies….just because i like it.
i picked up a pack of 24 spools of ribbon by Amy Tangarine at Joanns.
and the ruffled ribbon is from hobby lobby.
so so happy.
amy….some pillows were finally made from your kind quilty gift you gave me almost two years ago!
are they not the prettiest pillows you ever have seen?!!
yes.
yes they are.
new print to hang up this week.
that katie daisy is a ray of sunshine.
she brings me joy every time i look at her work.
that is my little quilt i found at the barn last month.
i love how it was clearly made from fabric they had…not $10 a yard quilting fabric that just came out this fall.
it's crazy and wonky and doesn't go together.
i love that.
ok.
back to painting.
🙂
happy friday to you.
when i was in 8th grade…i had german class….and i learned that friday was "FREITAG"…pronounced Fri-tog….i still think of that when i am thinking about saying things like "happy friday"….
how was that for a random fact?
Heidi Jo the Artist - Such a happy post! Love thrifting! Such a fun coffee cup! Especially love the stack of plates, kicking myself for not getting some at a garage sale now, the story of my life… I do have plenty of broken pieces I’ve been saving for a mosaic piece though, just need to make time to make something now. 😉
faye - i really like the coffee mug.
Lindy - Such happy photos! loved the inside of the coffe mug so much it’s my screen saver—thanks
Heather S. - I totally have that Katie Daisy print in my kitchen right now! Have a great week!
Sandy - LOVE the coffee cup with the surprse inside! 🙂
Katie - You could make garden flowers with those plates/dishes You have to have a special drill bit to drill through glass though!
http://www.etsy.com/search?includes%5B0%5D=materials&q=flower+plate+recycle+glass&ref=related&page=1
but I am sure you mosiac idea will be beautiful too!
pretty pics – thx for sharing!
Lisa - I think this is the happiest blog entry I’ve seen ! I’m saving it for when I need an “upper”. I love all the bright colors, and the fact that you save random china plates – I LOVE random china patterns. I’m excited to see what you do with yours some day. Thanks for the smiles. Your blog is always fun 🙂
amy jupin - i’m feeling so emotional lately.
and just crying at everything.
and of course i get to the part where you made the pillows and i just burst into tears!
i’m a total dork.
all this crying has to stop! it’s exhausting! 🙂
i love the pillows.
and i love you.
mean it.
Mary - such happy things you find!
love em all!
xoxo
Penny - My maiden name is “Freel”. Everytime I see Free! I think it is my last name!
Alicia @ La Famille - you make me want to go to Goodwill. but i never find as cool of things as you do. maybe today’s the day?!?
jen - okay i love that you are smashing plates for mosaics but did you know…that in the top photo with the basket weave around the edge was {and is mine although it’s across the country in storage} my grandmother china pattern and she has the whole set! and in the second photo the plate with the needle point is her tea set – again has the whole thing and it’s my sister’s. i couldn’t imagine smashing that! {although they are NOT my style!} but i know they are probably chipped and worn so go ahead…just know i will be wincing in quebec! ha!
mama lola - that mug could not be more perfect! great find!
and the quilt pillow… genius! old quilts can be hard to salvage as a whole piece, but making something small out of it is fantastic; and what a great way to make something personal as a gift for someone!
tiffany gardner - just wanted to say how much I still love your blog. Yours was the FIRST BLOG i ever read!! And I have to say…. it is still my very favorite. thanks for bringing joy to a life you don’t even know. honest.
Shelly - Frei is my last name. No wonder Friday is my favorite day! 🙂 When we were in Austria for our 10 year anniversary a few years back, we saw our name everywhere. “Free!” 😉
Beth - You always find the BEST stuff when you go thrifting! Why are your stores so much better than the ones around here? haha I very rarely find great stuff. 🙁
shauna - love your pillows!
Terrie G - Can not wait to see your mosaic project. Always wanted to do something like that!
Lots of pretty things to look at tonight!
All of that would make a super Happy Friday!!
You find the best quilts & fabric!!
Happy Painting!
betsy - Meg – I had to tell you this story that happened in my classroom last week. Every month, I decorate for the season or holiday in that month. Each month, I have new decor to hang from the ceiling: leaves, snowflakes, conversation hearts, Chinese lanterns, etc. In August & September, I hung the bunting you made for me a few years ago in the bright fabrics & ribbon. On Friday, I stood up on a stool while my 4th graders were working to take it down (for the 8 foot spider web that went up in it’s place) and my kids all started to whine that I was taking it down. “No! Leave it up! Why are you taking it down??” I told them I loved it, too, but next month’s decorations were awesome, too. They asked if I made the bunting, and I happily said, “Nope, my friend Meg made it for me!”
Thanks again … I love it!
Tiffany - I took German through collage. Funny words in that German language! 🙂
Kristin S - I drive through Kansas every two years on my way to and from Colorado for the summer. Next summer? I’m getting thrift store ideas from you and MUST STOP on my drive. Gracious, we have nothing like these amazing finds at ours.
I went to an auction preview this afternoon for an entire “estate” for a woman who passed away. I had high hopes of a quilt or two. She had some but they weren’t well made enough to last much longer. Though it was really weird to see a person’s entire home contents all organized for auction – down to a half used bottle of B&BW Warm Vanilla Sugar hand soap.
Mommyjulia - LISTENING to you’ve got mail? Oh you are too cute. (I wouldn’t know how to work a new tv either.) and, you are so good at the fabric combo-ing!
Becky K. - Another use for the vintage plates is to give them to a friend with some baked goods on them. Much prettier than a paper plate or rubbermaid container.
Amy K. - eee! That top plate in the first plate photo is the Spode pattern I inherited from my grandma… I do not take use it nearly often enough, so this little reminder was a breath of fresh air!!
Suzanne - I love all the bright, happy colors. glücklich Freitag!
Karen Gerstenberger - Did you ever visit my blog and see my glass- and pottery-topped table? I made it from found beach glass and pottery. I’ve made a bathroom countertop the same way – it’s a joy forever. Your thrift store dishes reminded me. Those projects are a lot of work, but a lot of fun, too – worth it!
rachel - love all your pretties. 🙂 i can never find lovely dishes when thrifting. …boo. happy weekend!
EmilyK - That’s sounds a lot more exciting than the work I’m doing today! 🙂
Lindsey - Lovin’ the tablecloth and also the quilt pillows! That is an incredible idea for old quilts with holes! I am so inspired now!
happygirl - Friday in German is very random. I’m working on Friday, too. Not nearly as pretty as your work. 🙂
Debbie Hargadon - I actually LOVE this idea. I’ve been saving favorite clothes of my kids for years — this would be good — even if it were very random in appearance, the familiarity of it would make it okay. I’m curios as to how large her rectangles were? or how thick the strips.
seriously sassy mama - German in the 8th grade is pretty random!
jerusalem - oh craftiness delight. wish i was working with you at the craft house!
Amy@littleforalittlewhile - love this! I hope to find a sweet little quilt when I come to craft weekend, among other things 😉
Tanya H - My grandmother made quilts like that! Not that pattern, her’s were rows of rectangles, but every rectangle was made of scraps after making clothes, or when the clothes wore out, she’d cut them into rectangles. Every one of her children and grandchildren got at least one- I have three twin size from when I was a kid and one king that was a wedding gift. They’re kinda funny to look at, but they’re all warm and excellent quality. My mom can go thru them and say this was her skirt, this was dad’s pants, on and on. 🙂