Valerean

How lucky have I been with my thrifts lately? These Women's Sketchers D'Lites Fresh Start sneakers are wide fit, my size, in white (the color I most like for sneakers) and almost brand new; from the faint soiling on the soles they must have been worn once and returned to the store. They retail for $75.00; I paid $8.99. This miniature kit was an open box, but happily included all the parts to make it. The kit retails for $21.79; I thrifted it for $12.99. My small lot of yarn included multiples of I love this yarn in white, gold and chestnut, which alone retail for $4.99 a skein. Altogether the lot totals $61.15 retail; I got it for $8.99. Bottom line: when you can get $157.94 worth of goods for just $30.97 it's always great luck. :)

I'm mostly posting about my thrifts over on the crochet blog, but since I've been having a lot of good luck with thrifting at the online auction lately I thought I'd do a post here. My old walking Sketchers are starting to wear thin at the soles, so I found this pair of Women's Sketchers D'Lites Fresh Start. This small lot of yarn included multiples in three colors, which I'm always on the lookout for these days. Aside from the variegated skein, the color palette of this lot is perfect for a bucket list crochet project I'm hoping to make this year. I regularly search for miniature kits as gifts for a family member who loves them, and this one was an open box but contained everything needed to make the little house. Stop by tomorrow to see what everything is worth, and how much I saved by thrifting them.

I must have infected my kid with the miniature building bug over the holidays, because she just built this lovely garden shop. She even wired it to light up, which I thought made it way cooler than mine. :)

One of the projects I did during my downtime from work in December was making this 1:18 scale dollhouse sewing room. It came in a Rolife kit, from which I built everything you see from little tiny pieces of wood, cardboard and paper. Almost everything had to be assembled with glue. It took me about a week and a half to paint, put together and fabricate, and all of it proved to be very challenging. At times I got pretty frustrated, especially with the instructions, which were not exactly stellar. Still, I've made miniatures before, and what I couldn't follow I just improvised. The only part of the kit I didn't bother with was a hanging led light, which I might add in later. I think I'm cured of wanting to build anything larger, but it was a good project for doing something different, and I'm pleased with the results.