WEIRD DOLL WEDNESDAY, PART 196

Hello everyone,

     Winter is coming on Sunday so............................

Here's Sir Bronn of the Blackwater.  I'm completely nuts for Game of Thrones , I finally got HBO so I can watch on Sundays. I caught up on all the seasons over the past couple of weeks. See that thing down in the right hand corner? Age 17+, what? It's a plastic doll. Safety first?

WEIRD DOLL WEDNESDAY, PART 195

Another one of the 1940's dolls. Put some clothes on, lady!

Quit, she's sleeping. I do wonder what her outfit looked like. Was it an evening dress, day dress or something else? Guess we'll never know, unless I stop being lazy and make her something to wear.

For the past 2 days the assistants and I have been sorting/organizing the dresses in the storage. Man, oh, man what a hot mess!!!!!!!!! Don't know why someone would hang a 1990's flannel "grunge" dress next to a purple satin cocktail dress. No wonder we couldn't find anything this past year. We're going to try to finish that task up today. On Friday, it organize the warehouse. That should be fun.    

I SAVED $734 AND SO CAN YOU

Dang, that sounds too much like clink bait! Anyway, the secret is to shop second hand and know your labels. On Saturday I stopped in at a local charity shop that was having a sale. Tops were $1 instead of $2. I bought this rather meh looking linen jacket. 

 Not a color I usually wear, a sort of taupe/beige.

Now comes the label part..........................................................

 Neiman Marcus I know is a very high end store, never heard of Eskander before. I bought it because it fit and I don't have too many light weight jackets. And for a $1. Checked on line and the same jacket, in gold/yellow, is for sale on the Neiman Marcus web site for $735!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Looks a lot better on than laying on the floor.

 Yeah, me. The morale today is: yes, you can find really nice clothing second hand. Know your labels. I could have just as easily  picked a cheaply made "fast fashion" jacket for the same price. Always buy the more pricey brand because 9 times out of 10, the item will last longer and be better made. And, hey, you can impress the hell out of your friends!

 Here's The Doctor looking sporty in his cargo sweatpants. That's not a typo: cargo sweatpants. Every pair of pants he owns are cargo pants. It's a thing.


That brick path he's standing on? Yep, he did that.

See ya later

WEIRD DOLL WEDNESDAY, PART 194

She's a sleepy eyed Dutch girl. Can you see the windmills on the dress's yoke?

And real wooden shoes.

PRESENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Boss bought the shop a new present. Say "Hello" to my new favorite toy

A hanger organizer. Over Christmas I saw one of these at Goodwill and wanted to push it home. Ain't it pretty? All the hangers in one place. It took me forever to find it on-line. I was looking for a "hanger sorter", which unknown to me, is a job! A person that sorts hangers for re-use or recycle is called a hanger sorter.  Guess you do learn something new everyday.

The Doctor made this loaf of banana bread the other day. It was really good. Who know the man could bake?


Sometime soon I'll have pictures of Oklahoma ready to post. Saw the show last night and it was fun. It was also the third time I've worked on it. When I was a child, my sister and I used to dance around the garage singing and dancing to the Broadway  soundtrack. My favorite song was "Poor Jed is Dead" ( he's hanging in the shed).


Later......................................

WEIRD DOLL WEDNESDAY, PART 193

"The night is dark and full for terrors"

 I've gone crazy for these Game of Throne dolls. Because I need
to collect more stuff, right?


My week started off fun. While eating lunch on Monday, one of my fillings fell out. By "fell out", I mean it disappeared. Must have swallowed it! Called my dentist and I'm going in this afternoon. Good thing it hasn't hurt and no ill affects from where ever the filling went.


Oklahoma opens tomorrow, so not a good time for a dental event.

THRIFING TREASURES

For the past 2 Saturdays I've hit the thrift shops and have  come home with a few items. Sometimes it's a great big barren desert out there.  Other times it's awesome. The beauty for shopping second hand is you never know what you'll find. Half of these finds are from Braganza, which is a rummage sale to benefit the VSU symphony, the other half are store finds.

  

Two ties, the one on the left is vintage. The right one was too cool not to buy. it's silk and made in England.

 
Two scarves. The gray one is cashmere from Scotland, the red a cotton Bo Ho style.

Two books (hey, I spot  trend). The Saint Laurent one is from a Met Museum of Art show, 1983. I can't seem to pass up Better Homes and Gardens vintage cookbooks. This one is from 1966.

Only one handbag, but two views. At first I thought this was an old camera case.

Handmade paper journal.

1970's sportcoat.

Navy blue cardigan for The Doctor.

Midnight blue velvet tunic for me. I never can get velvet to look nice in photos.


It's been raining on and off for three days, my fingers are crossed that all the pine pollen was washed away.


If you celebrated Easter,  I hope it was lovely.