New Old Dresser

Last year, my daughter decided the dresser I had, would look better in her room. It was an old dresser, the kind that has the large mirror attached to the back. I found it at a Salvation Army store about 10 years ago. I liked it, but it wasn't what I completely wanted. So when she took it for her room I was without a dresser. I tried to use her old dresser but it was too small for me and I was bad about just piling the clothes on top of it instead of trying to cram clothes in the drawers.

So now, LOOK at my new dresser! This past Saturday I made a trip over to my local Volunteers Of America Thrift Store. It was such the bargain also. I only paid $60.60 for it. I wanted to wait until it was on half price day, but I didn't think that it would wait that long. Besides, It is a bargain and the proceeds do go to a good cause.

I'm sure that this dresser should have actually been sent to a consignment store or someplace similar. I'm sorry, but a lot of the furniture that is donated to thrift stores is beyond "well loved" and actually should have been tossed in to the trash. This dresser however, is totally the opposite. It was in Great condition. Only a few minor dings and scrapes. It had all of the original handles and is solid. Look at the detail work on the front of the bottom two drawers. I looked the company name up on line and this dresser was made sometime in the 1920's.

I know that most donations like this are because someone has passed away and then a family member is dealt the task of cleaning out "grandma's house" and it is easier to donate the entire lot. I wonder sometimes if the items that are donated have a spirit/soul and are now wondering where they are and what happened to their happy well loved home. Kind of like the puppy that is dropped off at the humane society. It feels lost and is hoping for a good home. Well, this one will have a happy home.

Cricut Valentine Card

This is the valentine that I made this year. I used my Cricut Expressions machine. I love this machine! The cartridge was Jasmine. It is hard to really tell, but the heart is cut from gold glitter sticker paper. The photo corners really set off the whole layout I think.

giraffe notebook

Ok, I don't know how to rotate this picture but it is a new little notebook I made. I used some old chipboard pieces I was saving from the backs of the "stack packs" of scrapbook paper.

I cut 2 rectangles slightly larger than 3x5. I used my Cricut to cut the oval out of chipboard. That was my first time to cut something that heavy with the cricut. It was so easy.

I used the George and basic shapes cartridge for the oval.

For the giraffe I used Zooballoo.

I attached the oval to the rectangle with my Crop-A-dile and used star shaped eyelets. For the pages inside of the notebook I used just basic lined 3x5 index cards.

It made a nice sturdy notebook for me to toss in my bag.