My little Dotty made this sweet pillow at school and gave me for Mother’s Day. What a treasure. And she was so proud to present it to me, it melted my heart.
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And now for the winner of the Simply Fun craft book:
Thanks to all who entered, and congrats to Stacy! Shoot me your shipping info and I’ll pop this book in the mail!
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Hey Friends! I’ve got a cute book to share with you today — The cover didn’t do a whole lot for me, so I’m really glad I opened it up as I was rifling through the book bin because OH MY GARSH THE CUTE ILLUSTRATIONS! I have a thing for those round, colored cheeks. And the circle of lashes ’round the eyes! Ack!
Simply Fun! Things to Make and Do, by James Razzi, Published by Parents Magazine Press, 1968
Not only is it chock-full of amazing illustrations, it’s got some pretty cute kid-craft projects for a rainy day! Check ‘em out:
Whenever I put together these book bin posts, I always try to find a link or two in case you might be interested in picking up a copy for yourself. Well guess what? I was cleaning + consolidating our kid’s book library over the weekend and I found an extra copy!!! I would love to give away my extra copy to anyone who might want it. Comment on this post if you’re interested and I’ll pick a winner via random.org tomorrow! How about you tell me what you did over the weekend! Or what you’re up to this week. 
Good luck!
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A peek at a few of my favorite finds from recent thrift trips. I haven’t been thrifting too much recently, but the times I have managed to pop-in have been pretty rewarding. 
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I thrifted this little guy months ago. He was like, 10 cents or part of a mixed bag of other things, I forget. Of course we love us some Wizard of Oz up in this house, so it was sort of a no brainer that we’d keep him and love him. (He is pretty cute, after all, and who doesn’t love THE TIN MAN!?)
And then last Sunday, I found the Cowardly Lion for a quarter:
GAME ON.
So naturally, I wondered about the rest of this set, which came out in 2007 + 2008 in… believe it or not: Happy Meals! They’re Madame Alexander for McDonald’s. What the what? (also, WOW + WOW)
Well imagine my delight today when…
and I am not even kidding you: I found the whole darn thing! (actually, I’m still out Glinda and one other Lullabye League girl but I’ve got 10 out of 12 and all the important players so I’m feeling pretty tickled!)
It’s possible I’m way more excited about this score than Dotty, because I’m pretty flipping excited about this score. Funny, because I really didn’t play with dolls when I was little. I was on my BMX bike, riding on dirt trails in the woods behind our house with my buddies, swinging from tree vines and building mud pies underneath the deck in the back yard. Why did I feel so compelled to snap these babies up? I have no idea. Their cuteness won me over, big time.
Dotty and I got home this afternoon and I presented them to her and she was pretty excited… when I suggested we play Wizard of Oz, she was into it! And I may or may not have gone off completely busting into song for each and every scene we acted out. 
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Have you ever heard that saying: The time to buy an antique is when you see it?
How many times have you missed out on something because you spent too much time hemming and hawing over whether or not to get it and then when you finally decide you absolutely must have it, it’s GONE. Isn’t that the worst?! Kind of a rotten, sinking feeling.
Well, I didn’t buy this beautiful quilt the first time I saw it, but I was so glad it waited for me to come to my senses. I got lucky this time, I guess! (full disclosure: I only took one day to hem and haw before I went back for it)
It’s just perfect in Dotty’s new room (still a work in progress, aye!) and she even has her favorite pieces, which I find to be pretty sweet. At bedtime, she likes to look over the whole quilt and make matches of the different prints and we talk about which ones are our very favorites. It’s an all cotton quilt except for one rose printed fabric that’s silky – that one is Dotty’s favorite. It’s a real treasure, being that it’s hand stitched and in such beautiful condition.
When I presented it to her, she actually GASPED and said, “OH, MAMA! I love it!”
That’s my girl.
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