Thrift Shop Commando
Swooping into thrift shops searching for quality and collectible items. Selling on eBay as tam_gonza. Focusing on Art, Crafting, and Upcycling fabric-related items.
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
Uglies of the Fabric Kind
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Twinkies and Tap Dancing
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Simply Delightful Thrifted Ball Gown
Photo shoots are also something I enjoy.
My second cat making her appearance - Susie. Otherwise known as "Miss Hiss" because she hates Lucky, my other cat.
A to Z letter day T will be about tap dancing.
Monday, April 21, 2025
Rules, Who is in Charge?
A to Z challenge R letter day is about breaking the rules. If you have been following along with my posts for this challenge, you will see that I don't follow many of the rules. I make up my own rules. I bend the challenge letter day to suit my purposes. When I first started the challenge, I stuck with the usual A is for Apple, B is for .... boring! 👹
Upcoming letter days include Weird and Wacky and You Get One Free Pass.
Rules are meant to be broken.
Come back tomorrow for the A to Z letter of S highlighting the Simply Delightful Thrifted Ball Gown featured in the theme reveal post.
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Happy Easter
We interrupt the regular programming with an Easter break. It is also the Mr.'s birthday - 73 years young.
The crocheted cutie in the image is from the 1985 Carry-Along Crochet publication.
Saturday, April 19, 2025
A Skosh of Quilting
A to Z challenge letter Q required a post on quilting. I can't remember when I picked up these fairy-themed blocks. Last month, I purchased fabric from the now-bankrupt Joanns. Here was the first fabric pull for the fairy quilt. Mystery quilter created 6 different fairy block designs.
A round of FabHop shopping meant I located some fairy print fabric that matched my set of 6.
Friday, April 18, 2025
Peeps and Pinterest
A to Z challenge day is the letter P. There is a phenomena here in the U.S. of a candy called peeps. They show up around springtime, a marshmallow sugar coated confection. Highly addictive.
Who knew you could combine Peeps and artwork? The Racine Art Museum - 16th-annual-peeps-exhibition is holding the Art Exhibition 2025 which runs through April 26. Here is one of the entries.
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I couldn't resist posting this recipe from the 1993 Mary Meade's Country Cookbook.
Popcorn Balls
1/3 cup molasses 2 tblsp. butter
1/3 cup light or dark corn syrup 2 quarts popped corn
1/3 cup water 2 cups salted peanuts
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
Combine molasses, syrup, and water in a saucepan; add sugar and salt. Stir and heat until sugar dissolves, then cook rapidly to hard-ball stage. Add butter. Pour syrup slowly over corn and nuts, stirring to coat all kernels. While mixture is still warm, shape into balls with the hands.
Popping in a Pattern of the Day, one from my latest sewing pattern listing session on eBay. A cutie patootie from 2018.
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