tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post5644251804582889242..comments2023-09-16T07:38:30.082-06:00Comments on my mod style: A Few of My Favorite Things #7Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09125093150749941236noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-20330444635692869292013-04-19T13:07:25.774-06:002013-04-19T13:07:25.774-06:00hahaha You can leave me novels as comments if you...hahaha You can leave me novels as comments if you want! No worries. I'm like you, I like to find vintage or unique items. I love mid-century modern furniture. I am trying so hard to find a dresser right now. New stuff is not made the same. My IKEA furniture doesn't hold up to all the moving I do. I need solid heavy pieces. You have a great weekend as well!!<br /><br />Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125093150749941236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-64004353499335427212013-04-19T08:52:03.964-06:002013-04-19T08:52:03.964-06:00I really like the rainbow coffee cozy. The colours...I really like the rainbow coffee cozy. The colours are so pretty. Learning to crochet is on my long lists of things to do. I read the post on thrifting, too, and some of the points are well-made. But I will still always love finding a second hand bargain, or clothes that are different from what everyone else is wearing at the moment. Some things I like are also not available new, like mid-century furniture or old crockery. Here in England, we do not have big thrift stores anyway, and most of the second hand shops collect their revenue for charities. If I can find something used and in a good condition, I would also always prefer that to buying the same thing new, as I think there is too much waste in over-producing new, fast-lived products.<br /><br />Gosh, long comment! Apologies and have a nice weekend! :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990089801562905837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-35157709494944495362013-04-17T15:53:53.011-06:002013-04-17T15:53:53.011-06:00It's so true that people OVER buy and then it ...It's so true that people OVER buy and then it seems to clutter up their house and their life! I am picky about what I buy and hardly walk out with much. I like saving on clothes and furniture. Plus, I love vintage furniture when I can find it.Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125093150749941236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-18454485592733320222013-04-17T15:52:14.793-06:002013-04-17T15:52:14.793-06:00I don't ever over buy at thrift stores, so I g...I don't ever over buy at thrift stores, so I guess since I don't have that frame of mind, I never thought of it that way. BUT boy do you see people OVERLOAD their carts at the thrift stores. I always try things on before buying it. Usually I buy jeans. Something in my DNA will not let me pay full price for jeans. hahaha It is thoughtless spending for a lot of people. I see it every time I go! Cody and I love buying second hand furniture. I hate to think of things going to the landfill for no reason at all. :)<br /><br />I will have to keep those links to the cozies! Next time I go to Hobby Lobby I am going to buy myself some stuff to get started and see how it goes! If I knew it was going to be snowing this much in April I would of already bought my supplies! I could of made a dozen cozies by now.Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125093150749941236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-4313572872533464482013-04-17T07:54:30.766-06:002013-04-17T07:54:30.766-06:00Great round up of some awesome posts! I never real...Great round up of some awesome posts! I never realized it before but those are some of the same reasons I don't thrift as well. Aubrey's points above ring true to me as well. My MIL thrifts like crazy and she brings home all sorts of stuff just because she could get it cheap and she can justify it. I think she's kind of turned me off of it I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-63896560056638095332013-04-17T07:23:40.781-06:002013-04-17T07:23:40.781-06:00Also I'll have to check out Katherine's po...Also I'll have to check out Katherine's post. I sent a reply to you on my blog where I talked about thrifting. I think it's just become a guilt free form of shopping, where people tell themselves they are saving but if they didn't go in there with what they wanted or needed then they are not saving at all- they are spending and adding clutter. But when they say they "thrifted" they can feel better and it's a way to tell themselves it wasn't "regular" shopping but it was and is. The only time, like I share in my comment, a person is saving money is if they were going to buy the item already and then went to a thrift store to find it and only it. I'll be using thrift stores, Craigslist and auctions for when we look for the tools that we need to build our home but otherwise I don't go to thrift stores just to go, otherwise that's thoughtless spending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-7555901183537917712013-04-17T07:19:36.867-06:002013-04-17T07:19:36.867-06:00Wow that photo in the woods is just breathtaking. ...Wow that photo in the woods is just breathtaking. Can I live there?<br /><br />Knitting and crochet are on my list of things to learn. I have a Pinterest board for both and I have the tools to start on crochet, just have to finish up some of my other priorities and then, by golly, I'll learn both. Mug cozies are my favorite. I love <a href="http://thesittingtree.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-knitting-or-crochet-pattern.html" rel="nofollow">this one</a> and <a href="http://zszywka.pl/p/ubranko-na-kubek-2-457290.html" rel="nofollow">this one</a> - they are both on my Crochet & Knit board. I have a favorite Etsy shop that sells only mug cozies that I'll share on the blog in my favorites list. I love that shop!<br /><br />I'll have to check out Kitty's post. I'm an underpacker but I still love reading anything to do with travel. I'll always be a nomad.<br /><br />I was recently thinking about going in a hot air balloon. Right now my priority is getting off the grid but once we do I might just have to try a hot air balloon. I just find them magical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-12118773258935517752013-04-17T05:22:54.620-06:002013-04-17T05:22:54.620-06:00You are very welcome! You did a great job with th...You are very welcome! You did a great job with that post. You deserved to buy lots of gifts! Can't wait to see some of the stuff you got.Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125093150749941236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452723450949689540.post-8695305960050483182013-04-17T03:48:58.018-06:002013-04-17T03:48:58.018-06:00Thanks for including my post Jessie! I'm headi...Thanks for including my post Jessie! I'm heading to check out the others you've mentioned too :) I didn't follow my own advice coming home, I had so many gifts!<br />xoKittyAndBuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836505276169472152noreply@blogger.com