A lucky coincidence
Yesterday we had a big celebration at Amber's school (it was fun and Amber rode a camel, twice!). One of the the things the children could do was have their faces painted. After queueing for about 45 minutes and still 5 children in front of Amber, I lured her away from there by promising to buy face-paint at Hema so we could paint our own faces. That was the reason why we went to Hema this morning, otherwise I wouldn't have gone there.
Unfortunately they were all out of face-paint, however on my way to the zippers (!) I passed a table crammed with articles on sale. After a closer look I couldn't believe my eyes! There were such lovely things there and the prices were unbelievable!! I got all nervous and tried to put as many things as possible in my basket... I was sure that at any moment the other people would also discover this treasure table!
Here's what I picked up:
A magnet/pushpin board, a kit to make children's slippers ( 1 euro, it contains three large pieces of wool felt and pompoms!!), a lamp, magnets, three adorable bags, five cute bowls, magnets, decorations and photo frames. Prices varied from 20 cents to 1 euro!
The most expensive thing I bought was this lovely bench for the children (5 euros). How could I not buy it?!
Amber and Simon dragged it through the shop with them and whenever I stopped to look at something they sat down on it... it was so cute :)
Here Amber shows the bags... I love them. They're made of felt and decorated with fake flowers.
Do you notice anything different about Amber? Have a closer look...
After five months of having a wobbly tooth she finally managed to pull it out yesterday. It's funny, I remember exactly how that felt.
Do you mind if I show off a bit more? This is what I bought at the thriftstore this week:
Two large covers, two super sweet handmade embroidered apron and a Laura Ashley dress.
Well, I suppose that's enough shopping for me. We really should be saving our pennies, since our new car (and accompanying bill) is due in a few weeks.Luckily there's a saying in Dutch that goes something like: Who lives then, then worries. What's that saying in English?
Amber has ordered asked me to sew pajamas for her doll. I'm also working on a doll quilt, so I'd better get going. Have a lovely weekend!
whoa, you seriously hit the jackpot at the craft store.
and aaaiiiiieeee!!! a missing tooth! i remember those days as well, and i'm not looking forward to going though that with my own boys.
Posted by:capello | June 23, 2007 at 05:01 PM
what an awesome week you have had!!! all of those things are wwonderful! doesn't it seem like some sort of hunt where all of your trophies are fabric and flowers?!
Posted by:heidi | June 23, 2007 at 09:17 PM
the saying could be 'he who hesitates is lost'...love all your special finds, that darling little dress too. Your children sitting on the seat as you browsed was so sweet...love the shot of the missing tooth too!
Posted by:Marianne | June 24, 2007 at 12:44 AM
Wonderful finds Mirre! You're on a roll. Beautiful picture of Amber, I can see that the tooth fairy did visit!
Kim x
Posted by:Kim | June 24, 2007 at 09:57 AM
You hit a serious jackpot. Love the little bench and how the children kept sitting on it at the store. What a hoot!
Congrats, Amber, for losing the tooth. (like your shirt, too.)
Posted by:lera | June 25, 2007 at 01:55 AM
Goodness gracious - that's a lot of good stuff!!
Congrats to Amber on her tooth loss, Lily is about to lose her top one too :)
Posted by:beki | June 25, 2007 at 03:43 PM
oh, oh, oh...waht treasures indeed...glad to have had a peek to your world...thank you!
Posted by:kristin | June 26, 2007 at 06:09 AM
Oh, great shopping! LOL at the bench story - good idea to buy something you can sit on while you shop. Love the embroidered items. Also must say the doll quilt on the next post is awesome. I would paint the doll bed pale blue ;)
Posted by:Bee | June 27, 2007 at 03:46 AM