friday finds: granny square afghan

Garage sale. $3. Booyah.

friday finds: vintage girl scout dress + clip art freebies

How cool is this?! I found this vintage Girl Scout dress on sale for $20 at this fabulous little local shop. It fits perfectly, except that I need to do something to make it just a smidge longer (ideas? please??). As far as I can tell, it's from the 1930s(!) and is industrially made with several hand-stitched alterations. I am in love with the inverted box pleats at the sides and (of course!) the merit badges.

I wore this dress the other day when the girls and I went to get the car's oil changed. The Mobil on our little main street is a happenin' place -- it's where the old guys hang out (no really -- this is the awesomeness of living in a village with no stop lights -- they insist on filling your gas for you, remember your name, and notice when there's a chip in your windshield they didn't see last time).

Anyway. An old guy hanging out at the Mobil asked me if I was in Cub Scouts. I told him no, I just like the dress. I think he thought I was crazy.

And lo! I did a little scanny-scanning, et voila! The badge file is in PNG format, and the fabric is a really huge JPG for backgrounds + the like.

Have fun with these!

{download girl scout badges}

{download girl scout dress fabric}

friday finds: midwest edition

We made sure to leave ample time for thrifting in Indiana/Ohio, and holy moly! I'm glad we did. I'm most excited about that pink Pyrex covered casserole, found for something like $8 at a flea market somewhere in Ohio.

The girls were so good to let me drag them around "treasure hunting" -- they got to pick out a few stuffed animals along the way, so they were pretty happy. I have big plans for the handkerchiefs (some are from here in NY) and food labels (taps fingers conspiratorially).