Well Hello There Christmas Season !

It's here !!!
Did I miss Thanxgiving? Nah.....I cooked yesterday and my decor was a bit of a re-tread of T-giving days past.
If you care to peek you can view my crazy turkey day takes here and here!




...but in the mean time it's time for....
Thrift-venturing......A List To Thrift By : Item #1:LP Cover Art and
Item #3:Vintage Holiday !!!!
I am dying over the hair and makeup of the "organ and Chimes cutie!!! This LP cover art will go nicely in the Odd little architectural nook!
The bottle brush tree is full of tiny vintage fruit and the 70's angel will go nicely with this collection...and I love the color , her little face and the sweet little bird she is holding! Not bad for a holiday spree for under 5 dollars!

The rest of my ..."To Be Thrifted" list.

Item #1:LP Cover Art

Item #2 :Overalls and 70's Shirts

Item #3:Vintage Holiday

Item #4: Vintage Sweaters

Item #5:Emilio Pucci

Totally 80's and the Science Fair Project

The Little Petal attended an 8o's birthday party this weekend.....it was so fun to see all the little girls....


...at their Cindy Lauper-est!
Good thing my little girl had fun on Saturday...cuz' Sunday....

...it was 'all hands on deck" to complete her science fair project.
I'm gonna rant here for a second....something I do not care to do in general.... and ESPECIALLY on my blog.
This was our 1st EVER science fair project.
When Ruby was in 3rd grade it was not required and in 4th she attended a TAG school that ask you to spend a Saturday at a local half-day science fair event for hands on experiments.
Though my 8 year old absolutely contributed to her project...including taking care of her plants over several weeks, keeping "data' on their growth, taking pictures(fab ones by the by)for the final poster,synthesizing her thoughts about the results after a discussion with dad....it felt like a project that was more a grade for her dad and I than for Noli. I now see why Ruby's TAG school did not do an individual assignment. An all day fair with several hands-on activities was more about the children learning and LESS about parents doing work for their kids.
At home projects have always been both a joy and a pain. I understand it is about providing a balance of parental leading and your child's input.I have to also fess up to "taking over" in the name of aesthetics.
Do any of you out there have thoughts on take home projects that are often too much for the young child to do on their own. How do you handle things?

Hipster Tee How To : by my Little Magnolia Blossom

My sweet little 8 year old loves to make videos with her dad.
She wants to create her own "fashion channel".
Go Noli!

Ruby Room Re-do : Done

Remember way back here when I was making plans for a room redecoration? Yeah....I barely remember it myself!

Well......2 shows later and I actually have a solid start.We are vintage lamp people here at The Pagoda...and you will find them in every room! I am adoring this giant piece that cost a whopping 6 bux!! We here at The Pagoda have also championed "clothing as art" more than once . This silk negligee does the job nicely and picks up the pale green in the vintage comforter (a 3 dollar thrift score!).
Tune in next week for the other side of the room (and another vintage lamp).
Happy Friday !

Thrift-venturing......A List To Thrift By : Item #5 , Emilio Pucci

Oh yeah...I hit the mother load!...and for HALF PRICE of 2.95 !

This is not the first time I have thrifted Pucci.You can see my rather extensive collection here.

Here's the story...I was actually standing in line to pay for the rest of my treasures ....when across a crowded line .....I saw an interesting sleeve poking out of a rack of blouses and tops. So what to do? Loose my place in line and investigate said sleeve? You betcha!
Honestly...I thought it had a vintage look....but as you Pucci aficionados can tell..it is not the typical geometry type print for their silk blouses. What prompted me to leave the line..was my hunch that it might be Hermes.For me Pucci is better. I shall glam it down a bit with my overalls...or maybe that's glam my overalls up a bit!

The rest of my ..."To Be Thrifted" list.

Item #1:LP Cover Art

Item #2 :Overalls and 70's Shirts

Item #3:Vintage Holiday

Item #4: Vintage Sweaters