A Few of My Favorite Things... the ANTHROPOLOGIE edition

So I had the chance to go into an actual Anthropologie store for the first time in probably 9 years. The last time I was in one, I was right out of college, broke, and had no home of my own to put any of their products in. Flash forward to today, I peruse this store online constantly, waiting for something to go on sale that I can afford. My friend Becky sent me a gift card for my birthday, and I've been savoring it for just the right moment.  Well, last weekend, on my trip to Oklahoma, was that moment. And here are my favorite things I picked up:

I love that t-shirt. They're sold out, but here's a link to a similar one: click here.

This aqua kitchen timer is to-die for. It was only $12! I've been scoping out Macy's Martha Stewart aqua timers for a couple of years, but they have bad reviews. Bad news: I can't find the link to this Kikkerland one anywhere on anthropologie.com!

Cute little bracelet. "K" is for Kit. :)

Gee, I wonder who the owl pen and ornament could be for? :)

I'm suddenly obsessed with Foxes. Interestingly enough, a fox's baby is called a 'kit'! 

These knobs were 20% off $2.95. They normally sell for like $14.00 a piece!!! Score!

Needless to say, my trip to Anthropologie was long awaited, and totally met my expectations. Big-ups to my hubby and brother for keeping the kids under wraps in that non-kid-friendly store. Not an easy task. Another shout-out to my other brother and sis-in-law for driving all 11 of us there, so I could shop. 

Visit my other "favorite things" posts:

The GREEN edition

The BIRTHDAY edition

The URBAN OUTFITTERS edition

The FOREVER 21 edition

Aloha, Rebecca

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Ruffled Dish Towels

In November I bought a pack of dish towels from Ross. I had an idea to sew ruffles on them and give them away as Christmas gifts to "everyone I knew." Well, November and most of December passed and I hadn't even opened the package of dish cloths, let alone sew ruffles on them. I still really wanted to make them, but alas, it was Christmas Eve! So I figured I would make some for my mom, since she still uses the same dishtowels she used when I was growing up under her roof.   

 

Realization #1: I had bought dish towels. 

You see, I was expecting to find the oblong rectangular hand towels, not square dish towels. Well, it was Christmas Eve. I had to make do, since there was no way I was going to go out shopping for hand towels.

Realization #2: I had no brown or grey thread.

I only had brown and grey single fold bias tape to put along the raw edge of the ruffle. I actually had a vintage spool of brown thread I tried using, but it was  breaking every 2 seconds. Once again, it was Christmas Eve and I was not going out shopping for thread.

Realization #3: This was taking a lot longer than I anticipated! Maybe it was due to the fact that it was Christmas Eve and I felt slightly rushed, but I'm kind of glad I didn't attempt to make these for "everyone I knew."

Aside from them being the wrong shape, having terrible thread lines and being time consuming, I do like how they turned out. My mom has one hanging over a cabinet door in her kitchen, so that means they were a success! After all, they're just for wiping up messes. 

Aloha, Rebecca

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