Mystery solved...

Remember this jar? Paula said that it was similar to

a sugar bowl her mother had. That made much more

sense than the "shaving cream jar" idea (sorry hubby!).

Then this morning, I noticed how similar its design was to a Pfaltzgraff soup tureen that I already had in my kitchen. I couldn't make out the stamp on the

bottom of the little jar, so I looked it up on the Pfaltzgraff website and sure enough, Paula was right!

The sugar bowl and tureen are part of the Heritage pattern, and the bowl sells

for $9.99 directly from them ($14.50 retail). This just made me even more excited, since I paid a whopping 75 cents for it!

I just love a bargain!

Ahhh...

As much as I love decorating the house for Christmas, I am relieved to get it all taken down and packed away after the big day. Don't get me wrong-I adore fixing the house up in all its fancy-ness for my favorite holiday. But there is something to be said for normalcy. Having everything back in its place is quite comforting, especially during these long, cold months of winter.

To make the transition even more fun, I stopped in at Hobby Lobby over the weekend and got a couple of things. Isn't this little guy cute?

And then there's this egg basket. I thought I was going to put it on top of the cabinets, but for some reason, I couldn't get it to fit. And its a bit too big for the counter. So I'm still trying to work this one out.

The best part is that everything I bought was 50% off! The bird was $2 and the basket was $4. I do love bargain shopping!

Yard sale-ing...

Meghann and I went yard sale-ing and thrifting Saturday morning. We had a great time together. We visited a few yard sales, the Goodwill store, our local Vendor's Mall flea market, and even had breakfast out at our favorite breakfast spot, Dairy Queen. I didn't find too many treasures, but I did find a few pieces of Milkglass. And I only spent $7.50.

I found the plate at a yard sale (I sorta wish I 'd gotten the matching, bigger plate to go with it), and the urn at Vendor's Mall.

This compote dish also came from Vendor's Mall.
I'm excited about next weekend. Its the once-a-month antique sale downtown. Maybe I'll find some treasures there!