Estate Sale Love

November 1, 2009

70s owls Girls color pattern

Every Thursday I look at the paper and search the estate sale section.  My kids get grumpy when I pull up to some random house.  "OH NO!  Another sale!"  I have to promise to give them each a dollar and then they grumpily walk in with me and look around.  These are some treasures from a sale on Friday.  How cute are those owls?!!  I found a bunch of these 40s vintage patterns too.  I love that peter pan collar and the whole bus stop and dog handing her the book thing.  Chances are VERY unlikely my kindergartener would wear a dress like this to school.  I was recently told that she will only wear jeans to school from now on.  6 months ago the girl wouldn't put on a pair of pants to save her life!  Oh well ~ The times they are a changin.

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