A bit about wanting…
I try really hard to be a thoughtful consumer.
I buy just about all my own clothes in Op Shops & I’ve been really good about not accumulating extra “stuff”.
But every now & then, something comes along that a girl simply must have.
This little person was peering out at me from a glass cabinet last week. I confess, my heart skipped a beat when I saw her. She made me think of my Grandma. Then I imagined her maker & the careful selection of felt & stitching & it made my heart ache a little more.
Her price tag was face down.
I don’t know about you but I always take this as a bad-antique-shop-sign. I did a couple of laps around the antique shop & kept coming back to her. I strained my neck & squinted my eyes to read her price tag…. I was sure that she was $95. Too much, but the ache in my heart made me ask to see her anyway.
Antique shop owners in nice suburbs obviously don’t value craft too highly. $12 & she’s mine.
CurlyPops
1177 days ago
Oh she is beautiful and so detailed. I love the tiny little flowers and the sweet ric rac. I’m so glad she found a new home.
Jennifer Rose
1177 days ago
that is very cheap for something with that much detail. kinda sad that its that cheap actually, good that she has a home with you but still I would have thought she would have been more with all the time and work that would have went into making her.
teddybearswednesday
1177 days ago
She is GORGEOUS! DOn’t value craft very much…. HMMMM great she is now with someone who does value craft very much.
Selina
1177 days ago
she is sooo pretty! at least she will be valued highly now. very jealous! (admit it, that’s what you wanted to hear!!)hehe
Julie
1177 days ago
She is so cute. She looks like she just jumped off the page of a kids story book. $12, a bargain I say. Well done.
JustJess
1177 days ago
She has such a pretty face. Is she felt? She looks just lovely; I wonder what story is behind her. Great find, and thoughtfully purchased!
Miss Muggins
1177 days ago
Lucky, lucky you! And lucky lucky her!
Jodie
1176 days ago
She was just waiting there for you to come along surely.
joanie
1176 days ago
She’s so lovely, and lucky that you’ve brought her home. She could have been sitting there forever with her price tag face down!
edward and lilly
1176 days ago
Whaaaat!!! Bargain! She’s so sweet, I love her little details.
sophie
1176 days ago
She is so lovely! I bet she is glad to be going home with you than sitting in a store with an insulting price tag!
mayaluna
1176 days ago
She’s lovely and sweet and full of stories! So glad you rescued her!
Pamela
1175 days ago
What a great treasure, I love her little dutchiness. Too cute.
Jhoanna
1175 days ago
So very sweet! Love the detail on her clothing.
Sam
1174 days ago
Just terrific – love your story about thinking about her seriously in the antique shop there!!! I can so relate! She’s a real find – congratulations!
msalleycat
1172 days ago
Well, good that she got to go home with you! I too try to figure out what a piece is worth AND what I’m willing to pay for it before I ask the price. Then it’s so much easier to decide yes or no, b/c I haven’t been influenced by someone else’s price sticker.