First posts, Thrift Store Finds and Cameras.

In an attempt to sort out my wandering mind I've created this blog to begin posting in. My goal is to post at least 3-4 times a week. I am a college student going on 21 who loves to craft, sew, scrapbook etc. I love photography, music, reading and $3 movies at my local theater. I'm majoring in business at Western Michigan and hope to someday open my own local craft store. I currently work for my parents part-time at our family restaurant and take care of a darling 2 1/2 year old boy on Fridays. That is my life so-far in a nutshell. Now, onto my first post...

I, like most crafters, carry a love for thrift stores. Unfortunately we have a very limited selection in my town and I only make it thrift store shopping about once a month. Usually I'm looking for vintage cameras or fabrics. Sometimes I hit the jackpot (like with the $9 working manual typewriter I purchased several months ago). Today was not too great of a day for thrifting.

Thrift store finds: Approx. 1 yd of vintage fabric $0.40, Alice in Wonderland Record $0.15, and a vintage children's dress pattern $0.59.

As far as photography goes, I have recently acquired quite a collection of vintage cameras and accessories. My newest additions are a Minolta SLR from the 70's given to me by my great uncle. (I drove all the way from Michigan to Palm Desert CA to pick this baby up), a Canonette given to me by my aunt, and also a studio light bar that belonged to my grandfather and recently found its way out of storage.

Recently I went on a road trip out west to San Diego, CA and getting there was all the fun. Here is a link to the pictures from my trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverlining86/