Fun Finds from November

 

                I’ve shared a handful of gift guides this month on my Saturday Suggestions posts, and because I have read so many gift guides this month, I feel like I’ve found a ton of really cute things! Alas, we could be here all day, so I’m just sharing a short smattering of fun things I’ve found this month.

Coffee Bar. For the last…I have no idea how long…the coffee bar in our church office was this microwave cart.

A few weeks ago, I was tasked with finding something a bit more substantial and permanent to hold the coffee pretties. I wanted to thrift an upcycled coffee bar, but even after searching high and low on Marketplace and in stores, I couldn’t find what I wanted. I mentioned this frustration to a friend from church one day, and she asked if I had considered Hobby Lobby. No! I had not! And why not???

So Ryan and I traveled to Hobby Lobby one night and wouldn’t you know it…this darling little piece was right there in the aisle!!

I’ll have to show you a picture of the final presentation soon, but here it was the first day we carried it into the church office. We all love it so much, and now that I have it decked out with a mug tree and pretty baskets, it’s a sight to behold.

Cooling Racks. When I was very, very single, a friend gifted me a set of cooling racks for cookies. She had them and didn’t love them, but she knew I loved to bake, so she said I could have them. I have used them for all these many years, and wouldn’t you know…they had the audacity to start rusting! So rude. 😊

So one night, whilst we were in the Aisle of Shame in Aldi, we spotted a trio of cooling racks that are bigger than the ones we had, and showed no rust. We grabbed them and they work perfectly for cookie baking extravaganzas! (Couldn’t find them on their website, so no link.)

Luggage. When I graduated from high school, my parents gifted me a set of luggage. I used it for all my moving back and forth to college, but I didn’t travel much in my post-college life, because I couldn’t afford to go anywhere. It worked well for storing things, so it did get used, but it didn’t leave home much.

When I did finally start to travel, I learned that luggage set was not great for airport/in-and-out of hotel use because it was the “old fashioned” kind that didn’t have a regular handle for pulling it. (It had a strap and the suitcase fell over every time it moved.) So about fifteen years ago, I marched into Penney’s and bought a luggage set that would work for regular travel.

I’ve used it ever since, and when Ryan and I married, he started using it too. We’ve taken it on every trip, and it was starting to get pretty beat up and sad. So when Ryan found a pretty amazing sale on a solid luggage set, we decided to replace our weary little set. We haven’t used it yet, but it’s so pretty, and I love the swivel wheels on the bottom!!!

Etiquette IG Account. You know how Instagram suggests accounts? I don’t always follow them…actually, I rarely do. But one popped up this month that intrigued me! The account is called @schoolofbodyelegance and she has all kinds of advice on etiquette. As you might imagine, I’m not really known for my etiquette or my elegance, but it sure is fun to read her suggestions.

I’m unlikely to need to know all the right spoons to use at a table, but I’ve been trying to learn to be aware of my posture and walk “single lane” instead of “double lane.”

Holiday Cabinet Knob Covers. I do not own these, nor do we own cabinet door pulls that would support them, but aren’t they SO CUTE??? The little peppermint ones…. 😊