Collections: Hellboy

Posted on April 30, 2012 by jesseesuem

I’ve been talking a lot about collecting lately. It is something I’ve always done. It’s kinda compulsive. If I like something, I have to have every kind! Or at least a few.

I’ve decided to photograph a few of my larger collections to share with everyone and post about them each week.

To start this off right, here is one of my favorite collections…

Hellboy!
Yes, I collect Hellboy toys, art, books and clothes. I know it’s not a traditional thing for a girl to collect. Ha. But I love it all.

It started as an accident collection. I was working at Hot Topic, many years ago, and after work sometimes my husband and I (he was just my boyfriend back then), would wander around the Suncoast in the mall. (remember those stores?).They always had awesome toys on clearance. One night they had a bunch of the toys from the first Hellboy movie 75% off. I loved the movie, so I bought two.

After that I would just pick up anything Hellboy related that I saw and liked. I’ve been slowly building this collection for about 7 years. I have two favorite pieces. One is that HUGE figure in the middle. I bought him about 3 years ago after I did really well at a craft show.

My second favorite is my Qee Hellboy, I don’t remember where he came from, but I love that it’s two things I collect in one toy!

I’m nowhere near done with this collection. Just the other day my husband was suggesting I try and find an 8″ version of the Qee Hellboy. He said I NEEDED it. He’s no better than me with collecting. One of the many reasons we work so well!

Next week I plan on showing off my largest collection… I just need to round it all up first!

Thrift Finds: April 19th thru April 25th

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jesseesuem

The weather this past weekend wasn’t really the best… Rain rain and more rain! not even the weather could stop us from shopping!

We weren’t able to do any outdoor shopping, but since we brought along my father in law, we were able to spend more time at all the indoor shops. CT really likes to touch fragile things, so having three adults watching her made it a little easier.

This week my vintage Pyrex collection grew even more!! It’s starting to get a little out of control, so I may be slowing down soon. Or not. I found a bunch of pieces I’ve really wanted! Like some of the little fridges with lids and a gravy boat!!

We also found two more vintage amusement park plates to match the Disney plate from last week. They look to be from the same era, but I don’t know for sure since there’s no dates on the back. Does anyone know? One is from Hershey Park and the other is from the Enchanted Forest in Maryland (which has been closed for many years). Both my husband and I have been to all of these parks, so they are an awesome addition to our house! Now I need to find a place to hang them…

We also found a huge sideboard at one of the indoor flea markets. With all four of us in the car, there wasn’t room to take it home right away, so we’re going back on Saturday to pick it up. I’ve been looking for one for awhile to go in our dinning room. It felt empty in there with just the table, plus I needed some Pyrex storage. Ha.
I’ll post pictures once it’s cleaned up and in place!

Anyone who reads this live in western/central MD? Where do you like to shop?

Purple Macarons

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jesseesuem

I just thought I’d share some photos of the cinnamon and vanilla buttercream macarons from the previous post! I’m so excited they actually worked again! I thought the first try was a fluke.

I want to make more this weekend to get even more comfortable making them, but I can’t decide on a flavor combo. Any suggestions?

Doily Party

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jesseesuem

Yep the title says Doily Party! Doilies are boring and parties are not (usually)… So why would the two words be put together?
Well… Heidi had another craft party! They are pretty much a monthly thing now. Which is super awesome because I’m really enjoying them.

I didn’t bring a snack or anything to the previous party, I just didnt have the time, and I really wanted to. So this time I made up for it by trying my hand at macarons again. I made cinnamon and buttercream macarons that I tinted purple. They came out great!

You can see them above next to Hedi’s pink lemonade cake, which was tart just like real lemonade. CT really liked it. She also made homemade soup and bread and Amanda made spiced ice tea.

The planned project was to make one of the doily lamps or bowls you see all over Pinterest. I’ve been wanting to make one for my sewing room for awhile. I had been collecting doilies ever since I was told about the get together. My original plan was to dye them a bunch of different colors, but I got so caught up in thrifting lately I forgot until the last minute. So I was only able to dye them two colors. They were supposed to be black and grey, but they ended up plum and grey, which was even better!

We could choose to make either a lamp or a bowl, most of the (smart) guest chose to make bowls, except Heidi and I. I really wanted the lamp. I really really wanted it. It turns out attaching floppy doilies to a balloon is much harder than you would expect. They like to slip off and the balloon doesn’t like to hold still. Too top heavy. Heidi gave up and started a bowl, which I should have done too, but I was determined to have that damn lamp.

I ended up getting about five to stay put. The modge podge like concoction we were using wasn’t drying, so I had to take my balloon lamp home wet. We live 45 mins away and had to stop a few times, so by the time it got home, only three doilies had survived. The photo above is from the day after, once it finally all dried.

Oh well. The get togethers are more for, well, getting together. Talking, eating, hanging out and having fun. The craft stuff is just an added perk. As usual I really enjoyed myself and it was awesome seeing everyone again, plus I even met a new person who collects a lot of the same things as me! How neat.

You can read more about the party, from a different perspective, over on Heidi’s blog!

Necklace Giveaway Winner!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jesseesuem

I know I’m a day late on announcing the winner of our second giveaway, I had a very exhausting weekend with family and friends.

I made sure to get right on the computer when I woke up today instead.

The last day to enter this giveaway was Saturday, and the prize was a custom colored Fragmented Necklace by Art School Dropout.

I used Random.org again, input the numbers and chose the winner!

The winning number is comment number 8, and the winner is Erin!!

Erin’s favorite color combination is blood red and brown. A combination I haven’t tried yet, but one that sounds very interesting! She can choose those two as her custom color combo, or any other color combination she likes! I’ll post a picture of the actual winning necklace once it’s made.

Erin if you don’t hear from me soon, please email me to claim your prize!!!

and to everyone else who entered, Thank You!

Thrift Finds: March 30th thru April 18th

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jesseesuem

The weather is sooo much nicer, and it hasn’t rained super hard in awhile. It has been perfect weather for going to thrift stores, flea markets,yard sales and antique malls. I’ve been documenting my amazing finds on Instagram, but I thought it would be neat to show it all on here too!

Be warned, it’s been a good couple of weeks, so there’s a few photos!

As you can see, my pyrex collection, that WAS small, has grown A LOT! Plus I found a bunch of travel plates for my plate collection, a cute little desk for CT, a mini house for my house collection, a set of mugs for my Disney collection, an awesome silver plated jewelry box and THE KARATE KID (with arm chopping motion)!!

I think I may have said the word “collection” a few too many times, but I’m that kind of girl. The collecting kind.

oh and if anyone wants to see my daily finds, the day I find them, my Instagram user name is jesseesuem.

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