I went garage sale-ing and all I got was this lousy board game.

Garage sale season is always met with excitement and joy from crafters and DIYers alike. I went out yesterday with Jon looking for a few random furniture and decor pieces, but unfortunately did not find what I was looking for. My adventure also got cut short by a June rain storm. :(

The one thing I did find that I have been searching for at thrift stores for a few months now is Scrabble. And here's why;

Scrabble magnets! How fun! I've been wanting to do this project for awhile now because I knew it would be cheap, easy, and entertaining. I figured we can leave each other little messages, or make a shopping list, or actually play Scrabble even though Jon always has and always will beat me because he's a word genius.

I picked up the board game for $1, and found a 10' roll of adhesive magnet tape at Hobby Lobby for $2.99. That means this little DIY project only costed me $4, and I have a feeling it will bring my apartment a lot of laughs. :)

Happy garage sale-ing!

-- Robin

Finally blogging (and sharing thrift store finds!)

Hi there! After bringing home some adorable thrifted knick-knacks today, I was thinking that it's about time I start a blog. I do so many crafty DIY things that I'm kind of silly for not starting one a long time ago. So here it is! I'm thinking it'll be pretty craft and thrift-centric, with little flashes of fashion, beauty, and home decor. The name of my blog "Robbie-Doll" is a nickname that was given to me by my mom when I was little. I still love it when my loved ones call me Robbie because it's very sentimental for me.

I'll keep this post pretty short since I don't have much to talk about, but I do want to share some photos really quick before I go. Jon (my boyfriend) and I just moved into a new apartment and I'm going a little crazy with the decorating. We both really like animals so I picked up a few animal figurines today for less than $5 a piece at Savers. Cute!

Ceramic elephant for Jon's bedside table. $2.99

Pretty little ceramic pup for my bedside table. $1.99

Floral piggy. Don't know where she's going yet, but I couldn't pass it up for some reason! $5.99

I wouldn't usually grab stuff like this, but the black & white one looks exactly like Jon's family dog Lucy that they lost last year, and the orange & white one looks exactly like my family dog Monkey that we lost about 3 years ago. I thought it would be nice to have little versions of them in our apartment so we can keep our memories alive. $2.99 each.


That's it for me for today!! Thank you for reading, and stay tuned for more. I have a feeling I'm going to be a blogging machine. Haha. :)

Love and puppies!

-- Robin