2010 favorite things party!

{click here to see my favorite things from last year’s party. I wish the links were still up from last year’s party!}

There are a few more things I wanted to add this year:

We Had Everything But Money

I can’t tell you how much I love this book. My mom showed it to me when she was visiting last spring. It has the neatest experiences of people living in the Great Depression. I love reading of how they helped one another, how they “made do” with everything. It brings me back to a simpler time, and is a beautiful reminder that happiness doesn’t come from things …just remember that as we’re sharing “things today :)

(it looks like Amazon is out of it right now, but check Ebay or Half.com!)

 

Percy Faith Christmas Albums

His music brings me back to my childhood. My grandma would play “Joy to the World” as we came down the stairs on Christmas morning. A reviewer on Amazon said it best:

“Tracks from this album were played everywhere when I was a kid: at parties, in stores, in commercials. It was THE sound of Christmas for me, but I had no idea what the album was.”

It’s timeless~you can listen to samples on each album…see if it takes you back :)

Music of Christmas

Christmas Is ...

 If you are lucky enough to have Music of Christmas 2, guard it with your life! Almost impossible to find anywhere under $100)

Vintage Tupperware Sugar Shaker

I must be feeling nostalgic this week, because this brings me back to my childhood as well. My mom had one of these in harvest gold and I have wonderful memories of smothering my Cheerios with sugar. :) There is an end for a little sugar and and end for lots of sugar, and they both snap close. I was thrilled to find this at a yard sale a while back. I’m pretty sure you can find them in an array of colors on Ebay…

Rubbermaid Rough Neck Storage Bins

These are the best. I’ve had some now for over 15 years and they are still going strong. They stack, they’ve held up through moving, all temperatures, and they don’t break or crack. They have a lifetime warranty! I have at least 20 in closets, up in the attic, the garage, etc

The other ones may be cheaper, but this is what will happen:  Go for the roughnecks. They usually have the best sales on them at H.Depot or Lowes in January.

Kind of a random list, but there you go.

It’s your turn!! Link up below. Thank you for following the rules:

1. If you’re going to enter, please visit at least 5 other entries and comment. This makes the party fun! Would you attend a party and not speak to anyone else? Of course not. Go visit someone you’ve never met! I’ll make it around to everyone…eventually! :)

2. Please link to your specific post, not just your blog in general. After you have published your post on your blog, click on your title of your post and that will give you the link you want to share.

3. Here is the button (I know it’s big, you’ll probably have to copy, paste, and resize it in your post) and I would be very grateful if you link back to the party in your post.

 

4. Please don’t link to Etsy shops or other stores/companies. You are welcome to include a favorite thing from an Etsy shop, but please put it in a blog post.

Oh yes, I did say there would be a prize package, didn’t I??

I will randomly select (from all those who link up) a winner of a favorite things package from our fabulous guest bloggers this week:

 

Can’t wait to see your favorite things! Linky will be up until Monday morning.