A lot of the sub-divisions around our town do neighborhood garage sales…and I had a chance to go to some this past weekend. I’ve been looking for certain things that I can use in my crafts that I’m making for my upcoming shows. You most likely have guessed by my post title that I’m searching for old lace & trims and vintage jewelry. There is one local thrift shop that I have found a few pieces, but I usually have better luck at the garage sales. Here is what I found…
~old lace~
These were .25 cents each, so I couldn’t pass these doilies up.
~more old lace~
These were $1.00 each. I love the oval one and I think that I’m going to keep it to use in my home.
~vintage jewelry~
As you can see, I picked these two pairs of vintage earrings up for .25 cents each. Not really sure yet if I will add these to the pins that I make or put them on to other crafts that I’m making. I’ll share more in the months to come as I will be starting to work on my creations for shows here soon…but that won’t be until after the middle of July, because I’m getting ready for our neighborhood garage sale which is in two weeks.
I almost done working on the wedding dress for my friend’s daughter. I still have some more beads that are loose that I need to tack down…but here is the peek that I promised.
Sorry, I can’t show the whole dress before the wedding…but it is beautiful. This is just one small area that has beads, pearls, and rhinestones…I hope to be done working on it by the end of this week.
My sister emailed me a picture of her birthday gift that I got her at the thrift shop. For those of you that might be new to my blog…my sister and her hubby purchased their first home last fall and the main part of their home was built in 1861. She has decided to decorate that part of her home in primitive decor…so she was thrilled to find this at the thrift shop when we went out shopping the other day.
The lamp is solid rod iron and very heavy…the shade is a tiny cream and green checked. She made her muslin curtains and those are the original 1861 hardwood floors that you see in the photo. She is doing her kitchen in vintage decor and their bedroom and her craft room in country cottage decor. I’ll share more pictures of their home as they work on restoring it.
Hope everyone has a great week. It has cooled down here and the temps for the week will be in the low to mid 70′s. Until next time….. blessing, Cindy
