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
June 29th, 2010 at 2:14 am
Hi Cindy,
I’m looking forward to seeing what you create with the lace and doilies.Are you changing your product theme too now you’ve gone more prim romance?
I LOVE your sister’s lamp! Have a great week!
June 29th, 2010 at 3:46 am
love the vintage lace you found and great prices too.:) that wedding dress looks stunning..and I love the lamp..I had one similar but it got knocked over too many times and I finally gave it away.;) glad to hear you are getting reasonable temperatures..we are too..have a good week.;)
June 29th, 2010 at 7:29 am
Hi Cindy~~~I’m a vintage linen and lace kind of gal, so I love the treasures you found. Can’t wait to see what you do with the ones you showed us.
The weather here is so wacky!!! Our furnace came on this morning, and it’s almost July!!!!
Debbie@houseatthelake
xxxooo
June 29th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Cant wait to see all of the wedding dress! You sure got some good buys at the yard sales. I like vintage lace too and my mom is always watching for it when we are out to sales. Hope you are having a good week.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
You found some great things. I just love going to garage sales – you’ll never know what you’ll find. Although I think my kids bring home more junk than we need!
June 30th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Can hardly wait to see what you will be making
with your wonderful finds! Love your sister’s lamp.
Hugs!
June 30th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Hey Cindy,
You hit the jack pot on lace. Great finds! Thanks for the input on my kitchen table-pretty sure I will paint it. I’ll post as I go along. Have a happy day!