The day we left for our beach vacation, even before we got out of town, I discovered a local yard sale. It was being held in the yard of a house that I have always admired, so I had to stop and seek treasure.
Then a week later, on our way home from the beach, we stopped at a flea market mall in Florala, Alabama. Didn't have long to browse, but I found some goodies. The pictures (above and below) are of treasures found at these two places.
******I'm going to do my best to stay away from yard sales, flea markets, thrift stores, and such for a while. I think I've overdone thrifting just a little lately. If that's possible.
And as long as I have blogging friends who are so generous, I might not need to go shopping for goodies anyway. Below are some treasures from a couple of my favorite bloggers. If you haven't visited them, I suggest you do so. They are both great bloggers and awesome artists, although you'll find their art styles very different. Lilia at Flea Market Studio has a soft, romantic, nostalgic style, while Rice at Voodoo Cafe has a fun, funky style--and she's funny.
The first three photos show ephemera and other doo-dads that Lilia sent me. The pink laces and trims are what she calls her "tattered fabric" pieces. She dyes vintage lace and trims pink, then overdyes them with tea.
The last photo is of a group of rubber stamps that I won in Rice's recent blog giveaway drawing. She mounted some of them herself.
Today, our Piecemaker's Quilting Bee group held our second Sew Fun day at the local library. There were five of us this time. I forgot to take my camera, so I don't have any pictures of that to share. I worked on my "Hearts Dot Com" blocks. I'm slowly becoming aware that I must like hearts very much. If I look around my house, I find them everywhere; but I never really realized that I had an especial fondness for hearts, but I guess I do.
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On 04/28/2008, Alison Gibbs said ...
You sure have been busy thrifting. Lots of pretty things.
Alison
On 04/29/2008, Marci said ...
Hi Susan - so good to hear from you! thank you for your note on my blog. I enjoyed reading your about your "treasure hunts". Those embroidered flowers are lovely and the ephemera pieces are fabulous!
On 04/29/2008, Karla said ...
Fun goodies! Esp. love the pieces in the first photo. Wonderful colors.
Karla
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