Saturday's Finds

Friday's purple chair was just the beginning. There were two yard sales today rather than just one, and what sales they were. At one I found this old mirror in a chunky black frame and this lovely piece of vintage glass.


And at the second this basket, candles and old hatbox containing the black velvet hat sitting on top of it, and the white hat with hatpin still attached,

and, this Kay Dee linen towel featuring pictures of Sandwich Glass,

and, these two tablecloths, one of which is embroidered, with matching napkins,

and, these two vintage tablecloths. All four of the vintage tablecloths were only $2 each!

And, last but not least, the creme de la creme, a vintage wooden DMC thread box! I have to tell you I paid only $5 for this.

I'm thrilled with my finds!

As for the purple chair - no we won't be painting it. My husband thought it would be nice to leave them as found, and I think it's a fun idea.

Now I'm off to seclusion to stitch Cape Cod Girls by The Primitive Needle.

If you want to enlarge any of the photos, maybe to see the patterns on the tablecloths, all of them are clickable.

Thanks for stopping by!

A Purple Chair

My weekend has started off on a happy note! My husband and I made a trip to the produce market this morning where we found all kinds of yummies, and there was one yard sale to go to. A yard sale on Friday is a rarity. They are usually on Saturday mornings. Nothing there appealed to me except for this purple chair, and as you can see our kitty Pistachio had to check it out immediately.

We have a small room off the living room where we have the computer and a bookcase that holds all the supplies and all of our DVDs. Vintage ceiling tins and samplers I have stitched adorn the walls - hopefully they will be covered some day. There really isn't room for any furniture, so I decided to put a collection of vintage wooden chairs along the wall. We already had two, and the purple chair makes three. These make for a fun collection and an interesting look along the wall in my opinion.

There is only one yard sale for me to go to tomorrow. It is advertised as having craft supplies so I'm hoping to find some needlework supplies. Cross your fingers!

Hope your weekend treats you well.

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue

Tomorrow is the 4th of July! Do you have any special plans? We always watch the Twilight Zone marathon, so when we're not feasting on hamburgers and hot dogs cooked on the grill, homemade potato salad, baked beans, and peach cobbler, we'll be camped out in front of the TV with Rod Serling.

I envisioned a pile of small patriotic designs stitched and stuffed for decoration, but it just didn't happen. How did July get here so quick! I did manage to finish the stitching on these two pieces.

This one is from the All Dolled Up series by Little House Needleworks. It is titled Liberty and Justice.

And, this one is a free design offered by Glory Bee. You can find it here.

I could hurriedly finish these, but to me that's not fun. So in a few minutes I will take a leisurely drive to Hobby Lobby where I hope to find some patriotic fabrics. I'll stop for a Cafe Mocha on the way home, and then put my newly purchased fabrics and these two designs with some other patriotic designs I have and consider this a head start for next year. Later I will gather patterns and supplies for some summer projects before Autumn comes knocking on my door.

I hope you have a very Happy 4th of July, and to those that do not reside in the Good Old US of A have a very happy weekend.

Isn't summer fun?