Treaures :)

Yep....my hubby is pretty awesome!

He is a treasure for sure :)

(He's going to kill me for posting this photo)

He had a few days off last week 

so we went to a few of our favorite antique malls.

I forced asked him to wear these fun glasses for a photo.

I had no idea at the time

that our son would use it

for his caller ID on his iPhone :)

Now every time his dad calls him

this is the photo that comes up.

I love my son :)

Anywhoooo....

I wanted to share a few of the other treasures 

that made their way home with me.

As I mentioned before,

I've started collecting vintage needle books

for my future sewing studio.

Well I was SUPER excited to find 

this Western Auto needle book.

I worked at Western Auto from my first year

of high school through

getting married and both of my pregnancies.

So many fun memories and I learned so much

during my 8 years. 

How cool is that?

You just never know what you'll find! 

How cute is this Needlecraft Magazine from May 1928?

I love the graphics and the colors!

I also love love love that orange kitty

sitting next to her.

I had to say goodbye to my orange kitty, Arthur

 on May 5th of this year.

He was 14 years old and I miss him every day. 

This magazine is a large size

and measures 14" by 11"

and I plan to frame it for my future sewing room as well :)

I love the charts and old advertisements inside.

So cool! 

I think it was $6.00 well spent :)

I also have a weakness for hand stitched handkerchiefs.

It blows my mind that these beauties are all done 

by hand with super tiny stitches

and you can find them for just a few dollars.

What am I going to do with them?

I have no idea.

But I love them

and my collection just keeps getting bigger.....

And it's not just old things that make their way into my home.

How fun are these 3 patterns?

$2.00 each.....yes please!

The hubs and I fell in love with vintage match box holders recently

and started bringing them home as well.

They are made out of metal

and some have decals on the front

and some are just plain.

We found the 2 on the right 

to add to our little collection. 

And my love of vintage handkerchiefs continues.

These will be given as gifts,

tucked into a greeting card for friends

or in my purse for 

when I am overwhelmed 

by a beautiful worship song on Sunday mornings :) 

I also wanted to share pics of these adorable toy sewing machines

that we saw.

No, I didn't buy them :)

OK...I just had to share this creepy little kitty.

Who's idea was it to 

make a slot for scissors

RIGHT IN HER CUTE LITTLE FACE?

And a pincushion on the top of her head????

Seriously people!

Is it just me?

Not cool.....