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.....

The Big Girls are here :)

I've been sewin' up a storm these days.

The project bags are keeping me busy, 

to say the least.

One of my wonderful customers

contacted me a while back 

about making a bag with a larger bottom 

so that the Heaven and Earth design chart

she was working on could fit inside.

Those charts can have 90+ different colors of floss

so it made sense to have a "Big Bottom Bag".

I'm so glad that she was persistent and patient

and I finally got around to designing a new bag.

I love the way it came out

and more importantly

so did she :)

These bags are 11 1/2" tall and 13 1/2" wide

 with a 5" pleated bottom. 

They are perfect for bigger projects :)

I'll be adding new fabrics as time permits. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Oh JOY!!!

Sometimes you come across a super talented person

and you just want NEED

 to have a piece of their amazing artwork :)

Well a blogger friend of mine, 

Kimberly of  MyBrownBagStudio.blogspot.com

is amazingly talented herself, 

but her 2 daughters are pretty ah-mazing as well!

Emily, makes these fabulous

 hand stitched canvas wall art pieces

and Julianna makes the cutest sock animals!

I contacted Kimberly and asked her if Emily would consider

making a custom piece for my sewing room.

I'm SUPER excited with what she made for me!

The colors and fabric choices are perfection!

Just looking at it makes me happy.

THANK YOU EMILY!!!

I know I'll be pestering her for more canvases in the future!

I'm not getting older....I'm becoming Vintage :)

I wonder why it is that when we find Vintage items

our hearts skip a beat and we like to imagine

what life was like years ago

and who owned these items.

(or maybe it's just me)

I think people should be admired

 and cherished as we age as well :)

Right?

Varicose veins are like a road map

to all the places we've been in our life.

And the wrinkles are evidence of

laughter and tears that brought us to this place in time.

Ok....enough deep thoughts for the day.

I wanted to share a few "new" Vintage items I've acquired. 

These GORGEOUS sterling silver embroidery scissors

were given to me by my awesome hubby for 

Mother's Day.

They are from Germany and very fragile.

I will just keep them safe and admire them,

but not use them.

I found this little box of threads at the Peddlers' Market

back in February.

Not sure how old it is 

and the red thread is definitely not from the original set,

 but it's red.....enough said. 

A few weeks ago the hubby and I discovered a "new to us"

Antique Mall close to our new church.

We stopped in last Sunday

and I found this darling Vintage needle book.

I love the bright colors and the graphics.

It's old and brittle so I handle it carefully :)

And yesterday we went to one of our favorite shops

and I saw these beautiful scissors in a case.

They were gray and dingy  but they had 

and warm glow like sterling silver does 

when it's tarnished.

I bought them for $18.00.

They are marked Grasoli Germany on the backside.

They have a wonderful grape vine pattern.

I brought them home and polished them

with my silver cloth and Viola!

They are sterling silver plated :)

They are sturdy and super sharp

so these will get used for sure!

From what I could find on Google

they are from the early 1900's.

God willing, one day I will have a sewing studio

with a place to display my Vintage finds :)

I just had to share :)

I just had to share this totally fun apron

that I finished for a customer today.

She mailed me the fabric

and I matched it with red and white polka dots.

 (what else, right?)

The fabric is called Fruit Ladies

by Elizabeth's Studios.

Just too cute :)

I laughed out loud when I noticed

the tattoo on the back of the Pear Bottom Gal.

Hope she likes it.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!!!

She Who Sews Challenge

I'm still here!

I know it's been a while since I posted,

but today is my day to show you what I've made for 

the She Who Sews Challenge!

I made myself a new sewing tote bag.

I love the size of this bag.

It seriously carries everything

AND the kitchen sink!

I did some fun patchwork

to make the front and back panels.

I love this fabric! 

This is the print I used for the lining :)

It's all so cute! 

I used Phoomph for Fabric

to make the embelishment.

You can read more about Phoomph here

I bought mine at Joann's.

It's super easy to use and you can

do so many fun things with it :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy May!!!

How is it May 1st already?

I can't believe how quickly 2014 is flying by!

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival

of grandbaby #7.

She must be warm and cozy where she is,

because she is clearly not in any hurry to be born :)

Hopefully this weekend I'll have pictures

 of her sweet little face to share.

In the meantime I'll just keep sewing to pass the time.

You may have noticed the blog button 

for the She Who Sews Challenge

 on the upper right side of the blog.

You can click the blog button

to read more about the challenge.

I've joined the challenge and I'm absolutely in LOVE 

with this fantastic fabric line by J.Wecker Frisch.

I can't show you what I"m working on just yet,

but I can show you a project bag that I have in the shop

that I made from the She Who Sews fabric.

You can see more pics HERE

Stay tuned for pics of my little Daisy May

and pics of my project for the challenge :)