Flea Market / Thrift Store Finds

I'll start with todays finds...this is a pretty little black vase that has a built in frog

Perfect for my just picked Camillia

For a minute I thought It was snowing...nope just spring blossoms

55 cents

I found out this is a pear tree

came across this adorable lamp...$4

I got the sheet music on the lampshade, I just need to get some trim to finish it

This little guy was also 55cents... I tore off the flowers

I've been looking for a wreath to cover in these paper roses

I better get busy, It will take a LOT of roses

I've seen quite a few on other blogs and thought it would look nice in my bedrood







Then there was the Sunday Flea Market in Irvine...love it!!

I found these beautiful pieces of lace

I thought I would show you a close up...it is sooo tight and tiny I cant imagine

how long it took someone to crochet this

Hope you enjoyed my days off with me.

it was 80 today...I'm not missing winter at all.



Heres the close up

Lace and Lace

I thought I would share my lace with you...

the above picture is how it will end up in my book
Here it is with a little coffee added to it

Here is the beautiful lace as I found it

I go to our local Goodwill and look for clothing with texture

and is marked down half price. This had no label, I'm wondering

if it was hand made

I cut a chunk out of it, it dyed beautifully

I will sew it in my book

Then I found this skirt. I loved the lace on the bottom

with coffe, it looks old

And, here it is part of my book.

This is what I did on my day off today

Spring is right around the corner!!

In honor of spring...I painted this darling metal flowers. I just had to paint a few dew drops (or rain drops, in our case, living in Oregon) on the leaves and petals.
How sweet does she look sitting on top of this pincusion! Just put on my Ebay
This is a 4X5 inch little canvas that I textured. I then made Robins Egg Blue by mixing about 5 colors together.

After painting the nest I added layers and layers of glazes using different metallic paints.
I turned it so you could see the shine.
I sent these pictures to sweet Jenn and Jacqui, they called first dibbies...
remember as a kid calling first dibbies to get to ride in the front seat of the car??

Pink Birdie~Spoonful of Sugar

Once again I would like to send out a BIG Thank You to all of you that have purchased my little birdie creations... I love seeing them on your blogs...it warms my heart!! The comments I receive are so wonderful...This blogging thing is just the best!!! I have just finished a little pink bird on a spoon that I added a touch of glitter to. When it was all put together I spritzed the whole thing with Glimmer Mist, pearl and a pale gold. The pincushion has 2 pieces of vintage lace and an a flower from an old hat. It was rather plain so I touched it with a bit of German Glass Glitter. I added a sprinkling of vintage buttons and topped it off with my pins that I added soft pink glitter to the tops. I am selling this on my Ebay.

Goodies from my trip

Here are some of the goodies I got on my recent trip. I have already started putting them to good use. I found a great piece of lace and wonderful black and white trim. Look at this beautiful pink wool coat...it is just perfect for making my pink birds. I found a few old spoons, glitter and a beautiful cup. I love the old bottle, I bought some bath salts at a wonderful shop in San Fransisco that I have put it it, now it needs embellishing. See the beautiful black glass knob, I don't know what to do with it, but sometimes you just have to have it!

Sewing Machine Cover

This is a sewing machine cover that I made a few years back. I entered a contest using this pattern, Hoffman fabrics put it on. I won second place in the U.S. I used vintage items that I had, like the buttons and needle card packets and photo copied them onto fabric. Vintage buttons and lace for embelishment and the fabrics I used the back side of some and others I gave them a little tea bath so everything would have the same tone.