Sewing Lot

I finally got around to sorting the sewing lot I bought. Oh my goodness what a treasure hunt!

There were some amazing buttons, some tools I don't recognize, plus the cool containers.

Slim Pickins...

That's what it's been at the auctions lately.
I hope to have some of the things I've been collecting over the last year in to the booth next week. Personal items such as gloves, jewelry boxes, a celluloid powder box, aprons etc. Seemed like a good time with Mother's Day coming up soon.
I have my eye on a sewing lot at tomorrow's auction. Wish me luck!

Latest finds

At saturday's auction I bought another lot of linens.
I kept saying Oh look at this and Lisa kept saying linens
don't do anything for me! The shelf was loaded with
quite a variety from made in Ireland linen napkins to
beautiful scarves and many printed cross stitch items
like the child's smock pictured. Fun stuff!

Ms CJ

I currently have possession of Lisa's circle journal: Ms CJ. She joined Marilyn, her Mom and I on a day trip to the beach today. We drove up 280 to Half Moon Bay, down Highway 1 to Santa Cruz, then over Highway 17 to home.
Ms CJ is pictured enjoying the view at Natural Bridges State Beach. The day was cold, gray and raining on and off but any day at the beach is a good day in my book. On the way home, we got to enjoy falling snow in the Santa Cruz mountains. What an adventure.

Processing

Looking at all the "lots" and then buying them are by far the
most fun part of this addiction. And then there's the processing!
The items have to be sorted into two piles; going into the
booth and going to the thrift store. Then anything going into
the booth has to be cleaned, tagged and packed so it doesn't
get broken on the way. These are some of the treasures I
found at two auctions this past weekend. My resolution is
to be like Lisa and get the processed and into the booth
within days after I buy them instead of stashing them in
my garage like I have been. Happy New Year.

Get those doilies out of boxes and drawers!

This is a simple way to enjoy that beautiful doily you may have picked up at a garage sale or inherited from a family member. My friend Connie made this for me by simply mounting the doily on matboard with glue dots and putting it in a frame. It is now a beautiful art piece for me to enjoy!

Ready for the store

These vintage handkerchiefs are washed, ironed, tagged and ready to go to the store. I controlled myself and only kept one. Right now I have twenty six hankys listed on eBay, twelve already have bids. They end on thursday and friday, I am pleased with how well they are doing.