Tolentreasures

Remember this big mess from Friday? Well, on Saturday, the bleach was flowing stains were being scrubbed and the washer and dryer were in overdrive. So many more good finds in that box than I even realized. I love to find this work, so delicate, I can't imagine the time and patience that it took to do that! There were tons of lace items, some handmade, some not some damaged and stained, but then there were good spots to be used in other items. Oh the possibilities, the ideas... winter projects! For some winter anyway if not this one! The pillowcases have been hanging around here for awhile. Finally they were washed and pressed. And on that note of embroidery and mostly because Blogger is giving me fits about moving these pictures... have you ever seen or used one of these pens? Invaluable! If you do any quilting or embroidery you need one of these! The lines simply disappear when ...

Last Saturday night we went to an antique mall. I found some cute handkerchiefs for some butterfly pillows that I am making for the girls. (More on that in another post.) I found this metal sconce also and for some reason it  just called me, you know like those things in the Pier One commercials,  sometimes things just say, "Take me home!" Really and truly,  too many things say that,  but you will see that as this post goes on.   Thursday night had us serving food at an estate auction and having way too much fun bidding on stuff and running up each other's bids. I did get this little crock pot, have been wanting one this size. My friend, Kim, bought tons of boxes of blankets and material. She washes then up and donates a lot of them to a women's shelter. I pulled this fabric about, loved the colors, it will get added to the stash. JWS got a little carried away on the glassware. Let's just say ...