Hi! It's a sort of stormy night here at the beach, but the storm seems to be staying out to sea and far away. Mo is oblivious. He's having fun burrowing in the sofa cushions with his Gator. He likes to hide Gator then attack and pounce!
Here he is earlier, our walk on the hottest day so far, around 88*.
Mo usually waits for me to hold his ice water cup for him but yesterday he ran over and stood there gulping like a little kid at the school drinking fountain!
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But anyway. I come from a family of avid flea marketers and collectors. My brother and sister in law have more collections than anyone I've ever known, even my more than my parents. And during a recent move, my SIL sorted out a box of treasures to share with me!
What a thrill! Not only do they collect more but they go to better fleas all over the USA, so there were treasures indeed. SIL collects sewing things like I do. She had filled this vintage c 1950 sewing box.
It's so cute, very 50s and plastic, yet dainty, even elegant? It must have been so loved.
If you look closely there are spaces for bobbins, spindles for threads, a square for buttons, etc.
Then it was packed with special things like seam ribbon:
lace:
fabric:
pearl cotton...These will be used on my next sewing strawberry emeries!
The hem ribbon was wrapped around heavy very collectible lead flower frogs. [I always have wanted some, never see to buy. Wondered what happened to my mom's frogs---hers were the scary prong type, a bit newer than these.]
Buttons! Including a large collectible hand carved mother of pearl.
A tiny shot glass sized beer mug, presumably for an itty bitty pin cushion?
A vintage leather small scissors sheath, stamped Gingher.
The other theme of the flea box was Christmas.
A bag of wooden beads for primitive feather tree garlands.
Little Christmas cards and tags, so cute on my etsy packages that I tie with bakers twine at Christmas.
Little berries for repairing feather tree tips.
And maybe the BEST--four Dala horses from Sweden.
Coincidentally I had just begun a Dala horse Pinterest board, and was thinking that if I don't do a big Christmas tree again this year, I might dig out my Horses for my Christmas display. These are certainly inspiring, all four vintage and so cute.
Then at the bottom of the shipping box was a wonderful book!
I don't buy books so any gifted book is special to me. This is a really great book of Civil War Inspired small quilts. Great inspiration for Lori/ Humble Quilts next little quilt swap.
This is first on my To Make list:
I love how each quilt has its own story:
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Okay, I haven't been to the flea but I do always check out the curbside freebies [aka dumpster diving] when folks move in or out or do rehab. One evening I found this cool wire basket! I love the rustiness.
I had to keep it outside until I could clean it then varnish the rusty painted wire.
I wanted it for my glass fishing float collection.
Not sure if I love the result, but it's fun for now and it can go live on the deck later to collect seashells and driftwood too.
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On a quilting note: I goofed off from binding sewing and finished my personal little quilt [not quilted though] that I call Sand Pails and Starfish.
I love the colors.
It was fast and fun and a good preliminary to Bitty, helping me get into the soft blue colors and gentle style.
Look closely [on the chair] for my Target find of a duck egg blue big graniteware bowl. [better for the floaties?].
Have a fun weekend!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
More about Dala horses HERE and here
My Pinterest board has pictures of some very early horses too, so charming! And a Dala horse quilt or two! here
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