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Guess Who?

This is what is on my table today...any guesses who? I have been hard at work making a special surprise for a soon-to-be 2 year old!

Sewing Caddy and Spiral Pincushion Tutorial

Awhile back on one of my thrifting adventures I picked up this dip bowl. I didn't have the slightest idea of what I was going to do with it...We aren't big dippers here! But, being that it was only $1.00 I liked the look of it and the feel of it in my hands...so in the basket it went! Months have passed and the poor little bowl has been sitting in the laundry room collecting lint...until today! It is no longer a lint holder, it is now my favorite little sewing caddy!

I filled one of the bowls with a lovely spiral pincushion...a very LARGE pincushion (4 1/2"x 4 1/2")! 

In the other bowl, I filled it with my notions that I am using in my current embroidery project. I found some pretty ribbon and looped it through my scissors and tied it around the handle. This is to ensure I don't loose my scissors down in the cushions of the couch...ouch!

Isn't this just the greatest little tin ever? Honey gave it to me after he ate all the mints that were inside! It happens to be just the right size to hold my thimble!

See...Candy and mint tins come in so handy! My daughter and I have started collecting mint tins. Honey likes to buy them at the bookstore that he works above and then brings them home for us to wrestle over! I'm sure there are posts galore on what you can do with these little treasures.

Okay, so that leaves one bowl empty...on purpose! That is my trash pile for little snippets of thread and what-have-you's! I am so loving how my sewing caddy turned out and now I can carry everything I need in one hand.

Do you want to make one? I bet you have something around the house or in the cupboards just waiting to be a pincushion or a sewing caddy! Here is a little tutorial on how to make a spiral pincushion that you can make to shove into any cup or bowl.

A-Thrifting-I-Will-Go!

It has been awhile since I have gone a-thrifting so, I decided to stop on my way before picking the kiddos up from school. I found some great vintage (?) fabric for $1.40 a piece! There are at least 2 yards of the pink and purple flower print and about 1 yard (slightly cut up) of the checkered print. Do you see the little girl riding on the back of the turtle? Too cute and quirky!

While browsing the dish & glass section I spied this cute heart crock and these three lovely pink apple mugs! I'm not sure what the crock was used for (I think it might be a soup bowl), but I thought it would make a great little plant holder.

With the mugs I planned on making some pincushions like these!  I am a little torn because I really like them and want to use them, and keep them all to myself...but I also don't need to add anymore mugs to the cabinet. Hmmm, what to do?

On my way up to the register I found this bank...which I did not know it was at the time. I have a love for wooden toys (remind me to show you my collection some time), and thought it would make a good addition. After a little research on the internet I found out that it is The Dwarf's Treasure Bank by Haba. One of my dwarf's is missing a yellow striped pointed hat, but I think that can easily be replaced (made)!

Over Spring break the kids and I went through each of their rooms and cleaned, donated, and threw-away piles of stuff. We ended up donating 4 large trash bags filled with books, toys, clothes etc. and then a few days later I returned home with 2 bags from the thrift store! You know the saying 'One man's junk is another man's treasure'? Maybe it should be 'One man's junk is another man's junk too'. I like to think of my finds as 'treasures' but am I just adding more 'junk' to our house...I'm feeling a little conflicted about this!

Inside the Little Green Suitcase

A Paris Street Market is over for the season! It is always such a treat to go once a month kid-free and browse all the great stalls, filled to the brim with treasures. I think this was my most successful trip of the season. Look at my new Little Green Suitcase I scored for $3. I had to ask twice because I wasn't sure I heard right. But the best part...the inside!

As I opened it, I gasped with delight! Pretty paper, lovely mirror, clean and in perfect condition! I carried this through-out the day adding all my wonderful finds. Do you want to see?

Look how sweet these ric-rac flowers are on this flour sack dishtowel. Something I am going to have to try myself.

A practically new child's flower press. I can't wait to take this out and try it, and it's so much lighter than a phone book! My sister made me a flower press years ago for my birthday and I used it quite a bit. I really should dig it out of storage and see what I pressed!

This quilted bird ornament smells so sweet and yummy, and makes me hungry every time I pass by it! It is dipped in a cinnamon scented beeswax.

I can never pass up trims and ribbons, and these unopened packs of vintage bias tape were only .25 cents.

See, everything fits snug as a bug in my pretty Little Green Suitcase!