Sunday 9 November 2008

time flies . . . . .


i find it very hard to resist these vintage floral buttons - the violet daisy has to be my new favourite!


i'm afraid i haven't got anything crafty to show you this week - i have made something very gorgeous BUT it is a secret for now! oh. . . . . i just can't resist showing a little glimpse of it . . . .




i have however been buying "STUFF" as my partner would call it {that's when he's being polite} so i will share my thrifty goodies with you instead!



what a sweet little face this "heidi" has, i found this lovely but battered book in the most bargain of bargain bins along with a copy of "lolita" and "good wives" and another book i'd never heard of and bought purely because it was in large print - these books are destined for re-cycling in my altered art but i'm going to have to keep the loose cover of "heidi" .



found this little stack of vintage dishes and couldn't resist them i thought they'd be great for displaying/photographing buttons in - isn't it strange how our{maybe it's just me!}tastes change with age - ten years ago i wouldn't have given these a second glance - now i may even use them to eat from!





below are two vintage aprons - one looks almost perfect and it's twin is rather worn and much more "vintage-y" lovely soft fabric.



and i also bought a couple of vintage embroidered cushion cases - i actually "know" what i'll do with these!


8 comments:

Unknown said...

oooh, what a great pile of STUFF. Cheeky OH, what does he knw, eh?

Apryl said...

beautiful buttons as always, and I love the vintage thrifting finds!

Hannah said...

You find the nicest things! I love the big green flower button :)

Craft Matters said...

Hiya - found you via Meridian Ariel. Love those buttons! You'll have to drop some hints about where you find these goodies...

Jessica Rodarte said...

I love the buttons... and the dishes are darling!

hens teeth said...

Oh.....those buttons!
Heidi has the sweetest face.
Lovely finds.

Annie B said...

great finds - love the buttons, especially the big green flower one. I totally agree with you about the changing taste thing - I find myself wanting to eat off "granny china" all the time now!

Kate said...

Hi
What lovely buttons you found - Hedie -I read that bokk when I was very young.