My sweet treasures from the field trip!

I had to wait a day to post the photos of my goodies from Antiques in Old Town because I had so many photos of the store in my last post! It was incredible. I wish I could have taken you all with me!! First, look at the sweet bag my things were tucked in, simple but so pretty to me ~

I know, I know, I'm nuts but I found the most wonderful old doll dresses all tattered up....eeek! I love them! A beautiful old reader with sweet illustrations, falling apart but that's why I love it....an amazing jar that's just calling for a nest with eggs....speaking of eggs, I found these pretty beige ones and blue speckled ones too.....3 little butter pats that are wanting to become Christmas ornaments.....a pepper shaker for Dennis to cook with.....a tiny pig book, look at their faces!......an old stained baby slip and why did I buy this except that it's just so precious, the bodice of an old baby dress...that's right, just the bodice, no skirt, no sleeves ~ I know, I know, I'm nuts.

If you ever see something on my blog from an old book or something that is copyright free that you'd like for me to scan, just ask me, I'll be happy to share!! I'm going to scan the sheet music that Nita sent me about the birds in the next day or so ~ for you Laurie and for all the other bird lovers too!

Thank you always for taking the time to stop by and your kind comments ~

I hope you have a wonderful Monday!!

xxoo,

Dawn

Treasures don't have to cost a fortune ~

I found a few more treasures when I was out shopping yesterday ~ Do you love doll clothes? I don't know why but they are so adorable to me! Especially white, cream and pastel colored items. I always pick them up when the price is good and these were only about 2.00 for all four pieces! I want to create something with them but haven't quite gotten to that yet.

The linens are old and need a nice, gentle wash but look at the detail on the doily in the center! Just beautiful and a .50 each I knew these wonderful old linens, stains and all, were coming home with me!

This old pillowcase is stained quite bad but the stitchery is so pretty ~ and look at the pink birds!! I've used these edges as flaps on pillows that I've sewn before. Or maybe transformed into a lavender sachet?

I ended up at Target after my little antique shopping spree and look what was on the clearance shelf?! The same notecards that I featured on my blog a few months back! I think they are wonderful so I grabbed a package of these. They were around 4.50 or 4.98 a package ~

Also on clearance, these three ring binders. Aren't they so pretty? I'm not sure what I'm putting in them but for only 2.50 each they were another must have!

One other little bag I bought at the antique store contained a broken strand of pearls and a broken pin ~ BEAUTIFUL! Why are the broken, old objects so wonderful? Because they have potential and possiblity. They could be transformed into a simple cluster on a button bottle or an adornment on an assemblage. Turning a broken, forgotten trinket into a beautiful centerpiece truly brings me bliss!

Wishing you a wonderful Thursday ~ xxoo, Dawn

Time in my art room ~

I've been working with a little of this wonderful stuff on a few projects lately ~

I just love old lace!

I wanted to show you the neatest thing! I was at Tuesday Morning the other day and they had this amazing sectional type organizer thing ~ it can go horizontally across the back of your desk but as you see in my photos, I already have the top of my work table crammed full! So I just stacked it vertically ~ regular 60.00 something dollars for only 19.99!!

I'm trying really hard to get organized, can you tell?

Just some sweet doll clothes that I have in my collection. I pressed them and hung them in the little doll trunk on my desk ~ just look at that little pocket they added on the red and white shirt!! I just love these little handmade clothes ~

Velvet roses in a pretty apothecary jar ~

Do you know what these are hanging on either side of my inspiration board (which I need to fill back up)? They are placemats! They feature the illustrations from the book, Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady. I love them so I used plate hangers and hung them as art!

Hope you have a very nice Thursday ~ see the beauty in the small things and always try to make the time to do something you love . . .

xxoo, Dawn