Vintage Collage & Quilts

Girl's Day Out

I had a fun day out this week with Miss Connie (CGS).  First I stopped off at an estate sale & then headed over to meet CGS.  Below are some of our finds, a sneak peak at a quilt of mine in progess & a b-day gift from Connie.  Those of you who read Somerset magazine will recogize her art in the center.

Here is a peek into the trunk of Connie's car.   You never know what goodies are lurking in that little V. W.  trunk. 

Also, take a peek at Robin's site (Paris Bebe).  She is having a give away of a kit of my Paper Doll pattern! 

 

Fun Girl Weekend

Yesterday Shirley & I drove to Amador City to check out the annual Great American Porch Sale.  The woman who puts it on has a shop in town called Country Living.  Now once a year she has this fun sale on the giant wrap around porch at her home.  Here are a few of my porch finds.  After this we walked to the historic downtown & checked out the antique stores. 

 

 

 

After this we drove to the next darling town of Sutter Creek.  They have a wonderful historic main street as well loaded with antiques.  One store in particular we absolutely LOVED.  It is called Victorian Closets owned by Sally Knudson.  She has owned it since 1972 & it's beautiful.  Sally was gracious enough to allow me to take pictures for my blog.  Not only are her items for sale beautiful she displays them in the most wonderful way.  Here we go ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm in heaven.  Beautiful antiques AND quilts!

 

I have a sweet pincushion doll just like this one at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After Sutter Creek we went to a few thrift stores & then on to Jackson.  By then, 8 hrs later my feetsies were in flames so we only went to 4-5 antique stores in Jackson.  We came home.  Shirley spent the night & we went out this morning to Oakley & Brentwood garage sales.  Our last treasures below.

This is one of those lap cushions that you can do projects on like sewing.

 This garage sale clock will look cute in mom's little apartment.  They let me set my own price on the antique photo! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can't believe I found ANOTHER pretty floral vintage shoe bag.  Now I have one in shabby blue & shabby pink.  Aren't these colors dreamy ~~~~~

 

My next post will be about the surprise party my husband threw for me last weekend.  The photos are not yet on my computer.

Till next time : ) 

Shopping in Brentwood (Northern, CA not Southern)

 I had heard there was a new vintage shop in Brentwood called "The Vintage House".  Ohh, the very next town - so I had to check it out with Shirley.  One of the owners let me take pics to blog about.  It is located at 735 Second Street, Brentwood, CA 94513.  Brentwood is such a fun town.  Old town has the cute little shops & new town has the malls & usual shops you have come to know.  Brentwood is also still part farming community & there are fun fruit & veg stands to buy fresh picked or U-Pick items. 

Here are some photos of "The Vintage House": 

Lots of aqua & white which I LOVE!  This cabinet speaks to me - take me home. 

This chair is DEvine!

 

I love this blue pillow fabric~

 

 

 

THEN - I FOUND ANOTHER SHOP RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER I HADN'T BEEN IN TO.

MARIA NEU INTERIORS - A Interior Design Studio & Boutique

220 Oak Street, Brentwood, CA 94513

 

 

 

 

 

A FUN THRIFT STORE FIND:  I had to share these mini vintage perfume bottles which are only 1" - 1 1/2" tall.  Aren't they sweet?

Vacation Part II

The pitfalls of packing & being gone for a whole month.  Here is the pile of sewing, books & magazines & just had to bring with me. 

Sometimes it's hot weather.  Sometimes it's cold weather.  Did we really need this many clothes?  Now they have to be put back in the closet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bills still do have to be paid, even on vacation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piles of stuff still in the motorhome after a week.  Must finish that today.

 

***********************VINTAGE FINDS ************************

 

Margaritas anyone?  

I brought my yoyo maker & made these little treats.

 

 

 

 

 

Shirley & I must have hit at least a dozen thrift & antique stores in the Redding area.  What a sweet little vintage half doll pincushion. She needs a little dust removal & I think a ribbon with millinery flowers at her waist. 

This is just a top to something.  I love the little forget me nots.  I'll find a jar or bottom for it, I just know it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A little box of vintage rhinestone buttons came home with me as well as this pretty blue & white creamer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This dish is a reproduction but just LOVED IT!

Can you believe Shirley found this gem at a garage sale.  It wasn't even out but she asked if they had any dolls.  The lady went into her house & brought out this beautiful china head doll & asked $5.00 for it!!!!  Shirley snapped her up.  She brought it to Lake Shasta to show me & before you knew it we made a trade.  Generous Shirley!

 

Isn't she just the prettiest? And look at this pretty chintz cup also from the Beave.  She certainly knows my likes : )  Thanks Shirley!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pam sent me a text message while I was away to look for the new Quilt Sampler spring issue as they had a sample of my quilt & book in one of the shops.  I hunted for a week & finally got a copy.  Thanks PKM!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for now folks : )  Now I'm trying to catch up on my blog reading - YIKES!

Recycle - Thrifting Finds

Shirley & I had a couple of fun days this week.  On Weds we met in Martinez & hit the antique stores.  On Saturday we were going to have a joint garage sale but the weather was so crummy we decided to SHOP instead.  We went to estate sales, garage sales & thrift stores in the Danville area.  What fun.

First of all I want to show you this picture of the thrift store shoes I've found this last year.  These shoes are either NEW or maybe worn once or twice.  My husband was showing a friend his fishing picture & up popped my shoe pic & wondered what the heck is that?  I wondered what happened to it.  I guess I used his camera. 

Look at the brands!  Shirley gave me the Ferragamos that she found thrifting.  She is a Ferragamo sleuth.  Woo hoo!  My husband now calls me Imelda : )

I found this wonderful little vanity set at a garage sale yesterday.  The colors go perfect for my bathroom.  Got them for a steal. Fine bone china made in England We also popped into Cottage Jewel for a looky loo & Quilters Inn.  Found these pretty Kaffee Fasset fabrics that I loved so got a half yard of each.

I love these frames & this one with the vintage pic was only $8.  The pic is around 1900 & all the people are camping or something with a tent behind.  Kind of dressy camping.

The pretty purple bottle - $1.99 at Good Will.  Isn't this a fun reproduction Izannah Walker doll.  She/he was plain but I sewed some vintage labels on the muslin body, tied a steel cut button around the neck (a necklace or medal depending on the sex) & gave him a belly "button".

Thrift store brand new vest for $3.  Softest material.  The price tag & extra button were still hanging on it - $49.00.

 

The softest courdoroy jacket with grosgrain trim. Thrift store for $3.00

Run don't walk to Michaels!

I found this wonderful shadow box at Michaels about a month or so ago.  I was just admiring Andrea's blog today where she showed hers filled with vintage jewelry so I thought I'd show mine.  They come with the pink/brown background paper & also blue/brown.  I just LOVE it!

Here it is with the cover opened.

Cover closed (a little harder to see)

This pair of satin baby shoes are my own little baby shoes.  Hard to imagine my feet that small. 

Progress "IS" Being Made

As for the dresser sanding caper, this is it's latest state.  I had to stop for a while to rest up my arm but it's coming along.  It's no longer going into the sewing room.  It will live in the kitchen with some of my pottery collection. 

Isn't this the prettiest color & design on this bowl/pot.  I wonder if it was a chamber pot?  Ewww!   

I'm going to move the little dry sink out of this corner to another spot, put the big dresser in here where the kitchen chairs won't bump it. 

For those of you who have been asking when the paper doll quilt will be done, believe it or not I have been working on it again.  The diagrams & written pattern should be done in about a week & hopefully ready for sale.  Sorry I've been such a slow poke.  Life happens & I've got too many irons in the fire.

I've quilted around the appliques & now just need to quilt the background & add a few embellishments. 

As for today, DHL is supposed to be delivering my 2nd new computer today.  Then we can pack up the 1st new broken computer & return it.  DH is out doing errands & I sit here still in my jammies (noon) waiting for the doorbell as I have to sign for it. 

Here are the pics from yesterday

Combination of Addison End Papers sale, Thrift Stores, Junk Stores, Estate Sales, Laci's Lace Museum Windows.

Lacis:  I would have loved to have taken pics inside the store but I'm sure they wouldn't allow me so I settled for the window.  Not the best because of the glare on the glass.

Estate Sale photos & bowl

Addison Treasures - Little dollies & vintage whistle (I think)

Frozen Charlotte is freezing

Q is for Quilt.  I couldn't find an S or any of the other letters I was looking for.  I also purchased some wrapping paper which is very similar to this print.

A stack of vintage letters

A Victorian lace collar

A lovely piece of vintage fabric

Oh my, here I am on Brenda Walton's blog standing in line!  The last photo with the blue jacket & hood over my head.

Our favorite junk store: An old tin of bling that Shirley bought for me while I wasn't looking.

A petit point/needle point treasure from one of our fav antique dealers.  He always gives us great deals. 

Then (Shirley, you haven't seen this yet) on my way home I stopped into one of my fav thrift stores when I saw a 50% off storewide sale I found this wonderful plate for practically nothing. It was just one of those days!

The Thrill of the Hunt

Today I got to Shirley's house in Pinole bright & early.  She got wind of an estate sale in Kensington.  It was fun but nothing that we absolutely had to have.  We tooled around in Berkeley a while & then went to the old Addison End Papers facility at Alcatraz & Telegraph.  It might be just their warehouse now because their store is on Colusa.  Anyway when we drove up there was a line half way down the block.  This was the "PAY" line.  We found tons of fun things inside the store, vintage fabrics, millinery, their famous pretty papers, etc, etc.

Wendy Addison was there helping out.  I saw one lady in the corner with her back to us looking through a box of what appeared to be beautiful buttons.  She had her shopping bag on the floor & I assumed the button box was just like all the other boxes, for people to look at together.  I reached into that box & she said "this is MY box".  She was sorting through it.  I said "you are buying all of those?"  She said "I may put some back but it's my box".  I continued on looking in other boxes.  I came back a few times & she was still there hoarding the button box.  I went in the back room & must have been in there 1/2 hr or so & finally went back out in the first room & she was still there sorting.  There were some laying out on the table in front of the box.  I said "are these ones you don't want".  She just looked at me & went back to her box.  Crapolla!  So much for those. 

Then I got in the line outside which was a block long by now.  It took forever to get up to the table to pay.  There were two women collecting $$.  One of the women was quick.  The other one was having a big gabfest with every customer.  Chatting about this & that which is fine if you are not busy but geez Louise, people were waiting forever.  I really wanted to say something & wish I did now so I'll complain now.

After that we went to Shirley's brother's antique store & a few other places.  We were on a roll finding cool inexpensive stuff.  I haven't got pics yet but wanted to get this posted in case anyone wants to go to Addisons & wait in lines.  They are bringing more stuff out tomorrow, Sunday & I hear on Monday prices go way down.  Here is the add on craigslist.  Have fun. 

Antiquing with Friends

Yesterday PKM & Elizabeth came over for a visit.  We did a little chatting & antiquing.  Elizabeth brought me the cutest little fabric cone that she made & a pretty bone china trinket dish.  Aren't they sweet!  Pam was wearing her new PKM cherry shoes with a cherry top.  So Pam Kittyish! 

See the teeny tiny yo yo : )

We saw tons of great treats in the antique shops but  Pam & E were the only ones who bought anything.  I just drooled all day for a change.  I saw this wonderful old steamer trunk.  I didn't have my camera with me so asked PKM to take photos of it.  The fabric lining inside was so pretty & had that vintage faded look.  Aqua blue background on one side & green on the other side.

Several days ago I had an appointment in Martinez & thought I'd cruise by downtown & the antique stores there.  I happened upon an estate sale on the way. Here are a few finds.

Fun sewing machine drawers for storage.  A few books & a pretty blue dish.  An old record & little metal round makeup tin.

After the girls left & went to my mailbox & found some good reading.  All in all a very good day. 

Next I'll post some Marie Claire Idees sneek peaks.