thrift store finds and snail mail pretties

i have lots of things i haven't shown.. so here a few..to catch up a bit!


thrift store find. vintage tea towels.. some cute and pretty embroidery. i actually use these. unless i feel very sentimental about a design.



thrift store find. this tea towel is heavily embroidered.


thrift store find. vintage ribbons. silks and velvets.. mostly black. but really pretty.

from ebay. vintage ribbon lot. that yellow in the back ground is 6" wide! also a pretty yellow velvet on the right.

hankie holder..from ebay.


hankie holder. from ebay.

lingerie holder from ebay. i am keeping vintage ribbons inside!


thrift store find. vintage or antique baby photos. the baby in the grass is very unusual. it is on cardboard. i don't know how old it is.. but it looks more like a snapshot than you'd usually find.

so there you have it.. some interesting and pretty things i've found or received over the past couple week. ttfn!

recent creations

i haven't shown any of my creations lately. so here are a few. you can always look at flickr to see more!

a nice weekend

we had a nice weekend here! hope you did too!

saturday we went to the mall! can you believe it! i haven't been in months! and mikey rode the little coin rides and the merry go round three times. he was really good and didn't throw any tantrums when he had to get off!
didn't buy a thing at the mall though! lol and we ate pizza and mikey had his favorite chinese food t the food court.
so then we went to the hobby lobby and i bought a few fancy yarns, paint brushes and amigurumi eyes.

then later when we came home..mikey got to play outside..since the weather was really rather nice!

sunday we went to my brother in law's birthday party. and mikey was really well behaved..no tantrums. so we were able to stay for a few hours.
so all in all the weekend was really nice!

huggs to all! don't forget to enter the hat giveaway!

swap from chu!

i got this wonderful swap from my friend chu this week! she sent lots of cute handmade things she made for my blythe and an amigurumi..named susy! the amigurumi bunny is just the cutest isn't she! and the blythe clothes are so cute and well made!
she also sent crafty supplies! tiny buttons, ribbon, yarn and other goodies.
thank you chu! we love everything!

boo and olivia

boo:what are you doing auntie olivia?
olivia: i am making you a scarf silly!
boo: are you sure you know how....


olivia: of course! see how cute you look!
boo: yeah, but i can't breathe!


boo: a little help please!?

no worries! we helped boo out of the scarf olivia made!

apple's first sleepover!

are you sure he's not lonely there?


can i bunk with you?


we promise not to spill it!

ahh! looks like apple's first sleep-over went well! hopefully her little doggie behaved! and did they drink all that water!? to be continued.....

snail mail..

not too much snail mail lately. i do have a few vintage goodies to show you.. but today just this. sweet soap from moon maiden.
she even sent a lip balm and body butter sample. they all smell so yummy! can't wait to try! she has closed her shop now. but hopefully she will reopen sometime!

one last birhday gift.

from my friend julia! she was the very first person on etsy i ever swapped with and one of the very first people i met on etay. she sent me this adorable wristlet purse in an adorable japanese fabric with mushrooms and hedgehogs, two note cards by the black apple and a cute kawaii sticker sack.
you really must check out her shop simbiosis for cute handmade purses, pouches and totes!
thank you so much julia! i love it! it really made me smile!

wanna win this hat?

i am offering a giveaway! you can win this hand crocheted aqua colored bear ears for blythe. all you have to do is leave a little comment... and if you buy something in my shop. you'll be entered twice! now through march 17th! i will pull a random on march 18th! good luck!

apple's arrival!

just got some pics from apple's host mommy. looks like the gave her a sweet welcome!



"welcome to our house!" the trolls look so cute in their new bear hats!



"is he friendly?" ahh how cute!
looks like the visit is off to a good start! to be continued!