Repurposed.....

I've spent the past couple weeks taking apart a vintage patchwork quilt(using a seem ripper, that's why it's taken so long). One side was a plain mustard color fabric and the other large squares of some really cool vintage fabric pieces(probably 70's) tapestry, velvet, upholstery, comforter pieces~ lots of different types. I was going to put them into bundles in my shop, but then decided I'd use them myself for some projects.
I found this cute pack of Bobby pins on Etsy about a year ago, and even though I didn't have a specific use for them(I just really liked the vintage packaging and that they were pink) I guess they could have been a pack worms~ as long as they were pink I would have bought them!

So, I decided to make a hair pin/Brooch using the quilt pieces, bobby pins, tulle and vintage buttons. I figured I'd make as many as I have bobby pins for and put them in my Etsy shop.

LOVE this time of the year!

Even though it still feels like summer with most days in the high 80's & 90's, this is my favorite time of year. I would really love to live in a place where it had the changing of the leaves and the nights were chilly, where you could tell that it was actually Fall or almost Winter~ I'd settle for it to get cold enough to have wear a sweater.
Happy Halloween!!

1. Photo 2: Halloween kids with masks, 2. Vintage Halloween Trick or Treat Bags, 3. Old Halloween Vase, 4. Vintage Style Halloween Ornaments, 5. Candy Corny, 6. Halloween Cupcakes, 7. Halloween 2006, 8. Happy Halloween! :D, 9. sparkly pumpkin

Yay for neighbors who grow things!

I knew someday that old shabby door I found abandoned in an alley would come in handy. Recently the neighbors tomato vine started creeping over our wall, so I figured if I placed something under it...it would continue to grow. This is as close as I've come to growing my own vegetables(or fruit??)!

Shopping List Saturday....

Two of my very favorite things: Vintage & the color Pink!


Starting at top left:
1) Rosey pink chenille spread, by: catnapcottage 2) Vintage tablecloth, by: simplysuzula 3) Pink knit cardigan, by: ladiesofleisure 4) Tiny pink people, by: oldefrostfarm1780 5) Sewing box, by: lesliejanson6) Pink vintage crystal necklace, by: AriesgirlVintage 7) Vintage kokeshi doll, by: svintage 8) Shabby pink baby scale, by: MarcellasExcess 9) Sugar bells, by: outonawhim

If you'd like to see more Shopping list Saturday finds, stop off at Fancypicnic's blog to check out other participating Etsy shops.