Pop Up Sale this Weekend!

So since we like to do things on a whim, we decided to pull out a bunch of stuff from storage and have a Pop up Sale on the shoppe lawn this weekend. There is a LOT of stuff!  

Come on out and see us this weekend!

Friday and Saturday 10-dark

Sunday 1- dark.

We really aren't early birds, so don't be one either *wink*

and, all you daddies out there, have a wonderful Father's Day!

Thimbled

Just a little housekeeping note, I have recently decided to stop splitting my personality and just combine my shops and blogs into one shop at Vintage Junky Style where all the embroideries and patterns will be with my usual handmade and vintage wares.  And, I will continue to solely blog here.  It was just too many things to keep up with... what was I thinking?   Anyhow, I will start posting my stitchy and knitty projects here.

More soon~


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A Girlier Army Blanket

I love army blankets!  These thin, wool blankets are perfect for picnics and cuddling up outside on a cold night.  And, they are pretty durable if you keep them out of moths' reach.  I currently have 3 and am always on the lookout for more.  I love the tweedy, masculine look of them, but sometimes you need to feminize something.   The Mr. recently bought me the olive green one and I decided it needed something to adorn it since it didn't have any stripes.

I had been hoarding the last of this Amy Butler fabric (Lacework in Grey, I think.)  I love the doily like shapes of it.  I ironed on an interfacing to give it a little more body as I cut out the lacy shapes.  It made it much easier and didn't fray as I cut it out like paper.  I had thought about hand stitching it into place, but I wanted a little instant gratification and used the machine and roughly followed the outline of the shapes.

Then, I simply washed and dried it (the blanket had previously been washed and dried, so it didn't shrink.)   These blankets are not usually 100% wool and if they are you usually find them already felted.  The lacey designs have an almost quilted look now and the edges curl up just a bit.

 It is too hot now to cuddle up with this blanket, but I think it will be perfect come fall.  And, if I ever tire of the look, I can grab my trusty seam ripper and rip the stitches and the blanket will be just the same.

have a great weekend everyone!

A Deconstructed Sampler

I have been doing a little project this past month with my embroidery on my other blog. I did one letter a day and added a few little flowers to create this deconstructed sampler.  I have had this idea in my mind for quite some time and finally got around to doing it.  I do plan on selling them individually and as a whole in my etsy shop once I get the individual photos taken.

Which brings me to my next thought. I am thinking of combining my 2 shops and 2 blogs into Vintage Junky.  I thought it would be easier to keep things separate, but it is just more to keep up with.  So, I am asking your opinion on my blog.... would you like to see more embroidery/knitting/sewing type pursuits on Vintage Junky?  I originally separated it because I thought that the content was different.  But, it all within my interests.  So, what do you think?  

For Keepsies

The past few hunting trips I have just had some luck.  I mean, this past weekend I wasn't looking for something in particular and I always think that is when the best stuff finds me.  Like this cookie jar.  It was in a booth that I never, ever find anything.  And, it was on the bottom shelf with a cracked lid that had been repaired.  But look at it!  I mean, I have been on my "find high" over this one all week.  I will glance over at this baby and just smile.  And, I think the Mr and the little man are tired of me pointing it out and asking them to bask in all of its beauty.  Plus, it isn't something that fits into my style if I can even categorize my style.  Which makes this find all the more perfect.  Still, I know that this is just one of those things that I will always treasure.  I even went online to hunt more of them once I got home.  Because 2 is always better than 1.  And 20 is always better than 2 *wink* Seriously though, I don't think I need more than one.  I just need to know how to search for another if my precious ever gets into an unfortunate accident.  It is a McCoy.  They were made from the 1930s-1940s and came in a few colors and canister shapes too.  

Now these... these are something special.  Like the Mr thinks they are too... he isn't just buttering my bread like he does when he mock fawns over *my precious* These are some original plates from a book printed between 1780s -1804.  I love butterflies and he loves paper.  So, I decided to keep them.  I found 3 smaller ones that I am debating on keeping, but these are my keepers.  I even put holes in the wall that previously did not have holes.  If I am ever on Antiques Roadshow, this is what I will take.  I mean, I don't think they would take me seriously if I showed up with my cookie jar with the cracked lid.

The Mr purchased this piece from Carter's Creek Station Antiques  a few weeks ago for his studio space and he decided it wouldn't fit, so he turned it over to me.  Now, I know in the photo the chippy paint looks incredible, but it wasn't old paint.  It had been sprayed and it just wasn't going to last.  So, I painted it green.

I was going for that authentic old green color that you see so often falling off antique furniture.  I sanded the old paint smooth and left bit of it to peek through here and there.  This area in the entry was a little cluttered, so I cleared out all of that and put this here instead.  I am always trying to cover that annoying air return just enough so it doesn't impede its purpose, but that I don't have to look at it.

So, that is what I kept.  I have a BUNCH of stuff headed to my booth at Winchester Antiques today.  The Mr so kindly took it so I can take the little man to see his *girlfriend* today. Plus, I can't haul the trailer and unload furniture by myself.  I know, I know.  I probably should learn to do that myself.  But seeing as I can barely parallel park (I lack the confidence,) I don't see that happening any time soon.

Wishing you a great day~