found

{have a wonderful weekend!}

thursday = embroidery

a recently thrifted piece of stitching:


and this week's vintage embroidery pattern:


happy stitching!

dyne quik now open!

deserted diners are so sad...very happy to finally see this one back in business again :)







{a story about the re-opening here & history of the valentine diner buildings here}

sometimes...

the easter bunny hides egg-ish shaped things on craiglist


and I was very excited for my online hunting to turn up this mod terrarium, although I don't think the cat was too happy with my initial idea for how to use it...

the easter bunny throwsdown...

to the emperor's waltz {also, I think it's kind of funny we're both headless in this one}:





happy belated easter!

out & about

in newton, ks:


{have a wonderful weekend!}

thursday = embroidery

thanks to my friend patty {hi!} I found these great new frame pendants at hobby lobby & started experimenting with how to combine them with embroidery:


I stitched the nest with eggs for a friend...and found that tiny stitching isn't something I like or am very good at. so for the next one instead of stitching myself I used a flower from a thrifted hankie:


so much easier :)

and finally, for this week's vintage embroidery transfer I have a basket of flowers with some kitties for you:


happy stitching!

***edited to add - in case you don't have a hobby lobby in your area here are links to their online store & all the different pendants they have available {all the different shapes are also available in store I believe}:

silver square
silver rectangle
brass square
silver round

1967 boye quick knits

recently thrifted

I got really lucky with these...only $2 each at a recent estate sale!



some background about enid collins here & a flickr group here if you're interested...and here she is in her studio:

out & about

imaginary roadtrip

oh, to be able to drive a litle avon '55 chevy through paint by number scenery...


{have a wonderful weekend!}

thursday = embroidery

finished this over the weekend:


{embroidered applique letters on a vintage napkin}


and of course here is this week's vintage embroidery pattern:


now run along & make that bag for daddy's collar buttons!

happy stitching :)

the maricopa afghan & estrella peasant dress

{copyright 1970 columbia-minerva corp. - book no.776}

recently thrifted

one of my favorite thrift stores is rather small so the staff of older ladies who volunteer there only put out seasonal clothing & I have been waiting with anticipation for when they would change out the winter items for spring/summer. I was sure there would be some neat vintage things since there almost always is at this store & I wasn't disappointed when I went in the other day to find that spring had indeed sprung - yay!!!

goldilocks

recently thrifted

you would have thought I'd found some kind of priceless work of art the way I got so excited when I saw these at a recent estate sale...



I love how the color is so wonky & that someone not only took them but framed them to hang in their home...and I'm so happy/lucky I was in the right place at the right time.

of course they are only making me more obsessed about going to the las vegas neon museum - in fact maybe they're a sign {no pun intended} that I do in fact need to get there sooner rather than later :)

{have a wonderful weekend!}

thursday = embroidery

more vintage embroidery transfer flowers...in honor of spring & the lilac blossoms that suddenly appeared yesterday!



happy stitching :)

vintage patchwork

copyright 1976 golden hands special no. 10 - all about patchwork

a little piece of heaven with a side of blue cheese

being from the buffalo, new york area I never have chicken wings except when I'm there because well, not to hurt anyone's feelings but they just aren't the same otherwise. that was until I was taken to al's bar & grill in parville, mo...


these are the real deal, made by a native who it turns out is related to my high school principle {it's a small world & it gets even smaller when you're from two little towns next to each other in western new york}!

so I no longer only have to eat wings only once or twice a year {thanks antonio!} - now if I can just get some beef on weck & fried dough I'll be all set, although my waistline & arteries would probably prefer I not...

p.s. out of curiosity we looked up the world record for eating chicken wings - 181 wings in 12 minutes by a tiny woman who's nickname is "the black widow"

weekend recap

a cold + soup + embroidery + couch = weekend

traf-o-teria

while in el dorado recently I noticed this great old sign on a building downtown:


the building now houses a printer by a different name so I was curious about what had once occupied the space...a little research online led me to this information regarding a filling for the trademark back in 1954, as well as this photo of the logo in use:


and then this 1956 popular science magazine article which really connected all the dots:


it was fun to track down the history behind the sign - I'm glad it was left up there so I could & I hope if it ever has to be taken down that it finds a good home.

{have a wonderful weekend!}