recently thrifted

the one thing I never seem to be able to find when thrifting is vintage t's...but I did come across this pattern recently so now I sort of have some!

yee haw!

sometimes I surprise myself with what will catch my eye when thrifting...a bejeweled bolo / lariat necklace complete with horse head & shoe...why not?!


have a great weekend :)

thursday = embroidery

I don't think I will ever get tired of pretty vintage embroidery bird transfers:


happy stitching!

more needlepoint letters

while this is not the book mentioned in a recent post since it seemed like there were quite a few people commenting here & on flickr that they would like to make similar letters I thought it might be worth sharing.

recently thrifted

I admired this fabric wall-hanging for three weeks before finally buying it when it was marked down to 6 bucks {from $25} at the thrift store. I knew it wouldn't fit in my car without taking it partially apart {it's 54" square} so I didn't want to spend too much only to ruin it:


I loved what the casher said who checked me out..."these colors say summer" :)

thursday = embroidery

happy stitching!

space couch

{found in april 1958 house beautiful magazine}

thursday = embroidery

happy stitching!

recently thrifted: mellow yellow

thursday = embroidery

no personal or even thrifted embroidery to share this week...but I did find this embroidered skirt online at anthropologie:



although not quite the same thing, this week's vintage embroidery pattern would still look pretty repeated along the bottom of a skirt too:


happy stitching!

needlepoint letters

found these in a 1974 ladies' home journal needle & craft magazine...you could fill out an order form to send away for the purse & alphabet {yarn was not included}, the large was $25 & the small was $22 plus $1.25 postage & handling.

some macrame

{copyright 1973 - golden hands monthly}

the long & short of it

lately I've been very lucky & thrifted some great vintage hawaiian dresses & skirts:





but they're so long & I'm kinda short...to me floor length seems so formal & I'd really like to wear them for everyday, so I'm going to shorten them. but before I did I thought that pink one would be fun to wear for my latest accordion video:



I took a couple still photos of the dress on especially since I wanted to show what it's got going on in the back because on the hanger it doesn't really show up:


I'm not sure if there's a name for this style...or why you'd want to put pleats in the back so your trunk looked to have even more junk than it already had but I still kind of like it!

needlepoint arrows

{from a 1971 mccalls magazine}

accessories in wool

{copyright 1952 the spool cotton co.}

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:

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}