Vintage Baby Shoe Pin Cushion~

Sweet little baby shoe, recycled into a vintage pin cushion, while on one of my resale/junkin trips, I found a pair of tiny cotton cloth baby shoes, At the time I was thinking, maybe the shoes would fit one of my dolls. I sat the shoes in my sewing room, by chance next to a vintage pin cushion I had made.

I created this pin cushion using a mason jar lid. Fairly simple to create. The baby shoes did not fit any of my dolls.. and I thought I do not want to add them to a drawer hidden away. The ideal of a baby shoe pin cushion came to mind~

I added filler to the botton for stability,

added vintage trims,silk roses, vintage doilies.

Shabby Vintage Sak/Tote~

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Created a Shabby Chic sak with vintage trims ..listed in my Esty shoppe.

added layers of Vintage crochet trims..

The Gold Dipped Rose~

The Gold Dipped Rose~

Candle warmer with a rose scent, pouring down rain,the house cozy, walking around the house, dusting the treasures my sweet hubby has given me over the years..Such treasures of the Heart~ 25 years ago LaMarr picked a Rose~

from our garden, he took the rose to a jewerly store.

The Rose was dipped in gold, the morning I found the Rose and the Vintage Pill Case~wrapped in white tissue paper..with a note~ ~Fragile Handle With Care.

Over the years of our marriage ~ I have always made sure I treated this man~ Fragile with Care~ I was fortunate in life to meet someone I love,respect, and cherish, when we are children we grow up dreaming of "A Knight In Shining Armor~I pray that you have found your Knight~~ I "Know" I have~~ smile~

That Old Flag A Purple Heart and Memories~

Storming today, the mountain is smokey with haze, piddling in the house, cleaning our home office dusting the memories LaMarr has on his shelves. 2 grandfathers and a father served in the war, dusting these treasures makes you feel the presence of these men~ A grandfather that never came home from the war. All that remains is his memory~ The purple heart.

The letters tied with tattered ribbons,

Memories on the dresser,granddads old pocket watch,the glass cracked and worn.

a key that once opened the door to his farm..a silver framed photo of long ago..

it must have been winter, the flower boxes are empty...the land barren..I see an old mason jar by the doorway,

Wonder what it was used for.

Great Granddads Navy hat from World War 1

Memories last a lifetime, 3 American Flags sit on these shelves, all from men that loved and served our country, 1 a prisoner of war,1 that never came home, 1 that loved his country dearly till the day he died.

When I lay my hand on these old flags,there is a sadness but also a proud feeling that touches my soul.

My husbands grandfather was a Shriner for 76 years,he went to the same church all his life.LaMarrs father was a Shriner, so it was only natural that LaMarr would follow in their footsteps.

So I spent the day dusting the memories~

Snippets and Pieces of my heart~

My grandmother, and mother loved watches,over the years the style changed, the antique watches are delicate,the design exceptional, dainty comes to mine~

quaint little diamonds usually surrounded the watches.

I was unsure how to go about cutting the band on this old watch...I shut my eyes and and cut...added several vintage trinkets~ I used the antique key that opened our door to the old homestead, Many good memories in the key and the watch, What better way to repurpose these treasures, Now I can wear it instead of laying in a drawer out of sight~

Trinkets and treasures to create the pendant.

my supplies I sat out to create with...see my old watch band..I know I will wear the pendant..more so than the watch~~

The antique key was to our old 152 year homestead...it has some great memories...snippets and pieces of the heart~~

Vintage Soulmate~

Vintage is my soulmate...I just love "Old Stuff"..the scent of vintage, the feel, the ageless beauty

Gloves stitched with tiny threads.

aged binding old trims gathered around a vintage card. Oh surround me in Vintage pearls

Beaded bags from a long ago era, silk lined.a whisper of perfume, a gold case of lipstick nestled within~

rhinestone necklace a treasure from the past~

Denim Recycled Apron~

Happy 4th. of July America~

Spent the morning in my sewing room, the cats snoozing all around, they love the sound of the sewing machine. Creating another apron, This is the back of the overalls ...I used an old cotton skirt for the ruffled bottom of trims...no work gathering the ruffles ..used part of the skirt for ..ruffled neck loops the rose is just there for color..I am adding a heart patchwork there

gathered a rose fabric added to the edging of skirt,created a coordinating belt from the rose fabric.

here I used a vintage hankie for the pocket edging..I have a few more trims to add above the pockets..to finish off the lace trim in the middle..

close up ..I added a cotton trim down the sides of the apron..2 aprons from 1 set of overalls,....and they are just cute as can be~smile~

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Creating Vintage Rags Tags~

Peaceful Sunday,spending some time in my sewing room today,started out piddling, arranging and organizing, my jewerly maling supplies needs a counter all its own, thought about using my drafting table, the attached lighting would work good, have to set that up. Sat down and decided to create a few Vintage Rag Tags~ Embroider a bit, add some vintage trims to the tags, a little silk rose.

Thinking about selling custom tags for others, a project just needs to have that bit of personalization to make it unique to the person creating~

Hand stamped a few of the tags with a Paris stamp added a hand stamped "Fragile" to fabrics I had ripped..making it look shabby~

adding a rose bud makes the tag pop~ with a small amount of color~ a Vintage Heart with a sweet little tag

Vintage Rags Heart..will be listed in my Etsy Shoppe~