Junk Love Wednesday

Sharing finds and treasures with you!

This saree is beautifully beaded!

 

It is good to visit my local used bookstore.  This one is my favorite!  If you live in Central Florida, it is located on Hwy 17-92, near State Road 434 in Longwood.  The sign simply says, 'Used Bookstore'.

This book was an awesome find!  It contains all of the stitches and how to do them of crocheting, knitting, embroidering, macrame, rugmaking, sewing, and tatting.  This book will be greatly used, again!  Although, it looks as though never used.

Well, I came home the other day to a Singer treadle sewing machine at my front door.  The wood cabinet was in the worst shape, however, the machine head and irons were salvageable.  See, sometimes the machines 'find' you!  So that evening, I dismantled the irons from the cabinet, as well as took out the machine head.  When hubby gets home from the road, we are going hunting for a butcher block (maybe, I can find one in a thrift store or on Freecycle) and then have an opening cut for the machine to drop into.  I'll keep you posted on the WIP!

Enjoy your weekend!  Until next time...

Peace and Junk Love!

Life, Sometimes...

...happens right in the middle of your creative process!

Hello my friends!  It's been a while since my last post.  Life happened and here's the recap:  daughter's baby shower; mom's visit; and the household having swine flu and the recovery process.  It's been a trying month, but we survived and we're back in stride, again!

Here's mom with the grandkids

I have been working on several projects lately.  Most are Christmas presents.  I recently finished these spa slippers for my father-in-law.  I used a brown microfibre fabric (sooooo soft) and brown braided trim that goes all around the slipper.

 

I've also been working on hand embroidered items like this cloth napkin with strawberries.  Haven't decided who will get the napkins.

 

I'm also still knitting a cotton baby wrap and finishing up a quilt.  It seems that I can get back into my creative world for the moment...until the baby comes!  Hopefully, I can finish my presents in time!

HAPPY CRAFTING!