Showing posts with label red and white. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red and white. Show all posts

Sunday, February 6, 2011

$4 Worth of Little Red and White Flea Finds


While down south I managed to get to a few fleas
 and a couple of thrift stores.
(Mr. Flea was a willing partner as he was looking for a bicycle...)

One afternoon I spent an hour and $4.00 poking around.

This sweet pink rose sprigged doll blouse was 50 cents...
...the red and white clothespin bag it is lying on was one dollar.


Two dollars for the lot of red and white vintage
 child's enamelware dishes.


I had to dig for them in an old toy chest
 filled with crusty old junk that even I didn't want.


The last piece I found was the lid to the little coffeepot.
I held it up in glee ...it felt like I hit the jackpot!
Mr. Flea just looked at me...convinced he married a crackpot.


...and one lonely* little* hand knit*creamy white* mitten
...for another 50 cents.

Four dollars for all these red and white flea finds.
Four dollars worth of fun.
:)

Don't ask what I will do will them...
I have no idea...yet.

So far today I have eaten 3 chocolate cupcakes
 with plastic footballs on top.
 (Well, I didn't eat the footballs).

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
:)


Saturday, May 22, 2010

Decidedly Red



I think I have made a decision.



OK, not a life altering decision...
... but a decision, albeit a small one.



Since the overwhelming majority of you liked the look of the buttons...
...I will keep part of my collection in one of the old French canning jars.



To complement the button jar, I decided to put my French red and white tapes, along with some vintage red buttons and laces in the second jar.



...a few pretty ribbons and baker's twine...



I purchased several of the tapes from Tongue in Cheek Antiques...
...a few on Ebay...



...and the card wound with the red 55 tape came from French General...
...I received it as part of my party favor from Charlotte Lyons when I attended her Sweater Craft Sessions! ...that was a really fun day!




I think they look perfect now!
The red is so cheerful...



...and there is still room to add more bits and bobs and memories...
...I will have to look around...
...think I have an old game piece with a red 52 on it...

Do you see how easy it is to make me happy?

I wonder what Paula put in her two jars?

What do you think? Did I make a good decision?
:)

Monday, June 1, 2009

Hi Ho, Hi Ho....It's Off to Work I Go!



This afternoon, while I was home on my lunch hour... my Mom in law brought over these beautiful red cherries .....



Not long ago......I found this French red and white monogrammed tape on Ebay......I went for it because the initials were HO......



......and I already had this European grain sack monogrammed HI........



Put them together and......HI HO, HI HO......it's off to work I go......



Just like the seven dwarfs in Snow White.......
Lunch hours are just too short.....only 60 minutes!



Those bright red cherries inspired me to run about on my lunch hour and pull out a few props to pair them with......






A little girl's sweet vintage dress....



A lively cherry print apron from Anthropologie..........





Cherry Anyone?
Hi Ho, Hi Ho......it's back to work I go!