Estate Sale! Wow...that was fun...

What a great weekend...

An estate sale

I've been to a couple recently

that made me quite happy.

Each sale has it's own

personality 

or culture...
I picked up vintage photos and vintage letters at this...
Wow!
I'll share...

I love that even back in the early 1900's 
Women loved to play dress-up 
and have their photo taken.
Can you image getting your girl cousins together
for a photo shoot like this?
How can they keep those straight faces?
I'd be howling with laughter....

Sisters, Maude, Ester (in front)
Millie (behind Ester)
1911
I want to know them.
They look nice and friendly.
I learned quite a bit about Maude 
from reading letters written to her from 
her friend then fiance then husband...
Herman.
Sweet letters written from 1913 to 1919.
Even a proposal letter...
Wowza!

Herman and Eugene...
Maude's husband and son...
Note the date 1927.
Herman was a Brakeman on 
the Great Northern Rail Road.
Eugene grew up to be a bomber pilot. 
He flew in WWII
and was honored with the 
Flying Cross Medal for a mission he flew.

 

These sisters are from a different family.
I'd like to know them too...
Late 1800's...
guess I missed my chance to meet and greet.

Estate sale finds!

Oh, I'm a happy girl...

Found treasures at an estate sale.

My impression is that this woman is/was

truly

an

artist!

Yep! a real one.

She also dabbled.

Therefore - there is hope for me, 

"the dabbler".

If you're not interested in this kind of "thing"

then

the rest of this post might not be your 

cup of tea...

Cause I'm going to show you close-ups!

Notions...

Oh, how I love old seam tape

and lace and ribbon 

Do you see that little bundle of pipe cleaners.

The best colors I've ever seen...

 

The body-less bunny head

will get a new felt body - soon 

I promise, Sweet Bunny Head

I'll make a nice woolie body for you.

The little music box plays

"How much is that doggie in the window"

Yes! it does!

I love music boxes - mostly, just the music part.

The token in the middle of the beads is 

an old "tax" token.

Got a bit carried away with these pictures...

Just love these flower stamens.

I'm going to trade some flower stamens for some 

eyeballs - yep!

You read that right.

Eyeballs...

The kind that are in stuffed animals.

Foil leaves - for cake decorating.

I'm going to use them for "other" decorating tho.

Cause, I don't make fancy cakes....

So, why did I buy this next bunch of trinkets?

Because my "Little" friend K8 will spend hours and hours

building wedding cakes with these.

Then I'll use some when I make "shoes"

Yes, "shoes"

Remind me and I'll post about "shoes" in a day or two.

I love these old books about nature.

I have one titled Birds that has followed me

since I was about 9.

That's a long, long, long, long, long, time. 

The "Littles" will enjoy them, too.

Beads - yum, yum, yum...

Eye candy

Ice tea spoons and a couple of soup spoons.

I do love spoons - 

not all of them but 

the rounded soup spoons for sure and 

Ice teas spoons just seemed right

on a sunny summer day.

I'm sure this is just the tool you've always wanted!

Me too!

It's a hot wire for cutting styrofoam...?

Why would I want to do that?

Hot styrofoam stinks!

I'm hoping the wire becomes hot enough to cut 

nylon fabric...

We'll see.....

Another find was

Three dozen smalll size canning jars, with lids,

perfect for jams and jellies 

and pickled okra.

(yes, you read that right).

Oh, and the best, best, best find of the whole sale

was 6 yards of white silk.

Oh, yeah baby - 

Nuno felted silk scarves.

Here I come.

That's it for this shopping spree...

Here's the absolute, I swear, best part...

I get to go back today and help

organize another room for the sale.

Oh, wonder of wonders....

I wonder what I'll bring home next.

If you're reading this on Sunday and 

you live on the east side of Seattle 

and you want to come to this sale...

Call me.

You know my number.