Thrifty Find and New Hydrangea Bobbies!

Last weekend I went into an antique store for the first time. I had always thought of antique stores as places that had really expensive antique furniture and collector's pieces, etc., so I was never too interested in going into one.

Well last weekend a friend and I went into one...and I cannot believe that I've missed out all these years! It was like a well-organized garage sale, the kind of place where you want to see *everything* because if you don't, you'll always wonder if you missed something that you would have fallen in love with. Ya know those kind of places?

I left with this awesome, totally 70's style sugar and creamer set.

Here's the front:

and the back:

and the bottom:

They're about 4 inches high and I LOVE them.

I also got some more bobby pins made over the weekend...I recently discovered hydrangeas and they are such pretty flowers! I layered the fabric flowers the way I wanted them, sewed a faux pearl to each center, and attached them to the silver plated hair pins. I'm really happy with the way they came out.

Light Autumn Hydrangea Bobbies

That's it for now, hope you have a great day!

♥

Estate sales -mixed emotions

I went to my first Estate sale today, and actually left without buying anything. At first. I wasn't prepared for the awkward feeling that came over me when I overheard the deceased's daughter talking about how sad it is that it all comes down to this. I suddenly felt like I had no business being there...some stranger pawing through a beloved mother's personal things.

So I went home and posted on the Etsy forums (the first topic I've ever started, I think, in my 2 yrs there) asking if it gets easier. Do you just get used to it after a while? After some very nice replies and people sharing their own experiences with Estate sales , I decided I had to put on my big girl panties and go back to get what I saw and loved. I'm SO glad I did!

When I went back to get this mug rack, the daughter happily stated, "She made this!". I'm so proud of myself for not crying right there on the spot, I'm a big-time sap!

This is 17 inches tall, ceramic, made in 1980....and it's already well-loved in its new home among my deer and fawns and generally forest-themed living room :)