Vintage Friday

I have seen so many cute vintage glasses on line. I hadn't thought about collecting them until now. I found these at an antique store Friday. I love the white flowers. I think these will go so good in my kitchen. They make me happy

For the past year I have been collecting the Star Glow plates and saucers. I hadn't found any cups until now. I found these at the thrift store for $.25 each. I wasn't sure if they were part of the set so I only bought four. There was also a coffee pot. I would like to go back and get any other cups and the coffee pot. I love this set, it reminds me of Christmas.

Halloween pin cushion cupcake swap

I joined a Halloween cupcake swap at Mary Jane's Farm. I did a couple swaps last year and it was fun. I wasn't sure what the swap was really about, but then I found some pictures of another cupcake swap from earlier this year and I knew I wanted to join. I need to look at my "stash" and see what embellishments I have for fall. I am really excited to start.

Worship

Last night we had a great time of worship with Mercy Me and a few thousand friends at the Ignite Chicago concert. Mercy Me is one of my favorite bands. It was my first time seeing them in person and I was not disappointed.

Vintage Friday

I bought this Fingerhut suitcase at the thrift store yesterday. It looked to be in great condition. I have been looking for one for a long time. I didn't open it all the way until I brought it home. The inside while in perfect condition held a big surprise.

Oh joy! another case, also in great condition. This one even had the original inventory tag.

I opened the second case and found this!

When I opened the oval case inside were these two bags along with three keys for the luggage and the ads for the cases. I think this is one of my best finds in a long time.

Working on my girl fort

For years Barb has been after me to turn the family room closet into a sewing area. I am finally doing it. Today I painted the space a very pale pink. I've never had a pink room before. This is going to be a total girl fort. I have to find my ceiling light fixture this week. I am also looking for a vintage desk to use as a work space. The carpet is still the original from 24 years ago. It also needs to be replaced. This is about as far as I've gotten in the planning. Any ideas?

Vintage Friday

Last weekend Jim and I went to Michigan "junkin'". He had asked me how I wanted to celebrate my birthday and that's what I wanted to do. I had so much fun. It is just like a treasure hunt. I didn't have anything special in mind, I just wanted to see what I could find. Here are a few of my treasures.

Birthday Tea

Thursday I celebrated my birthday with three of my good girlfriends at The Pick Wick Society. We had tea, finger sandwiches, scones and several very yummy pastries served to us in "Jo's Room". After tea we went shopping for yarn and fabric at local shops. There was a car show going on in town also so we walked through that. I had a lot of fun, thank you girlfriends for sharing this day with me.