Fire Up the Hot Glue Gun

Late Night Creating in the Home Studio

The other day I picked up a few bags of

little treasures at my local Vintage Shop.
I thought these sweet Vintage Birthday Candle
Holders would be perfect to add to a Creative project.

So Inspiration for me started with these...

And then I started pulling tubs from the shelves in my Home Studio

Picked out a yellow and tiny pink mushroom

Searched through my tub of vintage millinery.

Yes, I needed to pull out the tub with the small vintage trims

I was going to need Chenille. And yes
I have more then one tub of that yummy plush 
vintage Bump Chenille in an assortment of colors!

I just love the old vintage supplies.

And some Crepe Paper Ruffles

I have a tub of ruffles in the studio
pre done and ready for future craft projects.

And then I was inspired and ready to get Creative!

I got the hot glue gun fired up and started creating.

The Birthday Kitschy Kitten Keepsake is the finished product!

You see it only takes something small to find that inspiration.

If you find yourself in a creative rut look around something small might

just stir up those creative juices and your ready to Create!

Hope you all find the time to get creative this week.

And maybe enjoy a cup of tea in the Garden....

With all the stress in the world right now I find
those to be a great stress reliever!

Love,

                                                                       

Local Vintage Shop Visit

I Love Visiting Vintage Shops How about You?

A few years back just before COVID we had a wonderful

vintage shop right here in my hometown Newbury Park.

Then COVID it and it was gone.

The good news is now we have another Shop that is minutes from my home.

"The Old Conejo Cottage"

3833 Old Conejo Rd. Newbury Park CA 91320

It's always such a treat to visit.

So many wonderful vendors that keep

things fresh each week.

Here's a few pics I took a week ago.

This place is filled with treasures

Every corner is filled with a surprise.

One vendor has a large assortment of Vintage Quilts!

 This reminded me of the movie with Lucy & Ricky

"The Long Long Trailer"

There is one booth filled with vintage trains.

Amazing collection of Milk Glass!

I try and visit the shop each week

the store hours are Thursday - Sunday

And every time I stop in things have changed.

More Vintage Goodies added!

This is one of my latest purchases a 

West German Vintage Plush Dog from the 1930's.

He's just adorable and his head turns.

Don't you just love his red harness!

He's now part of my Patriotic Centerpiece!

Well Another week and I will definitely 

popping in even just to look, 

hope you enjoyed the small tour of this wonderful shop!

Be Safe Love,

First Time I've Seen These

Have you ever heard about these?

Vintage Tramp Art Doll Beds 

Well I had never heard of them either!

Of course until I ran across this ad in our

local Facebook Market.

A gal was advertising the pair with the handmade bedding

for $10 and yes it was local but not really local enough

it would be a bit of a drive.

These beds made using cigar boxes and wood clothespins 

for the bed posts! Very Clever wish i had thought of

that when I was young setting up my dolls house.

Once the seller knew of my interest she was thrilled you see

these had been in the family some time and really wanted them 

to go to a good home. I told her it would be a bit of a drive 

and I would have to give it some thought. And then she made an offer

that was nearly impossible to refuse.

She would leave them out on her porch 

and they were mine for free! 

Time went by

and I was just not able to make the trip most 

weekends I work.

But then finally a day came, hubby 

and I were going to take a drive to Santa Barbara

for our Anniversary. So I reached out and arranged the pic-up

not sure she even still had them, she did and placed 

the bag out on her porch.

We continued on our drive up the coast.

It was a lovely day.

Hope you enjoyed the share!

Stay Well,

Well hello out there in cyberspace ...

Anyone there anymore? Did you miss me??

Do you remember me?

Its been way to long since I did a Post on My Blog

Truth be told I was kinda locked out of it,

things changed with Blogger and I was stumped

on how to get back into my Blogger platform..

I tried numerous times and no luck.

But then today, yes just today my sister from Cottage Cozy called

me and said "you've got some very strange comments on your Blog"

Ok I thought let me try again I got out my trusty password book

and re-logged in and BAM! it worked so here I am back at it!

Of course a lot has happened in the world in my life since my last post

But let's skip to the good part!

I desperately wanted to share my recent Marketplace Find!

And I have to find like mind people that would

think like myself these are the cutest little Easter

Honeycomb baskets!

It always amazes me how any of these paper ornaments have survived

over the years. Very happy someone somewhere did treat them with

care so that people like us could treasure them once again!

I bought just 6 the seller had more, but keeping within my budget

and my Easter Tub down to one! 

I resisted the temptation... was definitely hard!

Well they arrived today in the mail!

each one stamped JAPAN

I knew you would like them!

Well It looks like Ive got some work to do on my

Blog to really make it working they way it used to

I plan on figuring that out. And I will keep posting

so please lets get this community ok like-mind

individuals back together again.

Wish Me Luck

Finding Vintage Dolls in Random Places!

This is exactly what I spotted on a shelf at my local Goodwill Thrift Shop

I must say it looked pretty messed up but in looking a little closer

I spotted one of my favorites.... a Nancy Ann Storybook Doll!

When I got it home I carefully Removed the massive amount 

of tape that was wrapped around this grouping.

Being ever so cautious not to cause too much damage.

Do you spot what I spotted the little doll with the 

pale ink bonnett?

Now the other dolls that were in that little plastic tub

were not impressive but I do know that just sometimes

those cheap hard plastic dolls body parts can come in handy

when I have a long forgotten Storybook Doll

that in fact is in need of a new limb!

You ask "how much did I pay for these?"

A whole $2.99.. not a bad find!! 😊

Quarantine Crafting In The Studio

With months of staying home its really made me appreciate

the hobbies I have...

Crafting and Creating Sweet Keepsakes for my Etsy Shop

has always been a passion of mine...

Unfortunately Etsy has disappointed me .. it seems that there

are so many craft supplies and commercial items being sold..

and a lot of people that just copy others work!

And my Creations have just sat and sat ...

Giving me a Kinda sick feeling that maybe no one likes what I create!

 so I set out to look  for new outlets to sell my handmade treasures..

I'm Happy to say I have found a couple outlets for my Designs

and I am feeling once again energized that people out there

actually like my Creations... 

Sales are up and I'm getting positive feedback compliments

from buyers... with all the turmoil going on in the World right now

having this positive response well..... its a GOOD thing

And I'm back to my Blog staying positive..

Thanks for Visiting