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Groundhog Day Out

#vintage #crochet #Tulsa

Today I had a day off from work and it was 68 degrees and breezy beautiful so I decided to spend the day out running around and hit a few estate sales. (One year ago today we were all snowed in!)

Before I show you the items I did purchase, I just have to show you this fantabulous stove I saw in this lovely, tiny vintage kitchen.

It was a 1950’s era gas stove that sold for $1500. The attendant said the buyer is going to ship it to Alaska! It was truly breathtaking!

One type of thing that I always look for at estate sales is children’s books in good condition. I bought this one for future story times with Josie. (Published 1979)

Another type of item that I find at almost every sale I go to is crocheted doilies. I know from experience that it takes many, many hours to make one and they are always priced very low. I paid $2.50 for this one, which is the most I’ve ever paid. Usually they sell for mere pocket change. I try to rescue as many of the nice ones as I can.

I mean really…just look at those beautiful pansies!

I usually try to be really practical when I go yard/estate sale foraging, but every once in a while I pick up something “just because.” This next item is one of those things. It is an RCA Victor 8 transistor radio and (shoot! I just realized I forgot to take a picture of it out of the case!) I still need to see if I can get it to work, but if not, that’s OK because it will look great in my studio.

This next item was also purchased specifically for decor for my studio remodel. I am old enough to remember when this came out, (but I was very, very young at the time. ;-)

There is not a scratch on it. Maybe one day I’ll get a record player.

Now this final item does not need any explanation from me! I mean really, who would NOT want to have one of these in their craft studio?

See what I mean? =D

Well, in another week or so I’ll have a post ready showing my next vintage inspired crochet project, but it will not be any of these items. I am really excited about it, though and can’t wait to spend more time working on it!

Happy crocheting!

A Bunting We Will Go

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For many years I had only heard the term “bunting” used to refer to one of these, as in the definition listed here.  But I’ve recently learned that the above definition also applies to the word.

Well, Monday nights are our crochet nights at the coffee shop and I was in the mood to make “streamers for festive decoration” for Valentine’s Day with cute little crocheted hearts.

I chose this Heart Applique pattern and Noro Nobori yarn, a very light, fluffy color-changing yarn that was perfect for this type of project. I even tried to keep the hearts in the order that the colors came off the ball.

I made a total of 14 hearts using just a little over half a skein of yarn, which were enough to make 2 buntings. One with 8 hearts and the shorter one has 6. The little strip of white that runs through the entire skein gives each of these a homespun look that I hadn’t anticipated, but that I was very pleased to see.

I used a small amount of Debbie Stoller Bamboo Ewe from my leftover stash to connect the hearts together.

I must say, they look faaaabulous hanging in my living room and I am going to love hanging these in my newly remodeled studio, (which is a work-in-progress at the moment. Before and after pics will be blogged at a later date.)

These little hearts were so fun to make that I’m sure I will be making many more. Soon. Maybe now.

Happy Crocheting!