A few years ago I tried a few handmade items on
ETSY to see how it works. I quickly found out that my schedule did not leave room to keep up with producing enough to make it worthwhile. I really would like to try again now that I understand more about online sales...Plus I have a partner now that the Hubby does a lot of the work -shipping- posting and even buying.
ETSY is more in line with my loves -thrifty, handmade, vintage- so I am giving it another try. I would like to get into some handmade products, but at first I am starting with vintage items and supplies from my stash.
Vintage rick rack is softer than
todays. I have always bought these at estate sales.
Colors from the 50's and 60's are now popular again! Love this aqua!
I discovered that in the 60's I would have been a size 14 according to the pattern measurements! The last dress I bought was a size 2. I am ashamed to say that I have not made a dress in several years (about 10) ....Some of the vintage patterns I have are cute. I may try one!
Found these cuties at an estate sale today. I'm not "in" to owls but the owls we have found have all sold on
ebay- so someone is!
I do like vintage pottery! And I do like when it does not sell quickly- I get to enjoy it while it is waiting for a new home!
My goal is to list 4 or 5 items a day to fill up my store. Please stop by from time to time! Thanks!
She wasn't always this pretty.....
Several months ago I spied this poor chair on the curb when some neighbors moved out. I slammed on the brakes and threw it in the back of the truck. It moved into the basement where it got covered in other junk. While looking for garden tools I rediscovered it and decided it was time for a make-over. At the time I thought that one of the kids could use it in a future apartment or I could sell it at our upcoming neighborhood yard sale.
There were 3 layers of fabric under the leopard and 1 million staples!!! I sanded it down and put on some primer.
The cute curvy details now show up. I had to decide on a paint color...ivory, white, or black? Since I did not have a place for it in mind I decided to look in my fabric stash first. I found a remnant purchased at a thrift store big enough, so the chair would be black.
And guess what...it ended up in my parlor where it was meant to go all along!!! There were a few hiccups in the redo- When I took off all the old fabric and put on one layer of new - the back did not fit so well. I has to take it apart and add some cording. Of course that made it too tight so I had to use brute force to get it back together! Then it needed cording around the seat as well and I was almost out of fabric.. I pieced enough to make it around!
So for $4.50 in black spray paint and a $1.97 fabric remnant - I have a new chair! Now that is a thrifty treasure! I will be linking up to Thrifty Thursday at Leigh's place Bloggeritaville and Rhonda's Treasure Hunt!
This new 
The big tray was a wedding gift in 1951. The English tin was in the basement, a souvenir from the Royal Coronation in 1953. I was a souvenir from England as well- Dad was stationed there in the Air Force!
It is quite comfortable on the parlor table...unless it sells!
I am also not attached to this sweet paint by number...
I took it apart to clean the glass and was surprised to find it was painted on a thin canvas fabric. The paint by numbers that I remember were all on a canvas board. Does this mean it is older than I can remember? I am curious, it is not dated...Does anyone have a guess?
Between our Disney love and Pirate love....tonight is a much anticipated movie night!!!
I looted the house to set the mood. From the Pirate Bar to the 
