WiSh ~If I lived 3 lifetimes I still wouldn't use half the stuff I've got~ Blog'fest Day 30

I know there's people out there, 

that having just read the title of this post 

are now smirking, nodding knowingly at their computer screens...

 It's a dilemma - not only do I not want to live 3 lifetimes
I don't want to be spending this one having to sew constantly.

Tell me what you would do,
when wandering the local Swap Meet

you spied a ratty cardboard box under a table 

which upon closer inspection contains

the remains of someones sewing bits & pieces  

from back in the days when quality meant something 

and you never threw anything away...

 

   and a little further along you happen upon a plastic bag

which reveals metres of fabric, 

some you recognise from past projects & late night on-line browsing forays.

You're a bigger person than me (or you're my husband) if you could walk away.

I'm thankful for the up coming Op Shop Swap because it will be the perfect opportunity to share some of my treasure

and there's also a little plan percolating for passing treasure on to others for next year.

WiSh - Op Shop Treasure - Blogtoberfest Day 23

This is the WiSh (why i shop where i shop) post I was going to do the other day

before I got carried away shooting crocheted doilies.

 These knitted temptresses were obviously meant to be mine.
I resisted them at first,
then finding myself in the vicinity of the shop a few days later,
I was relieved to see them still sitting on the same shelf I'd left them on.

Advertised as 'finger puppets' 

I strongly suspect they're actually egg warmers

but I can't bring myself to snip the string that binds them....just yet.

 

Without wanting to ruin the surprise & to be honest I'm not sure I'll be able to part with any
but maybe perhaps one will end up traveling in the Christmas parcel
to my Op Shop Swap Partner.

I can't resist old patterns and have suitcases full of them.
 I pull them out every now & then to share with students or use myself.

I didn't realise how much I wanted a baked dough wall plaque 

   until I saw this sweetheart the other day...

'Lulu' will forever remind me of the one my sister-in-law created a few years before her death,

which hangs proudly in her mums bathroom.

The tablecloth pants, if they remain mine, will most likely become a skirt.

They're obviously an indie designers creation 

which are very well made & look to be brand new

however I can't find any information about the label 

Lord of Hoard

You only have a week before the close for entries in the 
Op Shop Swap
If you are considering joining the Swap,
please make sure you have a Blog/Flickr account 
& that you leave your name & a list of your likes/dislikes to be eligible.

WiSh on Day III Blogtoberfest

 For those that don't know what 'WiSh' stands for,
it's my attempt at an acronym for

Why i Shop Where i Shop

where I share some of my latest Op shop treasure.

Finding this vintage plaster girls head was a pleasant surprise, the price wasn't
and me wanting her as much as I did was a shock!
You know that feeling where if you leave the shop without 'it' you know you'll always regret it...
she was a set of 3 and as much as I didn't like breaking up the set...or the price,
she had to come home with me - I had the perfect spot!

I have no idea what this technique of fabric manipulation is called that's been used on the cushion but I really like it
and it's green!

Old covered coat hangers are brilliant for hanging my cardys and more delicate garments
& vintage fabrics are always welcome

after all...