W.I.Sh - Latest Op Shop Treasure.

I love jugs

who am I kidding

if it's old & has some pink on it and it happens to be a sweet slightly crazed little jug that's been marked at $1
it's coming home with me!

along with any buttons that catch my eye.

I don't go to Op Shops specifically looking for this sort of thing - buttons I can use in REinventions
however jugs, tins, baskets & plates aren't that easy to wear.

Clothes I'm always finding however treasure like these are a rare find these days & I consider them a treat - I like having them around and they're better for me than chocolate!

Buttons

Found these buttons 'filed' in various spots, stashed in plastic bags & odd tins around the studio (just as I'd bought them home from op shops), whilst looking for 3 inane white plastic buttons to finish a commission.

I thought I'd tip them in together for quick & easy sorting however it's been a few days now and nothing's changed - a couple of students have had a go at separating into colours without making a dent.

I sort & store my buttons like this however would one day, when I'm not working on a non-for-profit (as in hand-to-mouth) basis and can afford to, I'm going to store them in this!
How do you store yours?

Treasure...

it was worth getting up at 6am
to go to the swap meet.

Playing with Patterns #1

Thanks girls, I had fun!

Today was the last day of the very first
Playing with Patterns Workshop.
We (6 x dynamic women + me) have spent every Thursday morning for the past 6wks cutting, slashing, sewing & swearing our way through metres of vylene, calico & some seriously gorgeous fabrics.
We've eaten a bakerys-worth of yummy home-baked slices (thanks Jo) washed down with the odd cuppa while chatting about everything from babies to the cost of car insurance.

Not everyone was in the photo shoot today - we'll sort that out next Thursday though, when we kick off another 6wks of eating, chatting, laughing, cutting, slashing and sewing!

Sharna

Sue

Sue button & pleat detail

FOUND

Op-shop find.
I'm a sucker for pink & green.
No oldies except the lavender sachet w/- embroidery needles, some cuties like bunnies & bumble bees, great colours & styles straight from 1940's.
Whatever I don't keep I'll send onto Regina.
Who by the way is doing well - good days and bad as they try to get back on track.

SORTING...

red ones in the red tin, green ones in the green tin etc...