Sunday, May 16, 2010

you never know!

You know that rush you get when you're at a garage sale, and you find something really awesome that you've been looking for forever? I love that feeling! And you know what's even better than that - finding a treasure for someone else! It totally makes my day when I can do that....

You might remember last year, when I showed off this set of Topsy-Turvy books:



Beth (of Needles, Threads & Crafts) commented that she'd had a set of these when she was a kid, and that she'd love to have a set for her daughters. And guess what I found at a garage sale! I paid $20 for my set last year, and I got this one for about $3 - sweet!


I thought it was another complete set, but it turned out that it had two repeats - "Audubon's Animals/Audubon's Birds" and "The Tailor of Gloucester/How the Leopard Got His Spots". Oddly enough, I didn't have either of those two books in my original set - maybe they were from a 'bonus' set or something? Anyway, I'll be keeping the two extra ones to add to my set, and passing the rest on to Beth. Yay! I just love it when that happens!

So - what strange and rare object are you lusting after? Let me know, and I'll keep an eye out for you. You just never know!! :-)

17 comments:

  1. You should be a professional treasure-hunter Evelyn. I'm always amazed at the things you find!

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  2. these things find you i think!!!

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  3. You are SUCH a garage saler!! I wish you lived by me then you could get ME to HAVE a garage sale. I have so much c-r-a-p but i hate the thought of all that it takes to have a garage sale.

    simply put: i. am . lazy.

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  4. Those are the best books! I have only one or two of them. Congratulations on the amazing deal - I'm envious!

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  5. saw your comment on angelas post tonight...i know!!! i really need to do that tutorial, i just need a day where i have a little motivation and feel good enough to make something too.....is that going to happen? i hope so. :o) i had considered doing the tutorial with some vintage fabrics!!

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  6. Oh my, just the thought of possibly winning your vintage linen squares is making my heart go pitter-patter!

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  7. The giveaway makes me shake with excitement.

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  8. HI,

    Very generous of you, I love the idea of sewing the squares together for a quilty throw thingy for down stairs, so my man could go to sleep on the new sofa, with the cover over him and snore and snore and snore.

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  9. would love the vintage squares! I'd make a little quilt for my little niece! I've been doing all sorts of project of late ... making a quilt for my nephew and just finished a little shawl (knitted) for my daughter-in-law. I'm a busy bee with all the projects I do ...

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  10. Gorgeous quilts. I'd love to be able to make one like the first photo. Thank you so much.

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  11. I love your patchwork quilt very pretty!

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  12. I NEED THIS! i love vintage everything!!! gorgeous work! i am new to the sew world! janessawithturtle@gmail.com

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  13. I love those vintage fabrics, they're gorgeous!
    The quilts you made with them are just so cute :-) Hope I win this!

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  14. I am starting to get into vintage sheets and would love to win such a great giveaway!

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  15. I love the sheets!! As far as thrifting goes, I am on a pyrex kick right now!! I really really really want some with dots :)

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  16. What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!

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