apart from yard work and staining my crochet flowers I did get a chance to go treasure hunting as well this past weekend. We decided to head out to the lake and on the way we always drive past a few second hand stores and antique stores where we always stop and look in.
And I am glad we did!!
I found this flag in a antique store in Parkshill. It will be a gift for my husband, who you know is British and a retired soldier from HM Forces. I am planing to frame it and it will go into his new office once it is finished. ( I hope he doesn't read my blog and see this!!)
I also found these old army buttons. There are from the Royal Canadian Air Force and are made from brass. I am not sure what I am going to do with them, but they are just something I knew I had to have and I will use at some time in the future.
My other find was this vintage dress form. It is my second dress form and to tell you the truth I haven't even finished my first one yet, but the price was so good that I just couldn't walk away from it!!
And my last find of the weekend was this spool of rusty wire. I am thinking of making birds nests when I look at this but I am not quite sure yet.
I spent the rest of my weekend in my basement sorting through boxes of things that I hadn't seen in a few years. I can't believe how much stuff I can let go of these days without feeling a loss. If I were to do that a few years ago I think it would have been a little problematic for me.
That was my weekend in a nutshell! I am hoping to be able to do some serious creating done this coming week.
And last but not least ...
don't forget to sign up for my first wee giveaway if you haven't done so already!!
Have a peaceful and creative day,
Karen B.
Wow - some great finds. Particularly like the brass buttons - will look great once they are polished up!
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