Pink Pyrex & A Sneak Peek

Here is my newest addition to my vintage pyrex collection:

More Flamingo Pink!

A pretty flamingo pink round baking dish!  It didn't look this nice when I picked it up at the local VV - it was covered in yellow grease stains.  With a little ceramabryte & TLC it was transformed into this beauty.  It will have a permanent home in my studio with my matching pink casserole I found the other week.

And the sneak peek?  This cute little vintage sheet fat quarter bundle I am giving away as part of the Vintage Sheet Blog's one year celebration.  Come back tomorrow for all the details!

Flamingo Pink

This is not a post about those kitschy pink flamingos you see in people's gardens.  It's wayyyy better than that:

A $2 Flamingo Pink Pyrex Casserole!

I found this beauty at the local Salvation Army, while I was on a mission to find a white bed sheet for a project.  I found a white sheet, but had to peruse the whole store (because you never know when you might have that great Pyrex find).  Sure enough, this pink lady was sitting on the shelf waiting for me.  She doesn't have a lid - but when I visit the store again, I will check to see if it has surfaced somewhere.

Pretty & utilitarian.

I already used her this weekend at my booth.  I think her permanent home will be on display in my studio storing scraps of fabric.

Happy President's Day! Did you find any great vintage deals this weekend?

Fancy That!

There are few things as sweet as a great fabric find.  This is especially true when the fabric is out of print, impossible to find, and overinflated in price due to being perhaps one of the most loved fabric collections of all time.  So you can imagine how excited I was to find these lovelies.
 

Flea Market Fancy yardage!

 I found these beauties on Etsy.  I just happened to come across them minutes after they were listed, before anyone snapped them up.  So what could make this deal even sweeter?  They were $5 a yard!!!!!!!!!  You can't even buy a fat quarter for that!

I was able to get a yard each of the flower dots & green leaf, but totally lucked out by getting 2 yards of the aqua posies!  Since I missed out on FMF when it was originally released, I have been picking up the odd bit here and there when the prices are reasonable.  I cringe at the cost, but I desperately want a FMF quilt.  I didn't have any of these prints, and it's nice to have something bigger than my half yard & fat quarter cuts.

My small but colorful stack of FMF lovelies!

As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait.  This good thing was definitely worth the wait!

May all your fabric dreams come true,

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to you!  Indulge in those chocolates, it's calorie-free today ;)

My honey & I exchanged handmade cards - how cool is that?  There were flowers on my kitchen counter this morning too. I love flowers!  Now I just need to frost my hubby's gift - a key lime filled layer cake.  Yummy! I may have to do some quality control & make sure it tastes ok. ;)

I will be back a little later to share some fabric love.  Hint: it's out of print, hard to find, & we're talking yardage!! :)

Have a sweet Monday!

Mail Call

I received a sweet note from one of my customers yesterday.  Hilde is from Norway & creates beautifully sewn bags for her Etsy shop.  She sent me a link to some pouches she had made out of vintage sheets from my store. 

Work in progress - a rainbow of colors.



Hilde's attention to detail is evident in the finished product.  Look at the perfect seams & square corners of this cute pouch - beautifully done.

One of my favorite vintage prints - pink of course :)

If you would like to see more of Hilde's work, please visit her blog.  She writes in Norwegian, but if you use google's toolbar you can use the translation function to read it in english.  Pretty nifty!

Have a sweet Tuesday!

Fabric Candy

I love sewing with vintage sheets.  It seems that no matter how you pair them up, the colors & prints just seem to naturally compliment each other. 

Pretty colors & love the cute little clover.

Also, unlike my fabric stash, I don't seem to hesitate cutting into them.  Maybe it's because they are already broken in, or that I seem to find new details in the prints that were overlooked as full sheets.  Piecing these into a patchwork shows off all the little gems & brings together some unexpected colors and prints.

A confection of colors.

This latest creation reminds me of a candy shop.  Cotton candy pinks, salt water taffy blues, spearmint greens, and lemon drop yellows all look so yummy in this Sugar Star pillow cover.  On a snowy day like today, it makes me daydream of spring!

If you are interested in adding vintage sheet fabric to your stash, drop by my Etsy shop.  I have handpicked some fat quarters from my own vintage stash & will be offering them as limited inventory.  What a fun inspiration to start a vintage project of your own!

Have a sweet Wednesday!