It’s that time of year again, the week before Christmas!
With so much to do in preparation we did some early weekend hunting for vintage
treasures on Thursday. We normally stay pretty close to home but did head into
Los Angeles for a great sale. Supposedly the home was closed for about 2 years
and was opened for the first time with tons of books, mid century furniture and
sewing notions. When we see awesome furniture we get bummed that we don’t have
the space to bring home more. Jeremy found some old 1960s Engineering reference
books and Navy maps. I brought home a box load of 1950 and 1960 patterns. I was
so excited when I came across the box of them. I’ve dabbled in sewing but have
yet to make clothing. I found a great vintage fabric so I’m thinking of making
my first vintage inspired shirt.
On our way home we stopped at a self claimed retro estate
sale but it was a bust. To redeem the afternoon we stopped off at a thrift
store that has a 2nd floor full of vintage clothing at 50% off the
tag price. Jeremy found a vest and jacket that were dropped off at the cleaners
today just in time to be worn for Christmas Eve.
The rest of the weekend brought us two records – Johnny Cash
live at San Quentin and Dean Martin. I really wanted to find an old Christmas
record but all the ones there were badly scratched.
Sunday we headed over to the Long Beach Flea market and I
got in for free! I hoped to find any piece to my Nest Stone dinnerware and it
just so happens that a dinner plate made its way into my collection. Today was
spent wrapping gifts, visiting the post office and finishing last minute sewing
projects. We can’t wait to enjoy the
company of family and friends later this week.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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| Vintage Books |
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| Soon to be vintage shirt |
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| Nest Stone Dinnerplate |
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| Patterns! |
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| More Patterns! |
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