Thrift finds and other things....

I know this is fuzzy but you can still see the doily pretty good. When I was unpacking some things I found this pattern done in soft colors in cotton thread. It was an old magazine. But I never saw colors of threads like that. So I went off to Joannes craft store here and found these colors. They are made of bamboo now and so very soft. I thought I would try it. With a small needle that's required and my bad eyes it can be difficult to work with. If I drop a stitch and try to pick it up, it often splits the thread or just pulls up a fragment. I'm almost done with the other matching one for my bedroom and they look great with my lamps but I don't think I would use this thread to make all these tiny motifs. Next time Ill just use a regular round pattern that has less need to be cut and ends tucked in.  Cotton threads would have worked better. 

This is a hanging tea party. When I was in Joannes they had a 70% sale on these so I got it for about $10. Its dark with a copper rubbed on finish and resin with glass beads that bounce light around. I thought it would work perfect on my back deck.

 Ive been bringing rocks home from the beach. And after I washed them and dried them I decided to use them as markers on my deck garden. Some mark herbs and this one says Pats Garden. I used Chalk Ink pens to write on the rocks with. They hold up pretty good to watering and such. And I figure if it comes off I can fix it or change it to something else.

The bottom pierced plate Ive showed you before which was from a thrift store in CA. But I found this pierced hand painted bowl from one around here. I put them together on my coffee table and fell in love with the combo.

Ive been seeing sand castles around in the shops and they aren't cheap. Goodwill had a couple last week and I fell in love with this one. I'm hoping to maybe use it in a glass ball with more real sand and some small shells for a beach scene.

I have mermaids and sea things in my bathrooms. I found this lg. shell piece with roses on it. I have roses everywhere so I thought this was perfect to use as a soap dish in my spare bathroom.

I am still unpacking stuff  and have many craft magazines. I found some wicker magazine holders awhile back that I posted. But this week found these. They are rough wood, not quite balsa wood, a bit stronger than that. But I can paint these or paper them to match wherever I put them. 

I collect blue and white chinese pieces. I usually only find small pieces at the thrift store. But this just came in and it was my lucky day. Its here on the bookcase for now but will be used in my kitchen on top of my cabinets once the kitchen is painted.

I have rose pillows on my bed but Ive been wanting to change them to a more summer/seashore/beach theme. Ive been looking around and really haven't seen anything I like except expensive ones online. Last week I found these and they were only $3.99 a piece! Ironically they are almost exactly what I was looking for.