Monday, October 14, 2013

little women

Happy Sweet Day!
Thank you all so much for your sweet comments on my new treasures and goodies! It has been a little busy for me, and I have been neglecting all my crafty projects, so sorry that is has been a little quiet around here and might be until November as I am working on Christmas items for my shoppe, which I look forward to showing you some sneak peaks soon!
I was able to venture to an estate sale of a 97 year old woman on Saturday, but unfortunately there really wasn't anything that caught my attention or old, but I did walk away with this 1911 edition of Little Women. 
 I love collecting old books and I have to admit that I have actually never read Little Women, but hopefully will be able to now! I am not a huge reader. I seem to always keep my hands too busy.
 I thought this was a neat stamp in the back of the book from The May Company book store. The May Co. was a department store that was based in California starting in 1923. If they could have only stayed around! 
Some more Workbasket magazines from 1948-1950 that I got on eBay and I look forward to sharing some neat things. I really just love the nostalgia of these magazines and reading them makes me feel like I am in that era! Oh, how fun would it be! 
These Christmas card place settings were a gift from my mother-in-law which I was so excited to have! 
 They are so cute and small, and I look forward to having them out for Christmas!
 The snowmen are my favorites, but I guess they are all pretty cute!
And, Christmas is coming very soon to my shoppe! I have been busy getting started on tea towels last week, and there will be many more pretty Christmas goodies!
 I received some sweet mail last week! These lovely goodies I won from the most lovely Fran of Hey, Mom! What's For Dinner? which I was so excited about! 
 Candles, cookie cutters, and a cute Jack-O-Lantern spatula. 
 And, some darling hexies and a beautiful vintage feed sack!! Thank you so much Fran for having such a sweet giveaway!!
 These pretties also arrived in the mail from the sweetest Donna of Donna's Lavender Nest! 
 A darling fat quarter bundle of the newest line by October Afternoon, Sidewalks, which I am absolutely in love with! And sweet Donna has this darling bundle as a Vintage Grey Blogger's Choice which you can find here in her shoppe! Thank you so much Donna!!
Aren't these prints just pure eye candy! I can't wait to make something pretty with them and I can tell you it might be a little hard to cut into them, though! ;) If you haven't had a chance to get some of these prints, make sure you head over to Donna's shoppe, Donna's Lavender Nest to get some for your fabric stash! 

Miss Donna is also going to be having a quilt sampler of 12 sweet blocks where she will be posting one a week with a tutorial, starting this Wednesday, October 16th. So, if you are interested in joining in this quilting fun, pop on over to Donna's blog for more information. I know that I am looking forward to this sewing goodness! 

Well, I am off to work on some things and catch up with all of you! Wishing you all a beautiful and creative week dear friends! 



26 comments:

  1. A lovely post as always!! Your blogger bundle is very enticing! And I'm looking forward to seeing your Christmas makes! :o)

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  2. I love your Christmas place card holders!! And they are extra special because they came from your MIL!! And a sweet giveaway for a sweet gal!!!

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  3. The best book and movie ever! What a treasure

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  4. You found a great treasure in your book. Oh boy your Christmas is soooo cute. I am loving your table cloth my dear. Congrats on your win. Looks like you scored.
    Hugs
    donna

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  5. I remember reading Little Women when I was young. Love these old books.
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  6. Can't wait to see what you make with that lovely fabric. The book is fabulous! What a great find!

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  7. I have never read Little Women either. A sweet vintage copy like that might get me going. I love the smell of old books.

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  8. I love Little Women. What a treasure! Can't wait to see your Christmas shop items. Have a great week! xo Erin

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  9. You will love Little Women - such a great novel.

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  10. I am so happy that you won my giveaway! Those are lovely fabrics from Donna's Lavender Nest, I especially like the soft aqua prints. I can't wait to see what you do with them. And that 1911 edition of Little Women is such a treasure! Have a wonderful week :) --Fran

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  11. So many really lovely things in this post...truly all 'eye candy' in my book!

    Have a wonderful week my sweet friend. xo

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  12. Oh, such eye candy today! You're really getting me in the Christmas spirit! Love it all!

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  13. I always look forward to your posts. So much beautiful eye candy. I can't wait to see what you are up to with Christmas projects. What a special treasure to have a 1911 edition of Little Women. I'm sure the original owner would be pleased to know that you rescued it and will take good care of it. Your MIL is a sweetheart to give you those Christmas card place settings. They are wonderful.

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  14. So LOVE your VINTAGE finds!! I have read Little Women when I was younger....thats a wonderful find!! Blessings~~~Roxie

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  15. What wonderful finds and gifts! The fabric is beautiful! And I love that vintage copy of Little Women! One of my favorite books.

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  16. So many cute things to look at! The little Christmas place settings are so adorable and will look darling on your table. Love the fabric bundles!!

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  17. What great goodies! The little snowman and his buddies are so cute.

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  18. Such a sweet post! I love collecting old books too! It's fun to look at them and decorate with too! Love your Christmas card place settings, those are adorable!!! :) Such sweet fabrics, I'm excited to see the first block that Donna makes! (: Wishing you a lovely week! xo Holly

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  19. Such a lovely post filled with gorgeous bits. My mum is such a fan of little woman and I know she would give her hind teeth to have that precious book. That is most certainly a wonderful piece to add to your collection of books. I love your pretty Christmas decorations too, how special. Aren't they just going to look amazing on your tree this year. What a fabulous hamper to win with so many wonderful goodies, yum! Love the new fabric, such a fan of riley blake and I just so wish we could get that range over in the UK, but for now I will have to wait, grrr! Can't wait to see what you make with all that pretty fabric, no doubt it is going to be wonderful! Thanks for your sweet comments over at mine and enjoy your week lovely xoxo

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  20. A lovely post, Heather! Your book is quite a find, and I love all the little place card figures! The Sidewalks fabric is gorgeous! I'm glad you received such pretty gifts too :) Enjoy your new Christmas makes, I look forward to seeing what lovely things you will create!
    Wishing you a happy week.
    Helen x

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  21. you will love little women...its one of my favourite books! Fabulous finds and fabric! x

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  22. I am like you. I love things from the past. I love to hold and read old books and booklets. Anything from a past era just feels so nostalgic to me. Those little Christmas card markers are just so sweet! I can think of all kinds of fun things to do with them! I bet you will have a lot of fun with them. I do love Donna's fabric! Your bundle is very wonderful in choice so I may have to indulge myself.
    Blessings,
    Susie

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  23. Oh so many sweet things! Those are cute little markers! You really were the lucky recipient of LOTS of pretties! Have a blessed week dear friend, HUGS!

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  24. That's such a beautiful Little Women book, I love that story. Have you ever seen the movie, starring Winona Ryder? Soooo good! The place card holders are just darling, what a sweet gift! You scored an excellent haul in the giveaway win!! Oh, my...the new fabrics are just the sweetest!!!! Excited to see what you do with them :)
    XO,
    Stacey

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  25. what fun finds!
    i love little women too.i don't read as much as i should, but i just love old books : )
    thanks for stopping by...

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  26. Heather, you always find AND receive the cutest things! Yes, you should read Little Women. It is an absolutely delightful book. I found one of Alcott's books a while back, I think it's "Jo's Boys". An older edition but I've got it packed away right now and I want to read it whenever we settle in our new home. You've got one supersweet MIL!! The place card holders are just too adorable...right up your alley ;) She knows you well.

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