~ Goodies from Gold Rush ~

Hello all my dear stitching friends!

Hope you all had a

wonderful weekend!

We ended up going to Gold Rush yesterday,

and didn't get home until late...sorry I 

didn't have time to do a post :(

I'll share the "goodies" I found on 

my sewing safari  yesterday.

~ Sweet doily, velvet pincushion, acorn thread holder & silk apple ~


I'll start with the sweet little doily
it cost only $3.50.

~ Cute size that you don't find often ~


I especially love the sweet ribbons
that are attached to the ends!

~ It's in pretty good condition for its age ~


I have wonderful childhood memories of
my grandma on my (dad's side), crocheting
every spare moment she could find.

~ Gold velvet pincushion with red ribbon ~

Next, this little pincushion came from one of my
favorite dealers.  She always has wonderful old sewing
items from the east coast.  This one came from
Pennsylvania.  Feels like a little bean bag...and I have
plans for repairing the red ribbon.

 

~ Wonderful wood thread holder ~

Oh boy, did I get excited when my eyes came upon
this awesome treasure!

~ Lovely detailed top finale ~


These early thread holders with ivory accents
are really rare and hard to find.
Very well preserved and
in excellent condition with NO cracks or chips!

~ These were meant to hang from your wrist ~

Originally, this would have had some type of ribbon or cord
attached to the top, so you could wear it on your
wrist while crocheting.

~ I've added a pretty silk ribbon to the top ~

Also, I added a ball of Valdani hand dyed punchneedle
thread to the inside & fed it through the hole.

~ Would make a great punchneedle companion ~

I may use this while working on a special punchneedle
project, what a great way to keep the thread
from falling on the floor...our ancestors
were so clever!

~ Silk Apple pincushion ~

These old silk apples are very collectable, but are hard to
find in decent condition,  they are all very fragile.

These apples were filled with a very dense cotton batting.
I will add this to a small collection of silk apples that
I've been gathering the past few years.

~ Woven Sewing Basket Stand ~

I have a weakness for pretty sewing stands, this one
is in pretty good condition, except the handle is
attached with yarn.

~ Top view ~

This one even has a bunch of old sewing stuff in it, but I 

haven't had a chance to look through the 

contents yet.

~ Peek of the inside ~

Gold Rush is always a fun day for us, my husband & I both
love antiquing, and my son Sam is also a collector.

When Sam was only three days old, we took him with us
to Gold Rush and he's been going ever since....guess
you could say he was born into it!

~ New Rabbit friends for Mother's Day ~

Samuel bought me two wonderful concrete rabbits for
Mother's Day.  They are the ones on the left & right.

There's no doubt, Sam knows what his mom loves!

~ Happy Mother's Day ~

Sorry this post got to you so late in the day....hope you
had a lovely Mother's Day!



~ Sunday Soul Searching ~

This is one of my favorite hymns ~ Verse 1
~ Be Still, My Soul ~

Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side; Bear patiently the
cross of grief or pain; Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change He faithful will remain.  Be still, my soul; thy
best, thy heavenly, Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Wow, what words to reflect upon!

Hope you also had a lovely Lord's day,

~ Sunday Blessings ~
Kindly, Tammy