Goodies from yard sales

I did OK at yard sales this weekend.  Will be adding all you see here to my booth this week.  I have got to redo the entire booth and put that pink dresser in a more prominent spot.

Here's some of what I found:

This mirrored dresser tray was a jewel in all the dust of an estate sale this weekend.  The pink roses are in perfect shape and so is the mirror.  I just had to get a rubber cover for one of the feet on the bottom.  I love the charm bracelets, soft green beads and old pin cushion.  That pin cushion is filled with emery so that when you stick the pins or needles in, the emery sand/dust sharpens the tips.

I love this silver pitcher.  It has a small boo-boo on the bottom, but that just gives it character and makes it even more shabby chic.

Found a lot of buttons, too.  A large bag of white and off white buttons as well as some red and pink.  Lots of mother of pearl buttons in this lot.  The bag of dark buttons are actually red, white and blue -- must have turned the bag over.

Jewelry

As you can see, there were a lot of really pretty pieces of jewelry at the flea market last Saturday. This is not all that I found. Some pieces are already in my showcase at Merchant Square. Got a bag full of those vintage watch faces. Can't wait to use them. The rest will be in my booth.

Charm bracelets

Handmade charm bracelets seem to be all the rage right now. I would love to have a bracelet made by Joy of Cupids Charm - Notes from a Charmed Life. Joy makes the most beautiful charm bracelets out of bits of old china, pearls and beads.

However, my soldering skills leave a bit to be desired. Soldering charms and putting together a charm bracelet is on my "bucket list" and will probably remain there.While digging about in my jewelry drawer and box I came across three charm bracelets that I have from various times in my life.

The top charm bracelet is composed of charms collected at national conventions hosted by the Society of Decorative Painters. At one time I did a lot of decorative painting and loved it!

The middle charm bracelet is made up of various charms from my college days at San Jose State College. I was a very active member of Angel Flight which in the 1960's was the hostess organization for the Air Force ROTC and Arnold Air Society on college campuses across the nation. I joined Angel Flight instead of a sorority. They even had rushing activities like a sorority. I held various offices in Angel Flight including Flight Commander (president). I met my husband there.

The bottom charm bracelet is a collection of gold charms gathered from travels with David. There are charms from Alaska, South Carolina, San Francisco, Disney World and Colorado. Lots of memories go with all of these bracelets.

Do you have a charm bracelet or two??