Embellishments 2

I think that taking a strip of fabric, and adding sewn buttons, bits of other fabrics and safety pins is a neat way to add texture and interest to a piece. Also a fun and unexpected addition could be a watch face with the gears and arrows of Tim Holtz bits. Putting that on lace just makes it interesting! This vintage orange velvet corsage is attached to a tiny doily piece. I tied long threads to it to hang down like a ribbon from the corsage.
The fridge is fixed! The repairman found the problem (bad capacitor, relay and overload parts) right away and had it running again in a matter of minutes. And he even had the repair parts on his truck! Can you imagine that??!! I lost most of the items in the freezer. However, the entire fridge is now clean inside and the food that couldn't be salvaged is gone. Feels like new!

Flea market finds on Saturday

Last Saturday was the flea market at Merchant Square. They are having a big 4 day sale there. I have been there everyday since Wednesday, and I am tired! But I wanted to share a few bits I got at the flea market. I love the old roses wrapped in mink! And they are vintage corsages -- all of these items are vintage. The bit of mink on the left would make great bracelets -- which I see a lot of these days on blogs. Don't know what to put on them, but maybe I'll have a brainstorm in a few days. They would also make great display pieces for vintage jewelry. Hmm! Perhaps I will try that!

At the top right are a pair of vintage earrings. The tag said they were Swarovski crystal. They are glitzy! There is a pretty pin at the bottom left. It is missing a pin back, but that is an easy fix. Much to do to keep the booth at Merchant Square stocked with pretty things.