Current Mood : Wowed. But hot.
Current Image Notes : This is my rating at the SiCK forums. It's already changed, but I thought it was funny.
With Dearest Son at his grandparents, Beloved Hubby at work, and a beautiful bright sunny Saturday, what better way to spend it than at a few dozen yard sales ? I probably hit about eight before I got too hot and tired, and wanted to go home with the booty.
I'm still amazed at my first find. A couple years ago, back when Elphie had just settled in, I found an amazing grandfather clock, in miniature. It'd be perfect for her ! Too bad it was $60. ! Even with the 40% off coupons, it was rather expensive for a doll prop. Few months after that, I found several in the markdown section, but they were all badly damaged - and still $30. Oh, well.
So my jaw nearly broke their lawn when I saw The Clock on their table, with a 50c sticker on it. I didn't care if it worked or not, it was The $60. Clock ! Wow. I also snagged a tiny-print ruffled café curtain that'll make great doll clothes, and a plastic Eiffel tower, but I was still dazed from the clock.
Another sale gave me a short ton of fabric - probably about eight yards, of prints and solids - for $4., and they tossed in a bunch of craft and nostalgia magazines and catalogs. I don't know how I always manage to find fabric when I tour the yard sale circuit, but I do ! Several other sales were just not worth getting out of the car for, but it was still fun to be out and not have to be anywhere.
Got all the fabric sorted and bundled. Lots of good stuff, maybe enough of one to make a simple blouse. A battery replacement got the clock to work, and I'll have to pose Elphie with it soon. I'm not sure what's with my sudden Eiffel interest, but I've been looking at them in embroidery designs, too. Odd. Well, now I have a purple glitter-plastic one.
After that, I just sort of sat. Read up on Free Standing Lace (FSL) again, since it's my big failure so far in machine embroidery. I wanna try again, and loaded a pair of likely designs in Brody last time I hauled him out here. But not today. I'm all hot and tired. Trying to not run the air conditioning ‘til June. Thank Everything for fans !
