New Banner and This Week's Haul

I am so excited to present my new banner above!  I made it all by myself using Picasa, and have to say I'm mighty pleased with myself.  This is because I had been putting off learning photo editing for the longest time - it just seemed so complicated!  However, Picasa makes it pretty foolproof, so thank you Google!

On to the haul:  It felt like a disappointing week, but when I look back, I guess I didn't do so bad.  

First, I stopped at my favorite vintage shop and got these goodies:

The hinged box is in perfect condition, and with a quick coat of white paint, it will sell really fast in my booth. The Holly Hobbie crewel work was irresistible!  I can almost never walk away from needlework, and this one was too sweet.  The striped cashmere scarf and cable knit sweater are for recycled sweater vases that I want to make.  I've seen them all over blogland and can't recall where I saw them first, but By Stephanie Lynn had a great post quite a while ago on these here.

I also found this adorable original artwork:

It is listed in my shop.

I also listed this little vintage coin purse.  These sell so fast, and I like to have some items at lower price points.  My shop is fairly new, so turning around quick items like this that are so easy to ship helps my stats (not that anyone's looking but me!).

So cute!

I haven't decided if I should keep this Otagiri Victorian house mug.  It was in new condition, and I think it would look so cute holding my pens. But I have so many vintage mugs that are too cute for words that I may need an intervention! 

 I adore this trinket box that I found at an estate sale last week.  I think I'm keeping this one, especially since I managed to immediately break one of the leaves off after buying it.  Sorry vintage gods!

Pretty Ceramic Yellow Rose Box

 I found this cream and sugar set at the same sale.  I don't think they were ever used.

Groovy!

So, all in all not bad, but I'm really looking forward to spring, when vintage season really hits full swing!  

You can find me hanging out with the clever and creative folks at these fabulous places:  Thrift Share Monday, Mod Mix Monday, Make It Pretty Monday, Hey Mom What's For Dinner, Young Heart, Tuesdays Treasures, GFC Blog Hop, Creative Bloggers Party, Knick of Time, Penny Pinching Party, Well Crafted Wednesdays, Vintage Thingy Thursday, Time Travel Thursday,Transformation Thursday, Treasure Hunt Thursday, Catch as Catch Can, Thrifty Things Friday, Be Inspired Friday, Aloha Friday, Feathered Next Fridays, Frugalicious Fridays, Thriftasaurus, The Nifty Thrifty. 

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