Shopping success

 

My Christmas shopping is 95 percent done, and the gifts I'm sending to my family are packed and ready to take to the post office. To reward myself for this accomplishment, I went to a somewhat out of the way junk shop Saturday and came home with a bag full of goodness, including this Santa and sleigh.
 
 

The Santa has everything I love: chenille, a funny tree with a glittery star, a sleigh full of presents.

 

I like the sticker on the front, too - kind of unusual.

 
 
I also brought home some pixies with sweet faces on their spun-cotton heads.

 

And a few picks, and a snowman corsage. The lady who runs the shop hadn't put a price sticker on the corsage yet. In my excitement at seeing it, I forgot to act nonchalant and said "I love this! How much is it?" And she shook her head a little ruefully and said, "Well, it's old, so it's a quarter." I'm not sure if new things are more than a quarter or less, but I love that lady.

OK, I need to warn you. There are some NON-CHRISTMAS photos coming up.

 

The lady who runs the shop also had just put out some millinery. Also old, and so, also a quarter. Did I mention how much I love her?

 

Some I'll keep, and some will go on eBay after Christmas.

 

This isn't the greatest picture, but it's fabulous millinery - made of leather, or suede, or some such thing, but completely great and like nothing I've ever seen.

 
 
The dear lady at the store remembered making flowers like these. She showed me how they were made - out of wire, with pieces of nylon stocking stretched over the frame and gathered, then dipped in dye.

 
  
Some crazy fruit, and buttons, too. I felt suitably rewarded for just about finishing my Christmas chores.

 
  

Comments

[Lynn]

Love the snowman corsage - let me know if it goes on Etsy!

[georgiapeachez]

Only a quarter! I love her too.

You shame me with your shopping accomplishments. I swear I'm going to finish up today. probably.
xo, suzy

[Maureen]

What lovely rewards. You have to love those adorable yellow buttons.
Maureen

[Tina]

Well, that was certainly worth the trip! Love the brown flowers - that would make a great pin or hair doo-dad for today. I think my grandma put that exact same snowman pic on a package for me one Christmas. I loved it, my mom thought it was old and tacky, there is no accounting for taste in my family!

Oh, and keep those pixies away from the eggnog! They seem to have had plenty.

[Casii]

Wonderful junk store scores! I never have that kind of luck!

[Brenda Kula]

I love that Santa! You find the most fun items! I need to go shopping with you.
Brenda

[Vintage Whimsy]

I think you've just encouraged me to start/finish my Christmas shopping. When/if I do, I'm going to reward myself by going thrifting!!

Your goodies are amazing! I never find cool stuff like that around here. Well, certainly not for a quarter!

[Into Vintage]

I believe rewarded-and-a-half applies here.
I wonder who came up with the pantyhose-over-wire idea ... some clever crafty gal from the past with runs in her hose? Great stuff as always. *sigh*