Lavender And Lace ATCs

These beautiful ATCs were created by

(Clockwise from 12:00):

Donetta

Maggie

Lori

Donna

Fonda

Sherry

Peggy

Me

Thanks ladies for doing such an awesome job,

and please do leave a comment on this post so everyone knows who you are!

Hugs,

Kim

Stash To Treasure Saturday

Overwhelming,

is the only way to describe the task at hand.

All of the lace in these pictures is probably 1/3 of my stash.

Following Marie Kondo's philosophy of keeping those things that "spark joy,"

I have dedicated some time to sorting my laces into 

KEEP - those that spark the greatest joy

and

SELL - these spark joy too, but I cannot keep it all.

My KEEP laces have been meticulously grouped and carded.

They MUST fit in this antique sewing machine drawer.

I have also carded assorted laces for sale in my Etsy shop.

This isn't my usual Stash To Treasure Saturday post,

but let's all admit it,

if we find it hard to see the treasures in our stash,

it is time to do something about it.

happy, productive weekend my friends!

hugs,

Kim

Lovely Vintage Lace ATCs

This gorgeous ATC is from

Debbie Kayner!

This beauty is on a free motion quilt piece from

Amy Pytlik!

http://rubymoonart.blogspot.com/

This "lover-ly" card came from

Heidi Meyer!

http://sugahbeez.blogspot.com/

This charmer winged it's way from Australia and the hands of

Jo Chandler!

http://scrapnstitch.blogspot.com/

This treasure is from

Kelly Deal!

http://kellydeal.blogspot.com/

I am so humbled by the beautiful creations that I receive every week,

I cannot thank you all enough!

This week, thanks to

Debbie, Amy, Heidi, Jo, and Kelly!

Please join me tomorrow for a new swap theme and invite.

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

Tuesday Trading Card Swap Week 9!

The theme for this week's swap is:

Vintage Lace

Would you like to swap ATCs with me this week?

Just simply send your mailing address to:

kimlaws@verizon.net

I will reply with my mailing address,

you will then create and send me one ATC in this week's theme

(feel free to interpret the theme any way you like),

I will mail one of these ATCs (at random) to you.

For more complete details go to this post:

http://artjoystuff.blogspot.com/2011/04/tuesday-trading-card-swap.html

Feel free to grab this button,

please link back to my home page.

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

My Very First White Wednesday!

This is a project I finished last week.

The embellishments are all thrifty finds,

the lace is from my mom,

and I had a vintage crochet pillow cover that fit the base perfectly,

serendipity at its best!

The mannequin was a steal (probably because it is a MANnequin).

I think it will be perfect for displaying jewelry at the antiques mall.

Thanks for visiting.

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

I am linking up to:

White Wednesday At

Faded Charm Cottage

Flea Market Friday

These are more of the goodies I found last month along with all the dolls I wrote about, here.

I found a small group of vintage blingy buttons...

and just how wonderful is the French Poodle Pinochle deck of cards?

I am always on the lookout for old wood thread spools.  It must be the romantic sewer in me.  

I miss wood spools. Too many things are made of plastic today. 

It's like buying a nice bottle of wine with a synthetic cork or heaven-forbid a screw top.

More cabinet cards, keys, pins and thread.

The vendor with the cabinet cards had bunches of Graduation pictures,

 too bad I had a boatload of graduates this past spring.

This lace was my best find.  It is a huge roll of a beautifully crocheted border,

 not sure how many feet, but there are lots, and only $3.00. 

 I couldn't put that in my shopping bag fast enough.

I am linking this post to:

Lemoncholy's Flights Of Fancy

for Flea Market Friday

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly

Scroll down for today's 50 Day Birthday Bash post

Flea Market Friday

Just taking a moment to share some of my wonderful sepia treasures unearthed in July. How much do I love the pic of the faerie-cupid!

Beautiful old tintype photos, vintage curtain tacks, and a pile of lace. My idea of heaven!

I never have enough old white buttons!

These glamour gals will be used for Halloween. I hate to do it, but I'll be turning someone's great granny into a witch this year!

I am linking this post to Lemoncholy's
Flea Market Friday's.

Scroll down to the next post for today's 50 Day Birthday Bash Giveaway!

Happy Friday &
enJOY Your Blessings,
Kimberly

Wishing You A Beautiful Sunday!

enJOY Your Blessings,

Kimberly