Christmas in August

All of our children were here in August, when our son returned home from a mission 

for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil. He was there for two years, so 

when he returned part of our festivities was a Christmas in August Celebration.  

Everyone brought small gifts for each other, but Daughter*1 brought me some gorgeous 

linens and crochets from the flohmarkt  in Frankfort, Germany!

 She knows just what I love and I do love it all!!!

This is an oval table cloth or runner that is so amazing.

I received three of each of these, and they are very pretty.

I don't think I have seen a doily quite like this before. I think it is beautiful. 

This doily is made from a silky, shiny thread.

I love the details on this runner. The center design is lovely. . .

Look at these gorgeous old buttons on this piece.... I ADORE this piece...

It's a European pillow sham. I do not have any European sized pillows, but I can sure get some!

This sham has need of repair, but I am looking forward to fixing it up.

It will be perfect in our off white bedroom. I am making a few changes in our 

master bedroom, but it it will remain mostly off white.

All of these pieces need to be soaked and oxycleaned! But they will be 

so pretty when washed and ironed. 

I don't like ironing clothing, but beautiful linens are another thing!

These "lacies" are so pretty and it will be so fun to use them on 

pillows, a curtain and a duvet cover. 

Thank you, Gigi, for the gorgeous doilies, the runners, and the European pillow sham.... 

But thank you most for your love and friendship and thoughtfulness in finding me such beauties!!! Hugs to you and your family, Sweet Girl. 

I want to make you something with some of these amazing pieces, too!

Hope you all enjoyed my gifts, I am really loving them.

Hearts to you all,

Have a great weekend!

BETSY

PS I wish my crochet was so evenly finished! Hopefully I will get better as  go!

PPSS And I also got some other beautiful things from Brazil as well as silver from Germany from my other daughter!!! Show you those soon!

Linking up late to 

Blissful Whites Wednesday

at Timewashed, thanks Becky!

And to 

Pearls and Lace Thursday

at Faith, Grace, and Crafts, thanks to you also, Doni!

New Vintage Store!

There is a new Vintage Store in our area!

 Judy has been having a monthly sale in her home of vintage items she

has found at Estate Sales in Seattle and throughout Washington State 

for the past 12 years. Her back yard shares a fence with the home I grew up in!

She has now moved to a small shop and is having to restock her store every few days!

 I love the things she finds. I adore this cream hand towel. The cut work 

embroidery is just amazing and perfect...It hangs on my bathroom hand towel bar

along with my white embroidered towels I posted about here.

I have been looking for some crystals to add to a chandelier I found and I was so happy

she had these for sale. I love the old pan, and plan to make some muffins or tiny individual cakes in it. 

Right now it sits with the vintage pans I have from LuluLiz in her Etsy Shop  in a cute metal basket.

They all look so nice together and I just want to bake in them!

I love the pearls, can't have too many of those!

This is a gorgeous valance that is made from hand woven fabric. The edges have just 

enough of a wave to them that you know it is not done by machine.

I love the drawn thread hemming on it...so beautiful.

The hand crocheted edging is very pretty, too. There are some places where

it has come unravelled and needs to be repaired, but the price was excellent and I can

make the repairs myself! I am not sure where this will stay in my home,

but when it gets there, I will show you...possibly the laundry room!

The vintage saddle ornament will be used for Daughter*4's friend for a graduation gift

next June. I hope it turns out as well as I'd like for it to!

PATINA is the name of her new store and every time I go in, I take a LONG time 

looking around the tiny shop, it is so full! I just received a loyal customer coupon

from her and I am excited to USE IT! The package of french vocabulary cards, the knight chess piece, the drawer pull and a silver ring I cannot get off of Daughter*4's finger came in a gift package 

from PATINA during their opening sale days. Anyone who came in, whether they purchased or not, was able to choose a gift from Judy. She had such nice and fun things in the gift bags.

She still has some of the gift items in baskets throughout the shop.

If anyone in Washington State needs a getaway day, let me know and we can plan 

lunch and a tour of the vintage shops in my Area!

That gorgeous doily underneath everything here I also purchased from Judy some months ago.

 And that is also the base for my header picture above!

I have other items from her and I will eventually post about them as well!

Happy Vintage and Antique Shopping this summer! Keep cool 

and enjoy lots of Lemonade!

Hearts to you!

Betsy

90's Blissful Whites

Cotton 90's Whites

Some of my Collection

I love cotton cutwork pieces, I have a few

patterns I would like to make, but I didn't 
make any of these. They are part of a collection 
I have had going since the late 1980s and 1990s.

At first glance, this is a towel with a beautiful heart on it..

What a surprise to me when after years of ironing it many times....

Oh....look! GEESE!

A gorgeous Handkerchief I have LOVED since I found it in the early 1990s.

A handkerchief given me by a dear friend whom I worked with in 

a church Children's organization.

For the last few months they have been adorning the hand towel bar in my bathroom, 

along with my hand towel. They remind me of a time when I was having

 my babies and decorating the home we lived in, as well as planning

 to decorate the home we built in the mid 90's.

Our Master bedroom and bathrooms are creams, whites and off whites.

These are not vintage, but they carry with them fond memories of times 

well loved and spent with family. They have decorated the master bath, 

the guest room, the guest bath, the quiet room.  The handkerchiefs 

have accompanied me to many special occasions,

including the weddings of our two elder daughters.

And memories tug at my Heartstrings....

Sharing with Blissful Whites Wednesday

Thank you, Becky, at Timewashed!