Treasure Hunting

Although my studio is already packed with items, I can always find room for a few more vintage items to inspire me.  Estate sale yesterday yielded some excellent finds...

A vintage tin,

A treasure within a treasure!

Many, many vintage buttons and beads.  The price alone gives away their age.   

Thread-a Matic, created to thread needles, and the kicker is it really works!

Vintage thread in yummy colours.

And the icing on the proverbial cake...

Haven't cleaned these up yet but I believe they are antique French lithographs. What a find!

And I do want to introduce my studio companion.

She may seem a tish unfriendly but I assure you, she approves of my endeavors.

and her original