In my shopping/thrifting madness, I have ended up with a few duplicates or items I've decided I probably won't use. So, why not offer these up for a little swappy goodness? Here's a start of a couple of items, and I hope to have some more up soon. Just send an email if you're interested in a little swap for the item. These are inexpensive things, so small bits of fabric, buttons, trims, etc. are perfect - or, surprise me!
First is a beautiful Japanese craft book full of fun patterns for quilted bags. There are patchwork bags, appliqued bags, and bags embellished with buttons trims, etc. All text is in Japanese, but there are very good pictorial instructions that should be easy enough to follow if you have some sewing experience. Somehow I ended up with two of these, so this one needs to find a new home where it can be used! Thanks Stephanie! Enjoy!
Next is one of Annie's Attic Pattern Club magazines from Oct-Nov. 1981. This includes some fun crochet patterns, including the cute monkey you see on the cover, a soccer ball pillow, a candle and holder (!), hamburger coasters (each item is another coaster - lettuce, tomato, bun, cheese, burger, etc.), a flower oven mitt, an armadillo "bottle buddy" (can hug your glass or soda bottle), a mouse potholder/puppet, a football rattle, and baseball bat/ball, basketball & net, and bowling pin keychains. In addition to the crochet patterns, there is also a pattern for a quilted oven mitt and an old-fashioned, bonnet-wearing doll. This one is also a duplicate, so I'll share in the goodness!
Lastly is a lot of flower-themed stuff for your outdoor summer parties. This could be fun if you'd like to have some retro barbeques this summer! First there is a vintage paper table cover that is designed to cover one long table, or small card tables. The paper has perforations to divide it into 40"x40" table covers. Three of these have been used, but the remaining three are still attached. So, you could have 3 40"x40" table covers, or one long 40"x120" table cover. The flowers are really fun:
Also in this lot are 2 packages of vintage paper placemats with a daisy print on them. Each package (these are still sealed) contains 35 10"x15" placemats. The original price was 59 cents!
Last in this lot are two plain yellow paper table covers, one vintage (40" x 7') and one not (54" x102"). They aren't terribly exciting, but they will coordinate with the placemats, and the package on the vintage one is pretty cool:
Ok, that's it for now!
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