A Craft Show and a Donation....

A few weeks back, I went to a local craft show.

While it has not been the most profitable one for years, it is just down the road from me and I run into lots of people I know.

It was a pretty winter day and a rather quiet show. 

 I did have a major highlight for the day though.

An old friend brought me box of her old craft supplies.

Lots of little bits and baubles...

Wiggle eyes, pom poms, sequins, etc.

She said she was meeting a friend who also was bringing some of her old supplies.

Well....

did she ever!

There were 2 bags of supplies and a box of jars full of buttons.

I could not wait to share them with you... 

So here goes!

These are the good stuff...

Old buttons in old jars...

She had already sorted them by color.

The jars are even pretty cool.

I just kept turning the jars and looking at the buttons...

So happy.

And then I started to spill them out to show you...

It just got better and better...

I am not the kind of lady to squeal, but these make me want to.

Aren't they gorgeous?

My head is dancing with ideas for all these little darlings.

Truth be told, these will most likely be hoarded for a long time....

Too special to use...

I may use one or two here and there, but the collection will stay intact for the most part.

Did you see that crown button?

It is perfect for about 100 ideas so I will take forever to decide which idea is worthy of that button...

I even love their grubby goodness.

I have not cleaned any of them yet.

Decades of dirt...

These wooden ones are fabulous too.

They make me think of vintage toys.

Must be the colors...

When I get the courage to use some of these, I will be sure to show you....

These were the highlight of that day...

Thanks for stopping by...

First Fall Show

I had my first fall show last weekend.

It's the biggest I do anymore.

Thought I would show you a little bit of the booth.

It was super busy right away Saturday so these photos were actually taken Sunday morning.

I love the sheer curtains.

  I feel like they look a little different than other  booths.

My trunk of pumpkins up front is one of my favorite display pieces. 

 This is the only show I use it for.

It is quite large.

There are all kinds of pumpkins in it...

Sweater pumpkins, burlap pumpkins, fancy pumpkins...

My favorites right now are the fairy tale pumpkins...

So frilly and lacy and fun.

Some have sweet tags added.

Some have a touch of mica glitter for frost on the pumpkin...

There was lots of jewelry.

I love this long wooden tray I found. 

 It looks great with bracelets in it.

I set it on top of the open trunk lid.

fabric, clay, beads, leather...

This wooden tray is filled with washi tape bracelets and rose bangles.

Stamped heart charms  fill a silver pedestal.

I used to have old shutters along the back of the booth side and I hung necklaces on those.

Things got tangled and occasionally the shutters fell or blew over even though they were clamped to the table.

So I changed it up this year.

Necklaces were put individually or in sets on old book covers that were discarded after a book sale.

Then I nestled them in old suitcases.

Trays and other displays held key chains and necklace charms.

In the center of the booth, I tried a couple spinning racks I bought from a fellow crafter last year.

They were perfect for snowmen, jars and such.

The other side of the booth is the primitive country side.

There is some jewelry and such mixed in.

The crates are from a local orchard.

I always have too much stuff to do perfect vignettes in the crates...  

Someday...

 This spinning card rack was a freebie from a local shop that is no longer open.

It perfectly holds my handmade cards.

I did another show this weekend but it was so cold and windy I did not take any photos.

Luckily, the next two shows are inside.

Thanks for stopping by...