Jar head

If silver and somewhat shiny and found at an estate sale, I'm gonna snatch it up in my greedy little hands before anyone else notices.
Found these vintage antique old canning jar lids made of aluminum and glass.

And dang-it-all if I didn't spy NEW jar lids just a day or two later IN BRUSHED SILVER!

AFTER I spray painted gold jar lids in coordinating colors for my button jars.


Way to get in the white metal trend of the last 15 years, Ball.


Please to enjoy, a study in anal retentive organization.
And an excuse to use my new/old label maker.
Good times in the Skitzo Leezra world.
Yeah.

Estate sale find

Forget that lame-o label maker I had in grade school, look at this shiny ma'ama jamma!


And looka, I snagged some shiny aluminum tape from Grainger Supply. Yep, labels for button jars!
Holy Mother of Bargains! I just looked at Grainger's website for the tape link and spied a brand new metal label maker with a price of $363!
My shiny metal model? $5, make ya holla!

Estate sale find

Called by many names - pin frog, kenzan, flower spikes, flower arranging frog, needle holder - these bases are particularly used in ikebana.

I bought an assload at a recent estate sale and here's a stack of them set against the background of my green dining room.

Estate sale finds

You know it's a good estate sale when you leave with your finds in a Brooks Brothers bag!

Looka - silver teapot for $7!

Shiny stuff ~ caw, caw!

What else makes me as happy as a crow with shiny things?

Sewing notions!

Spied a couple bags brimming with stuff! Mine! Mine!

Check out other blogger's garage/estate sale and thrift store finds at Southern Hospitality's Thrifty Treasures page.

Say I'd like to know if you've the notion

Vintage notions, I say.

Oh, how I love me some estate sale junk.

Check out the lady with the bouffant fonky hair.

"Doesn't she look smart?"

Estate sale find

You wouldn't want to go to an estate sale with me because I am quick, quick I tell ya! In and out in a flash. Well, to tell the truth, I probably wouldn't want to go to an estate sale with anyone. I don't enjoy holding up each and every item and exclaiming "how cute" and "I remember those". Just get out my way and let me root (piroot, that is) through the sewing machine cabinet and fabric stash AND I want the sterling Revere bowls. It doesn't matter what size, more is more when it comes to silver bowls.

Anywho, last week's estate sale scored 4 lime green Vera napkins and this cool snap kit. Yay! I am so easily entertained.

Tree skirt repurposed into a cute skirt!

Found this small tree skirt with rickrack trim in the box of estate sale fabric and wondered what to do with it. Held it up and thought: instead of a tree skirt, how's about a little girl circle skirt?
Called a little girl mama and obtained a little girl waist size. Before cutting, I luckily remembered that a circle skirt waist is cut by folding fabric into quarters and cutting top in SMALL increments or else you snip too much and have a huge hole. Nobody wants a huge hole.

1. Anyhow, cut top of skirt and laid it flat to measure with tape. Repeated steps until desired measurement was complete.
2. Finished cut edges of skirt seam by serging (you can zigzag also).
   
3. Sewed edges together for side seam.
   
4. Turned under the raw pinked hem edge and ironed with that magic tape stuff then hand stitched the hem. The hand stitching took longer than all the other steps combined.


5. Applied stretch elastic to waist although a sewn casing and drawstring would work well too.

It is a Cee-ute skirt, I tell ya!
Repurposed in the SkitzoLeezra way!
I may have just made myself some craft karma.

After the holidays when you look at all of those 50% off tree skirts at the stores, look again, you might see cute skirt potential!

(Tried to wait for a photo with the petite model in her skirt but want to show the technique to you NOW! Will post action photo when available.)

Hold up, here's cute little girl in her twirly skirt!

Dance on, Miss G!

Shabby Chic Ornament Wreath

Y'know those nasty scratched up ornaments that folks toss when they purchase new ones? Well, I love 'em! And I have been collecting them for the last 7 years.
Here is my wreath made of vintage ornaments on a straw wreath wrapped in silver tinsel garland.

Pointers to make your own:

• purchase sharp end metal floral pins
• wrap straw wreath with silver tinsel garland and secure ends
• for hanger, wrap wire around wreath several times and twist to bind strands together
• begin at top and work around
• place larger ornaments first and fill in with smaller
• you may work on a flat surface to complete the bulk of the wreath but for completion, transfer to a sturdy nail on the wall. You will want to see empty spots and how ornaments dangle.
• place a rug, mat or folded towel below wreath while it is hanging on wall because some ornaments will fall and break
• reserve several ornaments for replacement
• wreath is not recommended for a door. hang in stationary area.
• store wreath in sturdy box