my fashion flea market finds

WG and I have been going to the flea market pretty often recently. I got some fun vintage stuff for me. I also got a adjustable dress form to help me fix all the vintage goodies.

In the process of uploading my last years vacation pics. Maybe by time I get to CA next month I'll have them posted.


gray striped permanently pleated apron that I'm turning into a skirt.


flower print permanently pleated apron that I'm turing into a skirt.


one of 7 vintage patterns that I got for 3 dollars. I hope my sister can help me adjust them to fit me.


I was looking for a shirtdress and now I have a pattern.


I love the look of this pattern. May need to drop a few lbs to wear it.


I think this will be my first attempt to start sewing again. I'm bringing this to my sister's, so she can help me alter the pattern to fit. I'm hoping I have enough yardage to make this dress with something from my material stash.


Hope I feel ambitious to make a coat this fall.


Picked up this pattern to inspire me to make up some bags to sell.

Guess where I am

Hi all. I bet you can't find me.

Of course, you can't. I'm all the way in the back, behind some tall "April". They were only concerned that Martha looked good. And she does. Check out the glow-y light that they used.

Be careful what you ask for

Remember a couple a posts back, I wanted something to do. Well, got something to do and it has turn into my biggest regret. This "something" has turned around and bite me in the butt too many time. I feel like I'm on a reality show and decided to help others out and the whole group conspires to vote me off.

If there is any lessons learned from this "something" then I've learn to NOT to volunteer and help out the team and to remember I always something to do, even if it is sitting and staring into my blank screen.

Sorry about venting but I have to go into work tomorrow and thought this would help me face my "reality show' of a job.

April Show

I forgot to tell everyone (I kind told some people) that I went to the Martha Stewart show. She was having a special April Fool's day show and wanted to fill her audience entirely with people named "April". I spent all my life be asked if I was born in April or being teased about my name that, I thought it was a nice change to have a special event because I was named April.

It was fun but a long day. Need to be at the studio by 8:30--I got the 6:45 bus just in case. The funny thing about that day was I found out there were more people name April that wasn't born in April. I don't have anything to complain about.

Anyhow, here's the gifts that I got for going to the show. Not bad for being named April.



Yellow Rainslicker from Land's End. Had to wear it for almost the whole show. How Martha of them.



Intial pendant from Helen Ficalora. An "A" of course.




Slumdog Millionaire DVD. I was happy to get this. Hadn't seen the movie yet, but now I have.




Martha's embossing kit with letters and butterflies. The base is being mailed to me.

Wild Wild West--Part 2

It's almost a year since I took this trip but I wanted to share what I thought so beautiful, Zion National Park. We were there only for a day (next time longer and will stay near the park to get a early jump on hiking) and only really got to hike up Angel's Landing. I wished I made it all the way but I thought it would have been worst not to be able to get back down. As you can see, we had the most beautiful weather that day. Blue skies everywhere. Here some of our pics:






Angel's landing



PHF at in front of Angel's landing


WG at in front of Angel's landing

wheatgerm's fabulous buys

Went to the flea market this Saturday. WG got some great buys. I thought I'd shared them with you. It's not exactly what I would have wanted but WG couldn't pass up the deal.




Goram Silver plated flatwear 44 pieces






noritake setting for 8

Got some great ideas for bags. Keep seeing these great crochet bags in a granny square patter in this black cord-like yarn. I need to do some research to figure out the the "yarn" is. I'm work on a scarf right on using a yarn that may work for this bag. I may have to buy more to make a prototype. Will post something soon when I have worked out a bit.


This is also the lunch WG made for me today. Rad Na Moo--flat rice noodle in a pork sauce with baby chinese broccoli. Yum!!

something to do

Sometimes all you need is something to do. Today is my day for looking for something to do. I knew today would be waiting to see if any work would be coming my way and nothing has come. I should have know better to bring a book or some knitting project.

I've done all what I could do—bills, rescheduled a doctors appointment, emailed a friend, look up patterns that I want to knit and crochet . . . I even looked for tickets for my CA trip this June. And still I need something to do.

I have an hour to go at work. Tomorrow, I'll bring in my kindle and some knitting but watch, I'll have lines out my door with people wanting me to do work for them.