06 December 2010

market day and much more



This was my last day at St Lawrence Sunday Market for 2010. It was quite lively! The blue 70s dress and the applique 30s quilt (peeking out on the far left) found new homes.

as did a small collection of 30s grandmothers garden blocks.

but no interest in a pile of ethnic Asian fabrics.

A satisfied customer sports his latest purchase....

and my buddy Jeanette came with an all green table ; she does a different color every week.


Etsy news
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First my fun team EtsyExpats are having a BNR treasury sale today. Its been a Herculean undertaking as, naturally we live all around the world, but the co-ordination has been fantastic. Do take a peek at 'around the world in a day' the colors and items change hourly. Lots of my vintage scarves have been featured...more about those another day.
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This bold vintage sari has been used in two exotic treasuries this weekend.
Indian Christmas, Cynthia put this together, she hails from Colorado and makes the prettiest jewelry.

and Quick Trip to India....from Reeesa T who makes original, fun fleece items...all scalloped, they make you smile!

This 40s quilt top was part of 'Concentric lines, targets, or when stripes collide'.....an eyecatching original treasury from Edgetor, who has a sure eye when it comes to mid-century modern items.

All these treasuries and shops are well worth looking at.

02 December 2010

paypal,flickr and scarves


I am trying to upgrade my flickr account to pro using paypal...flickr will not accept my (very healthy ) paypal account....suggesting it is paypals fault. Paypal will not answer my queries on their help line....whats to do?

I would love to direct you to my Hermes set


I would like to be able to expand my Jacqmar site.....I have some most interesting pieces





I should like to start a Liberty scarf site (I will need a pro account as I have about 700)








or even have a file of my favorite 'no name' vintage silk scarves. Could this one be an Ascher??? I'm sure I have some scarves that are on this site

Grrrrrrrr....



Lovely Linda has once again used one of my vintage wedding dresses in her imaginative treasury Feather Light. She lives in Florida and has a couple of great etsy shops, JustOneLook and SewFineFashions

30 November 2010

A wonderful treat

Last week I was browsing my fav blogs and came across this from Magpies Mumblings....I have been reading Mary Anne's blog for some time.


I responded and think that I said that I would be happy to take the magazines off her hands. Not only did she offer to mail them to me, she figured out that her son lived in the same neighborhood and she would get him to deliver them to me when next he came home. As luck would have it Mary Anne's son then asked her if she would like to come into Toronto and go to the 'One of a Kind' show that Saturday and Mary Anne offered to deliver the package herself ---right to my door!!!



A package? how about a big box with over 60 antique magazines from the early 20s to 30s....
Unfortunately I was at the Brickworks that morning, but R was home.
How wonderful is that.....someone I have never met (though we read each others blogs) going out of her way to bring me a gift I love
R said Mary Anne was 'just up my line' .......you bet.



I am having the best time with these magazines. I have limited myself to just a few for now and am reading every word. I may even knit this sweet sweater (love vintage knitting patterns and read them like novels)



I am going through every one with a fine tooth comb....craft instructions, cooking, social etiquette, household hints and all the ads.


Love the hand written notes, also the few pages with the toddler's scribbling, it makes the books so personal.


The illustrations are great and I am learning so much. I shall share more on these pages from time to time.
THANK YOU, MARY ANNE.


this weeks etsy news,
from Team Discovery ,any etsy member can post up to 3 items every Tuesday on their blog. A generous gesture.

Jacklom3, who has a pretty vintage shop,used my vintage baby chenille spread in her fun treasury Santa Baby.

27 November 2010

last Brickworks outdoor farmers market for me...this year.

The last outdoor farmers market at the Brickworks this season, and bloody cold and dreary the weather was! But these edible flowers from Cookstown Greens cheered things up.




You might remember these same quilts from last week...still didn't sell.





and Vickies Veggies set up for the day


vintage hunting shirts...


Dawn, at Evelyn's Crackers bought one and donned it right away, a little 50s/60s number from Trois Riviers, Que. Guess what she found in the pocket? 3 bullets.



My first sale was to a charming lady who bought a 40s Persian lamb jacket, needless to say, she kept it on! There was a snow storm halfway through the morning.

Some of the farmers and food producers are moving inside for the winter, but there is limited room for non-food people like myself. The Brickworks is a work in progress, so we shall see how it goes.

24 November 2010

Jacqmar scarves

Since I posted an image of my mothers 50s scarf a couple of days ago I have become obsessed with my Jacqmar collection. I took the box down from the top of the cupboard and started to sort. As I generally just stuff a new scarf into the appropriate box ( you know how I love the thrill of the chase) I had not looked at this lot for a while. Many are not very clean!! So I have been washing by hand, individually. I like to use Eucalan, a very mild Canadian product that you do not have to rinse, its biodegradable, phosphate free and has added lanolin that makes it super useful for wool. (Am NOT being paid by Eucalan, though this would be nice, hint hint) each silk scarf only takes a few minutes to dry over the edge of the bath tub.
Doing some research ,I came across this site, quite the best scarf site I've seen. My goodness, I've had and have a lot of the items featured there. Have spent some of the day listing on flickr


an interesting London souvenir.


Several different colorways

and a pretty coral pink paisley. I don't intend to list them all on the blog...just now and then!


Isewcute made a treasury today, festive finds in red and green and included this quilt top of mine, for sale on etsy. Do check out Isewcute's shop, full of fun things....embroidery patterns, resin jewelry and more.
Oh...by the way, I have a new banner on etsy...tell me what you think.

22 November 2010

My mothers Jacqmar scarf

This week has got off to a very good start.

Lois (aka 13 threads) one of my favorite etsy shops, gave me a terrific link on her blog today.
Since Lois was blogging about Hermes scarves and I have nearly finished putting up my collection on flickr, I decided it was time to start listing my vintage Jacqmar collection.... I got down the box, think I have about 70.
Haven't got very far yet but I have started with the most personal one...my mothers scarf from the 1950s. (above)

When I look for a blog to put on my reader I first look for something in common...knitting, sewing, textiles, vintage perhaps...then, except for a fine academic site, like The Textile Blog, I look for a sense of time and place. NessaKnits has this, she lives in Australia and gave a lovely link to this blog today. Thank you Nessa!

Check these sites out!




Those etsy expats have been at it again. Two very different treasuries. Above, this pretty fabric was featured in A rose by any other name , put together by JustOneLook, Linda has two great etsy shops and lives in Florida.

and, this shimmery sari was part of Presents for women who celebrate life...well. thats got to be me...curated by uniqueunique, who makes lovely fused glass jewelry (psst...she has free shipping in the US at the moment)


21 November 2010

chilly market


A chilly morning at the Brickworks Farmers Market, the number of farmer vendors is waning and we all snuggle up a bit closer. Used a beautiful pew to drape my quilts and blankets over. Alas....none sold. But all was not lost and several vintage sweaters went to new owners



Some of the volunteers were serving roasted veggies, I had a nourishing snack of greens, hot sweet cabbage/apple compote with sausage!



Emily, wearing her new vintage aran cardi, at Cookstown Greens, the stall next to me (the early bird catches the worm)



Joe, wearing another vintage curling jacket he bought a couple of weeks ago.


This week I put together another etsy treasury, this time using items from Tafa members. From the window is quite elegant, although I say it myself.

Walking through a winter woodland, curated by fibrous, who makes adorable needle-felted items and is a buddy from etsyexpats, featured this pretty 40s50s silk scarf from my shop


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