I thought I would share a bit more of what made me so giddy with the craft/heaven estate sale last weekend. The thing that I loved most about the sale was that this woman for the most part did not just have one or two of an item...but a whole bin or box.
2 containers of stamens and center pieces for flower making.
This is now my stash after adding her vintage flowers to what I already had.
I did manage to find a few spun heads. I was hoping for more, but she like to use Styrofoam for her heads instead.
Here is her choice of styrofoam heads. Spun or wooden heads are much better...these will be redone as their little outfits are quite cute and took some work to make.
A huge assortment of jingle bells and some misc. Christmas.
Pipe cleaners in boxes.
Pipe cleaners in original cellophane packages.
A huge box of sequins. Not just the normal circle shapes, but big sequins, starbursts and shapes I had never seen before.
A bin of plastic beads. I especially love when I find these raspberry shaped ones. My sequin trees will dazzle this year!
Velvet leaves and silvery leaves. Plastic flower making parts.
Teeny tiny mushrooms.
Glitter of course.
A box of petals for flower making. This woman loved her flowers.
I have spent quite a bit of time putting goodies away in the studio. What a haul this was for me! I think I have one more post coming from the giddy basement with a few more fun things that were tucked in the boxes!
happy day!
Love the little heads with the outfits!! What are you going to do with those?? Such neat treasures!!
Posted by: Elma | September 08, 2010 at 01:24 PM
Wow! Good stuff. I love the little fruits. It's fun to pretend you're a giant eating a tiny banana.
Those large sequins are for knitted/crocheted hats. My aunt used to make them. I think they were called bangles. "Unfortunately" LOL, she never made one for me. If she had, I would have donated it to you and you would have taken a goofy picture of yourself in it. I say that lovingly, Janet
Posted by: janet | September 08, 2010 at 01:27 PM
I am so incredibly jealous...but I know that they are better off in your crafty hands than in mine. I don't know where you are going to put all of these, but I am so glad that you share in all this greatness on the blog and in the store. Green with envy in Kansas...Renee...waiting patiently for Thursday on etsy
Posted by: Renee | September 08, 2010 at 03:11 PM
Well, I'm pretty disappointed that Wilda used styrofoam heads, but other than that, she pretty much rocked. Whatever did she do with all of that? (Other than save it for the next generation?)
Posted by: barbara | September 08, 2010 at 03:20 PM
That gal died and YOU went to heaven!! Craft heaven! Love the flowers!
Posted by: Kim G. | September 08, 2010 at 04:58 PM
You found crafter's heaven! I love the spun heads, glitter and mushrooms!
Posted by: Michelle | September 08, 2010 at 05:53 PM
Wow! To call this a haul is a huge understatement! Those boxes of pipe cleaners really got me, just amazing.
Posted by: Shelley Germann | September 08, 2010 at 06:14 PM
I got nothin'. I'm all outta comments for all of the cool stuff that you find. Jezzzz!
Posted by: denise | September 08, 2010 at 06:30 PM
Glitter? All that good stuff AND glitter too? In cute little jars???? Man oh man! Definitely the haul of the year!
Posted by: Elizabeth | September 08, 2010 at 06:48 PM
Wow, again! BTW, the little angels with the styro heads are from a pattern in a 1960's Sunset magazine book...
Posted by: Lynne | September 08, 2010 at 07:13 PM
I think this was the best crafty estate sale ever! You really got some great things!!!!!!!
Posted by: Linda @ A La Carte | September 08, 2010 at 09:15 PM
I always learn something here. I never knew there was a vintage head pecking order but now I know spun trumps styrofoam. I also can't imagine using that last sentence anywhere but here. :-)
Posted by: Into Vintage | September 08, 2010 at 09:15 PM
Whew!! What a haul!! I especially like bells and am always looking for unique ones.
Posted by: Lynn | September 09, 2010 at 03:05 AM
YOU ARE SET FOR LIFE!!!!
Posted by: Jill at buckscountyfolkart.blogspot.com | September 09, 2010 at 05:30 AM
Hi Laurie, You have a mini craft
store developing! : ) Oh those
packages of chenille stems look
like hundreds in the pics.
You will create wonders with all
of your goodies.
Hugs,
Janis
Posted by: Janis | September 09, 2010 at 01:22 PM
Those craft supplies couldn't have found a better home than yours! I'm sure the previous owner is looking down and smiling....
Posted by: Mitzi Curi | September 09, 2010 at 02:03 PM
Oh.My.Gosh. The reveal just keeps coming! I am green. Those little mushrooms and stamens are just too cool. I don't know how any estate sale going forward will ever live up to this but I would bet money this one will keep you searching. I sure know it inspires me! Thank you for sharing. Enjoying it vicariously is almost as good as finding it myself.
Posted by: Kathy Uhrig | September 09, 2010 at 03:44 PM