Vintage Finds & A Birthday Gift

While on the hunt for some vintage items for a recent swap, I went to my semi-local antique mall and found these.  The valentines I will scan and post, the crystals I used in my Very Valentine Swap with A Swap for All Seasons. 

 Before picking up that large bag of goodies for $3 I tried to check out what hidden treasures were inside.  To my surprise, this is what I found.

 

Once everything went through a  good cleaning, I found two sets of earrings for myself and a whole bunch of things to use in my crafting. A great find.

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 The pictures are getting more current, so hold onto your seats!

This is what I sent my friend Joyce over at Scrap for Joy.  Her birthday was in January.

 

I used some vintage lace ribbon, background paper from a Somerset Studio magazine, and the doll was from a collage sheet from ArtchixStudio.  If you get a chance, stop by their shop.  They have some amazing things.

I also made Joyce this Choski Pin or kilt pin using charms, a charm made of scrapbook bubbles, and pearl piece from a set of vintage earrings that I disassembled.  Click to enlarge.

(This is another one of my non-paper crafting ventures. LOL!)

Until tomorrow friends....