Do you know Vintage Sue? You should. She is the Queen of Junker/Flea Marketers. I love her blog where she shares her passion for junking as well as her adventures as the mother of two feisty and wonderful children. She is also hilarious! Sue has another blog called Vintage Sue Box Treasures where she offers different size boxes full of her finds as well as Friday Flea Treasures. On one such Friday, Sue offered some vintage curtains in a fabric I loved. They arrived the other day in a box decorated by Sue.
These are the curtains – there are two panels. I may make a valance for the windows in the den or I may use the fabric for something else entirely. I just love vintage fabric. Can’t help it. Sue also included a quilt cutter or two and these:
Thanks so much, Sue!
Priming continues on the dollhouse – a little bit at a time. And in the keeping it real category, here is the mess on the kitchen table:
Luckily, Don loves a creative mess – I am the one who yearns to clean this up. It is a good lesson in letting my ‘everything must be in its place’ tendencies go for a while. Because the cottage is so small, there really is no place to hide this away. So be it!
I am off tomorrow for 2 days on a coaching job. This time it involves a new touring company of Beauty and the Beast. They are rehearsing way out on Long Island, which might as well be another state. Even though we are all under the umbrella of the Greater New York City area, it is over 3 hours away. So, armed with mapquest, I will be driving on out there Thursday morning and will be back Friday evening. Have a great day or two.
I love your little dollhouse,honey. Isn’t it nice to receive packages in the mail like that—even if you did expect it.
xoxo,
Connie
Hi Claudia,
Just the box is gorgeous and I have not heard of Vintage Sue and it looks like I’ve been missing out on some lovely vintage goodness!
What a clever idea to bring a trip to the flea market right to your front door!
Your doll house is coming along…can’t wait to see it keep evolving, thank you for sharing!
Love and hugs,
Karyn
ooohhh that fabric is gorgeous…..even tops the dollhouse :-)
I’ve not forgotten your package…just keep adding bits :-)
Have fun on your trip.
Your doll house is beautiful! Keep us posted on it’s progress! :) chris
I just went over and visited Vintage Sue! Ut-oh I’m in trouble now . . .another place to spend $$$$!!!
((Hugs))
Hi Claudia
Thanks so much for the link to Sue’s blog, I just paid her a visit and signed up to be a follower.
The doll house looks fab – and your table may be a mess but the background looks perfect – not a thing on the counter:)
Have fun coaching!
Leann
Oh Claudia…this gorgeous doll house is worth the mess you have to endure, it’s so beautiful to me!!!! I love following your progress sweetie, xxoo, Dawn
Thanks for stopping by. Nice to find your blog as well!
Now you be careful driving and lock your doors! I love what you got in the mail. Don’t you just love the mailman/woman? Mine is a woman. It is a treat to go to the mailbox some days. The fabric is beautiful. Have a great time and tell us all about it. For those of us who lead very quiet lives in towns VERY far away from anything in New York.
Brenda
Have a great time coaching. By the way your doll house project looks like somuch fun.
Miss you,
M
Love the doll house. I had one years ago and gave it away. Kicking myself now…..I had a Christmas tree with lights and and a brass chandelier. I wired the whole house. Then I did a needlepoint oriental rug. If you get a chance to go to a miniature or doll house show you just might lose your grip! However, you will get some wonderful ideas!
Have a safe trip.
Carol
Love your dollhouse! Can’t wait to see how you paint it. My house has been overtaken with miniatures. When I started this new hobby everything else came to a screeching halt!
You will have so much fun working on this you won’t mind the mess. :)
You’re right, Sue is a riot. Love her!
I’m loving your dollhouse, that looks exactly like the sort of home I dream about, only just a smidge larger. ;-)
Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement on my blog!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Anne
Claudia, those curtains are gorgeous! What a great find!
Work is really progressing on the dollhouse. Yep, been there done that! You’re relatively tidy compared to me though . . . I usually have stuff all over the counters and floors too! LOL!
I see you’ve primed the shingles on the roof. I assume you’re going to paint them. I did that once and didn’t like the look of it so I painstakingly took off the shingles and Brian reshingled it for me after I had stained the new shingles. I look forward to seeing how yours turns out!
Have a safe trip and hurry back!
Hugs,
Teresa
Great fabric! I’ll be sure to go visit Vintage Sue.
My kit farmtable is 2/3 clean & 1/3 creative mess. Part of the journey!
Have a safe & fun trip, Claudia!
Zuzu
Safe travels, Claudia. I’m loving your doll house. What a fun project!
Back later…
xoxo
Donna
Your dollhouse is so charming! So neat to have a husband that enjoys your creativity!
I have one too!
Aren’t we blessed?
Love your box of goodies and that fabric is good.
Her box decor was cool–love the pattern on the side….
love, kelee
Love those curtains. very pretty flowers. That old pattern brings back memories…. I loved sewing when I was a teen and made some of my clothing.
Blessings!
Gwen
hi claudia…thanks for giving me a boost!!! really….so very, very kind.
i have the same messy/clean up tendencies as you do. i want things in order, but i have so much stuff and i’m always making something??? what gives?
that doll house is adorable. zoey would have broken it by now or had a pretty pony stuck in the paint…lol.
good luck on your trip!!!
here’s to a beautiful mess!!!
sue
I love your dollhouse. Package is wonderful. Hope you had a great time on your trip.
Hello Claudia,
Aaawwwww I’m excited on your doll house. You’ve started already!
And now that you have new fabrics – – I guess another project is on the way too :-) The angel figurine is adorable.
Happy Pink Saturday and again I wish you a safe trip on your travel. Beauty and the Beast – I remember loving the cartoon and watching it over and over LOL
Mizpah,
Li
OH!! Look at your beautiful doll house!! I just posted about my childhood dollhouse and little stuffed dolls.
How did I miss this post??!! I will pop over to Vintage Sue today. Love that floral print fabric. Oh, my what fun to be renovating that precious doll house.
Love your dollhouse! I’m a mini addict. I have two dollhouses, a Victorian hatshop, a garden shop, and several other projects I’ve completed over the years. Stop by my blog and click on “miniatures” in the archives if you have a few minutes.