Junction Trip

Oh my goodness I was terribly disappointed today when we stopped at our local McDonald's and found out that they did not have my favorite Smoothie. What a let down :(

But we did stop in Junction at Dairy Queen and got our Blizzards.. yum yum.. for the drive home.

We had a few sprinkles of rain today and cooler temperatures, which was nice. We went to the new Hobby Lobby store in Junction. Wow it is huge. We didn't even see half the store before we had to leave, Braydon and I got mesmerized by all the beads and jewelry findings. Not to mention all the clearance items. We will be back soon.

We stopped at Tuesday Morning and got some great deals on beads and things. We went to the Good Will Store and our last stop was at the Antique Mall. It was a good day for the both of us.

Crazy Shopper

I was just on Etsy checking the teams that I am on to see if there is anything new going on.
I realized that I am not the only crazy shopper. Oh my goodness.....just to think about it makes
me smile. There are people that buy tons of suitcases, picture frames and if they do not buy that one item that they talk their selves out of they can not sleep for thinking about it and go the very next morning to buy it! I do that too!!
One time I bought a vintage decorative tin ( I do not even collect these ) then I found another and another....you get the point. I have so many tins now that I have no idea what to do with
them! Some are still in the shopping bags I brought them home in, some I look at and don't remember buying them...now isn't that sad! Maybe I will put them in my Etsy shop. Maybe not!
It is a vicious circle tins,buttons,vintage jewelry,cherubs,stationary and the list goes on and on.
Oh and I can't forget the beads, they are every where .
Maybe I need to have a yard sale! Nah...that's too much work....I think I will just keep it all .(he he)
Well just a few before bed thoughts.....good night all , Eva

Vintage Jewlery Findings

Saturday my grand daughter Christine and I went to our local Salvation Army shop.
As you might guess I frequent this place often, but I actually had not been to the shop for a few weeks.
Have you ever noticed that you always seem to find things that you really do not need , but then you justify your purchase by reason of charity....blah blah blah. You know what I am talking about!
Well it just so happens that I am into making jewelry ( amongst many other things ) and I was wishing that I had the old style bracelets.
You guessed it...that's exactly what I found and for a really good price plus 25% off.
The jewelry cement is no good and the key chain,tie clip and one necklace are tarnished, but the
bracelets ( there are 2 ) are in perfect condition. I am so excited for this coming weekend so
that I can put something together. Oh ya maybe I will use the India glass beads ( made in India )
that I also purchased for 99 cents. There are 84g. in the unopened package and there are several different styles of beads and blue colors.
I will keep you posted on my progress in the jewlery making buisness.
Just afew thoughts from Eva

Buttons all Over

Well today I got this idea to have my 2 older grandsons,Spencer and Zac sort through my jumbled mess of beads,buttons,string and what nots.They both had a great time doing this . They even gathered a few things for their own . Zac made his mom a very pretty necklace...he has good taste in bead placement.
I wish I would of had the 2 boys help me wash the buttons that took me 2 hrs. to do this morning. Nah...these had to be scrubbed with a tooth brush. At least my oldest daughter Tara and her daughter Braydon helped dry and conversed with me.
Poor dear sweet Braydon ended up going home to bed with a nasty cold....she has school on Tuesday so I hope she recoups fast.
Just a few thoughts from Eva