The Junk in my Trunk

Vintage Buttons I AM ON THE HUNT!

You are feeling sleepy......you will go raid your grandma's pantry for vintage buttons...you will send them to me...

I am on the hunt! I do not have time to go to estate sales and flea markets, and ebay costs too damn much money! So....if you have buttons and want to make some cash contact me...I will probably give you some free jewelry as well. Tell your friends, or mom or grandma...will pay cash for buttons.

Here's the catch, they cannot be all white shirt buttons....that just makes crappy jewelry!

Here is one of my most recent pretty, pretty Vintage Button Brooches. By the way, I am also looking for junk jewelry too!

Wow, what a good sales day!

The Karma gods are smiling on me today! I've been taking excellent care of my husband since he came home and today I sold 7 pieces from my Etsy shop. A big day for vintage button jewelry I guess.

I've also been working on my swap projects from Swap Bot and trying to get some photos taken for flickr and blogging.

Tomorrow I need to drop off items for the "A Stitch in Time Saves". This is a craft sale benefit for the 35W bridge collapse victims. All proceeds will go to the Bridge Disaster Fund. Here's some info: SHOP, SHOP, SHOP!!! Please join us at Grumpy's Downtown on September 6. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. for crafty shopping goodness!

And, as if I were not busy enough....I am participating in the Junk Bonanza this weekend. Click here for more details.

Here are some neat photos from recent shopping adventures:

The Coolest Vintage NAPCO Asian Figures - Ebay score!

Cute Vintage Dress Buttons....Love 'em!

New Vintage Buttons....Photoshoot

I got some new buttons, so that means......a photoshoot! I love taking pictures of my buttons, is that totally crazy? I also love taking pictures of my vintage pottery pieces. Today I also played around in photoshop and created some neat effects.....but that's a different post altogether. I also took some pictures of my new vintage button necklaces for the shop. I am really happy with how they came out. I would totally wear one....tee hee. I'm SUCH a dork.

So, here are the buttons (with some of my new fabric).

My Vintage Napco "Miss Cutie Pie"......



More Buttons

And some of my new necklaces; these and more will be in my shop soon!

 

 

In a previous life.......

I got to make a desert this past weekend! Long ago before I had my son, I was a pastry chef (ok, aspiring pastry chef). I became pregnant while I was working at a high end wholesale desert shop and for some reason, they didn't want me barfing in the kitchen, go figure. So since then, I have made a few rockin' cakes but not for awhile. I was excited to make some pastry cream and it was damn good, if I do say so myself. My husband is donating one of his kidneys to a good friend of ours on Friday, August 31st so we went on a family picnic with them. It was really fun and I totally love to spend with my friend Mindy. So, anyhoo, here's my desert!

 

Next post I have some great vintage buttons I just got in the mail today and they are sooooo so pertty!