thrifting on Saturday. I don't normally like going to any secondhand stores on the weekends, but Emma talked me into it. She's pretty obsessed with everything Steampunk right now, and wanted to hunt for watches to buy and take apart.
I'm glad I went, cause if I hadn't I wouldn't have found these-



A pile of Heath ceramics. I was pretty excited. I feel like I've had mixed luck lately, so this was an amazing find. It was not free, but close to it.
I especially love that the three kids I was with had no idea why I was so excited.
What good things have you guys found lately? Bertoia chairs for free on the side of the road? A chesterfield sofa in a dumpster? A gorgeous, perfectly perfect Scandinavian lamp is working order for $1?
I'm assuming you guys found these things, because I didn't.
But I do have Heath mugs to have coffee in while I ponder over why I don't ever find things like that.
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A few things:
*The winner of last week's Quilting Modern book giveaway is Deb. Congratulations Deb!
*I am going to post a new, all-inclusive how-to video on last Friday's granny square assignment. There are some discrepancies on a few of the rounds and, seeing as how this week is already feeling a little less stressed than last week, I am hoping that the new video will prevent confusion. So sorry if folks had any trouble following my instructions. I promise I'm not on drugs (although perhaps??).
*I have created a Granny Square Afghan Project Flickr group for anyone who is doing the granny square sampler and would like to post photos. Please post what you're doing, I love seeing all the different versions, colors, etc, and these are only going to get more interesting as we start adding and assembling the squares.
Back tomorrow!