A few years ago in a nearby city, there was a lovely store The Red Geranium, isn't that a cute name for a treasure trove store? I was sad when the lady sold it, the new owner tried to make a go of it, and they closed most recently. I've found that they've relocated less than 2 miles from my home..
Is that good or bad? Depends on who you ask, me or my husband !😏
So today, I'm on my own, I don't have to cook, my husband and youngest tallest our camping with the Scouts. My older son is home, and he treated me to Arby's so I don't have to cook or wash 1 dish...makes my day..I "should have" gone clothes shopping as I am need of a few things. I'm not big on clothes shopping...BORING!
I decided to visit The Red Geranium, what a lovely shop, they take consignments, and they have venders who rent space. I've bought several items over the years, the aluminum cake holder in my collage is from there.
I made some soap today from the honey brick I bought at Lehmans,I added rose scent, and found a lovely soap mold with roses, looks so Victorian. So I was hoping to find a lovely vintage little vessel of some kind....
I made some soap today from the honey brick I bought at Lehmans,I added rose scent, and found a lovely soap mold with roses, looks so Victorian. So I was hoping to find a lovely vintage little vessel of some kind....
Enough you say...what did you get today?
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| It's a sweet little dish $3.00 |
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| Flower on other side |
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| filled with the soap.. |
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| Lovely needlepoint clutch, it even has the old fashioned clasp, $6.00 |
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| Lee Wards Steel Crochet hooks size 0-14 $3.00 |
These crochet hooks were made in Japan. I love how the generation of my mother and grandmother took such care of things. This container looks brand new. I wonder when I buy these kinds of things, who the woman was, what she liked to make.
2 comments:
Your Rose soap dish is beautiful. I do love roses. You should be extremely proud of the soaps you have made. Those are so pretty! I would love to know how to make these. The clutch purse is something I would have picked up myself; another thing I would call beautiful. You really have a touch for finding treasures. I haven't really ever tried to crochet with thread...I have crocheted with yarn before. The stitches look ever so tiny and intimidating. My MIL did crochet with threads and she has made special pieces for the family. A day without having to cook is a good thing and it sounds like you had a fun day. So happy for you! Thanks for sharing with us your treasures.
Hi Sandra, thanks the chit chat over the clothesline. The soap making is the shortcut version, I bought a brick at Lehmans, this one is the Honey Soap. You melt it gently in the pan and pour into a mold. You can add scent and color. I added rose scent. They had lilac, lily of the valley, honeysuckle... If you can crochet with yarn, you can crochet with thread, the stitches are the same only a little bit smaller, use a size 7 or 8 steel hook.
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