Continuing

Spent the past two days going through plastic containers and cardboard boxes "organizing" my things. Boy, I've got way too much stuff! I'm finding it difficult to part with these things I've had so much fun in collecting. Guess I need to just determine what I really want to focus on when we move. I really can't do it all - but I keep thinking I can.

Today I found some things that I had forgotten about. How about a bag full of metal clips for making bow-ties, must be 100 in there. Now everyone needs a bag of those. How about two dozen vintage wooden spools? Maybe a hundred or so hair combs - who can't use all of those? Came across a container full of yarn that I was going to make into dusters - sewing them on gloves at the end of the fingers. Saw one of those one time and decided it was such a good idea. I bought canvas gardening gloves, cut the yarn and tied it together to stitch on the fingers. Never made it that far, but there they are ready to go.

Also found a box with about 10 items I was going to sew. There are the patterns still attached to the fabric with the straight pins, wrapped around the actual pattern envelope. Some are blouses I was going to make maybe 50-60 pounds ago! That was a day or two back. There are also two items I was going to sew for some man - probably from the late 70's or early 80's. I have no idea. Perhaps someone wants to sew all these things up and use them? I doubt it, but of course I've saved them all in one box. Geez....this is getting ridiculous.

There are also several boxes of scrapbooking, rubber stamping and paper goods. There must be enough there to stock a small store. Hey that's an idea! I could open a small store and just sell my stuff. Probably cheaper than selling it all on ebay and certainly more fun than giving it away at a yard sale.

I did manage to put together a fairly large box of fabric and scraps to give to a senior center or a quilting place. One small step for woman, one giant leap for me! Going through the many, many containers of fabric will be a real chore for me to be sure. The same can be said for the many boxes of laces and trims I've accumulated. Once I hit that item on my "to do" list that will mean I'm down to the last of it. I'm saving the absolute hardest thing for the last.

I did find a box of aprons that I thought had been ruined. Some of them have the markings of being a little wet, but I think they can be laundered and salvaged. I will probably put them on ebay...will really try not to put them with my collection. These are the ones that didn't quite make the grade with me. I have a special selection of aprons that I will always keep and each is special in its own way. There is one in particular that seems to have started the collecting thing for me. It's the one to blame...ha-ha!