A time for sharing....

For several years now I have been a collector of many things. My husband and I started selling things in an antique mall and I found that I wanted to keep more than I wanted to sell. It has taken me some time to determine that I just can't keep it all. Imagine that....

I have so many interests in old things, crafty things, new hobbies - you name it. Since we are going to be moving in a little over a year, the time has come to really unload and not drag some of my "stuff" with me. My husband has accepted my promise to keep my collectables at a minimum and not overload our new home with them. So the time has come. As I start to unload my least-loved treasures, thought I would share some of my most-loved treasures. I like to take my things out and show them off but have found a lot of people don't seem to share my varied interests. So I will photograph them and show them off here. The least-loved ones will be sold on ebay or donated to a local thrift shop. Some things I just can't seem to part with.

One of my most favorite things are vintage aprons. I have collection of aprons and vintage apron patterns. My hope is that when we retire I will actually start making and selling some aprons. Oh yeah, another passion is vintage sewing patterns and I am also a fabriholic (collector of more fabric than any one person could ever use - trust me). I like old sewing notions, trims, ribbons, rick-rack, buttons, elastic, you name it I probably have tons or at least one of some old sewing item. I even have an old Singer sewing machine in its original cabinet from the early 20's and an old Domestic sewing machine in its original cabinet from the 40's. They both work, but I don't use them. I have another machine that I actually use that I got in the early 70's...yes it still works and works well. I bought a Serger at an estate sale but haven't learned how to use it yet. That will be a retirement project (or at least one of them). This is the tip of the iceburg, but I won't get into more than this right now.