Friday, December 31, 2010

Loving these for 2011...

This super-delicious pleated bag crochet pattern from Mamachee.
Edible sugar butterflies from SugarRobot.
Oh my, don't these make you want to have a cupcake party?
Sigh. It says “The love that moves the sun and the other stars” from onelifejewelry.

That's all. I hope you all have the best year of your lives in 2011 :)
(stolen from my sweet and inspiring friend Artgirl's facebook).

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Thrifty Adventures...

The news said it's going to be below zero tonight. When it's this cold, I usually like to stay home and bake or read or sew (oh yeah, or blog surf): anything except going out in the cold, for sure.
But I had errands to get done today. And luckily, my business took me near my favorite thrift shops  : )
I found this fabulous vintage 40s barkcloth curtain. Aren't the colors perfect?
And while I usually consider it bad form to share prices, I have to brag about this one:
I'm seeing visions of vintage handbags dance in my head. Oh, I moved my sewing machine to my shop, but need another at home!
This is another little vintage curtain valance. The aqua and brown flowers are flocked! I can just imagine this ruffle deconstructed and added as an embellishment to one of my vintage slip dresses.
Don't even look at the next picture if you're the jealous type....

I know. I told you not to look.
Then I found these three vintage beauties. The pink stork is going in my Etsy shop later today. The two aqua vases are for a photo shoot and *might* be seen in my next column, then listed on Etsy or put on the shelf at Abigail's.
I also found this church birdhouse with a rusty metal roof. It's newer, but was in the 75% off Christmas section and ended up costing $.63. Maybe I'll paint it.

And last, but not least, I found a 100% wool cableknit vest on the sale rack. I buy wool sweaters to felt and sew little fun projects with.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Southeast Idaho Home Magazine Column November/December

My column for the November/December issue of SE Idaho Home Magazine.




Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Love, Abigail's <3

Image courtesy Square America

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Its a Cowgirl Glitter Life

Snapshots from Cowgirl Glitter Camp Altered Books 101 Class

September 10th, 2010
Abigail, Amanda, Jessamyn, and Melinda
Examples from Melinda's book I stole from her Facebook.
Can you believe this was her first try with Altered Books?

Saturday, October 23, 2010

What's New @ Abigail's

I've been working on some new displays at the shop this weekend...
New Burlap Pillows!
Re-Stocked Mama Bird Nest Pendants
These are made from fresh water pearls and copper or silver wire $5 each.
They are made with 1, 2, 3, or 4 eggs.
These make perfect gifts for mamas :)
Adorable handmade tiny eggs in nests.
I've got a bunch of new/OLD (new in the shop antiques) blue canning jars, chicken feeders, rusty buckets, and other great hard-to-find FARMHOUSE CHIC antiques. I'll be working on getting these items cleaned and stocked this week in between school assignments.
I've also been working on some funky silver pendants. There are more of these coming soon.
(Hopefully by next week.)

Thanks to everyone who came to shop this weekend :)
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