A few finds on Father’s Day weekend

On the way back from Chicago I had time for a very short stop at the Goodwill Outlet on the West side of Indy and found a few treats including a Fashion Book with lots of wonderful illustrations and some vintage game and sewing treats.

Check out all the amazing images found in the following book!

…and because I wanted to celebrate with my father on Sunday – I got to stop at another goodwill and find a few more treasures.

A paper bag junk journal

Over the weekend I got inspired by a YouTube video to create a miniature junk journal out of a brown paper lunch bag. It was surprisingly easy and fun. Once I got started I had a hard time stopping! It turned into one epic birthday card!

Fast finds at the MCHC Annual Garage Sale

I only had about an hour to run through the MCHC Garage Sale today before my day-long shift tomorrow, but the finds did not disappoint. Below are some of the treasures that I found during a quick run-through of the sale…searching for ephemera and vintage books primarily.

Bins and Boulevards

From the time that I was in High School I had a home-crush on Woodruff Place – a neighborhood in Indianapolis with beautiful Victorian Homes – set apart from those on the opposite side of strip of grass with fountains interspersed throughout. To my great delight, as I was driving for a quick visit to the Goodwill Outlet after I dropped my husband off at A movie theater downtown, I came across signs announcing that this was the last day of their annual Flea Market. The lure of the outlet was too strong to pass up, so I headed to the east-side for a quick stop to search the bins, and then made my way back to Woodruff Place.  In addition to finding some lovely vintage patterns, one of my first stops at the Flea Market yielded a treasure trove of books and pamphlets, including two copies of Kinsey’s seminal work and a cool old painting book and engineering book that were both in rough shape but have lovely illustrations.  I also found a cute tin with two dachshunds. After roaming the streets and getting quite warm and thirsty – I finally found another treasure worth investing in: a set of vintage paper dolls made all the more appealing by the fact they were in a cool Santa Claus box.