Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Final Post on the Weekend

After class, my friend and I went in search of food. Ended up at Amy's Cafe in Falmouth, just north of Fredericksburg along the Rappahannock. Had a falafel pita pocket and sweet potato fries. Yum. Went back to downtown and did some antique shop browsing. Here's what I found, for the most part. Not showing anything non-stitching related.



Okay. Now you are looking at this little porcelain violet cup with three feet made in Bavaria and wondering how is this stitching related? It is because I say it is. I saw it. Fell in love. And see a pincushion. I need to decide in the fabric should be purple or green. Velvet or not. I've already decided not to stitch something because I have a Sudberry pincushion to stitch already.



I found not one, but two of these coffee mugs. The first one is green. And I'm walking around with it saying how I'd like it better in blue, when voila, a blue one appeared.



This particular find thrills me. A Victorian Hair Tidy. I need to polish the silver. But you all know that is a terrific ort container.



And lastly, back at the hotel, I acquired one of those items I have been coveting for a few years. Maggie, a member of our guild, has a husband who is a very talented woodworker. Between the two of them, they have a line of elegant products - ort bowls, pincushions, laying tools, laying tool holders, etc. The company name is Sylvan Treasures. My wow purchase for the weekend.



Oops. I lied. Not my final post at all. I still have more to tell. LOL

6 comments:

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

The Sylvan Treasures piece blows my mind! Lucky Donna....

Teresa S. said...

A Victorian hair tidy? I've never heard of such a thing--but it will be a wonderful ort holder. Great thinking out of the box!

Donna said...

@ Teresa - the Victorian hair tidy as an ort container is an idea I picked up somewhere else a long time ago. Took me this long to find one! They used to keep their hair for two purposes - either to stitch with, but most hair samplers are made with hair of a deceased family member, or they used to use their own hair to make rolls of hair sewn into fine hairnets which they used to fill out those elaborate hairdos.

Anna van Schurman said...

I've only seen hair receptacles in museums. But I like yours. I like the cross stitch mug too. I'm sure it's me, but I can't figure out what the wood piece is for.

Anna van Schurman said...

I've only seen hair receptacles in museums. But I like yours. I like the cross stitch mug too. I'm sure it's me, but I can't figure out what the wood piece is for.

Donna said...

@Anna - don't know why we've got a double post. Oh well. The wooden piece has holes in the top for holding laying tools or even scissors and a pincushion.