Antique Show and Tell

Tonight is show and tell. Last post was about all the wonderful things I purchased at the antique co-op in Rochester, so here they are! Also, my fused glass cabochons from one of my Beadfest classes arrived in the mail. Not bad for a first try!

Here we have the hand display I got for a great deal....$12! I originally didn't purchase it and regretted it. Colin's aunt drove me back to the shop right before closing so I could grab it up. I don't know why I passed it up the first time but I'm definitely glad I went back. I think it's going to look really cool on my table display.

Next, we have some antique lace, a stack of cabinet cards and a bag full of cigar bands. The cigar bands are great for collage. I've used them for backgrounds and also as a belt when I was decorating a statue cut-out.

The little blue bottle was too good to pass up. It says "Root Bitter" on it. I have no idea what that is but I'll Google it. The blue slag glass bowl I originally passed on but when I went back for the hand I decided I must have it. Some beads might look nice in there...

If you've read my blog before you know I love glass hand dishes. Well I found some porcelain hand dishes and I bought them all! Arent they adorable?

Here are my fused glass cabochons from Beadfest! This class was a nice introduction to fused glass. Colin and I took it to see if this was something else we wanted to pursue. We had such a great time that we'll be placing a large glass order this weekend.

Well that's all for show and tell. I need to get back to work on my etsy store. I've set some goals and a timeline and I plan on sticking to them!