Keeping with a theme, here’s a palette of crochet yarns to go with my hooks and buttons, all singing in chorus, "It’s time to play." So, if these make up the strings section, what are the hooks and buttons — winds and percussion?
I picked these up at a second hand shop for $5 yesterday — pretty nice way to stash up some supplies. The only trick was picking which bags to go home with. They had at least ten full bags of crochet yarn to choose from. No surprise, I went for the brights.
But, don’t expect to see any major crochet projects anytime soon– I’m mostly interested in adding borders to things and ogling this box of colors on occasion. The sewing box is new to me too. It reminds me of blue eyeshadow and kneehigh sports socks, and The Brady Bunch, somehow. Hmmm.
Also, Laura‘s got her new Etsy shop all decked out and she’s giving away a free print to mark the occasion. All you have to do is fess up your most embarrassing story. Should make for some good reads, no?
Wow, what a find and such great bright colors.
So lovely!! I really need to go look at our local thrifting hot spots…I want to score something so brite and beautiful!
As always, a pleasure to read your blog 😀 Have a great rest of the week!
I would have bought them for the colors just to look at!
Yummy composition!!
What a score! Drooling over your photograph… slurp.
those colors are delicious!
What a gorgeous photo… makes me want to get some crafting on!!
xoxo,
Jenna Lou
Brights are my favorite too. Love your beautiful photographs. They are inspiring… and happy.
Oh, I love your sewing box! I have one in the exact same style, only it’s boring off-white, not robins egg blue like yours. A sweet old lady that my husband did some work for passed it along to me. It may not be the prettiest color, but it’s still one of my treasures 🙂
You find the best finds! I want to go shopping with you!
It’s so beautiful and colourful ^^
Thread crochet is fun, but you’ll need smaller hooks! 😉 The colors you scored are gorgeous!
Your crochet thread looks fab – your thrift shops must be excellent ! Your blog is a pleasure to read – love it!
Lor
*tee-hee* You now own my Mom’s sewing box!
My mom had a box just like yours…only hers was harvest gold. Ahh, the memories!
ooohhh..such fun colors! i love it! funny how we buy stuff sometimes strictly just to look at…not really to use!!
I am glad it was you and not me at that thrift store when ever I find a ton of crochet thrtead at a thrift store I pretty much buy all I see. So that is why I have 10 sixty six quart size totes full of crochet thread like I need more
Have fun using them they are very lovely colors
take care
sunshine
what a gorgeous photo! Such wonderful colors!
Heather, I have to admit, that when I saw your hooks I remembered that I had some stashed away at my folks, along with my knitting needles… So once again, you inspire!
Oh, also, thanks for letting me use your gorgeous studio shots for comparison to mine! You can check it out at my site; that is, if I’ve piqued your interest… ha!
Thanks again for all the beauty found here!
Wow all of that for $5 dollars. Providence. I love the colors. For a artist new to crochet what do you use the thin thread for? Is it for lace?
~Amelia
Feeling so nostalgic reading this post. My mom gave me a sewing box just like that when I was very small. She filled it with all kinds of fun little scraps and sewing tools. That was just the beginning for me. I’ve never stopped sewing.