Freecycled, Crafted and Thrifted Treasures!

 Vintage gas cooker find

Today I sourced this fabulous vintage gas cooker on our freecycle site www.jumbletown.ie  I never thought I would find a working original cooker circa 40/50's, never mind that it would be located withing a few miles of home! It will be perfect in the cottage kitchen instead of the ..."on its last legs and missing two burners and a broken oven door" cooker I have at the moment. Not only that  -but a very kind member of the site who lives nearby and knows of our present difficult circumstances has offered to collect it and store it if we can't get down to collect. How lovely of her!  Thanks you Misstake (aka Bernie)

I first met Bernie when she gave me some fabric and a sewing machine and I gave her a collection of rock videos! We have been firm friends since and she has contacted me several times to ask how Paul is doing and even offered to pick up the cooker for us. Thanks Bernie, much appreciated.

Sock News....

Well, I have just about finished my first sock and started my second! I could not figure out the finishing instructions for the first one so left it and started on next one. I will get to grips with it as I am so near to finishing...Wheee!I love sock knitting now and can't be stopped. More to come when I get them both finished. How's it goin' Kimme?

Thrifted Wool

I found a big bag of mohair wool in my local charity shop. It is called Kinnair and is made from goat's wool. Pic to follow. Don't know what I will make from it but it sure is gorgeous...any suggestions?

Well, The Cat, Pants...has settled in and peace reigns once more in our little home...she sure looks contented don't you think? She doesn't look like a moggie who is besieged by three doggies!

 

Next I have a pic for you of a lovely shabby chic piece of vintage Irish wool cushion cover I have just listed on my website White O'Morn Cottage Shop click on link or see side bar

It has a little hole in it and I am going to crochet a cute shamrock to cover it.

And how cute is this baby's aran cardigan? Doty! It has just been listed too.

...and while on the subject of cushion covers...here are two I made for my son, Steve and his girlfriend Marie. Deep orange is their accent colour so I made these from my stash of fabric sample books. I finished them off with big plastic toggle buttons. No frilly frou frou, shabby chic for this cool young couple!

 

...and here is one I made for my sister in law's new home. One side - the patchwork,  is made from Moda cotton fabric that sisTeeda gave me and the other  is made from handmade silk I got from a book of furnishing fabrics Angie got for me. Fully reversable and finished off with a vintage button closure...clever me!

 

 

Paul is keeping well and is getting ready for his next session of treatment in Sep. I am delighted to have my oldest son, Chris, home for  a while. He will be good company for me when Paul is in hospital (and can't have visitors - as he will be radioactive)

I caught a nice photo of Chris today when he was not expecting it...the best kind I think..."Are you growin' a beard son? ...or just acting the goat?" Love ya'!

 

Comments

[angie lee]

Dont we have lovely looking kids? Aunty Angie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Colleen]

So, are all the children in Ireland as beautiful as yours and Angie's?? What a lovely young man this is..and your thrifing finds are great! Have fun and give Paul a frog-hug from Utah!

[Lorraine]

Wahey - way to go with the socks - looking good :-)

Fantastic find with the cooker. I'm assuming its for the cottage?

Pants looks right at home, in a very cool laid back way.

Cushions are great, you have been busy.

[sharie]

Fantastic cooker find. Its surprising how long those old cookers last in comparison to our modern ones. Less to go wrong I suppose.
Lovely looking cushions and son btw ;-)

[Twiggy]

Our boys are definitely lookers, love the cushions and well done on the sock knitting.
The cooker will look terrific. Some lovely thrifting too.
Good luck to Paul, I'm glad you'll have one of your boys to keep you company.
Twiggy x

[Val]

The sock looks great, so does the cooker (and the cat!)
Welcome home Chris and good luck Paul.

[Mimi]

ok, pam, chris is seriously good looking! i am just going to have to kidnap my 23 yr old daughter, erin kathleen, living down in san diego california and ship her off to your house!...my husband philip and i would just have to move to ireland when we retire in 8 years so that you and i could admire our beautiful grandchildren together! ha ha (don't show this note to chris or he'll think you and i are already planning the wedding!)...also send my love and get well wishes to paul!

[Marilyn in NM]

Pam, your sock looks awesome. Great Job!! I'm so proud of you.
Marilyn in NM

[Uggs Clearance]

Great, practical and much needed advice.

[Office 2010]

Voila, I can now use 2007 as if it was 2002,