Thriftshare.....

Feeling a bit crummy today...

Pollen is in full swing here now,

my kryptonite..

Of course I managed to come up with a few finds

before the pollen took me down...

Nifty Vogue sewing patterns for .50 cents a piece

Southern belle figurine $4.00

She was just so sweet I couldn't resist

I may be able to use her in some sort of mixed media and I may just leave her be

Photograph of a lovely lady

came with the original frame I paid more for her than I normally would

but I was just really drawn to her

$8.00

I like to call these "lost ancestors"

Original printing of a Tasha Tudor Christmas card

$1.75

I absolutely love Tasha Tudor

I think she was a wonderful illustrator

She inspired me a lot as a child when I didn't really know who she was

and then I rediscovered her as an adult

and I stopped feeling like I had to be this artist

who was either so realistic or so abstract to be good

That I could just be me in my artwork

She was an extremely interesting person as well

I like to think of her as the person Martha Stewart ripped off in some sort of ways

Only Martha could never be as authentic as Tasha

I have been planning a more in depth post with some of

my own illustrations that she inspired

coming soon.

So

What did you find this weekend?

head on over to

Apron Thrift Girl

to see what other goodies were saved!