Fonda's Fabulous Funday Finds #11

This thrift store trip is close to home. It's the Family Thrift whose proceeds go toward helping people in our own community.

This time, we found a handful of cat toys:

Gotta take care of the kitties.

I don't think a trip to the thrift store is complete without bringing books home:

Books.

The first time I used these, I got my finger caught along with the dish towel!

These were a tad stiff when I used them the first time!

I'm a little confused about this Scrabble game. Is it newer, cheaper, or what!?! It doesn't look like any game I have ever seen.

Box top.

"Colors and parts may vary from those pictured"? What?

The font is all wrong. Why change that?

And, the trays are made of plastic!?!

Is anyone more in the know about this type of Scrabble game than I am? I always pick up stranded Scrabble games for the tiles, but I can't combine these tiles with my current stash.

From cat toys to strange Scrabble games...and everything in between...

My Art: Artist's Trading Cards, Continued

Last week I showed you my sewing-related ATCs, so you can see the beginning of the story there.

This week, I'd like to share the variety of ATCs I have made. They can be made out of any kind of material - fabric, paper, metal - which I will show.

Rubber stamps, flower cut from a postal stamp, red vellum circle, paper. One of my favorites.

Certain information is expected to be on the back. Here, I used a Change of Adress rubber stamp.

My use of my odd-ball rubber stamps. Front on the left; back on the right.

Aluminum paper, copper wire and band, paper from Asian novel.

Aluminum paper, circuit board {?} and transistors {?}.

This ATC has a secret compartment.

This ATC is in the shape of a purse. Inside, paper was folded origami style to fit inside.

Another purse with paper inside (not shown).

Metal mesh, metal watch faces, beads to hold them on, and seam binding to keep the edges smooth.

My favorite number and the initial of my first name.

The following are all made of fabric with miscellaneous embellishments. The fabric was woven on a paper card.

Paper and metal embellishments.

Copper sequins and small silver beads to hold them on.

Paper and metal embellishments.

Alphabet and other beads and a paper flower.

I haven't made any ATCs in awhile, but after showing these, I just might get in the mood to make more. 

I hope you enjoyed these, and I wonder if any reader has ever made some.

From fabric to metal ...and everything in between...

My Art: Artist's Trading Cards - Sewing Related

In my art, I sometimes combine two of my favorite hobbies, which are sewing/quilting and paper crafts. 

Today, I will show you my Artist's Trading Card, or ATCs for short. These cards are the size of a playing card or sports trading card. They are always traded and never sold. They can be made of any material. I have used paper, fabric and metal to make mine.

The following are my sewing-related ATCs. Keep in mind that I have scanned them in, and since some are three dimensional, they might be somewhat fuzzy in their appearance, but you'll get the idea. For all of these, I started with a scanned picture of the front of a sewing pattern. Most are from the 50s and 60s. Some of these started out fuzzy due to the production of the patterns at the time they were made. So, here they are:

The heart brad and the veil to the hat was added to the picture.

Perhaps for pregnancy??? Something that would not be blatant in the 50s/60s.

This is my favorite.

I will show you some others next time showing a wider variety of subject matters that I have dealt with. I hope you enjoyed these.

From buttons to thread ...and everything in between...