Ouch!

Okay, before I tell you about my great weekend thrifting/antiquing I have to tell you about my little accident.  Last night I was obviously not thinking clearly.  Pete was in the spare room and had a new dress shirt in his hands.  I asked him what he was doing and he started to say something about ironing.  I figured he had just gone in the room and the iron WAS NOT ON YET -- and I grabbed it.  See there is all this muck on it from my crafting and I wanted to let him know we should try to clean it or scrape it off before he ironed his new shirt.  At any rate, my thumb hit full force on the bottom of the VERY HOT iron -- I immediately dropped it (thankfully not hurting anyone else, or hurting myself even more) -- and  I spent the rest of the night with my hand in a bowl of ice water and then held above my head (if I lowered it it burned and throbbed).  Today it is much better -- luckily it was the inside (palm side?) of the thumb where the skin is thicker. 

Man, I feel stupid.

Okay, on to the thrifting!!  Maddie and I go to garage sales every Friday morning.  It's a fun new ritual that has yielded quite a few treasures.  We can always find her a book or two for some change -- which makes her happy -- and I usually find something fun before the day is out.  This Friday I found a complete set of Jeanette Glass ice cream dishes!  There are 4 milkshake/soda glasses, 4 banana split dishes and 4 footed sundae cups.  (The sundae cups have been getting a major workout since I made homemade ice cream earlier this week so they are all in the dishwasher right now and not in the photo.)  And the cool thing is that all 12 dishes were purchased for only $4!!  I love garage sales!

Then Saturday was Sandwich Antique Fair -- and as any thrifter/antiquer in the Chicago area will tell you, this is a great place!  We try to get there at least twice a year.  You can find everything from furniture to dishes and just about anything else you can think of (or not even imagine!)  Many dealers specialize which is also nice.  There are some vendors that we go back to again and again.

I found a couple of bargains.  First was the basket full of wooden spools -- I snapped it up for $10.  Besides little thread spools, there are larger bobbins and itty bitty silk spools.  I'm going to have fun putting my trims on some of these and doing something crafty with the rest.  I also got that nice pile of fabric for only $2.  I couldn't resist the folk-ish print at the top, or the nice green/red/gold print below it -- plus there are lots of other pieces and scraps too. 

Other than that, I'm trying to finish Book 6 and I'm getting close!  By this weekend I might be able to start on the final book.  The rest of my time has been taken up with the work -- the new Fall & Winter rubber stamps are already coming out -- and the charity golf outing in my Dad's name.  July is always crazy busy! 

Comments

[Gabby]

Barbasol. The really cheap shaving cream? Is the best stuff in the world for burns. My sister-in-law is a P.A., and she tells us that's what they use in the hospital. I've tried it (I'm extremely burn-prone and cannot cook anything with burning my hand somewhere) and it works like a charm. Barbasol - it's the stuff!

[Christie]

Ouch! Well, I hope it feels better soon! At least it didn't blister or anything.

The garage sale finds look great. What awesome stuff you found...i love those ice cream glasses and bowls, I'm sure they'll get a lot of use by the time summer is out.

[--Deb]

Ouch indeed! Feel better...

[Lynne]

That happens to my iron all the time, and is a constant source of discontent with my husband and I! I have often suggested we just get a new iron for our clothes, and somehow, the battle continues! Great scores...I have been searching for wooden bobbins, myself, after seeing the awesome little message project made with them in Sommerset Life.

[Tracey]

Sorry to hear about your thumb sweety. Great haul though.

[Pete]

"Man, I feel stupid."

Welcome to my world, sweetheart.

[Silvia]

Who has a garage sale on a Friday? I've never heard of such a thing? Is this common to every area of the country except California? Do tell...

I hope the burn is feeling even better today! Poor girl.

[Michele]

Ouch - how awful! Someone told me vinegar is good for burns.
Last month, my co worker finished up some ironing, put her iron on the floor while she put the ironing board away, forgot where she had the iron, tripped over it, and it landed on her foot. The burn was so bad she had to have skin grafts!

[marti]

I think that i have some fabric, very close to that second piece, only in blues. I'll have to try and find it when I get home! Great thrifting buys, I love seeing what you come home with.

[Jodie]

Seriously good scores with your thrifting garage sales - well done....I always end up with sticky stuff on the iron too.