Okay, so I've been spending way too much money lately, and have put myself on an unofficial spending hiatus. Only essentials...food, gasoline, utility bills, etc...are allowed to be purchased while I get my bank accounts back into shape.
Unfortunately, I spend a lot of time "window shopping" on Etsy.
This is not a good combination!
Today, for example, I just spent a little bit of time searching for vintage sewing/embroidery tools on Etsy. (To go with my new hobby, of course!) And what did I find, but three of the most perfect vintage items...items that long to be in my hot little hands, I'm sure of it. They're all vintage, all sewing-related, and all have owls on 'em! (I also love owls.)
I mean, would you just LOOK at these fantastic things?!
Vintage Owl Scissor and Push Pin Duo
from The Vintage TreehouseOkay, so this is the best thing ever. It's a pair of sewing scissors and a pin cushion...shaped like an owl! The finger holes in the scissors are the owl's eyes! :-O
White Owl Pin Cushion
from Definitely DifferentAnd SPEAKING of pin cushions, look at this beauty! If you put it on a shelf and turned it just right, it would look like a nothing more or less than a decorative owl statue. Yet you turn it around, and it's functional as well! I love it when functional things are beautiful as well.
And, okay, so I don't usually actually USE a thimble while I'm embroidering, but for this little fellow, I might have to make an exception! Precious, mais non??
Hmm....I'm starting to think that in addition to my spending hiatus, I might have to declare an ETSY hiatus as well! :-O