Ton of Joy

 Above photo was taken in my kitchen, my lovely friends give me their lovely art - lioness by Mekenzie, Billy Holiday by Alia, embroidery by me, love the way all the colors work off the turquoise wall.

 closeup of the lioness and a little chiffon macrame thing I've been working on. In hot pink.

 Found this jacket for a steal of a price, considered selling it for a minute but I really just love it too much.

Blessed with this gem thanks to the vintage store next to my house. Once again, can't sell this thing i just love it too much.

 ...more on these silk rope pieces later, this is just kind of a sneak peak!

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Something old, something new... Hope you enjoyed my recent treasure hunting finds and handicraft treasures. Found any good gems lately?

It's mah birthday... week!!! Ok so it's not really until Friday, but this is my golden year (when the date of your birth matches the years you've been alive) so I'm pretty sure I can take a whole week to celebrate. 

I did a little pre-celebrating this weekend with a much needed personal shopping trip. Here's some jewels, records, and crochet blankets I found.

I loooove Harry Belafonte, nothing better to get into a cheery mood, this album is a bit mellow but still puts a smile on my face. Diana Ross can pretty much do no wrong musically, I especially love the deterioration on the cover. I'm not one for mint condition record covers, the aging just makes it more special.

SCORE! These crochet throws range in sizes and colors, the orange one is massive. I've got quite the collection going, considering how cold my house gets at night they make themselves plenty worthy.