This is my secondary sewing machine – it’s an electric baby blue color Electro Grand with an external motor. The machine tilts back from the base to allow acces to the electrical and there’s actually a junction box inside – complete with an outlet cover that the motor plugs into, so you could take the machine off the base and mount it a table setup.  Paula D told me she’d never seen one that came that way. Found this beauty at an estate auction. It’s older than dirt, works like a dream, is totally cool looking… and I got it for… you guessed it! A dollar!

Electro Grand Sewing Machine

Electro Grand Sewing Machine 2

Electro Grand Sewing Machine 3

Electro Grand Sewing Machine 4

Electro Grand Sewing Machine 5

Electro Grand Sewing Machine 6

Found these beauties at the Goodwill - and my husband wanted me to leave them there! But for $2 – I couldn’t leave that tacky goodness behind! I think I’m going to spray paint them Lime Green… or White… I haven’t decided yet. What do you think?

They’re made by Syroco, USA, Copyright 1966. (The date was in Roman Numerals and being educated in the public school system I went here to figure it out).

Tacky Gold Bird Wall Plaque 1

Tacky Gold Bird Wall Plaque 2

Royal Typewriter 1Found this Royal Typewriter at an estate auction a couple of years ago - paid a whole $1 for it. 

I LOVE AUCTIONS!

No date on it – I’m pretty sure it’s missing a metal base plate from the bottom but it’s nothing that would affect it mechanically.  All the buttons work. Beautiful machine… and $1!

I’m thinking of using it as a prop in some photo still-life’s. I can just see it all gothed out. Squee!

Royal Typewriter 2

Found a butt load of these acrylic macrame hoops at the Salvation Army – so many colors and different sizes. There were a few more beads but I didn’t care for them – the ones I got tho’ are totally cool. Spent $8 which was a little steep in my opinion but the lady running the register looked to be a bit irritated… maybe I snitched her find? Either way, take a look! I’ve considered doing a bit of macrame, I’ve got some patterns, but these would also make great purse handles!

The Mushroom Bead and the Big Green Butterfly Bead are marked Duncan’s Ceramic Products.

Macrame Beads

Macrame Hoops