I was happy to find two things I've been "needing" for awhile but just did not want to put the money out to get. And today, I found both at GoodWill! Yippie Skippy! I love when that happens. :)
They are both vintage, which made them even more special since I love vintage things. They give off that comforting feeling to me. Maybe because
I'm vintage, having lived on this earth for a little over half a century now, and also because all things vintage remind me of my childhood, which realistically was full of a lot of pain, but it also had some good moments. Those are the moments on which I like to focus these days.
My first find was a Weaver's Pres-Kloth tailor's ham made who-knows-when-exactly, but apparently, it was ages ago. It's hard as a rock! A lot harder than I had expected, having never owned one. I bought it for 99¢.
Here we have a World's Best sleeve board.
This cost me $2.99.
They both look a lot cleaner in these photos than they actually are. I can take the covers off the sleeve board and wash those, but I'm not sure yet how I'm going to wash the big fat ham up there. And since my old rickety ironing board just recently fell apart like a cheap suit, I can use the wide part of the sleeve board for ironing small projects. I've been using a folded towel on top of my sewing machine table, which has been slightly inconvenient but doable in a pinch. My sewing room isn't very big so I prefer something small while I'm sewing anyway. This little sleeve board will be perfect!
$3.98 plus tax = Fun Friday Finds Finer than Frog's Hair!
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