My weekend

Warning: This is a picture heavy post.

This past weekend, my family went to my grandma's apartment, which we are cleaning out because she won't be coming back to it. Here's a few things my mother gave to me:

 Some of the items I picked up because I thought they might be nice gifts like the weekly organizer and notes pack, still in original packing. The candle makes me think of my grandma.

 I also picked up these two notebooks for gifts and the partylite candleholders.

 The sparkly balls are actually plastic fruit covered in sequins, my grandmother was an avid crafter. I picked out the two thimbles to add to my collection, I liked the jingle bell ladybug and the rooster. The cat and small yellow piece are magnets.

 Here's the buttons we found in her sewing supplies.

 I'm sorry this is such a horrible picture, it shows the glass buttons and shell or mother of pearl buttons I found.

 A bunch of nice trims.

 I now have a ton of eyelets and googly eyes. The brown piece is the beginning of a head made from pantyhose.

 Some butterfly cut-outs, miniature doves and chickens. The best of this bunch is the vintage pipe cleaner bugs.

 A paper cake, butterfly applique, some green buttons, an angel kit, another plastic fruit encrusted in sequins, an eyelet setter, miniture toadstools and a leaf.

 I love the graphic on the Sewing Susan needle case, some ribbon and more miniatures.

 A very cute tin with matching cards inside.

 Some tiny cards for artwork

 And more cards

And more cards.

I've been having trouble lately buying anything at garage sales. I think I've realized I have a lot of stuff, and I really don't need more. I couldn't resist things this weekend, not that moving them out of my grandma's apartment and into mine is better than getting rid of them, but I tried to only take things that I would use.