I’m back with a little “show and tell” of the goodies I found at Canton Trade Days a couple weeks ago. I hit the ground running and immediately spotted a tent with lots of quilts. The chenille fabric in this one caught my eye. I really want to make a quilt but until I find the time, this one will do quite nicely. Sam likes the quilt too, I’m sure I’ll be sharing it with him many times through the winter.
The next item to land in my cart was this old typewriter
book. It is full of different exercises to teach you how to type. At
some point I will alter it and make it into an album where it will live next to
my Underwood typewriter.
I also found an old ledger. Only two pages were used and it had
a unique 6 x 12 size. They were used by people
to track their expenses. They wrote down how much money they received and every
single thing they purchased along with what it cost. My Great Aunt also kept
track of her expenses in the same manner but she used a regular notebook. It is
fun to look through and see what she bought and how much it cost.
About a year ago I found a lady that makes jewelry from
typewriter keys. The pieces are so unique and most of them spell out something.
I purchased a bracelet from her. It has “X O” in the center and a small metal tag that
says “Love” dangling from it. Also
found a few wood letters and a glass cash register key.
I really liked this jar, and it was full of game pieces that
I’m sure will make their way onto some of my scrapbook pages.
Last up, the Bingo game. I think the cards will make a great
mini album. I have never seen a complete game before so I was really surprised
to find this one.
In the few trips that I have made to Canton, I’ve learned
that certain vendors carry the things that I like. In the future, I will
definitely plan to hit those first and if I every find an old red typewriter –
it WILL be mine!
