Junk Shop Finds Part Two

Finding a Moda charm pack for just $4.95 (they retail for twice that) let me get a little newish fabric at the junk shop marketplace.

I love giraffes, so finding this little fabric bundle was a joy (I've also since used it to make a baby quilt, as you'll see in the look back post.)

I have been looking for a non-glasss cake stand for some time, as my hands are becoming unsteadier and I'm worried I'll drop the two I have (one is glass, the other is pottery.) This wooden food-safe stand is perfect.

On our way home we stopped to walk through town, and I found an unbreakable aluminum cake cover in an antique shop. Perfect end to my day of neat finds. :)

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Make It Yourself

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Rayen

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