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More “Photo Shoot” from the house

I was getting carried away yesterday snapping photos of stuff!  Here is a lovely fimo clay Santa doll perched on a sweet mini kids chair.  This guy has a vintage quilt suit with old buttons plus old sewing goodies in his arms. 

SculptedSanta

I don’t want to count how man little ironing boards are in my bunch of collectibles.  Here is one plus another one painted in red folded up behind it.   I have a “thing” for little chairs too!

IroningBoard

Enough of my photography for today.  Hope all of you are enjoying getting ready for Christmas and are not too stressed!  Try for some treasured stitching time – you deserve it.

Robin

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  1. I am always going to consignments in my area and see a lot of the items you have in your home. It inspires me to look at things in a different way, for decorating this year.

    Debbie

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  2. Ohhh, that little red chair is a rocker! Awesome. I had a little red chair until my DD decided she wanted it a different color and sanded all the red away. Now it's just wood color because she never finished it. Sad. I also have a little wooden child's ironing board. At one time it sat at my sewing space for easy pressing without getting up!

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  3. I really enjoy reading the post, thanks for sharing I really like it, I already bookmarked it, thank you guys.

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  4. Wow! You are shooting like a professional photographer.

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  5. You're a fantastic photographer, you did it well.

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