Little Suitcases and Fabric Yo Yo's

I'll be linking with The Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingy Thursday.

 It's time to share with you some of my vintage finds from this summer.

How sweet are these suitcases?  What did the child who owned these use them for?  Did she use them to pack her clothes in on her way to grandmas's house?  Did she use them to store her toys?  Did she use them to store her doll clothes?  Now....I picture these treasures in a vintage decorated nursery stacked up on a shelf or displayed with a doll collection?

 I also found a bag full of fabric vintage yo yo's.  I thought...hmmm what to do with these?  I bought them and I knew exactly what I'd do with them.

Decorate lampshades?  Yep!

On a previous trip... I bought this vintage ceramic nursery lamp.  It came  without a shade.  I was puzzled on what to use for a shade.....until I brought those yo yo's home and a match was made in heaven! 

There once was an old woman.....

who lived in a shoe.  She had so many children...she didn't know what to do.

Today I'm joining Suzanne at The Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingy Thursday.

I picked up this 50's night light from an adorable antique shop called The Red Barn Antiques.  Unfortunately...hurricane Irene has forced this adorable shop in Upper Jay, NY to close for good.  Upper Jay is in the beautiful Adirondack mountains.... this pretty little hamlet was devastated from the storm.  It'll take some time for them to rebuild and recover.   
 I'll rewire the light so it's again in good working condition. 

Blessings by Laura Story

I hope you can read the lyrics to this profoundly beautiful song by Laura Story.   Her words are something to ponder. 

  

We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching(s) of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise