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Hi, Vintage Lovers, welcome to our Little Shop of Treasures Blog. Come with me. I want to share to a few cool items in our shop. This week we are featuring macrame pattern books.  My goodness, I think the first time I made a macrame project, it was a large plant hanger in white macrame cord. Holy cow, that was twenty-seven years ago.  And I am sure most of us connect macrame with plant hangers. It is true even now, we can find all kinds of plant hangers made by macrame but what most don't know, there are literally hundreds of projects for macrame. Before I get into all those projects, let's take a look at a few Macrame Books in our etsy store and imagine the possibilities. Natural Knots Front Cover This is a vintage crafting book from 1976.  Natural knots has 23 pages filled with macrame projects for the home or cottage.  The beginning of the book features information about the craft of macrame, descriptions of the terms used, types of cords...

In an attempt to help my mom, all profits from our sales at Little Shop of Treasures will be for her. So, for the next couple of weeks you can save 10% on all of our items with coupon code save10.  So make sure to visit our shop and see what's for sale! We have a ton of vintage items including patterns, books, housewares and home decor. To read more about my mom's story, and why we need to raise money for her please take the time to read her blog post here .

'The Importance of Plants' by shemonster31 Vintage Gardening Book ... HedgerowHome $12.95 ...

Hi Vintage Lovers, welcome to our Little Shop of Treasures Blog. Follow me, I'd like to share a few of my favorite items in our shop. This week we are featuring knitting and crochet pattern books. I personally love to knit and crotchet and I actually own some of these vintage books plus more.  Now I know at first look the clothing in these pictures look a little dated but that is because of the colour choices and photography. Now let's look a little closer and see the possibilities. Patons Beehive Carefree Knitting Pattern Front Cover This is a fantastic vintage knitting booklet from the 1960's with 24 pages of patterns for the entire family. Cover Back Each pattern includes complete  instructions and a photograph. Inside Booklet The patterns are classic cardigans and pullovers for the whole family. Keep in mind that just because a specific pattern shows stripes, that doesn't mean you need to include them. Your creation can be a solid co...