Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Bucket Full of Sunshine Swap!


Yesterday evening I received my summer swap package from my partner Elise. I wasn't able to completely enjoy all its glory until this afternoon.

Did you see that sign she made for the front of the basket? How cool is that?! I think it's my favorite part. :)

Then she made me this gorgeous apron! Holy cow! Look at the colors. The little bird applique is simple amazing. I love the fabric choices too. I can see why she is selling these like hot cakes!


I also received a wonderful book on herbs that contains some great recipes and a magazine. I already tagged a few to try this week. I have a ton of cilantro and dill to use up.

And here's the rest of the package. Her container is a very fun chicken wire egg basket. I will be storing my zippers in this when I get it empty of all the goodies inside. She also made me flower pens. Also included are 2 pillowcases, a ball jar full of thread and goodies, a milk glass vase, and a vintage strawberry jam tea towel! I am going to use that towel in my kitchen. That is until it inspires me in the future. Then it may have a personal introduction with my scissors.


I really love it all. I have had nothing but great experiences with these swaps and encourage anyone who is not participating to keep an eye out for the next one. I also love how all my swappers wrap up the goodies in reusable items. Tea towels, rick rack, ribbon... you are all such a great group of people. I am so glad I found out about this whole crafting group.

I did end up hitting the thrift store on Monday to check out the chair. The bad news is it wasn't what I thought it was. I hate it when that happens. The good news is sitting right next to it was this-


But wait! There was two of them! I picket them both up for $30. I really love its modern lines. The wood has a wonderful mahogany patina to it. It was a worn leather seat which I was going to recover until I researched a label that was under one of the chairs. A spoonful of Google and a pinch of eBay told me this is chair was made in Norway by Vatne Mobler. It was designed by Sigurd Resull and they call it the Falcon chair. These are in very good condition with a few wear marks. eBay had them listed for $150! I think I did alright. The leather covers snap right off, so I may just make new cushions in a lighter microfiber. Does anyone know anything about midcentury modern furniture to tell me some more about these chairs or the designer? Most websites I found where not in English. Our first newlywed funiture purchase arrived on Saturday too! But that will have to wait til another post. I think I pictured you all out.

16 comments:

  1. Yeah!! what a score! Sorry, I can't help--I really know nothing about furniture. I hope someone will be able to help :-)
    Smiles, Karen

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  2. those chairs are great!

    and nice swap goodies, too.

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  3. That apron is wonderful! I know nothing about the chair so I'm sorry. Thank you for the sweet comment, I can't wait to start the give-away.

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  4. Hey! i'm going to cali this sunday.. gonna be there for a week, this is the site i was talking about where i made the extra cash. later!

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  5. Love the swap! Love the chairs! Love your blog!

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  6. Wow! What an amazing package, the colours are so vibrant, and i love the texture of the toweling material bird against the patterned fabric - so clever :)

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  7. What a great package! I love those flower pens!!

    I saw your package, too. Um, want to be my partner :)

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  8. Awesome package. I just shipped mine this morning. I should go look at the photos of others. I really like the apron you received!

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  9. I have a client with 2 of these chairs, unfortunately a friend broke on the legs and I have been trying to find someone to repair it. Not easy. The chairs are in great condition and I did have the cushions recovered. His mother couldn't remember that much about the chairs, she thought she bought them at Scan. I don't think so.

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  10. You could probably get about 2000 dollars for one of these chairs on the right auction markeds if they are in great condition and have all the original features, including the foot stool.

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  11. I would love to know if anonymous' friend found a way to repair these chairs. We have the same problem with ours.

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  12. I´ve also got a set of two of these wonderful chairs. And one leg has just broken. What do i do?

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  13. Don't recover the chairs - they are actually collectibles and quite rare.

    Highly sought after when they come up on ebay. There is a restored one on ebay australia for $1100 AUD.

    Restore them to their former glory but don't mess with the beauty of the falcon!

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  14. I'm with anonymous...don't recover The Falcons...they are design classics and stunning just the way they are. My parents had a couple when i was growing up and gave them to me a few years ago when they began to find it difficult to get out of them (the chairs are very comfy but quite low slung). Anyway I LOVE them to pieces (the chairs and my parents!) Gee $30, what an unbelievable score...well done! Just when I was beginning to feel that finding an op shop bargain was a thing of the past!

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  16. they are indeed wonderful chairs. i have the chrome ones: one high back with foot stool and one low back. as i am changing my interior i will put them on ebay within a few weeks...

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