Road trips have been all too rare lately, but my friend Betty and I took off for Carpinteria, a small beach town south of Santa Barbara.
If I were rich, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a quaint little 1900s-era house blocks from the Pacific in Carpinteria. In my imagination, there would be nightly walks along the shore. Mild weather means I could tend the garden of my dreams. Since I cling to furniture with uncommon fervor, I would finally get the chance to buy something new—or probably antique. Creativity would ooze from my every pore. Well, that’s not going to happen, but I can dream. So my visits to Carpinteria are of a fun but more practical nature.
First, we stopped at Roxanne’s, my favorite quilt shop. Sadly, the owner is retiring at the end of the year, so we need to get a few visits in before she’s gone. The shop not only features delightful and lovely fabric and needle arts supplies, but darling gift items too. I managed to find a few useful and inexpensive Easter items.
It was my sincere hope to resist fabric at all costs. After all, I just finished cleaning out my sewing room and donated three trash bags full of fabric. But then I saw these soothing blue fat quarters and thought to myself, “tea cozy.” It hasn’t materialized so far but would be perfect for Easter.
Next we walked to Homestead Antiques. That’s the great thing about Carpinteria, everything is within walking distance.
This small, vintage iris vase seems like the perfect accompaniment to my Easter table.
Postcards are always a deal at Homestead Antiques. Often, vendors raise their prices on seasonal cards, but not here. These were so reasonable, I bought them all.
So let’s go vintage and have a look at Easter greetings of a hundred years ago.
I couldn’t pass on this card. The Easter Bunny is using a “modern” telephone to check up on his eggs.
Here’s wishing you a happy, peaceful and beautiful Easter and spring.