When my daughter comes home to visit, she always wants to go scope out the resale shops to not only satisfy her shopping gene as well as save the landfills from some perfectly good clothes that she could use.  Always hoping to find some jewelry that I can repurpose, I tag along as well.

The jewelry section didn’t have much this time, but I was enjoyed the rainbows of colors as the blouses and shirts were sorted by ROY G. BIV.  (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo & Violet).  Often I’m looking for funny tshirts for my son, but this time, I chose to look at patterns.  What attracted my eyes?  What colors were important to me?  What made me want to take a closer look?

This first skirt had embroidered flowers and patterns on it.  Usually, neutrals don’t pop out at me so quickly, but the pattern, texture and organic feel did it.   Honestly, I almost bought it to make a pillow or a fabric grocery shopping bag from it.  I still consider returning for this sweet little skirt.

And on a very different end of the spectrum, this second skirt kind of exploded in front of me.  Lime green and bright pink pop visually and the floral pattern is reminiscent of the 60′s drawing style, which always brings  smiles.

I enjoyed seeing all the different styles of flowers in one place and wondered whether their centers could all be reproduced somewhat in glass as a cane.  This pattern would be overload on a glass bead, but individually, these blossoms could be quite stunning- whether in this color combination or others.

Well, my daughter’s suitcase now is overflowing with her choices, and although I didn’t save any clothes from the landfill, I did gain some awesome inspiration (and a used paperback book or two!)

Marcy Lamberson is a glass artist & teacher who enjoys  experiencing, learning and even sometimes selling her work in her Etsy shop.  You can find her daily blog online or by friending her on facebook.