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I was really busy and skipped my usual auction last week,but on my way to my son’s basketball game, I did visit a thriftstore and found “Mr. Business”. Someone must have been quite the salesmanor businessman to bring home these 2 trophies.  They no longer bear the name inscription plaques, so I don’t knowwho they belonged to or when he received them, but I’m guessingfrom the hats on the trophies, these must be from the 50’s or 60’s.  I was glad {Read More}

Wow – the response to adding maps to my shop has been incredible!Within 2 days, 18 maps sold!  I’ve have been working non-stop gettingmore maps listed and now have both maps from 1960 and 1939 available in the shop,and plan to list maps from other years soon. On a total side note, I absolutely love this old metal “brick” siding thatis on one of our outbuildings.  If I didn’t use it so much as a photo backdrop,I think I’d try {Read More}

This pretty border is from a 1913 The Modern Priscilla magazine,and was used as the graphic for the title of a column.It would be perfect for a Thanksgiving project. The magazine this image came from was generously shared by Audrey @ Audrey @ Timeless Treasures. Blessings, Angie Knick of Time Tuesday Metamorphosis Monday**Mod Mix Monday**Craft & Tell**Make it Pretty Monday**Cowgirl Up**Nifty Thrifty Tuesday**Market Your Biz**Primp Your Stuff Wed**Wow Us Wednesday**Restored It Wednesday**Time Travel Thursday**Under $100 Link Party**Transformation Thursday**Thrifty Thursday**Pearls and Lace {Read More}

It’s often said that home is where you hang your heart.Where do you call HOME?The place of your birth, where you live in now,or a foreign land you dream of?For me, all 3 states I’ve lived in hold a little piece of my heart. If you love old maps, you can hang a map of the state (or country) that holds your heart,because I now carry vintage & antique map pages in my shop! These map pages all come from old atlases, {Read More}

This wonderful image of a ladies’ boot came from a 1905 Ladies Home Journal magazine.  The background has been removed, so this image can be layered over other images using programs like  Photoshop and Gimp. Here is the original advertisement.  Not only are antique advertisements a fascinating glimpse of the past, but I find it interesting to see how long some magazines have managed to survive and stayed strong in the business, as Ladies Home Journal has. The magazines these {Read More}

Here are some gorgeous women’s fashion images from the early 1900’s. The backgrounds have been removed, so these images can be layered over other images using programs like Photoshop or Gimp.  Just right-click, save and print to use on some lovely project – and make sure to let me know so I can brag  about your talents! (click on images to enlarge) The magazines these images came from were generously sent to me by Audrey @ Audrey @ Timeless Treasures.  Drop {Read More}