With the frigid weather we’ve been having lately, it may not feel like it, but Spring’s a comin’!!! Is anyone else counting down the days until Spring? I keep trying to remind myself that even when it arrives, it’s likely to be at least several weeks until it actually feels like spring, but just knowing it will be here soon, makes me tolerate these cold winter days a little better. I found a few antique flower seeds company advertisements in my collection {Read More}
Antique Ephemera and Rusty Scissors
February 25, 2015 by 21 Comments
There’s a fine line between owning collections and hoarding collections. I think I may be leaning just a wee bit too far on the hoarding side of the line. ….actually, I think I the line may have gotten buried under my hoard. It all started quite innocently. I bought a small stack of antique magazines several years ago at an auction. I instantly fell in love with the amazing advertisements in them. The rest was history…I became like {Read More}
1900’s Royal Baking Powder Advertisement
February 25, 2015 by 9 Comments
I’ve shared several antique baking powder advertisements in the past, and this is another one from the early 1900’s for Royal Baking Powder, from a magazine in my collection. I’d love to get my hands on one of the actual cans! I think this would look wonderful as wall art in the kitchen. Many more antique advertisements like these can be found HERE. Enjoy!
Vintage Inspiration Party #178 – Wash Tub Islands, Wooden Cubbies & More
February 24, 2015 by 12 Comments
Welcome back sweet peas! I am hosting the Vintage Inspiration Party! This is the place to share anything old, treasured, passed-down or tattered, but you can also share projects that were made to look old, including repurposed and upcycled creations. vin-tage (adj.) 1.) used to describe something that is not new but that is valued because of its good condition, attractive design, etc. 2.) used to describe something that has the best qualities or characteristics of the things made or {Read More}
Bee Image Clip Art from McGuffey’s Reader
February 24, 2015 by 3 Comments
Today, I have a charming bee image from an early 1900’s McGuffey’s Reader. The bee is hovering near a vine with blooms on it. It would be perfect for an image transfer project, but for those of you gifted with painting skills, I think it would also be so pretty with watercolors added to the image, for a greeting card or wall art. Here is the complete school book page the image was on – isn’t it cute?! I love {Read More}
Rolling Pin Recipe Card Holder
February 23, 2015 by 8 Comments
I’ve brought home quite a few vintage rolling pins from yard sales and flea markets, but I usually love them as they are, and generally just like to display them, but discovered a rolling pin in my stash last week that I wouldn’t want to display. I don’t even remember buying it, but it had a dark stain in the wood that looked very unattractive. I’m not sure what I was thinking when I bought it, but I figured it was {Read More}
Antique Graphic -1900’s Invoice with Native American Logo
February 23, 2015 by 3 Comments
For those who love antique graphics, and are history buffs, this is an early 1900’s invoice showing a Native American man with a pipe, and Buffalo heads on the sides. It was from the Iroquois Door Company. I love learning the history behind antique images, and I discovered that this company started in 1904 in Buffalo, New York, but sadly, it closed in 1989. The buildings are now occupied by a textiles company that makes makes sporting goods. I {Read More}
Repurposed Jeans Pocket Apron
February 22, 2015 by 18 Comments
Those of you who follow me on Facebook, may have seen a tutorial that I shared from another Facebook page, for a repurposed jeans pocket apron. I thought it was such a great and super easy idea, that I decided to try it right away, before I could forget about it. For those of you who didn’t see it, I thought I’d share how it turned out. We all have jeans that either don’t fit, or are stained, so this is a {Read More}
Get off the bench and get in the game
February 21, 2015 by 18 Comments
I’ve always loved this hymn, because it’s such a sincere prayer about wanting to be “all in” for God. The mid-week small group I attend has been doing a study from the book by Francis Chan, called, “The Forgotten God”. There’s a video that goes along with the study, and he gave a very vivid example of how most people, in most churches in America behave, that really struck home with me.
Fresh Apples for an Enamelware Pot
February 20, 2015 by 17 Comments
Several years ago, I brought home this enamelware pot from an auction. I’m not exactly sure how it was originally used, but it’s shaped like a flower pot, and my best guess is it may have been part of a double boiler. If you know, please let me know! I actually got two of them, and when I bid on them, I assumed they just needed a little cleaning to remove the darkened areas around the outside, but I was wrong. I {Read More}
