Time takes it toll on all of us, doesn’t it? We get wrinkles, gray hair, and age spots. Such is the case with this old pair of gosling statues. They were left behind by the previous owners of our home and have been sitting outside our outbuilding (right next to my office door). Both of their necks had broken,  and someone repaired them. But the poor mother goose lost her battle against time and really lost her head. It must be buried {Read More}

Here’s a few little pretties I brought home this week. These things are all aged white, and made for  lovely photos against other textures and shades of white. This little doorknob pocket is just precious. It would look dreamy hanging from the doorknob  of a chippy, old white door with some little sprigs of flowers in it.  I’m including the, “Twine Your Blossoms” music page from an antique hymnal with it, because they just seem to go together.  Such a sweet {Read More}

Is it insanely beautiful where you are today?We hit the high 80’s today.  It is April and not May, right?The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I’m loving wearing shorts and sandals again.Okay, are you ready to get your weekly dose of vintage eye candy?   Let’s look at some of the fabulous feature’s from last week’s party! My sweet blogger friend, Doni @ Faith, Grace, Crafts sharedtwo of her passions – the violin & old lace. She ordered {Read More}

Over the weekend I attended an auction that was full of old farm goods. If you prefer fine antiques, this wouldn’t have been your style of auction, but if you love the  “been there, done that, got the rust to show for it” look,  you would have loved it. I brought home a whole mess of rust and crust. This was the kind of auction where nothing gets cleaned up – it’s from the barn to you.  I brought home plenty  of {Read More}

Don’t you just love looking at the inside of a watch or clock?The gears and intricacy of it are fascinating. One of my sweet customers, Lora saw my post aboutthis necklace I made for myself out of a watch movement and asked if I’d create one for her. I added a little organza ribbon to her chain togive it a more feminine look.  I’ve got a whole jar fullof various watch faces and parts, and I love them somuch that it {Read More}

I’ve added some new “ancestors” in the shop this week. I love decorating with antique photographs.   They add a lot of charm to a vintage vignette. Each is unique and it’s fun to image who the people are in the photos and envision the lives they led. This photo is of Phillip Fengel & “wife”. I envision them as hard-working German immigrants, getting a photograph taken that they could display in their home place. There was a large German {Read More}

Today’s stunning images come from a cover page of  antique sheet music from the late 1800’s. Here it is in its original form.  Here it is with all the text removed, so you can use it for other purposes and perhaps add your own text. Just right-click, save and have fun with these images at your leisure. My growing collection of graphics can all be found HERE. Enjoy! If you haven’t yet entered the giveaway for this stunning necklace from {Read More}