You fellow rust lovers are going to love this! Some of my rusty, old gears were featured in this outstanding Etsy treasury – I just had to share it with you. My shop gets featured in a fair amount of treasuries. Some I really like and others aren’t my cup of tea, but this one is right up my alley –  even the name is perfect! You better grab a napkin.  This is a drool-worthy treasury! Cast Iron Star, Decorat… {Read More}

I am seeing some of the mostAMAZING links ever on today’sKnick of Time Tuesday Vintage Style Party!Seriously – you guys are bursting withcreative energy in the new year.Picking just a few featuresfor next week will be torture! Have you linked up to the party today,and had a problem? Someone contacted meand said that even though their postcontains the correct back link,LinkyTools wouldn’t let them add their link. I’ve edited the code so that problemshould be fixed, but pleasemake sure you DO {Read More}

Well, technically, this isn’t a curtain –it’s a valance,but it did only cost a quarter to make. A few weeks ago, I brought homea bunch of vintage linensfrom one of my favorite thrift stores. The set of 3 linens I used for the valance were marked 25 cents. All of these items were that ridiculously inexpensive. The most I paid was $2 for a ticking pillow and there was another set of 10 assorted cloth napkins for $2. See why it’s {Read More}

Thanks so much to everyone who entered towin a stencil valued up to $50 fromCutting Edge Stencils I’m really excited about the nextgiveaway I have coming up soon,so if you didn’t win today,your lucky day may be coming soon! According to Random.org,the winner is #42, who was… Town and Country Gals said… Angie,Am posting about your-give-a way on my 12/19 post with a link back!Rebecca Congratulations, Rebecca!I can’t wait to hear which stencil you selectand see what you do with it! {Read More}

Welcome back to another The holidays are wonderful, but it’salso nice to get the house back to normal.It’s amazing how many dust bunniesaccumulate on a wood floor, behind a Christmas tree! Today is the LAST DAY to enter theCutting Edge Stencil GIVEAWAY!If you haven’t entered yet,you better high-tail it over HERE, and enter! Now, on to last week’s Features! Vicki @ Ranger 911has got a great eye for vintage bargains!She scored loads of great deals,like this adorable wood frame with a screen in it.That {Read More}

Since there was no auctionlast week, and I just couldn’tstand not bringing something home,I hit the thrift store instead.Some days are total duds at thethrift store, but not this day! I got 2 old pairs of ice skatesthat will make their way intomy decor next winter. I also got bunches of oldlace and sewing notions. It was a great day for finding frames. They were getting readyto throw a shopping cart full ofvintage sewing patterns into thedumpster, but they let {Read More}

I bought 4 more bags full of vintage buttons and just couldn’t resist having a little photo fun with them. First, I picked out a bunch of the reds & the pinks for a little Valentine sweetness. Aren’t the buttons sweet in a little bird’s nest? Then I picked out a bunch of the neutral buttons and had more fun playing with them. Who knew buttons could look so romantic?  Wouldn’t these look pretty onthe tables of a vintage-style wedding {Read More}

Happy 2012!!! Blessed Wishesfor a healthy, love-filled year! Due to unethical websites stealing content, I can no longer provide a full RSS feed. I work too hard to produce original and inspiring content to have it stolen by others. Thank you for your understanding – I appreciate each one of you that take time out of your day to visit Knick of Time!!

Do you remember this wagon?I’ve shown it in previous posts,specifically the one about my book page banners. It sits at the edge of the drivewayat our old house, which we are still tryingto finish removing things from.I’ve used it to display some ofthe goods listed in my shop.It just makes such a great backdrop. The wagon’s been sitting in that same spot formany, many years.The grass and vines have grown up around itand are entangled through the wood and wheels.Budging {Read More}

Welcome to Part 2 of,So You Want to Sell on Etsy In Part 1, I covered the starting pointof selecting a name for your shopand creating your visual imagefor your banner and profile image. Today I’ll cover:1)  Selecting Your Inventory2)  Pricing Your Goods3)  Getting Photos that Grab AttentionBefore we start this tutorial,just a few reminders!!!1)  My Year-End 20% off SALEends tomorrow!!!Use code GOODBYE2011I have over 200 vintage goods!!!2)  Jan. 2nd is the last dayto enter theCutting Edge Stencil GIVEAWAYA winner {Read More}