Here’s a few antique graphics I thought someone might enjoy to use on a project. I used the actual page of this first one on my 1800’s Ephemera Gossip Bench. Here’s a gorgeous ad for Pear’s Soap – isn’t it beautiful?!! Here’s another pretty ad. If you’re a crafter…at all… You know who The Graphics Fairy is! She has a goldmine of vintage graphics that crafters around the world use in their projects. I sent her some graphics & engravings from my {Read More}
1800’s Ephemera Gossip Bench
August 4, 2011 by 21 Comments
My most recent project was a real labor of love. I got the gossip bench a few months ago, started painting it, and ran into some troubles which I wrote about here – Love/Hate Relationship After that, I put it aside and have been waiting for some inspiration on what to do with it. That inspiration came when I purchased a huge lot of women’s magazines from the 1800’s that I posted about here – 1800’s Ephemera I used some leftover Valspar paint, then {Read More}
Today’s Pickins’
August 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
Another sweltering hot day at the auction yesterday, but I’m always rewarded when I find some vintage goodie! Here’s some of my favorites from this week. This child’s potty chair was my favorite pick! It cracks me up that someone added a roll of adding machine tape to it. Did they really want the child to wipe with *that*!?! I also love this vintage steel trap. Wooden shoe shine tote Very rustic plant stand Super cool metal folding ruler Very {Read More}
Styling a Vintage Wedding
August 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
The daughter of some of our friends is getting married this weekend and they are using some of my vintage items to style the wedding. They are also using several of my old doors to use as tables and chairs for the bridal party. It’ll be a busy rest of the week until the wedding, as I’m also in charge of the food at the wedding. I’ll be spending Friday night shucking corn. I hope the weather cooperates and isn’t sweltering {Read More}
1st GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!
August 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out how to take a screenshot of *just* the random number generator, and not the entire screen, so you’ll just have to trust me when I say… The winner of the Bundle of 15 Antique Engravings from the 1800’s is: Result: 26 Powered by RANDOM.ORG This was the 26th Entry… Kathy and Danny Burden said… I just visited etsy…you have great things. My favorite is the metal pedestal bowl with {Read More}
Local History Seed Bag Chair
August 1, 2011 by 18 Comments
I love reusing things with some history behind them, so I was thrilled to find a seed sack from a local business, which has been family-owned since 1880. Geo. Keller & Sons I decided to put it to use on this harp back chair. The chair was originally dark, stained wood, so I repainted it Bungalow Gold. I would have preferred an antique white, but I already had a full can of the Bungalow Gold. I was a little paranoid cutting {Read More}
Oh For Pity’s Sake
July 28, 2011 by 4 Comments
Those of you who have been blogging a long time or are just computer savvyor are just a heckuva lot smarter than I amwon’t understand how I could have spent2 hours making this signature:and was so proud of myself…only to realize there is a stupid white box around my name.Back to the drawing board.As my kids would say, “Epic Fail” Due to unethical websites stealing content, I can no longer provide a full RSS feed. I work too hard to {Read More}
Antique Book BARGAINS
July 27, 2011 by 2 Comments
Antique Book Bargains My house can only hold so many – so here’s your chance to build an instant collection – at bargain prices! This is just the “first phase” of bargain book listings – I’ll list more in the future. $4.50 each + shipping (unless otherwise noted) Buy 5 for $18 + shipping It would take too long to list specifics for each book, but they are all antique, showing various stages of antique wear. Some have loose binding/pages, {Read More}
Beauty in the Beast
July 26, 2011 by 44 Comments
Here’s the beauty That was in this”beast”. My daughter’s friend said it looked like a coffin. I wasn’t sure if wanted to try to save it, or take it aparat it to and use the parts for other projects. I pondered it for several days. It was so structurally sound that I hated to destroy it as a whole piece of furniture, so I decided I’d see what I could do with it. The veneer on top was beyond working with, so {Read More}
1st GIVEAWAY!!! 15 Antique Engravings, Illustrations & Sheet Music
July 25, 2011 by 49 Comments
My little blog is still quite…little, but I’d like to have a giveaway anyway! I got a stack of 1880’s antique magazines at the auction barn yesterday. There was a ledger book filled with loose pages from some of the magazines. I’m putting together a package of 15 lovely pages to give to one of you. Do something creative with them! Several of them would look beautiful framed. Here’s a sampling of the pages you’ll receive: What do you need to {Read More}
