Category Archive for: ‘Collecting’
Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.
0My nesting gene has lain dormant the last few years, a function of limited space and limited money. Then I got an auction notice yesterday that made that gene swoon. Feast your eyes on … No, I’m not going to the auction. But I’m so [...]
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Used NOT As Intended
Ready-made paths aren’t for us creative types. Dart out into the rough – that’s what we like to do. We steal tweak ideas and turn them into better ideas. And we use items as we see fit, not necessarily how designers or manufacturers originally intended. [...]
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Reusing Vintiques Makes Me Happy
Vintage trays are a hot, hot, hot collectible. I’ve sold so many in my space at the antique mall. YES, I want them all back. Painted metal, 60′s plastic, copper, silver — I love them all. I did manage to hold on to this beauty. [...]
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Perle In Jar
Shiny, soft, brilliant color. There’s nothing like vintage perle cotton … kept in an old marinated artichoke jar. The dryer sheet removes any musty odors on the perle and a precaution against lingering artichoke aroma.
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Connections to the Past
I believe I’ve mentioned before that I collect patterns — leaflets, books, magazines, and even digitally now. The form just doesn’t matter. Antique and vintage patterns are a special favorite. When it’s a well-worn publication, it gets an even deeper place in my heart. There’s an unexplained kinship [...]
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Picture Pink
The last time I browsed our antique mall — I know, I know I’m supposed to be selling NOT buying – I must have been in a pink frame of mind. My camera found the French pink, the soft vintage pink, the professional pink. This clever vendor creates [...]
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Mom’s Sewing Box
Some little girls get into mom’s makeup and jewelry. I was into her sewing box. Along with the treasures within, I adored the embossed knight and castle scene on the top. The 16×12 inch tin was once filled to the brim with German lebkuchen, lebkuchen being gingerbread cookies. Tins [...]
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Lovely Little Things
It’s a rare object in my house that simply sits there. When you live in a small space, there isn’t much room for useless stuff. Objects simply have to function. That doesn’t mean, however, that function can’t be beautiful. It’s the little functional items in [...]
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Der Belsnickel of Pennsylvania Dutch
Perhaps it’s my German and Pennsylvania Dutch heritage that draws me to these rather stern versions of St. Nick. Whether a chocolate mold under a cloche … or a detailed hand carving from a thick block of wood, I simply love the old world charm of [...]
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O Tannenbaum
Our modest little table top tree, loaded with entirely too many ornaments — just the way hubby wanted it. Believe it or not, he didn’t even put all we had on the tannenbaum. There’s still a bin and a half full. That’s what happens when [...]
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