From the category archives:

Collecting

Beautiful Vintage Ornaments

December 8, 2008

What a lovely score this weekend! Boxes and boxes of pretty baubles.

Five sweet pastel Austrian ornaments. Love the dainty wire wraps. But wait! The box says 1/2 made in Austria — I bet it’s the glass part. No one makes such exquisite glass ornaments as the Austrians.

One box of small vintage silver glass ornaments and one box [...]

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Beautiful Clutter

September 2, 2008

Who says clutter is bad? Pfffft. It really depends on what the clutter is, right?

I’m one of those people who LIKE having beautiful stuff all over the place — good thing since I’m in the stuff business. Here’s a pile of stuff waiting for price tags for the antique mall space. I’d really [...]

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Hand Painted Rose Lamp

August 31, 2008

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a crazy magazine lady. Well, I also collect lamps — the fancier and more unique the better. The cherub lamp has been featured before.

This gorgeous vintage hand-painted rose lamp is also one of my favorites.

The original shade is still on it, but horribly stained.

So, I wrapped it with a rose [...]

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Closets and Cherubs

August 22, 2008

It all started with the aforementioned antique booth remodel. An oak bookcase came home and needed a spot to live. The loft was designated … which meant the yarn storage units needed to move to the closet in the home office … which meant the closet needed cleaning out … which meant some of the [...]

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Magazine Fiend

August 4, 2008

Have I mentioned that I’m a magazine fiend? It’s true. I collect magazines — and keep them for a long, long, LONG time.

Here’s my bedside stack.

It rotates as I get bored with leafing through the same old stuff.

A blue basket holds a few issues on the wicker shelf in the living room.

This trunk keeps the mother stash of home [...]

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Last Year for M.I. Hummel Manufacturing

July 19, 2008

Hummel figurines and drawings have charmed collectors of all ages all over the world. Goebel, the manufacturer of Hummels, announced that 2008 would be the last year for production. I blame all the cheap knock-offs that flooded the market. Perhaps Goebel should’ve been more diligent in shuttering such operations.
I’m not a huge collector, but I’ve always loved [...]

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VINTAGE GREETING CARDS

July 8, 2008

Oh such a wonderful find with these sweet vintage greeting cards. It’s a pile of about 30 — birthday, quite a few graduation, a few get well cards, from the 1930’s on up until about the 1970’s.

Here’s a birthday card for a little boy. It’s interactive, when you open it the message changes from Happy [...]

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