Vintage Wood Type

These are beautiful examples of old wood type. A means of communication with ink and paper.

Circus of FUN

These children's book illustrations are kitschy! They bring back memorable images of colorful scenes that made reciting the alphabet fun and maybe easier.  I found this vintage book and had the orange mats professionally cut. The frames are 8"X 8" in size. I wonder who owned this book and where they are today.

Vignettes

I am learning about display vignettes from my friend and mentor Glenda at Mishawaka Antiques. I have had a booth there for 6 months now and I am a "newbie" to the dealership side of antiques.  Glenda has an amazing ability to whip up a gorgeous display vignette that will take your breath away and transport one to another time and place. Her co-owner Scott is equally as talented. I call him" Edward scissor hands" He works so darn fast and "Voila!" it is finished and beautiful! They share their experience and knowledge with all the booth owners and their eye for design has a huge following that keeps growing. Just walking into the store is visual experience of textures, styles, color and history. Every time I am there I notice new treasures that make me smile and swoon. I am so lucky to be apart of this haven of vignettes!

Children Book Prints

These are Eleanora Marsten Ilustrations from the 1930's. The children's book that they are from contained nursery rhymes that bring back fond childhood memories. The color is as rich as her style. If I don't sell these, I will keep them for my future Grandchildren.

Candle Cups

We rarely use traditional teacups anymore. We drink our coffee and tea in styrofoam, paper, ceramic or plastic cups and mugs. Gone are the days of beautiful presentation. I decided to repurpose these lovelies as candle holders. They give off a pretty glow and can be reused with a new candle over and over ... or you can actually drink from them!

Childhood Memories

I found these vintage doll cutouts and just had to display them. The doll's name is Mary and probably dates to the 1940's. This would be a nice decor for a little girls room or maybe a craft/sewing room.  I placed them in a 20"x16"wood frame, under glass with a beige muslin fabric background.

Old and new

I have an obsession with vintage enamelware. It started when I was a wee one on the farm  where I was raised. There was an abundance of enamelware used for about everything there.  It was cheap and it lasted. It was lightweight and was not too "flashy" in it's appearance. Farm folk do not like to like to appear "flashy".  My favorite piece of this wonderful metal ware was a big creme colored bowl with green trim. It was the Popcorn Bowl that my Dad took great pride in filling with his favorite corn from a local neighbor by the name of Yoder. On some Saturday nights, my Mom would turn the popcorn into carmel corn from her Mother's recipe.  The farm has been sold after 4 generations lived there. I still have the popcorn bowl. The bowl in the picture is a different bowl that is home to these budding crocuses that I finally brought out of the dark. I still use the sacred Popcorn Bowl for everything including popcorn. It will be passed down to my children and hopefully theirs.