From the monthly archives: July 2012
I love this pillow. It was made by my mom, who saw this idea in a magazine. She changed it up by using some of her collection of mother of pearl buttons instead of buttons that were all the same. She sewed them onto red wool fabric and then sewed the wool into [...]
Can you believe how many adorable vintage salt and pepper shakers are out there? Look at this set that I found on Etsy. I think the photograph speaks for itself. Happy Salty Saturday!
There is something magical about Pyrex. Today’s feature from my Etsy shop is this great set of two Pyrex mugs in the pattern Honeydew. The green flowers are perfectly sweet and this set would make [...]
There’s something about the advertising of yesteryear that I find entirely charming. Here are a few ads that made me smile. I hope they make you smile, too!
Recently our second child, Maddie, turned 18. You know her as a regular contributor here on the blog. For months leading up to this birthday, she talked about wanting to go skydiving. If I’m telling the truth here, that thought made me nauseous. As I struggled once again to balance my protective instincts [...]
It’s Maddie again. My mom asked me to share my latest refashion project with you. This is a denim shirt I found at Goodwill. It’s actually a children’s shirt, so the sleeves are a little short for me, but since I was planning to wear it with the sleeves rolled up, I thought it would [...]
Oh. My. Goodness. I love this salt and pepper set. It’s red plastic and mounts on the wall near the stove so it’s handy for cooking. I saw this on Etsy. It’s not even my shop. I just love this. Happy Salty Saturday to you!
Hooray for Friday! Today I’m featuring a set of coasters made from vintage magazine images. These are all television images, from back in the day when our TVs were much smaller! To see more photos, follow this link to my Etsy shop. Thanks for looking!
These ads are from a vintage magazine. The Spray Net ad with the tennis images makes me smile because I wouldn’t dream of doing my hair before playing tennis. It’s a ponytail for me. The girl in the bronzer for blondes ad is wearing a fun outfit. The Brush Alive ad girl is wearing a [...]
Somehow, being married to a graphic designer has turned me into little bit of a type geek. I found this vintage printing block while thrifting and decided to make a bobby pin with the ampersand image. I used a scrabble tile, printed the image by stamping the block into my stamp pad, then [...]
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