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Useful and colorful things always catch my eye when I am out "thrifting". I love it when I find vintage appliques!  (All of these were found long before the Covid19 pandemic). I swear, on...

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Today I wanted to share a few more great vintage George Nathan signs. This one cracked me up:  When I found this one, below, on eBay, I snapped it up, because the price was very low - it's ...

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Today, I just wanted to share a few photos of a beautiful baby quilt top that is for sale at Mountain Treasures here in Sonora. (At least, it was still there a few days ago - I'm not sure about ...

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I found a nice framed print of this poster, below, at a thrift shop a while back. At first, when I spied it from across the room, I thought it was the crewel, but then upon closer inspection I r...

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I'll admit it - it's difficult for me to pass up a colorful vintage afghan! Especially when it is extremely inexpensive, or, better yet - free. That happened to be the case with the three you s...

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 It dawned on me that I hadn't done a Vera Neumann post in a while! That's not good - let's remedy that situation right here and now! First of all today, I have some bright cloth napkins to sh...

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Here's wishing all of you a lovely Easter Sunday, and if you are very lucky, perhaps the Easter Bunny may have left you a beautifully decorated egg from See's Candies. This advertisement from 19...

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On our second day in New York on the street outside our hotel these food trucks were lined up.  Kimberly wanted to try one out and she did. I don't remember what she had, but she enjoyed it! ...

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Just popping in again with some more random finds from the thrift shops. The thrill of the hunt surely does result in some pretty great finds, I must say! I have never found any of this great v...

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I found this old recipe I had hand-written on a piece of paper when I was going through some old stuff. I knew it was from the cookbook, below - and I believe I had gotten it from Mother back ...

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Here I go again, with even MORE photos of the glorious vintage "Ole" furniture made by Stanley Furniture Company back in the late 1960's. This yellow set was offered for sale a while back at a p...

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Today, Lady Edith is donning a kerchief, actually, rather than an actual hat. Still, it's a head covering, and quite a pretty vintage one, at that!  I love the colors of the flowers and ...

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Today's pattern from the past is Simplicity number 7394, a classic Coco Chanel-style suit. This red mohair version trimmed in black happens to be my favorite among the variations I'm featuring i...

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The age-old question asked by Miss Clairol in their advertisements.... Does she or doesn't she? Color her hair? Oh, I'll bet she does. Unless you are one of those women of a certain age ...

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Today's post is all about the absolutely gorgeous model Jean Shrimpton, who graced MANY a magazine cover, and many a layout inside. If you are anywhere near my age, you will surely remember th...

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 Well, you know, life happens and you get busy! I was going to start these the end of Oct '17, but then there was the awful event that happened there (thank goodness we missed that, we were the...

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Penny wanted to model some of the aprons I've found recently, so while it did take some time to dress her up and get photos, I did finally get it done! This one is my favorite: Vintage flower...

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I just happened to be in the right place at the right time recently. The day I found these quilt tops: This is the prettiest one: And then, I believe this one is my next favorite:  The...

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Today's post is about this particular vintage Sunset Stitchery kit, "Plant Stand": I found a framed version of this particular crewel stitchery at a thrift store a while back. I probably post...

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Today's post features that versatile mix known as Bisquick. Bisquick has been around for a good, long time! Here's an advertisement from 1937. I love that they're using the gorgeous Francisca...

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I've got more fabulous and colorful stationery items from "The Drawing Board" to show you. (I've written about this great company's items three times before - click here if you'd like to see my...

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Today's vintage pattern is Simplicity number 7456: You could choose the dress alone, with or without pockets, or you could make the version with the epaulets at the shoulder, and the matching ...

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I have more photos of the fabulous vintage "Ole" furniture from Stanley that I ADORE to show you today. I think these pictures may have been from eBay, a while back? The furniture was for sale,...

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I have also found some more needlepoint pieces and pictures that I hadn't share here on the blog as of yet. This colorful one is a particular favorite: But I'm also rather partial to this cut...

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Penny is sporting a vintage blouse and skirt of mine from the late 1970's or early 1980's. She's wearing it in support of  National Wear Red Day. (Click on it if you wish to read more....) ...

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