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Showing posts with label collections. Show all posts

Friday, January 14, 2011

A few of my favorite things!

I have many collections! If I was not careful I would be a guest on Hoarders! I love craft things, antique and vintage items...

Here's a few of my favorite things:

BUTTONS! I love buttons, BUT not ordinary buttons... They have to speak to me. I know I'm a loon, but most items I like have to just grab me! I have found many of my prized gems at garage sales and a few at Antique shops!



A small smattering of things gifted or found. Great EYE CANDY! There is a bell one of the kids gave me, a rock that has a small crystal angel on top that says-Jesus loves you, given to me by a Dealer when I was working at the antique mall. Some great glass buttons that are blue and off white, a green jar filled with some jewelry findings, an angel on a geode, a Duckie from when Terry and I went exploring and came upon Duck races in Shelby, IN.
There is also a cube puzzle that has angels and the Nativity on it gifted to me by a customer from the antique mall. Oh! A tea cup that was from a set from a dear family friend named Irene, fun vintage flowers that I found dumpster diving (yes if you see legs sticking out of a dumpster and you are in the NW Indiana/IL area that's probably me! BIG CHEESEY GRIN!). And an kitchy angel captured under a vintage glass. She holds a mini choir book that says NOEL. Love these!

I am a sucker for vintage and antique sewing items! And of course there is more buttons! Terry fitted a vintage glass frog with a few wooden dowels to hold some nifty (Yes, I still say nifty!) wooden spools for display!










I will be adding neat things that grab me here and there for your giggles and entertainment! See ya soon!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Me oh my! OOOOOHHH Recipe boxes!

Ok I am a collection junkie! I love stuff! I have a passion for things that are shiny, glittery, old and fun!
I picked up some old recipe boxes from yard sales and antique shops. Now not just ordinary boxes, they are filled with recipes from yesteryear!

The recipes are well worn, yellowing, typed out, clipped from a magazine/newspaper or loving hand written! There are Aunt Lou's favorite Ribs, Uncle John's donuts, Marie's puffed pastries and the list goes on and on. There are no low fat recipes, Baby!Many of these delicious dishes are from the 50's, 60's and a few from my era (GULP!) the 70's!

I will grab sometime and post some here for you to enjoy and add to your collection for years to come... YUM!