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Just a quick invite to my next show at the Lake Oswego Heritage House. If you live in the Portland area, the show is Sat Nov 29th 11-5 and Sunday the 30th from 10-3. Pop in and say hi.
The two Santas are from my collection of cardboard Santas (often used in store displays). I have about 8 of them ranging from a foot high to five feet or so. Love those charming Santa faces!
This is a busy time of year for me, but I still pull out a few vintage Thanksgiving decorations.
21 pilgrims and 12 turkeys (all vintage) have colonized my china hutch.
My crazy turkey collection.
I love the vintage turkey plates and this silly handmade turkey with the body of a pine cone and the tail feathers made from an old cupcake paper.
Silly huh?
This is my favorite turkey in my collection. And the peacock I mentioned in the title of this post? Well......
I got this handmade guy the other day. When I bought him, it was a quick purchase with a bunch of other stuff. I thought he was a turkey. When I got him home and added him to my turkey collection...something looked fishy...I think he may be a peacock. So now my Thanksgiving collection includes the oh so traditional Thanksgiving peacock! Cast your vote - Turkey or Peacock? Have a wonderful Turkey/Peacock day...altho I hope peacock won't be on the menu!
On Friday I had my biggest show of the holiday season. This is the sixth year for the show and I have quite a few repeat customers. I love setting up for the event and having all the sparkle and whimsical fun come to life. Here are some shots of it.
I have a great spot complete with a table, a mantle and a piano to hold all my goodies.
Can't go wrong with a herd of glittered reindeer.
A reflector wreath, my vintage flags (newspaper from 1936), a wonderful sleigh and a couple of birthday hats.
My table was CHOCK FULL of goodies.
Can you tell I love pink?
My funky colored bottlebrush trees.
Some of my holiday cones made from old cardboard thread spools and vintage wrapping paper.
Snow gal and reindeer.
Jewelry boxes, tassels and more fun.
Can't do a sale without a wreath or two.
Embellished jewelry boxes.
Sleighs and party hats.
Had a couple of blog land friends come to visit as well. Mo from Lime Gardenias and Pam from One Gal's Trash. Good to see you gals!
Some of the vendors also had blogs or Etsy shops and I thougth I would give them a shout as well. Teresa has an Etsy shop called Radiate Artistry. Becky is also on Etsy with a shop called Trusty Sidekick. Tonya is a fellow Blogger at Gray Girl Art. Ken is another blogger at Ken Hoyt Style. Check them out.
And speaking of ETSY...I will be listing more tonight. Like this little guy...
This gal was a special order for an Etsy customer. Love how she turned out!
If you have been following my blog for awhile, you may remember that this past summer I took a soldering class that Sally Jean Alexander taught. I put my new skill to use making these little snowglobe style ornaments using glass from an old clock face. They are fun!
Thanks for popping in. I'm back to the studio with my next show on Nov 29th! Tis the Season for me....
When I do my craft shows I like to look the part. I have a favorite necklace that I found when I cleaned out an elderly neighbors house. I usually wear it. I have never seen another one like it and always get compliments on it.
Isn't it totally cool? It is made of old glass garland and I believe it has been crocheted together. (A customer told me this, I don't crochet.) Here are a couple of close ups...what do you think? It is seven separate strands with vintage glass garland attached.
If I don't wear this necklace, then I wear one of the vintage corsages that I collect.
This isn't all of them, but some of my favorites. How can you not smile when you wear one of these?
If you happen to live in the Portland area and want to see my necklace in person my next show is this Friday. The show is called Merry Marketplace and is November 21st, from 12-8 at the SMILE station in Sellwood (8210 SE 13th) . Would love to meet some blog readers!
So today I am out driving doing a few errands. The sun is shining, my radio is playing a good tune and all is good in my world. La de da de da...I pulled over to stop at a nearby shop, got out of the car and glanced back at the fairly busy street I was on. Hmmmm, there is something white blowing in the wind and cars are running over it here and there. Is that some vintage floral pattern I see? I wait for the traffic to clear and grab the fabric, BINGO! It is a vintage floral tablecloth is fairly good condition. I toss it in the trunk and after a trip thru the washing machine it is as good as new. What a perfect thing for me to find on the street!
Will add it to my collection of vintage tablecloths. What a happy day!
Filled my old suitcase with lots of handmade treasures headed for Etsy. Vintage garland candy canes, ornaments, funky colored trees, domes, reflector wreaths...all created with vintage estate sale finds and lots of holiday love. Pack your bag and visit my Etsy shop!
This is not my only holiday Etsy listing..in fact I didn't quite get everything in the suitcase listed tonight. I will be listing more this weekend as well as throughout the season. Fa La La La La!
I wanted to get some pictures up from my show that I did at All Saints. Was a great crowd and a really fun day. I love meeting customers who "get" the kind of stuff I do. As you can see my booth is all about color and sparkle and whimsical fun. This first photo is a shot of my whole table. (it was also in a school cafeteria, hence the bulletin boards in the background!)
Some of my little domed scenes. Charming and whimsical.
Gift tags, birthday hats, wreaths and flags (made from newspaper from 1936).
Reindeer and tiny wreaths.
Embellished jewelry boxes and candy canes.
Hand dyed bottlebrush trees in untraditional colors.
My favorite Carmen Miranda Fairies (will be listing on Etsy this week).
Wreaths and cones. Cones are created with old thread spools, vintage wrapping paper and fun holiday doo-dads.
More reindeer and lovely little angels.
Another great part of the day was visiting with other gals from blogland. Lisa from A Thing for Roses was right across the aisle from me as well as Isabel from Maison Douce. Kitty-corner was Amy who has an adorable things made from vintage linens. She has an Etsy store called Vintage Home. These gals made the day all the more fun...plus we did some fun trades!
I will be listing things on Etsy this week...FOR SURE...tis the season!
Friday. Crazy day for me as I prepare for my craft sale tomorrow at All Saints. (If you live in the Portland, Oregon area stop by - N.E. 39th and Glisan, 9-5 and tell me hello!) Anyhooooo, I WAS NOT going to hit estate sales today as I just had too much on my plate. I had a few morning errands to run and there just happened to be a sale just off the route I was taking. The ad didn't sound amazing. Note - even tho I WAS NOT going to hit any sales I still read the classifieds. Estate sale addiction pure and simple. So I decided since I was so close I would hit just that one. Am I glad I did.
Living estate of 92 year old woman who was trying to clear out her house. The weird thing was that there was only one other buyer there. The regulars must have been at other sales. The living room had lots of glassware and Tupperware. Thought I'd head upstairs...BINGO! Xmas and craft stuff!
Old glitter, misc craft stuff, a great Edgemont cracker tin (same green as my kitchen) and a cool little blue glass pepper shaker (no salt tho).
LOTS of tiny loose ornaments, Christmas corsages, 10 boxes of small ornaments (hallelujah!), and a great book called "The Camp Fire Girls in High school" - couldn't find a date on it, but it is old.
Love the graphics on these playing cards. Five decks total. One unopened deck with horse graphics. And a set of 4 kids' cards games. I really like the bird illustrations. I hadn't seen that deck before either.
Old wooden doll heads and a bunch of vintage belt buckles - some jeweled.
You may wonder why I bought these four boxes - especially the one on the top left with the hair curler thingys.
The boxes they came in had great pictures!
Cool old wrapping paper.
Love the colors are these stamens for flower making!
Not a bad haul. I found so much good stuff I was a bit giddy! Totally put me in a awesome mood all day...thank goodness I justified stopping!
NO not that kind of reputation! A reputation for loving all vintage Christmas stuff. It is the best kind of reputation to have as people call me and ask if I would be interested in something. I am almost always interested. Or I come home from errands and find goodies on my back step. How can that not make one happy?
Last week I got a call asking if I wanted to go through an Aunt's Christmas decorations that had been stored in the attic for awhile. Wasn't the treasure trove I hoped for, but I got a few things.
Love the little porcelain head. Her body has disintegrated, but I know that I can give her some sort of new life.
Today I got a phone call asking if I wanted some old Christmas ornaments that once belonged to a mother-in-law. Bingo! Some came without the tops, but I have extras I can put on if need be.
Lots of figural ones. These are my favorites.
I love the little gold teapot with the handle at the top of the photo. I also really like the old light bulb shaped like a Chinese lantern with the tassel on the bottom...how cool is that?
Not a bad reputation to have....
