A bit more on my Easter collection. Angela from I'm Like a Little Bird challenged me to show my collection of egg dying kits. At the time of her challenge I only had a couple of boxes. My collection has grown since then thanks to an Etsy purchase. I am also including cardboard Easter cutouts and such in this post...throwing out all my favorite Easter graphics today!
The most adorable cardboard chick cutouts. The large ones are about 14 inches tall.
Honeycomb Easter card and tiny cardboard fold out duck and wagon.
I got this awesome wagon at an estate sale for $2 a couple of years ago. (no markings)
Old candy boxes.
It really does not get much cuter.
I wonder what a rum chew tasted like? (Lion Specialty Co., Chicago)
All of the above paper collection is displayed in one spot on this cabinet.
The second half of this post is all vintage Easter Egg Dye boxes...they are collected primarily for their sweet, sweet graphics.
The Rit Dye "Fun and Play" book is adorable.
This egg dye kit used tiny match sticks to apply the dye. You held the ends of them in the water and the dye came off.
This dye card is dated 1950 and produced marbleized looking eggs.
Did you notice all the cheap prices - 10 cents, 14 cents - I think the most expensive pack was 39 cents!
Some of the goodies that are meant to decorate the eggs will find their way to my spun head crafts next Easter.
All these old images just make me smile. They just don't do illustrations like this anymore.
Thanks for the suggestion Angela. If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, please leave me a comment and finish the sentence, show me your collection of _____. " I will see what I can come up with!
Thanks for making my day again Laurie.I'm not going to go on and on about how much inspiration you've given me to haul more of my "stuff" out now.
So much fun to see your collections first thing in the morning!
Thank you :-)
Doreen
Posted by: Doreen | April 19, 2011 at 07:40 AM
If I ever see some old dye boxes at sales, they're coming home with me, because I have so many happy memories of dying Easter eggs! My favorite memory is of dumping all of the leftover dye on the snowbanks outside. So pretty! Seems like alot of your collections bring back happy childhood memories for me, and probably for you too!
Posted by: Carol @ Old Glory Cottage | April 19, 2011 at 08:41 AM
We always made marbelized eggs at my Grandma's house. You dropped the colors into a big bowl of water and then swirled the eggs through them! Fun collections as usual :)
Posted by: Rebecca | April 19, 2011 at 09:56 AM
What a glorious collection. The graphics are just delightful. I will be visiting this post over and over. Happy Tuesday!
Posted by: Kim K. | April 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM
You learn something new every day - all this time, I thought PAAS was the only manufacturer of Easter egg dye.
Posted by: Lynn | April 19, 2011 at 10:10 AM
Well, I do not have a vintage dye box collection, but I do have a vintage dye envelope that you do not have! Oh, what should I do with it???????
Posted by: barbara | April 19, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Cute, cute! I just love this stuff. I think I'll take photos of some of my stuff for tomorrow.
Posted by: Angela | April 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Oooh, the marbelized eggs. I remember how wonderful those looked. It used to be so much fun to dye eggs... er, I mean it was so much fun to see how the Easter Bunny decorated the eggs each year.
Have a Happy Easter, Laurie.
Posted by: janet | April 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM
What fun! I don't ever remember dyeing eggs when I was little. Must have been that third kid syndrome.
No challenge for you today but what about some ideas on filling Easter baskets with goodies that you have used or will use for family or friends?
Posted by: Lisa | April 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Easter is a holiday I rarely seem to find at sales. These are lovely. I love how you lined them up on the buffet. That prescription sign is fabulous. How's the rug going?
Posted by: My Vintage Mending | April 19, 2011 at 03:46 PM
Easter seems like the cutest of the holidays with all those baby animals running around in their Easter bonnets and tuxedo jackets! Your egg coloring kits brought back some memories -- I did a lot of that as a kid. :-)
PS Barbara cracks me up.
Posted by: Into Vintage | April 19, 2011 at 06:22 PM
All those vintage duckys are SO sweet!! You are so fortunate to find them :)
Posted by: Angela | April 19, 2011 at 09:16 PM
Another fun collection Laurie,thanks for sharing. I'll add that to my list of stuff to look for at estate sales!
Posted by: Marci | April 19, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Hi Laurie,
What a great collection! I always
loved to dye Easter eggs when I
was little (still do too). : )
I have a few of the older PAAS
coloring kits and now I have to
go and search for them. I forgot
about them until I read your
post. Love the collection on your cabinet too.
Hugs,
Janis
Posted by: Janis | April 21, 2011 at 11:56 AM