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Sunday I will be a vendor at the Laurelhurst Winter Bazaar.
Sunday, December 2nd from 9-4
Laurelhurst Elementary School
(840 NE 41st Ave. 97232)
I have done this show for a few years and it is a great show, come by and do some Christmas shopping and say hello! Over 70 artists and crafters so a great variety of items...and it supports the school!
I was trolling one of the local antique malls the other day to see if what holiday goodies I could find.
I was rewarded with this gem.
It is about three feet tall and three feet wide. It is made of cardboard and folds up flat for storage. I think it was probably an old store display. There are a couple of slots on the side where perhaps some signage would go.
The background is a great vintage green and the figures are a soft turquoise and pink. Frosted snowflakes dot the background.
Definitely a vintage holiday frosty love. Ready to add my new found treasure to my holiday displays. I think it would look fun with a bunch of old pink and turquoise Christmas ornaments piled at the base.
An early Christmas present to myself....
With the holidays just around the corner, I am poised to pull out my Christmas bins and start the decorating frenzy. One of my favorite holiday items is my tree of bells.
Evidently in my world of collecting, a girl can never have enough bells. These are all bells of the glass ornament variety.
I love the texture on some.
I love that they come in different sizes.
Some tidy in an original box.
Bells with stripes and patterns.
As I find the bells during the year I hang them in this spot. This was the haul that I found this year...probably about 15.
In addition to my love of the bells on my bell tree, I also love bells that are made of chicken wire and vintage mercury glass beads. I don't find these often enough.
When I do find them they get added to the bell chandelier in my studio that hangs out there year round.
I end up hanging other smaller interesting ornaments from it as well. You can see the tiny chandelier ornament I got the other day hanging on the left.
I like the old cardboard bells that are covered in foil. I use them for crafting. They are often marked Japan on the inside.
I like it even more when I find them and they are part of a holiday dangler.
I especially love it when a bell is dated. Bonus is that it is pink.
I am sure that it is no surprise that I collect vintage bells for crafting. Bin one of bells.
Bin two of bells.
Bells made of plastic and striped in retro fun.
Plastic bells in a filigree design.
Bells made of metal.
Another favorite are these frosty bells.
It is funny that when I do a post like this, I think I only have a small collection of them. I think I proved myself wrong. If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of ____." You never know what collection will ring in next...
p.s. I did another post on bells of another variety, jingle bells for collection #82. You can revisit that post here.
I have been putting in quite a few hours each day in the studio with holiday crafting. It is just me out there working. Truthfully I am so messy when I work, that there is little room out there for a co-worker.
I do have an audience tho. They do not lift a finger and seldom get in my way. They keep me company with their vintage cuteness.
This little gang occasionally rattles a bit at me.
These characters only silently stare my way and give me a look of approval.
I get an occasional squeak from this bunch.
Some chirping from this little flock.
This pair tends to giggle quite a bit.
This stern little gal silently gives me a wink.
An occasional applause from this pair that hang on cabinet knobs.
A toot of a horn from this clown.
Santa heads that are waiting for crafting give me a ho, ho, ho.
This is not a quite little corner with the trumpet of an elephant, the baa of a sheep and the oinking of a pig.
Never a dull moment in my world of glitter and glue. Inspiration and encouragement from this little audience!
Happy day.
I am sure sometimes when you see something I have picked up at an estate sale you may wonder why I was attracted to it. Like this little ceramic fireplace. It is about 6 inches tall. Cute, but needed some TLC.
This note was tucked inside which of course sealed the deal for me. 1st Christmas 1925, Anna Sorenson, 50 years old.
It has sat in my studio for a few months now. Waiting.
Here is is with some Magpie Ethel magic. I started with one lone spun head of a Santa and the little fireplace.
A bottle brush wreath and reflector bling.
I think Santa is happy with his new home.
The note that came tucked inside the fireplace is attached to the bottom of the fireplace.
Creating things like this sure make me happy. Really happy.
Two years ago on Challenge #29, I did a challenge on Thanksgiving. I had three Relpo turkeys at that point in time, although only two made in the post. With Thanksgiving this week I decided I would revisit my Relpo turkey collection which has grown a tiny bit in the two years since my last post.
Big turkey.
Trio of smaller turkeys.
They all have the Relpo mark or sticker on the bottom. The one of the far right has the 50 cent price that I paid. I am surprised I don't run across the turkeys that often. I wish I would.
This fellow makes the collection, even tho he is not a Relpo. He still has that look and shape.
Gobble, gobble.
If you were wondering where my turkeys live during the Thanksgiving holiday, they live on the top of my china hutch in turkey land.
A mixture of turkey candles and other turkey figures.
I sure like collections grouped together. This rafter of turkeys is fun to pull out year after year. This handmade turkey by Crystal, is new to the group. It is darling. I don't often refer to turkeys as darling, but this one is.
If you have an idea for a future collection challenge leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of _____."
Happy Day and Happy Thanksgiving.
I spent Friday and Saturday this weekend as a vendor at the Plucky Maidens Junk Fest. I had most of Friday to set up. I had a truck full as well as filling half my car which Tom drove out.
I had fun setting up the booth. Here are the promised photos. Looking to the left, then center, then to the right.
I had a 10 x 15 booth and it was fun to spread out and fill it out with my vintage finds and crafted items.
I loved having one primarily pink corner of the booth.
Angels, both vintage and crafted.
It all fit together so well.
Kneehuggers
corralled in a caddy.
A forest of old Gurley candles with vintage thermoses and old deer as inhabitants.
It was good show. Friends from blogland and customers old and new made this a fun couple of days.
Plucked out and pajamas on. Ready to call it a day...a happy day!
I have been busier than busy lately. With my holiday Etsy going up this past Tuesday (thanks to all for the Etsy love) and Plucky Maidens Junk Fest this weekend..life has been insanely crazy. Imagine my surprise when I read my horoscope on Tuesday morning.
You are at the top of the game and able to DOUBLE YOUR WORKLOAD. Really?
I interpreted the double my workload phrase as an indication that I should hit an estate sale mid week on top of everything else that I had going on. I did just that.
Santa was good to me with this blow-up fellow. I now have a small collection of blow up holiday figures. I grew up with one that my grandfather had. I am curious to get them all out and see exactly what sort of blow up family I have gathered.
A great, great assortment of vintage red, white and blue hats as well as a bunch of candy container hatchets. The box that they came in was labeled Washington and Lincoln'a birthday.
Thrilled that some of the hatchets had the original price of a dime.
A little Halloween with a metal noisemaker and some vintage napkins.
A couple of snowman perfect for some Putz house decorating.
A few tin molds for crafting and some shamrock seals.
We celebrate Thanksgiving at my Mom and Dads. I figured they might need a blow up turkey to add to the fun this year. The package has never been opened and it is dated 1971. I think it is high time this turkey was inflated!
My favorite find were these birds. Bookends, with original price of $5.49.
I also got another set of birds to keep them company.
I was more than happy to double my workload if it involved estate sale land!
Happy day. Off to get Plucky today at Plucky Maidens! I have so much stuff I have my Dad's truck AND my car packed with goodies!
Fortunately we had a dry day here today. I spent the afternoon in my driveway prepping for the Plucky Maidens show that starts Friday.
I like to draw a chalk outline of my space and then gather and brainstorm props and layout.
This step helps me make sure I don't forget something that I need and get everything out.
My collection of child's ironing boards make great display shelves.
I think my favorite thing about setting up this skeleton layout is seeing it all come to life at the show. I have so much vintage holiday to make one over the top booth. I will take lots of pictures.
If you live in the Portland area come get Plucky at the show. It should be a great event!
If you are really feeling the Plucky love pop over to Facebook and hit "like"..they are ONE "like" short of 2000! Be that number 2000..or 2001..2002!
Happy day! Hope to see you at Plucky Maidens!
A reminder that Holiday Etsy will be listed tonight at 5 p.m. Pacific time.
Lots and lots of sparkly goodies.
I so love the holidays.
Etsy at 5 (pacific time)...get your holiday on.
