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Category Archives: Weird Collections
Fashions by Aldens
Kathy and I split the cost, a whole $5, for a vintage catalog a couple of weeks ago. It was a 1959 Aldens, Chicago, Illinois catalog full of the best 1950s fashions, household items, including furniture, pedigree puppies, auto supplies … Continue reading
Posted in True Confessions, Unexpected Bonus, Weird Collections
Tagged Fashion, Fashion Follies, Vintage, vintage catalog, Vintage fashions
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Card Me
First off, just wanted to pass along what was going on with me last week. My darling mother passed away, after a bad fall. It was quick and not too painful, but it has been rough for Dad and me. … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds, Weird Collections
Tagged button cards, Buttons, scissors, Sewing items
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Horsin’ Around
We had enough of a snow storm yesterday for a snow day!!! Woo Hoo, grown-up snow days are the best. Hubby left for work, but went a couple of miles, turned around, and came home. His usual hour-long commute was … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds, Weird Collections
Tagged Dishes, Dolls, Horses, Jewelry, Lamps and Lighting, Patterns, Pictures, Pins, sewing, trunks
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Back to the Grind
It was really nice to take a little vacation last weekend. All of four days, but it is more than we have taken in the last three years, so hooray! We went up toward the Black Hills, but skipped most … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds, True Confessions, Weird Collections
Tagged Antique Store, Cats, Clowns, Crafts Gone Wrong, Dogs, Sewing machines, Thrift Store, Vintage
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A Stitch or Two
I am feeling pretty crabby this week, so I decided to be a little more informative and perhaps a bit less witty, but I will try. I lost my 18-year-old buddy this week: I love this photo of him because … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds, Weird Collections
Tagged Buttons, Cats, Pin cushions, sewing kits
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Little Boxes Part Deux
I was going to just throw the box pictures in at the end of a regular post to conserve our blog fodder, but to no one’s surprise, I have enough paper boxes to fill a whole post. I rediscovered most … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Finds, Weird Collections
Tagged Boxes, Bullock's, Bunnies, Gnomes, Lego, Macy's, Marvella, Velveeta
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Feelin’ Froggy
As I write this, I am sitting at the desk with a hankie tucked into a clear eye patch over my right eye. I had eye surgery this past week, and while I appreciate the fact that they are able … Continue reading
Posted in True Confessions, Weird Collections
Tagged Art Pottery, Flower Arranging, Flower Frogs
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Crazy and Not-So-Crazy Craft Patterns Lucky XIII
Lucky for us, but maybe not so lucky for the rest of you! We see these vintage (mostly) craft books and laugh ourselves sick at the projects themselves and the examples we’ve seen over the years. Kathy came over in … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Ugliest Thing Ever, Weird Collections
Tagged Animals, Cats, Crafts Gone Wrong, Dogs, Dolls, Lamps and Lighting, Tiny hats, Toys
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Crazy and Not-So-Crazy Craft Patterns XII or Put Down the Crochet Hook… Please
Well folks, it has come to this. We have given up shopping. Not for the long haul, but we both feel that we have responsibilities to other folks that mandate our giving up our Fridays, for now. So far, everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Friday Finds, Weird Collections
Tagged Animals, Cats, Clowns, Crafts Gone Wrong, Dogs, Dolls, What were they thinking, Yarn Play
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Purses: A Multi-Part Love Story III
Every four or five years I get an urge to add to my purse collection posts, so here we go with a post about evening bags. I was reminded about the continuing purse saga while cleaning out a closet and … Continue reading
Posted in True Confessions, Weird Collections
Tagged Estate Sale, Garage Sale, Purses, Thrift Store, Vintage Clothing
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