Red Velvet Cake on Ice

Winter offerings from etsy.com. Yum!

Vintage Haunted Houses

A dear friend recently gave me a bag of 1920's photographs, that included many house pictures. I was unsure as to what to do with them until Halloween inspired me- haunted houses! The homes certainly looked creepy enough to be haunted, and with vintage typewriter text stamps, they are labeled accordingly. Perfect for Halloween decorating or to make into "Welcome to your new Home" cards (Ha!) vintage house photos are usually very inexpensive and easy to find, so have fun making them, or buy mine (shameless marketing plug) at http://VintageScraps.etsy.com/

Flea Market Finds

New from the studio!

Dandelion Wishes

Beautiful in art, annoying in my yard, here are some dandelion offerings from some artists on etsy!

In a Word...

cake

spools

ballroom

Paris

pink

The Local Girls

One of the fun things about being involved in my craft is that I am part of an etsy street team made up of locals, here in what's called "The Triangle Area" in NC. This is a collection of some of their goodies, called Crunchy with a Silver Lining. Are you part of a group or team associated with your craft? I'd love to hear about them!

Vintage Advertising Giveaway and Sarcasm on Sale!

I had a little too much fun making sophisticatedly sarcastic cards out of old ads, and ended up with a lovely bunch of them, so I'm having a great sale (buy 2 get one free) and a giveaway! Just pop by my store http://VintageScraps.etsy.com/ and pick the card you like best, comment here, and I'll randomly choose a winner by May 28th.
Because nothing says "I love you" like sarcasm...

Vintage Letters from France

I recently purchased French letters circa 1941 from a fun etsy shop in Bordeux, France, called
Coucoubouh,
which ended up being a great addition to my "all things French" in my shop VintageScraps.etsy.com. Here's some of the fun you can have, all made from vintage French wine labels, a 1960's Paris fashion magazine, and the letters. C'est tres jolie!

Vintage Pale Pinks and Cranberrys

Just some sweet little nothings found on etsy!

baileydoesntbark.etsy.com
fadedroses.etsy.com

VintageScraps.etsy.com
kathiroussel.etsy.com




middleburg.etsy.com
cafebaudlaire.etsy.com

We have a Winner

Thanks so much to the 80 people who left such nice comments here and at the Vintage Journal! The winner of the blog giveaway is Margaret Cloud, who picked this journal.

Re-purposed Valentine Candy Boxes

My tall, dark, and handsome husband is a lavish and unique gift giver, who often surprises me with flowers (and once a cake!) delivered to my door on Valentine's day. Last year I recieved a classic, giant heart shaped box of candies, which I saved (not the candy, just the box) knowing it had to become something else one day. So here it is, a "tacky in a good way" as my daughter stated, vintage Valentine assemblage.
This one is for sale at VintageScraps.etsy.com
or perhaps you should buy yourself a box, eat the contents with a cup of good coffee, and decorate for Valentine's day. (My youngest informed me yesterday that this box was purchased at a gas station, in case you're wondering where to find one. I think my husband is slipping!!)

Happiest New year!

with a bit of 1890's advertising

Rocks Papers Scissors

A sample of fun!