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Showing posts with label vintage ephemera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage ephemera. Show all posts

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Enjoying Springtime

Spring has just a few short weeks left before Summer arrives.  Already I see the changes, the roses and peonies are getting ready to bloom and the crab-apples and lilacs are all done for the year. It's a lovely time of year, we have had abundant rain and everything is growing like crazy and the plants still have that fresh green "newness" about them.

I hope you enjoy some of these photos of my garden and a few vintage images as well.  Most of all I hope you are enjoying Spring!




The crab-apple blossoms falling onto the violets below look like a pretty natural confetti.





I adore the scent of lilacs .... always reminds me of growing up on the farm.





The crab-apples were splendid this year!





Bleeding hearts are a favorite of mine too!



These buttercups just shine in the sun!






I also wanted to share these images I picked up on The Graphics Fairy website. Every now and then I find some vintage images that I simply must have!  "Butterflies and a Fairy", is simply wonderful and I think "Miss Spring" is adorable!




Memorial day is coming up and here is one last image I'd like to share with you. 

The card reads,

"May thy sweet blossoms never cease to bloom
 in love and trust and peace." 




And may we never forget those who serve and protect us everyday and those who gave their lives for us. 

~~~ Diane ~~~

Monday, June 22, 2015

Summer in the City

No I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I am still here!
Just busy, oh so busy. Trying to fit in all the summer, work and play activities ... so little time and so much to do!

Because of course now is the time for garage, estate sales and flea markets!







 This cute Bunny shaped baby dish is from the 1950's.
It sold the day after I listed it! I can see why, it's cute as can be!







But.....



Even Cuter than that are these darling cardboard wall art figures of
"The Three Little Kittens". Including  Mom and the Pie! They are available in my shop.













 "I love you this much!!"
 




"Where's the tea?"





"Oh, we're so sorry Mom, somehow we lost our mittens, 
but please can't we have some pie?"


Now I must go on this lovely evening and 
catch up with all of you on your blogs. 
See you soon! 
~ Diane ~

Monday, May 18, 2015

Monday, Monday So Good to Me

Cute things for you....


This cute graphic is from a box of note cards I picked up at a flea market last summer. The cards inside were sadly not the ones on the box, but still cute enough. However... I really bought them so I could get the box! These two are so adorable and they have names! On the side of the box they are officially called "Pup & Fluff".

 



Pup and Fluff!





Monday Monday
Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday morning, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh, Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening, you would still be here with me
Monday, Monday, can't trust that day
Monday, Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way
Oh, Monday morning, you gave me no warning of what was to be
Oh, Monday, Monday, how could you leave and not take me?
Every other day, every other day
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes
But whenever Monday comes
You can find me crying all of the time
Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday morning, it was all I hoped it would be
But Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening, you would still be here with me








We're having a very cold, wet and windy day today. I'll be staying 
inside and visiting your blogs and catching up with all of you. 

I hope these cute images helped to cheer you up on this Monday!  
Looking forward to a great week!

~~ Diane ~~
xxx


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Five AM Wake-up Call!

It's been awhile since I've been to any estate sales. Now that the weather is finally nice, my husband and I went to one last week. Up at 5 AM, making the coffee, feeding the cats, making myself look somewhat presentable and then gathering my estate sale shopping necessities. On the list... first of course, cash, flashlight, cloth bag and slip on booties, (sometimes they ask you to remove your shoes).

Then off we go. In this area we first get our preliminary numbers, this time they were in a plastic bag, taped to a car window in front of the house. We were there about an hour before the start of the sale, so after I picked up our numbers, we went to the local fast food place and had our breakfast and then returned to the house to get a parking place.

At the time the sale started, usually 8 AM, we exchanged our preliminary numbers for the real numbers. Then we lined up and waited. This keeps everything running in a somewhat orderly fashion, so there are no people knocked over getting through the door. Maybe the big box stores should use this method at the holidays?!!

After all of this, you just hope there is something inside that was worth all this rigamarole! When we got in my hubby ran to the garage to look for sailing and fishing stuff. I toured the upstairs and realized the prices were way too high. A bit discouraged I headed for the basement. Still kind of a dud sale, until I found two really cute items!!

The first item I found was a Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Pencil Case. It was in really good shape on the exterior. Sadly, only a couple of used crayons remained inside. The graphics are still in nice condition.




 




On the same table I found something I'd never seen before. At first it just looked like a long skinny box with cute graphics. When I opened it I was delighted with what I saw.


















It is a darling miniature teacup and saucer set! The company Merry Manufacturing, made all sorts of these items. I found several different types on Pinterest and they are all adorable.




Both of these items are for sale in my Etsy Shop, CraveCute. Update! While I was posting this my phone went Ca-Ching! I have an app on my smartphone that makes the sound when I get a sale. The Tea Set has already sold! Guess I should have priced it higher!! Haha!







Even though most of these estate sales post pictures on the internet, you still never really know until you get there what interesting things you will find. I often go thinking I will buy one thing, and end up finding something else completely different and completely adorable!



Thus begins the spring shopping season for me! Fresh air, warm breezes and Flea Markets and Estate Sales!



Thanks for being here!
~~ Diane ~~