All Things Vintage & Old-fashioned

[gotoseagrl]

After searching, I couldn't find a general thread for lovers of all things vintage, so here it is.

Since "vintage" is commonly such a broad topic these days, I figured this could include a love for any of the following:

~ Bygone eras (Victorian, 1950s, etc.)
~ Retro/vintage/vintage appropriate fashions (cars, shoes, clothes, houses, etc.)
~ Art, design, decor, photography
~ Music, books, film
~ Old-fashioned relationship dynamics, values, lifestyle
~ Old-fashioned recipes & foods
~ Crafts & projects
~ Trinkets

Literally anything that evokes nostalgia or a passion for admiring, preserving & remembering older styles & times. I guess I would like to keep the focus on mostly pre-1990s.

So, if you're like me and have this affinity for things of the past, what are some of your favorites?

To start here are a few of mine:

Victorian to 50s typography & graphic design:

http://oi67.tinypic.com/20zsao2.jpg

http://oi66.tinypic.com/8ys4nq.jpg

50s household styles & dynamics:

http://i66.tinypic.com/9swfsy.jpg

[Stone-Butch]

Giving my age way here LOL

Gas... 35c a gallon
Cigarettes.... 33c a pack
Draft beer.... 15c a glass
Hamburger... 25c each
Hot dog... 15c
coke.... 10c bottle
Fries.... 15c
Ice crème.... 6c small
Bread... 19c loaf
Grab bag of mixed candy ...2c
Bubble gum.... 1c
Bus fare... 10c
Movie house... 25c
Movie popcorn 10c

I THINK I COULD GO ON BUT THESE WERE THE PRICES WHEN I WAS A KID. LOL

[VintageFemme]

Vintage Cameras
Vintage Jewelry
Vintage Lingerie
Vintage Sweaters

but most especially...
Vintage Butch Femme Relationships

[gotoseagrl]

http://i65.tinypic.com/2mmw9r7.jpg

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[kittygrrl]

https://i2.wp.com/36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7rpi0T7sJ1qdg954o1_500.jpg it's not Shunga, but no less beautiful

[Amulette]

and wondering what they spoke of????

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/45/f9/42/45f94228d7e6b57b91cc54a5dbb36127.jpg

[gotoseagrl]

I really love these when I find them! Thank you for sharing this one.https://i2.wp.com/36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7rpi0T7sJ1qdg954o1_500.jpg it's not Shunga, but no less beautiful

[DapperButch]

https://i2.wp.com/36.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7rpi0T7sJ1qdg954o1_500.jpg it's not Shunga, but no less beautiful

Wait...are those adults or children?

[kittygrrl]

Wait...are those adults or children?

Adults..this is a asian butch/femme couple (butch holding a cigar)

[gotoseagrl]

http://i67.tinypic.com/2w6sbnp.jpg

[homoe]

http://www.potluckpress.com/cache/922a0d991ee0bfcbb223f9f63130e68c_w290_h399_sc.jpg



Because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public

[homoe]

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Her idea of housework was to sweep the room with a glance!

[gotoseagrl]

This is an amazing little collection of every old school pie you can think of, plus some I didn't even know existed. What a gem for us bakers out there who love unique and classic recipes!

I can't stop looking through the book, and I have too many favorites. A few are Tears on Your Pillow Pie (for someone who's sad over their sweetheart), Funny Cake & Shoofly Pie.

http://i65.tinypic.com/v3oetz.jpg

[deathbypoem]

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/227/f/4/Kodak_Brownie_Holiday_Camera_by_eyeinidas.jpg


The little sweet "Brownie Holiday Edition Kodak Camera"
that I got for Christmas this year. <3


Year 1953 :D

[DapperButch]

This is an amazing little collection of every old school pie you can think of, plus some I didn't even know existed. What a gem for us bakers out there who love unique and classic recipes!

I can't stop looking through the book, and I have too many favorites. A few are Tears on Your Pillow Pie (for someone who's sad over their sweetheart), Funny Cake & Shoofly Pie.

http://i65.tinypic.com/v3oetz.jpg

I grew up eating (and still eat), Shoo-fly pie. It's Pennsylvanian Dutch and so am I! It's the best!

[kittygrrl]

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7787913-lg.jpg

[kittygrrl]

http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/the-country-kitchen-richard-lee.jpg

[kittygrrl]

http://here4now.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d171f53ef0133eca79d5f970b-450wi

[homoe]

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtaRGydCn2rVcY4Dq2UYjWMqL0PJJU-VteolaySyZK6PTTHk1r

[JustLovelyJenn]

OMG!!!! Candy Buttons!!! I want some candy buttons! Those were my favorite as a kid.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtaRGydCn2rVcY4Dq2UYjWMqL0PJJU-VteolaySyZK6PTTHk1r

[gotoseagrl]

I love this, what an awesome gift! My favorite gift was the pie book - yay for keeping the past alive. :)

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/227/f/4/Kodak_Brownie_Holiday_Camera_by_eyeinidas.jpg


The little sweet "Brownie Holiday Edition Kodak Camera"
that I got for Christmas this year. <3


Year 1953 :D

[gotoseagrl]

So am I! They're adorable.

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7787913-lg.jpg

[deathbypoem]

http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/my3kA_Fmu2Pf1eJHKxpnWiQ.jpg


Arc France glass jars with clamp lid

I have this very one in my kitchen now, which has a very vintage,comfortable and funky kitchen experience. :)

[gotoseagrl]

Such a tasty vintage pie that was so easy to make.

http://i66.tinypic.com/wwc5k4.jpg

Tears on Your Pillow Pie
---------------------------

1 9" pie crust
1/3 c. butter, melted
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 c. whole milk
1/4 c. heavy cream

Mix ingredients and pour into pie crust to bake @ 350 around 35-40 minutes, until filling is set.

[FireSignFemme]

1912 White Sewing Attachments Tin

https://img0.etsystatic.com/048/0/6448439/il_570xN.662980822_n7gg.jpg https://img1.etsystatic.com/028/0/6448439/il_570xN.643560767_kokx.jpg

[FireSignFemme]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bID258JNDoI/SabeU2XBvcI/AAAAAAAAAEA/ipcASGfIXws/S660/Easter+Bonnet+Parade+!!.jpg

[gotoseagrl]

Recently I was given an old king size quilt that was made probably 40 yrs ago by my great grandma. It's so heavy I can hardly fold it. Gonna save it for winter. Looks similar to this one:


http://i64.tinypic.com/f4igly.jpg

[homoe]

Yes, those old vintage quilts, what made them SO heavy? Perhaps better made textiles fabrics? Whatever, they lasted forever!

[Jackson]

Such a tasty vintage pie that was so easy to make.

http://i66.tinypic.com/wwc5k4.jpg

Tears on Your Pillow Pie
---------------------------

1 9" pie crust
1/3 c. butter, melted
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 c. whole milk
1/4 c. heavy cream

Mix ingredients and pour into pie crust to bake @ 350 around 35-40 minutes, until filling is set.


This looks good and really simple to make. But I am wondering where they came up with the name?

[FireSignFemme]

[QUOTE=gotoseagrl;1088963]Recently I was given an old king size quilt that was made probably 40 yrs ago by my great grandma.

I remember when I was a girl, back in the 70’s, there was a project by women, to preserve examples of quilting from various different time periods, not only the work and doings of the Betsy Rosses of the world but also that of women from less privileged and esteemed backgrounds too. It was a very interesting project to be involved with. Every quilt tells a story about both the period in which it was made, as well as the woman/women (in some cases man/men) behind the quilt who made it. I don’t have anything made by any of by any of my grandmothers, or even my mother - not a thing made by anyone female in my family not even from any of those who are still living. How very fortunate you are to have had something like this handed down, passed along, entrusted to you for safe keeping. What an exceedingly precious, irreplaceable gift - enjoy! I'm sure it would delight your grandmother, as well as anyone else who might had a hand, helped play a part in it's construction to know how very much you do. :)

[FireSignFemme]

Yes, those old vintage quilts, what made them SO heavy? Perhaps better made textiles fabrics? Whatever, they lasted forever!

I know the reason at least some of them lasted so long, wore like iron was because they were filled with heavy duty repurposed wool used as batting as well as in some cases topper material in all or as part of their construction.

[EnderD_503]

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7787913-lg.jpg

http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/the-country-kitchen-richard-lee.jpg

http://here4now.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d171f53ef0133eca79d5f970b-450wi

These remind me of my grandparents' house and old barn. Would like to live somewhere like that again.

[Stone-Butch]

According to the posts I am vintage LOL. I was raised with a wood stove, no refrigeration, no running water, no plumbing of any kind. Outhouse and well was what we had. I lived in what is now a city so I am vintage for sure. I still have a couple of those snap lid jars and keep stuff in them. Our family passed down a lot of things so I have quite the collection. Things belonging to my Grand parents and great grand parents. We gained everything when we moved from the Island of Newfoundland to Toronto. Just thought I would expose my young years.

[Gemme]

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQtaRGydCn2rVcY4Dq2UYjWMqL0PJJU-VteolaySyZK6PTTHk1r


These candies are available now. They just cost a hundred times more.

:blink:

[kittygrrl]

http://www.improvementcenter.com/imagesvr_ce/121/antique-kitchens.jpg

[kittygrrl]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H_Lpa4EjYqg/Uj-htY6wPMI/AAAAAAAABL8/bpOzjeMmHf0/s1600/IMG_2325.JPG

[Stone-Butch]

LOL that's our old stove.

[Zimmeh]

Movies from the 30's to the 40's. My 100 year old book that I bought while visiting Jamestown, North Dakota and I just passed my grandma's 80+ year old Bible onto my 16 year old niece.

Zimmeh

[gotoseagrl]

Thank you for the sweet post. Thanks to my dad, this relic was still around, as apparently he has kept things longer than anyone else in the family has, stuff we didn't even know existed still lol. I totally agree about the personal touches that go into quilts, and that's one reason I really want to get into quilting. They are amazing and I love patchwork.


[QUOTE=gotoseagrl;1088963]Recently I was given an old king size quilt that was made probably 40 yrs ago by my great grandma.

I remember when I was a girl, back in the 70’s, there was a project by women, to preserve examples of quilting from various different time periods, not only the work and doings of the Betsy Rosses of the world but also that of women from less privileged and esteemed backgrounds too. It was a very interesting project to be involved with. Every quilt tells a story about both the period in which it was made, as well as the woman/women (in some cases man/men) behind the quilt who made it. I don’t have anything made by any of by any of my grandmothers, or even my mother - not a thing made by anyone female in my family not even from any of those who are still living. How very fortunate you are to have had something like this handed down, passed along, entrusted to you for safe keeping. What an exceedingly precious, irreplaceable gift - enjoy! I'm sure it would delight your grandmother, as well as anyone else who might had a hand, helped play a part in it's construction to know how very much you do. :)

[gotoseagrl]

I grew up in the 80s, which is still more on the "retro" side, so I only saw remnants of some of my favorite decades. Any antiques I find now, especially within the family, I cling to. My heart & soul are attached to the bygone eras before I was born, so I guess that makes me vintage too, in a way. Lol.

According to the posts I am vintage LOL. I was raised with a wood stove, no refrigeration, no running water, no plumbing of any kind. Outhouse and well was what we had. I lived in what is now a city so I am vintage for sure. I still have a couple of those snap lid jars and keep stuff in them. Our family passed down a lot of things so I have quite the collection. Things belonging to my Grand parents and great grand parents. We gained everything when we moved from the Island of Newfoundland to Toronto. Just thought I would expose my young years.

[gotoseagrl]

That's true Gemme.

About 20 minutes from where I live now, there is an awesome gift shop, called Charlie Brown Farms (http://charliebrownfarms.com/), that is wall to wall with old retro/vintage memorabilia, and everytime I go there I go nuts. They have almost all the candy from when I was little, and as far back as the 50s and older.

http://i66.tinypic.com/2anlv7.jpg

My favorites are the Mary Janes, which I haven't seen for sale anywhere else outside of Halloween time. But they have them here, in the cutest packaging, which I saved.

http://i65.tinypic.com/oqxfr5.jpg

[gotoseagrl]

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[gotoseagrl]

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I had to make a post on Knott's Berry Farm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knott's_Berry_Farm). I've been a few times this month, and hadn't been since I was a small child. As an adult, I've been able to fully appreciate what a unique gem of a place it is for lovers of rustic, vintage and old-fashioned. I was in heaven there.

The other day, when I was there with my brother, we were reading a plaque about Knott's claiming to be the first theme park in America, which I never knew. I'm not pleased with all the big modern crazy roller coasters they are cluttering the park with, but I am so in love with all the adorable quaint shops and historical exhibits, and the Native & western theme, that they have preserved since the 40s I guess.

My favorite things are the Victorian signage everywhere, the beautifully crafted items sold by local vendors, the authentic collections of antique items on display, the 1950s & earlier toys in the shops and the ghost town theme that I will miss with the removal of Frontier Land at Disneyland. To me, this is how they stand apart from Disney, which is practically down the street from Knott's. Oh and I love Boysenberry too, especially on Funnel Cake!


http://i65.tinypic.com/2iazajl.jpg

[*Anya*]

http://i67.tinypic.com/2a9750g.jpg

I had to make a post on Knott's Berry Farm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knott's_Berry_Farm). I've been a few times this month, and hadn't been since I was a small child. As an adult, I've been able to fully appreciate what a unique gem of a place it is for lovers of rustic, vintage and old-fashioned. I was in heaven there.

The other day, when I was there with my brother, we were reading a plaque about Knott's claiming to be the first theme park in America, which I never knew. I'm not pleased with all the big modern crazy roller coasters they are cluttering the park with, but I am so in love with all the adorable quaint shops and historical exhibits, and the Native & western theme, that they have preserved since the 40s I guess.

My favorite things are the Victorian signage everywhere, the beautifully crafted items sold by local vendors, the authentic collections of antique items on display, the 1950s & earlier toys in the shops and the ghost town theme that I will miss with the removal of Frontier Land at Disneyland. To me, this is how they stand apart from Disney, which is practically down the street from Knott's. Oh and I love Boysenberry too, especially on Funnel Cake!


http://i65.tinypic.com/2iazajl.jpg

I used to love Knotts. When I first moved to California in 1972, they had no fence around it and I don't think an admission fee because I used to go with my 2 girls in strollers, mom and grandmother all of the time. We would just go for a few hours to walk around and maybe lunch in the chicken dinner restaurant.

Then, they built a big fence around it, charged for admission (though still much cheaper than D-land).

I remember when Disneyland was inexpensive enough for all of us to go for the day, too, a couple of times a year and we would buy a book of tickets for rides. (E-ticket anyone?).

*Sigh*

[gotoseagrl]

Yes, unlike Disneyland, you can still get into Knott's for under $100. But man ... they get you with the $18 parking which still goes onto the grass. One of the perks of growing up in So Cal was always being close to all these fun places. :)


I used to love Knotts. When I first moved to California in 1972, they had no fence around it and I don't think an admission fee because I used to go with my 2 girls in strollers, mom and grandmother all of the time. We would just go for a few hours to walk around and maybe lunch in the chicken dinner restaurant.

Then, they built a big fence around it, charged for admission (though still much cheaper than D-land).

I remember when Disneyland was inexpensive enough for all of us to go for the day, too, a couple of times a year and we would buy a book of tickets for rides. (E-ticket anyone?).

*Sigh*

[gotoseagrl]

1Xm6liKGPpg&t=4s

I can get lost watching these forever.

[homoe]

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[FireSignFemme]

A JEWELLED THREE-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL FAN
MARKED FABERGÉ, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST PETERSBURG, 1899-1903, SCRATCHED INVENTORY NUMBER 5365
Price realised
GBP 74,500
USD 120,690

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[gotoseagrl]

Old Time Radio & Mystery Theater (https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradio). Fun to listen while working.

http://i65.tinypic.com/2lb16bd.jpg

[pumpndude]

Everything is so expensive now
junk food and fast food places, way to expensive....
new vehicles, come on , that much, crazy....

how do parents with a lot of kids afford to feed them?...

Love 70's and 80's RocknRoll
I'm old fashioned on the way I treat women....:cigar2:
:
I miss the payday bar....:byebye:

[gotoseagrl]

http://i64.tinypic.com/2u5b79v.jpg

I love everything wood, and this is very similar to my recipe box given to me by someone very dear to me.

[gotoseagrl]

http://i63.tinypic.com/vr7lt3.jpg

This adorable 1950s cookbook was also passed down to me, although in mint condition. One of my favorite pages and a rule I live by:

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[Bèsame*]

https://www.picclickimg.com/00/s/ODEwWDE0NDA=/z/WYYAAOSwImRYlPP-/$/6-Vintage-Libbey-Juice-Glasses-Cherry-Red-Cherries-_1.jpg

I have some similar to these, I love them. I like cherries in the kitchen, and I found them at an antique store.

[girl_dee]

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/Route66/StuckeysFl.jpg


they had the best vanilla malts.........

[PaPa]

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/Route66/StuckeysFl.jpg


they had the best vanilla malts.........

We used to stop at them while traveling. The folks would always buy 5 marshmallow pecan logs - 1 for them and 1 for each of their children.

[*Anya*]

It broke my heart when they stopped using real sugar in the Boysenberry preserves. I found out on FakeFoodWatch.com, it is worse than that:

"Killing Cordelia Knott's Homespun Preserves

But as of 2013, Knott's superb products are no more. Killed by industrial food mega-corporations, hungry to cheapen and undercut great American products for greater profitability.

Big Food corporate fake-food giant Con Agra bought-out Knott's food products and operations in 1995, pledging to foster the high-quality and good reputation of Knott's Berry Farm foods that had pleased generations of Americans.

In 2008, though, Con Agra closed Knott's artisan jelly-making plant here in my hometown, and sold Knott's food brands to Ohio-based food giant J.M. Smuckers Co., industrial food corporate owner of Pillsbury, Hungry Jack, Dunkin' Donuts, Jif peanut butter, Crisco shortening, and hundreds of other processed food brands.

In early 2013, Smuckers announced that Knott's-labeled preserves, jams, and jellies had been discontinued (except for token offerings at the Buena Park theme park). That all Knott's jams, jellies, preserves and related products would bear the name of Smuckers... a move that seems logical, considering that the high-quality ingredients and artisan-attention Cordelia Knott lavished on her pure, homespun fare had long since been compromised in favor of fake food sweeteners, additives, and processes.

Today, the ingredients listed for Smuckers Boysenberry Preserves, after boysenberries, are:
High fructose corn syrup
Corn syrup
Fruit pectin
Citric acid

Great Aunts Gertrude and Clara would be appalled. At their Sunday supper table, they would never have stooped to serve these inferior tasting, processed-food substitutes for Cordelia Knott's fresh, crisp iconic American creations."

http://www.fakefoodwatch.com/2013/04/the-rise-and-sad-demise-of-iconic.html

:candle:

http://i67.tinypic.com/2a9750g.jpg

I had to make a post on Knott's Berry Farm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knott's_Berry_Farm). I've been a few times this month, and hadn't been since I was a small child. As an adult, I've been able to fully appreciate what a unique gem of a place it is for lovers of rustic, vintage and old-fashioned. I was in heaven there.

The other day, when I was there with my brother, we were reading a plaque about Knott's claiming to be the first theme park in America, which I never knew. I'm not pleased with all the big modern crazy roller coasters they are cluttering the park with, but I am so in love with all the adorable quaint shops and historical exhibits, and the Native & western theme, that they have preserved since the 40s I guess.

My favorite things are the Victorian signage everywhere, the beautifully crafted items sold by local vendors, the authentic collections of antique items on display, the 1950s & earlier toys in the shops and the ghost town theme that I will miss with the removal of Frontier Land at Disneyland. To me, this is how they stand apart from Disney, which is practically down the street from Knott's. Oh and I love Boysenberry too, especially on Funnel Cake!


http://i65.tinypic.com/2iazajl.jpg

[gotoseagrl]

I hate to hear this, especially now that it seems home preserving is back to being a big trend now. Thank you for sharing Anya! <3


It broke my heart when they stopped using real sugar in the Boysenberry preserves. I found out on FakeFoodWatch.com, it is worse than that:

"Killing Cordelia Knott's Homespun Preserves

But as of 2013, Knott's superb products are no more. Killed by industrial food mega-corporations, hungry to cheapen and undercut great American products for greater profitability.

Big Food corporate fake-food giant Con Agra bought-out Knott's food products and operations in 1995, pledging to foster the high-quality and good reputation of Knott's Berry Farm foods that had pleased generations of Americans.

In 2008, though, Con Agra closed Knott's artisan jelly-making plant here in my hometown, and sold Knott's food brands to Ohio-based food giant J.M. Smuckers Co., industrial food corporate owner of Pillsbury, Hungry Jack, Dunkin' Donuts, Jif peanut butter, Crisco shortening, and hundreds of other processed food brands.

In early 2013, Smuckers announced that Knott's-labeled preserves, jams, and jellies had been discontinued (except for token offerings at the Buena Park theme park). That all Knott's jams, jellies, preserves and related products would bear the name of Smuckers... a move that seems logical, considering that the high-quality ingredients and artisan-attention Cordelia Knott lavished on her pure, homespun fare had long since been compromised in favor of fake food sweeteners, additives, and processes.

Today, the ingredients listed for Smuckers Boysenberry Preserves, after boysenberries, are:
High fructose corn syrup
Corn syrup
Fruit pectin
Citric acid

Great Aunts Gertrude and Clara would be appalled. At their Sunday supper table, they would never have stooped to serve these inferior tasting, processed-food substitutes for Cordelia Knott's fresh, crisp iconic American creations."

http://www.fakefoodwatch.com/2013/04/the-rise-and-sad-demise-of-iconic.html

:candle:

[gotoseagrl]

Oh these are sooo cute! I would have grabbed them too. I have always loved the retro cherry motif. Thank you for sharing.
:)

https://www.picclickimg.com/00/s/ODEwWDE0NDA=/z/WYYAAOSwImRYlPP-/$/6-Vintage-Libbey-Juice-Glasses-Cherry-Red-Cherries-_1.jpg

I have some similar to these, I love them. I like cherries in the kitchen, and I found them at an antique store.

[Kätzchen]

http://www.homebasedportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Cannon-Beach.jpg

This is a wonderful place to get old fashioned, home made candy. It's a local Oregon business that I believe is family owned, for many years. They are very community minded, generous to a fault, and you'll always get the tastiest confections, at Bruce's Candy Kitchen. I love their salt water taffy. So tasty, melt in your mouth flavors. They have two locations on the Oregon coast: Seaside and Cannon Beach.

[gotoseagrl]

Adorable, I really love places like this, thank you for sharing!


http://www.homebasedportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Cannon-Beach.jpg

This is a wonderful place to get old fashioned, home made candy. It's a local Oregon business that I believe is family owned, for many years. They are very community minded, generous to a fault, and you'll always get the tastiest confections, at Bruce's Candy Kitchen. I love their salt water taffy. So tasty, melt in your mouth flavors. They have two locations on the Oregon coast: Seaside and Cannon Beach.

[gotoseagrl]

The other day I was researching for a project and came across these amazing, exquisite prints of some old decorative pieces.
So simple, but they took my breath away.

https://s30.postimg.org/9ob5kta0h/29892237732_8b4716fa62_b.jpg

More at the original site, Public Domain Review (https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/pages-from-an-illustrated-catalogue-of-period-ornaments-ca-1919/)

[PlatinumPearl]

I love all things vintage especially jewelry and vintage purses.

My love affair began when I stepped into a vintage store in a trendy artsy area and the owner and I were talking about vintage jewelry and how perfection is in the imperfection. His wife has an engagement ring that is very old and missing more than a few stones, it was purchased that way, he has offered to have the missing stones replaced but her response was 'but then there would be no story to tell'. So, to this day her engagement ring is missing stones and she would have it no other way.

He also shared that for her engagement present he purchased her a grand collection of vintage purses from an estate sale. She has them proudly displayed in an antique china cabinet. I can only imagine how old and beautiful they are.

[kittygrrl]

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[Chained Daisy]

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Me too ! So lovely with vintage plates in.

[Chained Daisy]

I love all things vintage especially jewelry and vintage purses.

My love affair began when I stepped into a vintage store in a trendy artsy area and the owner and I were talking about vintage jewelry and how perfection is in the imperfection. His wife has an engagement ring that is very old and missing more than a few stones, it was purchased that way, he has offered to have the missing stones replaced but her response was 'but then there would be no story to tell'. So, to this day her engagement ring is missing stones and she would have it no other way.

He also shared that for her engagement present he purchased her a grand collection of vintage purses from an estate sale. She has them proudly displayed in an antique china cabinet. I can only imagine how old and beautiful they are.

I would love to see those purses, imagine examining each one and finding some hidden treasure tucked away.....a dance card, invitation or a love letter perhaps ! That would be a great theme for a book of short stories...each chapter about a purse/bag of some sort and each containing a forgotten item with some wonderful tale to tell....OK my imagination is running wild now ! :thinking:

[gotoseagrl]

What a beautiful, sweet story. I absolutely agree with the fact that the imperfections make aged pieces perfect and beautiful. I also really love love the engagement ring ... I always wanted at least a vintage style one, but this is even better. <3

Thank you so much for sharing!

I love all things vintage especially jewelry and vintage purses.

My love affair began when I stepped into a vintage store in a trendy artsy area and the owner and I were talking about vintage jewelry and how perfection is in the imperfection. His wife has an engagement ring that is very old and missing more than a few stones, it was purchased that way, he has offered to have the missing stones replaced but her response was 'but then there would be no story to tell'. So, to this day her engagement ring is missing stones and she would have it no other way.

He also shared that for her engagement present he purchased her a grand collection of vintage purses from an estate sale. She has them proudly displayed in an antique china cabinet. I can only imagine how old and beautiful they are.

[gotoseagrl]

What a great idea. You might try checking out the book called The Letter by Kathryn Hughes. It has a part of the story like that where the main character finds something important from the 30s in the pocket of a vintage suit.


I would love to see those purses, imagine examining each one and finding some hidden treasure tucked away.....a dance card, invitation or a love letter perhaps ! That would be a great theme for a book of short stories...each chapter about a purse/bag of some sort and each containing a forgotten item with some wonderful tale to tell....OK my imagination is running wild now ! :thinking:

[Chained Daisy]

What a great idea. You might try checking out the book called The Letter by Kathryn Hughes. It has a part of the story like that where the main character finds something important from the 30s in the pocket of a vintage suit.


Oh yes, I will indeed check it out, sounds just my type of thing, Thank you for the suggestion gotoseagrl :)

[Amulette]

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I'm a big fan of up-cycling furniture. The old pieces are more interesting and better made than most of the modern day pieces. (IMHO) This was painted in a chalk paint by Frenchic, the color is Plum Pudding. YUM.

[Kätzchen]

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So fun to attend these car shows ❣️

[Kätzchen]

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