Comments on: Vintage Beauty

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:33:54 +0000

Carol,
Thank you for sharing about your family’s bronzed baby shoes. What precious keepsakes! Maybe you’ll stumble upon them soon, now that they’re on your mind…
Melody

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:56:29 +0000

Melody, I have two bronzed baby shoes, one mine, the other my mother’s. Mine was bronzed in about 1943 in Australia, Mum’s about 1917 in Vienna. I must find them -they are hidden in my stash somewhere. I hadn’t thought of them for years, so thanks for the reminder. Funny custom but as my Mum and Nana were Viennese, maybe it’s a European thing. Very sentimental, anyway.

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:28:32 +0000

Celena,
Thanks for commenting and sharing. Ooh, vintage lace, fabric and burlap! Great things to gather! I try to keep my collecting at bay, but it’s tough to resist – particularly if I find one-of-a-kind items and/or inexpensive items I can create with…
Melody

By: Celena

Celena — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:38:59 +0000

Thanks for sharing those pics, Melody!
I am drawn to vintage fabric, lace & buttons! I also love old burlap bags! I have to limit myself on collecting fabrics and force myself to use what I have on hand. I have a fear of becoming a hoarder with all the stuff I could collect! ; )

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:18:15 +0000

Jenny,
You hit the nail right on the head – these older pieces create such stories in my mind as well! Thank you for your kind words about my photo – I just had to pose in that one.
Melody

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:16:37 +0000

Kathy,
Ooh, now that’s a photo collection I’d like to see! I’m sure you’re a happy, creative, “mad scientist” when you work on replicating surfaces. Sounds like great fun!
Melody

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:14:50 +0000

Jo,
The penny rug was totally new to me, and I was truly gobsmacked by how much detailed work goes into one. They’re lovely though. Nice to hear from you!
Melody

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 30 May 2012 03:13:18 +0000

Jani,
Hee hee – no, no one commented on “my” hat, but it was so fun! So fantastically fluffy! I’m glad you enjoyed the tour, and thank you for commenting…
Melody

By: Jenny Hilborne

Jenny Hilborne — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:12:32 +0000

I love vintage stuff, too, for the stories I imagine behind them, or the ones I want to create. You look adorable in that hat. I would have not been able to pass it by without ruffling the feathers.

By: Katherine Regier

Katherine Regier — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:15:02 +0000

I’m a big fan of rust and tarnish. I have a photo collection of distressed surfaces that I find great fun to try to replicate on surfaces using acrylic paints.