Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Holiday Entertaining ~ Dress Your Table With Vintage Linens

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Thinking of a dinner party and need to dress the stemmed goblets? What could be more pretty than this set of Italian Needlelace coasters. The back of the coasters is linen. Ercu in color.All in unused condition (so you will find some yellow oxidation marks from storage)Size is 3" square with opening in the center to slip the stem of the goblet. These little coaster pads date from the 1930's. A set of 10.

More detailed information can be found here

Or looking for just that perfect classical table cloth and napkin set. Here is a extraordinary damask cloth in a Greek Key pattern. Now what could be more classical? This lovely set with its 11 extra large napkins date from the 1920's. It is also has a triple monogram on both the cloth and napkins . Now, this could be a topic of conversation for that dinner party........

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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Jewelry Collectibles Online Magazine ~ A Must Read Magazine

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Wanting to buy vintage fashions and accessories, antique & vintage collectibles? Or do you shop for new wearable fashion or home accessories? Whatever your choice you will find the recently published Jewelry Collectibles Online Magazine a place to do your shopping. Wow! What a neat magazine and one you must check out.

It definitely covers many aspects of new, vintage and collectible marketplace. Not only with great items to purchase but informative written articles on antique & collectibles. Such as Vintage Correspondence & Ephemera From Pre 1900 article on just that. Do you collect vintage postcards? I am sure this category will be sure to please as I found the offerings astounding. Don't miss the opportunity to view this wonderful magazine and subscribe by email to keep you update on all the latest offerings and happenings.

Oh, just another little tidbit ~ I am so excited to tell you The Gatherings Antique Vintage has been featured in the magazine so hope you will read about it here. Then visit me at my web site store The Gatherings Antique Vintage or my Ebay store . See you there!!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Memories of Christmas Past

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Today looking at treasured ornaments of Christmas past brought memories of my own childhood. Christmas with my grandparents in the big farm house, just down the road a ways from where my parents lived, was always filled with festive joy and cheer. The baking and preparation for the special day now that I reflect back on it must have consumed hours of my grandmother's time. Nothing was spared in the baking department for so many delicate treats were made only for Christmas.

Sometimes my sister and I would gather at the kitchen table with my grandfather to make Carmel popcorn balls. Yes, another wonderful treat to eat let alone the fun of making and sharing the good time. Afterwards we might sit to play a game of Chinese checkers or flinch ~ oh, my grandfather was a hard one to beat!

The Christmas tree is another fond memory. As the ceilings in the old farm house were quite high. It seemed each year the tree was so lofty it touched the ceiling. Not that it did but in the mind of a child it was so tall it could have reached right up to the heaven. My eyes were filled with wonderment of the beauty of the tree shining with its strings of blue lights and sparkling ornaments.

Although my grandparents were not wealthy they lived comfortably and could afford some of the newest and latest in Christmas decorations. Now, if you lived and grew up in the 1950's you remember bubble lights! I am sure there were many other fad tree decorations but this is one, I am sure, must top the list from this time period.

If you step back a few generations there were other tree ornaments which were equally very popular such as the tinsel and scrap ornaments of the early 1900's - 1930. Some were handmade from scraps, die cuts, cardboard and tinsel. Although I'm not an authoritative on scrap ornaments I do buy what I like. Many I buy to keep for my own tree while others I buy to sell. Want a trip down memory lane? Here are two offerings which I have for sale right now.

This ornament is handmade of die cut scraps, smaller scraps, red tissue and tinsel.

A close up of the children.

And yet another delightful scrap

To see or purchase these or other scrap & tinsel ornaments from the past please visit me here

Thanks you for visiting and may I wish each and everyone a very Merry Christmas however you celebrate the holiday season.