Thanks to Cerri at Little Pink Studio for hosting this week's Show & Tell Sunday. The theme is "show us your precious art bits," and everyone has some wonderful things to share. Be sure to pop over to Cerri's site for a full list of this week's participants.
Here are a few of my personal favorites ...
These sweet angels are cast resin candle holders. I've been picking up angels and cherubs at garage sales & thrift stores this year, but don't have any definite plans for them yet.
More resin angels. I have no idea how old these are ... they might be vintage, but they could just as easily be from the dollar store.
Don't they look adorable sitting atop vintage powder boxes?
The powder boxes and lotion jar belonged to Gaga -- my grandma Alice, born in 1898 -- and I've had them tucked away for years. Most still have their original lotions or powder inside. I'm planning to list these in my eBay store sometime soon.
Check out the label from the back of the blue Lady Esther powder boxe:
So many of my treasures were given to me by Gaga, and I'll be writing about her often and sharing stories and photos. The necklace and clip-on earrings below were Gaga's: the pair on the left is circa 1920. The pewter-and-rhinestone frames are new and were super-affordable when I bought them 4 or 5 years ago, so I have more than a dozen of each style.
The beautiful hand-beaded satin collars below were given to me by my Aunt Yaeko, who grew up in Japan and married my uncle after the Second World War. They're very intricate, and are meant to be worn like a necklace, perhaps over a little black dress. Mid-century Japanese women must have had tiny necks, because these stopped fitting me by the time I was 12. The pearls are imitation, but are very high quality and show none of the flaking typical of faux pearls made later in the 20th century.
On the close-up photo below, you can see the 3 rows of silver bugle beads separating the pearls.
Here are two more faux pearl necklaces/collars, which I think were mass-produced costume jewelry. They're not the same quality as the ones above, but they're very pretty. And they're adjustable, so real women can wear them, not just the skinny Minnies.
I have lots of these small sample-sized perfume and cologne bottles, many from popular mid-century designers like Halston and Oscar de la Renta. The rhinestone-studded "tray" they're on is an $2 candle-holder from Walmart, designed to hold a 3" pillar candle.
More shiny bits ... these are collector spoons I purchased in a grab-bag at Savers in Portland.
Speaking of grab bags, here are a few things I found in a 50 cent baggie of sewing supplies at a garage sale: iron on appliques, two cute Humpty Dumptys cut from printed fabric, and three Wizard of Oz Happy Meal Toys:
I found this wonderful box of vintage post cards in the free box at an estate sale.
Is there anyone who doesn't love roses? I'm sure there is, but they're probably not hanging around my blog looking at foofy photos. CostCo has the best -- and most affordable -- roses around ... I think they're $14 for 2 dozen, and Mr. Vintage buys them for me often. I dry them all (though not always on purpose) and love to use them in crafts and for decorating. This basket of dried yellow rosebuds is currently on the kitchen counter at the house I use for my studio and office:
Please leave a comment to let me know you stopped by. I'll be visiting all of the Show & Tell Sunday and Pink Saturday pages during the next few days, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone elses bits.
Victoria
