ADDING NEW TO BLOG : ALTERED ART& VTT

INSPIRATION BOARD TOP HALF

INSPIRATION BOARD BOTTOM HALF

ALTERED DOOR HEADER Well , I was trying to decide what way I wanted this blog to go, keep it vintage or art/craft blog.

Finally figured out that it could be both because with with the altered art , I use a lot of vintage and antique things doing this type of art. I think some of the things I did in the past were altered art, such as the rehab furniture, and the decorative painting on the "junktique" Check the archives to see these things. Now I will be doing alot with other old and vintage things, ephemera, (old paper) collage, embellishing, stamping , sewing, journaling or doing anything else to a book or other items to reflect a creative idea, theme or narrative. This form of art encompass soooo much, that's what I like about it you can go to so many places with it, unlimited fun!

In future post I will share with you the techniques I learn and all the mistakes I make along the way, but the way I look at it, nothing is a mistake in this form of art. lol

The first thing that I have been working on is an inspiration board. Not sure if that is what it is turning out to be. It is an old cork bulletin board, I painted it pink, cause that is what I had handy, then I started picking out some things to decoupage on it. I had a lot of my stuff packed up so I used what was still lying around, just so I could get started. First added a piece of vintage dress pattern, then some old sheet music, scrabble tile my DlR , vintage wall paper a couple faces of women I drew in pencil, a tag in the upper right corner that I made a couple yrs ago, just fooling around trying something new, the gold circle on the tag is an old earring that you can cut a pic out and put in place of the vintage girl, and you can journal on the back, the flowers in the middle right are first time trying the box tape method of transferring images. Kinda cool. Maybe I will fill it up with different techniques I learn. Anyway that's what I have done so far.

The other pic is of an old woodwork door header that I took out of a 100 yr old house that they were demolishing . I gave two of them to my dd and she made a sort of head board for her guest room. The theme in the room is beachy/ocean , really turned out nice. She glued on sea shells, put on that fish net and a few other beach findings and hung them above the twin beds in the room. So see you can use anything for altered art!

You can click on the pic to make them larger, now I am off to do more cleaning and packing up.

Don' for get to visit host for VTT http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking come back soon

Blessings to all

Donna

VTT, VINTAGE HALLOWEEN, FALL ,& BIG PUMPKINS !

FALL DECORATING EXTREME !

VINTAGE PUMPKIN PKG

VINTAGE HALLOWEEN

VINTAGE HALLOWEEN PKG


VINTAGE BLACK CAT

VTT

Today's VTT is some vintage ephemera that I plan selling on Esty. Store not open yet hope to get it going as soon as I get to FL this winter. Leaving on Nov. 1 these are some packets I made up to use for altered art, scrap booking, and any other project that need some embellishment.

The first one is a vintage pumpkin packet, the pumpkin is one I have had since my kids were little, 1960's would be the time frame. The plastic cake picks are from the same time frame and the paper photo frame is a little older from the early 1900's found it in the attic with some family photos that I have no Idea who they are. I mean really old ! The ribbon and ric rac has been around awhile also. The rest of the pic's are some I printed of the internet.

The black cat in the second packet is the same time frame. I had when kids were little. I use to hang these things in the windows. Same ric rac as other packet, a witch cake pick, some old playing cards, I was thrilled when I found the round deck of cards! Did not know what I was going to do with them but for a 50 cents could not pass them up. I love making up these packets and I hope they sell on Esty. I will be selling other things also. I have 10 totes full of this kind of stuff to make up and sell this winter. I hope to find some place in FL to sell also. Like a craft mall.

The pic of the giant pumpkins is something I saw last week while out geocaching. I sure would hate having to dispose of them later!! But fun to look at.

I want to thank all who come and check out my blog each day and leave comments it means alot to me!

Also I was shocked to learn of the passing of one our VTT blogger last week, CC left nice comments, and had a neat blog. I'm sure she will be missed.

You can click on pic to make it larger and see all the little things that are in the packet. And see how much the pumpkings weigh, they have a sign with wt in front of each pumpkin.

Don't forget to check out our host's great blog! http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Blessings to all.
Donna

VINTAGE GREEN & PINK

GREEN STUFF

DOILY & COOKIE CUTTERS

VINTAGE BOTTLE & PAIRS HANKY

PINK BRIDE BOOK

CUTE INSIDE BOOK

VINTAGE 1940's BRIDE
I know its been quite awhile since i have posted, but it has been a busy summer getting stuff purged from the house and working on fixing up things around here. But it is now winding down for this year. If you want to keep up with all that it is posted on my other blog. Check it out anyway and see what else we have been doing. LINK to blog : http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

The first 3 pic's are of some vintage green I found while packing up and purging out! An old green step stool, a vintage White House Vinegar , really pretty, vintage hand crochet doily, vintage hanky from Pairs, vintage green wood handle cookie cutters, and vintage Boonton bowl, (Melamie). Fun things. I think I will keep them for awhile. I want to open an Esty store maybe I can sell them there. I will post a link when I get it open, wont be till winter when I get to FL.

The little pink bride book I found last week at a yard sale, I really don't buy much anymore but this was to sweet to pass up for $1.00! Back in the day like when I was first married, there was something in most towns called "The Welcome Wagon" .When someone moved to town, got married, had a baby etc etc, The Welcome Wagon lady would stop and pay a visit, and bring you all kinds of goodies from local businesses, and such. Some things would be gifts and some coupons. This little book I found out after getting it home and taking a look was one of those items. I think. It was to aid you in your wedding needs with what they called their Bridal Secretary and her services. Its full of all things bride and wedding. Like a wedding planer of today I guess. It is sooooo cool, I am not sure what I am going to do with it. Maybe an Esty thing.

The book is from Livingston's in Youngstown OH. Not sure if they are still in business or not. Don't think they are. This issue was dated 1949 and was the 3rd printing.

Blessings to all

That's all for now thanks for the visit

Donna

VINTAGE RED & WHITE STUFF

VINTAGE STUFF

VINTAGE ENAMEL

HAND PAINTED RED

VINTAGE CC'S

For my VTT today I have some more of my stuff. I am packing up and ran across some more so thought I might as well be for VTT.

To start with is a couple of pieces of white enamel with red trim. I seems like the red trim enamel is the most sought after. I use to have a lot of this and sold a lot too. I have only a few pieces left for my self.

Next is a couple of vintage coffee pots that I painted white then added my sweet red cherries. This is more of what I use to sell on ebay. These two items are for sale if you are interested please contact me.

Last is some vintage cookie cutters. We use to paint them also as you can see the metal ones with the cherries on them. The others are red plastic HRM cookie cutters, that most often brought in big $$ also. I don't know why but the collectors wanted the HRM cutters.

I am still busy gettting ready to sell the house, and move to FL. You can check on that and more about me and Maggie on my other blog. http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

Check it out.

And don't forget to visit the host of VTT she has a great blog!

http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Thats all for now

Blessings to all

donna

FROM THE PAST, AMERICANA

AMERICANA DONE

1950 DOLL HOUSE

INSIDE DOLL HOUSE
Today for VTT I have a 1940-50's old metal doll house with all most all the original furniture.

It is just like one that I use to have and I loved it! This one is in excellent condition. If any one wants to buy it email me and let me know. I am still working on getting rid of everything, thru on line sales, flea market, and yard sales.

The other pic is of Americana stuff I painted since I got home in April. It is all stuff I had around planning on painting it some day, well that day has come. I took the whole load to Volant and sold it wholesale to a business there.

Well that's all for now, don't for get to check out VTT host http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/
Thanks for looking

Donna

PS You can click on pic to make it bigger

V.T.T. VINTAGE CANISTERS AND WILENDUR

VINTAGE CANISTER SET

WILENDUR ROSE TEA TOWELS

WILENDUR TEA TOWEL

This is going to be my VTT for this week, I will go and post it the. This is a beautiful vintage canister set with the match holder all in red flower pattern. The set is my DD's and in great shape. I use to sell the vintage canister sets in my store, the apple were the one.s that brought the most money. All the vintage tin is still in demand but you don't get the money that we use to.

Even the newer advertising tins like the Ritz , and Nabisco Premium cracker tins are in demand.

The other thing that was in high demand and got good money was vintage Wilendur linens. Especially the cherry and rose pattens. I love old linen, especially the hand embroider stuff. I learned how to embroider when I was 12 years old, so I guess that anything I did then would be considered vintage lol. I have nothing that I ever embroidered but have one thing of my mothers. Stupid of me to get rid of it when I was younger and didn't like "old stuff"

I am finishing up the trim painting in the bath room today, doing the vanity and that will be all in the bathroom. I will be starting the woodwork trim in the bedrooms next.

Son is working hard on the garage between rain days. It turned out to be a bigger job than we thought, don't they all!

I have no idea how much we will get done on the house this summer, but I am hoping a lot, so I can rent it out before I leave for Florida. I don't think I will be selling it at this time so rent is something to try for now.

Since I wont be selling right away, no RV for awhile so, I think I would like to get a van. I will be hauling stuff to FL and need one and Maggie and I can also go camping in it.

We have been doing some Geo-caching and having a good time. It would be more fun if I had a caching partner. If you want to check out our caching adventures check my other site

http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

I will try and keep up this site in a timely manner in the future. Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings to all

Donna

V.T.T.YARD SALE & JEWELS

VINTAGE JEWELRY

VINTAGE NECKLACE

VINTAGE PINS

VINTAGE EARRINGS

THE WHOLE LOT

Today's VTT is vintage jewelry I had for sale at my yard sale this last weekend. I really want to get rid of it so I had everything real cheap. I sold all the pins and a lot of the necklace's. Not too many earrings, which I usually a lot of. These are what I had left over from my store when I retired 3 yrs ago. I have a little more back home in PA I plan on getting rid of it this summer.

I also found a flea market I can sell at when I come back in the fall. It's up in Cocoa. More my style lots of junk out side and newer stuff inside buildings. My time here in FL is going fast I will be leaving for PA about March 25, and will be coming back sometime this fall. Then I will put my house up for sale and move down here with my dad, he's 85 and could use some help. I really love Florida, so it will be nice.

Click on the pic's to make them bigger for a better look.

Check out my other blog to keep up with our travels,

http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

And don't forget to visit VTT hose at

http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

blessings to all

donna

ANTIQUES & RELAY FOR LIFE & VTT

ANTIQUE PIC

ANTIQUE DRESSER WOW! I didn't realize how long since I posted last. Sorry for the time lapse. I have been really busy down here in Florida! I love it here! This is my VTT post I know its early but I have to do it when I can. This is a print from a painting by Corneille Max. Germany 1875-1924 her name is

Anna Bridgitta, and that's all the info I could find out. If anyone knows anything else please comment. The dresser in the other pic is an old antique dressing table, that was in my dads hunting camp for years and years, it now is in my bed room in Florida. It is all oak it was refinished and is beautiful ! I have been here helping my dad, we had a big yard sale for him and did really good you can see pic's of it on my other blog http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

I also re-habed a couple night stands red white and blue, there are pic of those also. My time here has gone so fast, can't believe it.

It has been the coldest winter in Fl in 50 yrs, figures the winter I come!! I will be heading back to PA in about 23 days , seems like it was just the other day I was counting down the time to leave for FL. I have a few things yet to help dad with before I leave , he wants to hang a new door on the Florida room , seems that the salt from the ocean got to it. I will take pic's when we do it.I will be coming back in the fall.

My DD in VA is deep into the Relay for Life. She is doing fund raisers there and she has a web page for one of the fund raisers. My mother died of breast ca when she was 4o yrs old , in 1969. She is doing this for her, she has a pic of mom on the page a very old pic of her sitting on the bank of a creek with feet in the water, check it out and donate if you would like to help out breast ca research. And thanks in advance. I think next yr I will get involved. Here is the link, I will put it on my side bar if I can figure out how

link

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=14218242&fr_id=24860&pg=personal

blessings to all

Donna

VVT BALLON LADY

BIDDY PENNY FARTHING BALLOON 2 BIDDY PENNY FARTHING
The standing balloon lady belonged to my grandmother, I loved and admired it as a child and still love it today. It is a knock off , from the Royal Doulton lady. They are chalkware, but that in its self could be of some value. But they do have some chips in them, so there goes the value. Wouldn't sell my grandmothers anyway. The other one my DD got on ebay for me.
Here is a little history on Biddy Penny

Made by Royal Doulton. H.N. 1943. BIDDY PENNY FARTHING BALLOON FIGURE. Designed by L. Harradine. 9" in height. Various Vibrant colors of lady carrying a bunch of beautiful gayly colored balloons. She is wearing a shawl and a floral hat. She is also carrying a basket around her left arm filled with uninflated ballons in her left hand. Excellent Condition. No chips, cracks or restoration would sell around $350!
We are still liking Florida alot, esp. the sunshine. Don't forget to check out or fun time at my other blog.
http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

And also our host VTT lady at
http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

Blessings to all
Donna

ANTIQUE VINTAGE CRYSTALS

CRYSTALS

CRYSTAL DRAWER PULLS

VINTAGE DOILY Here are a few antique crystals I have collected over the years, some from a crystal table lamp and some from a very old antique crystal chandelier. I think there are about 100 of them, I guess I will be selling those too. At the local flea markets they get about $1.00 each. I might be able to get more on the internet. The crystal drawer pulls sitting beside them I found on an old antique wash stand along side the road. It was way beyond repair, but the pulls were a great find. I have everything sitting in a red vintage bowl. Underneath is a vintage hand crochet doily from the 50's. Everything is sitting on a vintage wicker coffee table, at least that is what I am using it for. I am down here in sunny Florida helping my dad out, I will be here till the end of March. These are some pic's I took before I left, so I would have a few things to put on VTT.

Me & Maggie are haveing a great time its soooo warm and sunny! Check out my other blog to keep up with us. On there you will see some pic's of why I wanted to get out of PA.

http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

Blessings to all

Donna

Vist our host http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

ON MY WAY MOMS VASE

MOMS VASE

TOP VIEWHi all.,...well think I will be leaving in the morning finally!! Some time ago someone ask to see this carnival glass vase that was my mothers, I took this yesterday so thought I would post it and maybe she will see it...I can't remember who it was. I won't be posting on this blog until after I get to Florida ...but you can keep up with me and Maggie on my other blog....it is my travel blog as well as geocaching ... it should be fun and interesting.... http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/ I hope to do some caching along the way

blessings to all

Donna

MORE CHRISTMAS

SON'S FAMILY TREE

HAND PAINTED NECKLACEThought I would post a couple more Christmas pic's since it is snowing like crazy and I am stuck in the house. The first is a pic of my son's family tree, my DIL decorates in the country style and really does a great job... the tree is something else...decorated with all hand crafted ornaments

it really is beautiful.

The second pic is of another item my DD painted for me about 10 ys ago. It is a wood necklace,

she used the Debbie Mitchelle ornaments and down sized them and made the necklace my SIL cut them out with his ban saw. I ware it every Christmas. Don't forget to check out my other blog http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

Thats all for now...

Blessings to all.

donna

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

DD PAINTED NATIVITY

CLOSE UP

OUR TREE
Merry Christmas everyone! This is surly a blessed time of year, the birth of our Savior!

Pic's today are of the nativity my DD painted for me a few years ago....it is most beautiful!

She does wonderful work.

And a pic of our Charlie Brown tree this year...no ornaments just a few lites. I did not want a lot

of stuff to put away as I will be leaving next weekend. Today will visit son and family then home to put on a ham...for anyone the my stop by. I will be meeting DD and family in Pittsburgh on Monday going out to eat dinner and exchange gifts. Then will stop at their home on way to FL. Wow can't wait. Check out my other blog to see Maggie's Christmas. http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

Have a wonderful day

blessings to all

donna

VINTAGE COOKIE THING'IES

VINTAGE COOKIE MAKING

COOKIES TO GO I don't know if I will make the VTT but I will post anyway. When my son was here painting my

home he was making fun of my vintage thing'ies! I got to thinking about it and figured I might as well use all my vintage instead of just looking at it...so thats what I have been doing. These items are what I used yesterday to make cookies. hmmmmmmmmm wonder if that makes them vintage cookies ...lol. The two bowls are part of my vintage Pyrex set, then I used a few of my vintage metal cookie cutters, and really old vintage measuring cups, and the old vintage measuring spoons. Using all these things makes me feel good and I like using them. Have a Merry Chirstmas!

blessings to all

donna

VTT CHERRIES

CHERRY LUNCH BUCKET

CHERRY CAKE SAVER Hi all this week for VTT I am showing you some of the "rehab" work that I do. A few years ago

I use to sell a lot on ebay....I would take old vintage items and give them a new life. Here are a couple things I would paint.....vintage lunch bucket and vintage cake saver....I would try and get some that were in pretty good shape and the prime, base , and paint my sweet cherries on them.

Cherries were a hot deocrating item at the time and I sold hundreds of items .....but alas all good things come to an end and so did ebay. I don't waste my time trying to sell , I was going to try again but after watching it for a week or so .....changed my mind. I still might try an esty store at some point.

Also I started another blog to post about geocaching and my traveling tales when we start south in Jan. so be sure to check it out...

http://grammyandthepapillonprinces.blogspot.com/

and dont for get to check out our host blog

http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

blessings to all

donna

VINTAGE THINGY THURSTDAY CHRISTMAS

VINTAGE COOKIE CUTTER TREE

FRONT ROOM IN MY STORE Thought I would do some vintage Christmas stuff. These are pic of my store in 2004 just before

I retired. The first pic is in the kitchen area, I painted all the walls red and wood work white...you would not believe how people loved it...the would come in and say where is the Red Kitchen and then spend tons of time in there as I had it jam packed with stuff. The white Christmas tree is trimmed with vintage red plastic cookie cutters and a vintage star with mica sprinkled on it. There are a lot of other vintage items there the table was a red and white enamel table you can just see the edge of it. The second pic is of the front rom looking from the check out counter. It is jam packed also as you can see click on to enlarge get a better view. Well thats all for now don't forget to check out our host site http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/

blessings to all

donna

VINTAGE TRAIN PARK

ENGINE 304

CABOOSE DINING CAR

TRAIN STATION

OLD ERIE RR STATIONThis is a great little museum train park totally staffed and care takeing by volenteers and they do a great job! They built everything over a period of time a little at a time. It is a great fun place to visit and learn some history. Besides what I have posted they built a small museum houseing a old model T that was build by Greenville Steel Car Co. they built tons of RR cars. All gone now. But at one time they made a few cars. Empire is the name of the car. The old Erie RR station was a bustling station at one time. My uncle was the station master there for many years and my dad worked for the Rail Way Express and made trips unloading and loading train for the RWE. I remember him takeing me to the station when I was a child and I was facinated by the old wood hand carts with the big metal wheels. Still love them now. Another thing from my childhood days was when they would get intresting thing in at the Railway Express he would take us kids down to show us, one thing that stands out in my memory is a little boro (donkey) that was being shipped some where and stopped over at his office. Ahhhhh what one remembers lol. This site also has a geocache located on it. I will post about my finding it on my geocache blog. If we just look around with eyes of a tourist we can find many things in our own area the we take for granted, when we look at them everyday. Well thats all for now.

Check back often as I have found many other things.
blessings to all

donna