Showing posts with label antique book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antique book. Show all posts

Friday, March 25, 2011

The Growers Daughter...Giveaway win part 2

Sharing with you today more items
that I won a few weeks ago from Maria at The Growers Daughter.

{I really hesitated to post these photos as I don't
think they do the items justice, but here we go
anyway}

I already showed you the bath salts and sachet,
but she also sent along lots of french paper goods.

{here is one of the beautiful towels}

vintage french vocabulary cards, old paper, buttons...

an old book in french...

old letters , fleur-de-lis cut outs, and
several old song sheets.

Love how she tied the towels all together in
this string with the french farmhouse tea towels
paper attached.

Love these tags too!!

I sure wish I was a better photographer, but I hope
you get the idea. I was overwhelmed with all kinds
of goodies and I will enjoy them for a long time
to come. Thank you again Maria! Blessings~

Saturday, December 11, 2010

On the night you were born...for Ainsley Paige

On the night you were born by Nancy Tillman
On the night you were born, the moon smiled with wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered, "Life will never be the same".
Because there had never been anyone like you... ever in the world.
So enchanted with you were the wind and the rain that they whispered the sound of your wonderful name.
The sound of your name is a magical one. Let’s say it out loud before we go on.
...{Ainsley Paige}
It sailed through the farmland high on the breeze...
Over the ocean...
And through the trees...
Until everyone heard it and everyone knew of the one and only ever you.
Not once had there been such eyes, such a nose, such silly, wiggly, wonderful toes.
In fact, I think I’ll count to three so you can wiggle your toes for me.
...1...2...3
When the polar bears heard, they danced until dawn.
From faraway places, the geese flew home.
The moon stayed up until morning next day.
And none of the ladybugs flew away.
So whenever you doubt just how special you are and you wonder who loves you, how much and how far, listen for geese honking high in the sky. (They’re singing a song to remember you by)
Or notice the bears asleep at the zoo. (It’s because they’ve been dancing all night for you!)
Or drift off to sleep to the sound of the wind. (Listen closely...it’s whispering your name again!)
...{Ainsley Paige}
If the moon stays up until morning one day, or a ladybug lands and decides to stay, or a little bird sits at your window awhile, it’s because they’re all hoping to see you smile...
For never before in story or rhyme (not even once upon a time) has the world ever known a you, my friend, and it never will, not ever again...
Heaven blew every trumpet and played every horn on the wonderful, marvelous night you were born.

12.10.2010.

{I found this book while shopping and just had to get it for Ainsley
for Christmas, but it was too special not to share
with all of you}

oh and also...last night on the way home from the hospital
I turned down our road and noticed the moon.
It was beautiful. A half moon with a glowing ring around it. I tried to get a good picture, but failed...
I think the moon smiled when Ainsley was born...:)

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

I tried to be good...

I really did! I had been dreaming of a bar stool or two for the new island in my kitchen (it is also still a dream), but I put that out of my head and we hopped in the car and went to a garage sale just a few miles away on Saturday before all the birthday festivities started.

Am I ever glad we did! Tons of antique goodies were there and it was the third day of the sale! People just aren't buying around here like they used to.

This pottery piece was 1.00

necklace 50 cents

I love the detail on this piece. Did you notice the pinecone on the right hand side? It also has one on the back side.

{Can you believe I still have phlox blooming? I cut them off weeks ago and they bloomed again!}

pretty pottery vase 50 cents

love these tins my hubby spotted for me.
10 cents each

all this ribbon with lily of the valley attached to it
here and there...

...it was included in a bag of vintage lace and buttons
for 50 cents.
50 cents for little green terra cotta pot.

love this buckle that was also in the bag with the lace.

spools and spools of vintage seam binding ribbon
{and crochet thread that didn't make the picture}
2.50 for all of it

This did come with the old cardboard pieces attached
that had wonderful graphics, but I had to take it off
and get rid of it because it was very brittle.

{I know this seam binding ribbon isn't white, but just
had to include it too. Hey at least the basket is white! lol}

last but not least a book for $1.00.

I think I was very good considering all that was there. There was a large pole building and a garage full of antique items. From Christmas ornaments to old valentines to... you name it they had it! The day we went everything was half off and I spent $7.50 total. I was hoping to go back later in the day, but it just didn't happen with family in for the day. I am still very happy with what I purchased.

Happy White Wednesday # 70!

Kathleen has been doing this for quite some time now.
Be sure and visit her blog for more beautiful posts.

blessings~

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The Fragrance of Kindness ~

by Cheri Fuller

I love to read this book...
It is amazing how our encouraging words can really change a person's life~

"He was a poor wretch of a little boy who didn't seem to have a chance.
His dad was in debtor's prison, he'd only gotten to go to school for four years, and he was often hungry.
As a young man he went to work in a rat-infested warehouse putting labels on bottles. He found lodging in a drafty attic room with two other boys from the slums of London.
But he wanted to write.
He mailed his frist manuscript in the middle of the night so no one would laugh at him, and story after story came back to him, rejected.
Finally, when his first story got accepted, he was paid nothing.
But the editor PRAISED HIS WORK.
The young man was so overjoyed he wept.
That one bit of encouragement changed his whole life.
He wrote with even greater desire and enthusiasm.
Without that editor's few words of praise the young man might have stayed in the dark factories,
and the world would have been much poorer for lack of his writing...

The boy's name was Charles Dickens.
I also love to send handwritten notes periodically. In our era of emails , facebook and myspace... letter writing may seem to be a lost art. Don't get me wrong, I love the internet and all it's wonderful attributes, but there is something to be said for actually taking time out of our busy day to sit down, write a few lines and send it off to someone special. Or even just stick a note in a lunchbox or a briefcase of a loved one. Imagine the joy on their face when they find that someone took time to let them know how much they care.

I have always been a letter writer, but these days I send more "notes" than long letters. I want to let the people in my life know how special they are to me.

Blessings~

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Physical Beauty ~

I received this antique book for part of my birthday gift from my daughter and I love it! The title is *Physical Beauty* and it is a very old book that has a copyright date of 1891. I adore the pictures in it and especially the one above of the pretty lady. The chapters have very interesting titles such as: What is Physical Beauty, Causes Operative For and Against Higher Ideals, General Aids to Beauty-Ventilation, Foods , Sleep, Fabrics... The Hygiene of the Hair, The Care of the Hands , Practical Suggestions for Dress, etc.

I have not had time to read it all through, but it will most certainly be an interesting read. I realized the page above that I scanned appears crooked so I checked the book and it is crooked on the page...definitely a sign of how old the book is...still so wonderful...
Have a wonderful day filled with blessings ~

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentines Day & Pink Saturday ~

I just had to share some of my vintage valentine cards with you today. I found three boxes of *GORGEOUS* vintage cards at a garage sale a few years ago for $1.00 a box and this first one is one of my favorites. It is covered in pink glitter and just sparkles! Maybe not too many people around here love vintage paper items like I do because the sale had already been going for a few hours when I arrived....or it was just meant to be. God loves to give us the desires of our heart! Another beautiful vintage greeting card...love the colors on this one!
Some old buttons, card, hanky and vintage card box. (this box is one I got at the garage sale and the flowers on it are embossed and so pretty)
I had to pick up this book when I found it in an antique mall for $1.oo! After all it is *PINK* and the words say it all...with all my heart. I purchased the necklace online and love it as well.
I hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day that is filled and overflowing with all the *LOVE* your heart can hold! Blessings!

*PLEASE NOTE* ~ I apologize profusely if I don't make it to very many blogs on Pink Saturday. I have been having computer problems and it is running slower than molasses. I will definitely try though!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Holiday Decorating Slowly...

I purchased this decorative finial a few years ago and I still love it. We were visiting my son in Indiana and I saw a sign for a craft show at a large upscale home and so we followed the signs. This finial was one of my puchases. I intended to make more myself , but as a lot of things do that I have grand intentions for, it has not materialized. They had these hanging all over an "upside down" tree and it looked fantastic! I would guess it is at least 6 inches long. Love it!
Mercury glass candleholders and Christmas book....
Vintage mercury glass beaded picks and shimmery tree...
Simple white glittery pinecones....I am still looking for my old white pinecones that are attached to a vintage white ribbbon. I wonder what I did with them last year after Christmas...hmm...
This is the top of my kitchen window that is shown in the picture below. I have attached a long chippy white shutter and I decorate it different every year. You can't really tell by the pictures , but I have added a white glittery star garland and a shimmery sprig of greenery. Love the angel above as well.
I have accumulated a lot of decorations over the years and I will not be getting them all out this year. The older I get the more simple I want to decorate. I am sure part of it is the hauling everything out and putting it all back, but I like to think also that my decorating has "evolved" somewhat as well. LOL Enjoy and have a blessed day!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Christmas Guest ~ Lovely Antique Book

Is this the most gorgeous antique book you have ever seen??? I found this a few years ago and there was no hesitation at all in purchasing it. It does not have a copyright date so it is an early one. I absolutely LOVE the cover and I know you will too... I am selling the vintage millinery roses in my Etsy shop. Please do visit....Blessings!

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Antique Bird Books & Ephemera

I went antiquing on Thursday and wanted to share a few of my finds. I consider them all wonderful treasures and I absolutely love each and every piece. The bird books are amazing with wonderful old pictures and the ephemera is just as grand. The wildflower book is lovely and can you believe that it was originally 1 penny? It has several pages with the colored plates of different flowers. I left the antique store with all these things plus 5 or 6 vintage photo cabinet cards that didn't make it in the pictures...(maybe next time)... all for $15! I was thrilled to say the least!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Lovely Antique Book

I have loved this antique book since the day I found it. I display it at winter time and thought I would share it with you today. It is very old and it is also falling apart, but that is what makes me love it so much. It has beautiful pictures and poems and it is just an amazing piece of old ephemera. Enjoy!