September Purchases

Hello everyone and Happy October!

Here is what I purchased in the month of September.

Louis Chair (DIY project)

Medicine Cabinet

Yellow Calla Lily button card

Set of 4 Art Deco buckles

Assortment of 10 vintage buttons

Cosmetic ads from Holland's magazine (See the Vivaudou talc below)

Mavis Talc by Vivaudou and small jar, given to me by a friend

Sheet music

Portrait of unknown woman

Set of three 2⅝" drawer pulls

2 Post war button cards made in U.S. Zone of Germany

Oil portrait of "Irma" (but strangely looks just like me)

Not pictured:

Secondhand fall coat from Old Navy

Ivy

June Purchases

Hello! I hope everyone had a great June. Here is what I got this month.

10 Patterns

1950s/1960s History of Clothing Fasteners booklet by Talon

Bag of snap fasteners

Bag of hooks and eyes

Mod Coat

Chair and small ottoman (Project)

Berkey & Gay table and chairs (Project)

Sheet music

Also bought: a hankie with pink rose bouquet design and some old rickety chairs.

Ivy

DIY Shelf Project

Here is my latest project!

It's a really cute shelf but needs some love.

 

The sides are so pretty, it has an art nouveau and art deco look combined. It's about 21" wide and 22½" tall.

 

Here is the before...

 

 

... and after!

 

 

 

It looks much more chic and feels a lot lighter and fresher.

My small hobnail pieces fit perfectly.

 

Although different shades of white, the magazine basket I painted last year matches really nicely!

 

I think the shelf and magazine basket are post-war era, because I found some magazine baskets with similar lines in the Sears Roebuck catalog from Spring 1946. My basket is about 14½" wide and 19½" tall.

 

On to the next project!

 

Ivy

February Purchases

 

Green Scarf

Hobnail Vases from Goodwill

Architectural Salvage project piece from Habitat for Humanity

All for a grand total of $6!

Stay tuned for March purchases!

Ivy