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Vintage framed poems for Mother

pam kueber — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:50:45 +0000

Here is another vintage idea for a Mother’s Day gift: Framed Mother poems from etsy or ebay. The first place I’d start, for overall ease (there’s not that much time left until Mother’s Day May 13) is etsy.com: I found plenty available and put 16 into my Treasury above and here. These lovely, sentimental little works seem to be very widely available at affordable prices and come in a variety of vintage styles — mostly very prewar or early postwar imagery, I’d say.

Hey, I’m a mom, and I’d be super weepy to get one of these. Tip: Once you are in either etsy or ebay (carousel below, *affiliate link) searching, try variations of: vintage, mother, framed, poem, motto, verse, buzza. Buzza that seems to have been a key manufacturer.

Vintage Mother’s Day framed poem prints Mother’s Day is coming up soon – Sunday, May 9....
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Vintage Mother Goose coloring book – Meredith H’s entry Meredith H’s Found Objects Found Art contest entry: Found yesterday,...

Dark Shadows, 1972: A 1970s decorating tsunami on its way, for sure

pam kueber — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:08:54 +0000

I cannot wait. I simply cannot wait. Dark Shadows 2012 set in 1972: Johnny Depp. Tim Burton. Vampires, witches and sullen teens. The Music. Crashing disco balls. Yes indeed, the 1970s decorating tsunami is heading our way. Some of my 1970s stories:

Postmodernism and how it influenced 1970s and 1980s interior design — I look to the V&A’s new exhibit Lucky that the blog is called “Retro Renovation” rather than...
1970s style vinyl flooring from Mannington When I was in Kentucky visiting Mom, I had some...
Renovating 1970s houses: The next big thing For the past 10 years, I have been absolutely immersed...

Seeburg Stereophonic Model 222 Juke Box

pam kueber — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:50:18 +0000

Lust. Envy. Greed. Materialistic desire. Like Bob and Kaarin’s. Waah waah waah. Wanna wanna wanna. I also want the Gary Larson Imbeciles coffee cup, please. Clickaroo for my 10-item ebay carousel –>

Tip to using the ebay carousel: To go to a particular item, click on its photo (NOT on the ebay logo) — then, click on the lime green “View and Bid” box, which will take you to ebay. Disclosure: When you buy anything from these ebay carousels or after you click into ebay here, it nets me a teensy commission.

Kaarin and Bob and the story of their Seeburg juke box Here is something to truly lust after: A vintage Seeburg...
A vintage Firestone Stereophonic Hi-Fi — our final contest entry Tom’s entry in our Found Object Found Art contest is...
NOS cabinet pulls with 2-3/4″ centers These cabinet pulls are for 2-3/4″ center-to-center installations. If you...