Vintage scarf designs by Vera Neumann — available in vast numbers, at great prices, online
Yesterday’s breaking news post — 17 reproduction Vintage Vera scarves at Target on April 28th — is exciting. But if the Vintage Vera (lady)bug has..
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Modern Art in America Stamps – gorgeous!
Recently, the USPS released this collection of Modern Art in America stamps — featuring work from famous American Artists from 1913-1931. Odds are — you’ve..
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10 holiday gift ideas from original mid century designs and designers
This morning Kate gave us her holiday gift list — she was focused on gift ideas for someone who doesn’t want more stuff. Me, I..
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1,500 pairs of New Old stock vintage 1970s shoes in St. Paul, Minnesota
Over on her blog After the Dust Clears (link no longer active), reader Beth stumbled upon a shoe store in St. Paul, Minnesota, that is..
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Atomic clock and sign art by Stevotomic
Palm Springs Stephan was at the Palm Spring Modern Show last month, and sent me an email crowing about the atomic clock and sign art..
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Kit-Cat Clock turns 80 — a classic collectible still Made in the USA
One of the coolest things yet on the blog: A working Kit-Cat clock! In celebration of the 80th anniversary of this American icon, I connected..
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21 dogs in handmade dog sweaters — Cute, cuter, cutest from etsy.com
Nosing around etsy looking for holiday gifts, I bumped into all these adorable photos of adorable dogs in adorable handmade sweaters. 21 dogs in sweaters..
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At Home, by Bill Bryson — Excellent holiday reading
It’s that time of year, so I think I’ll have a few more stories on nifty gifties for the holiday season, then get back to..
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Made in America Holiday Gift Guide — Mosser Glass
I was inspired by my recent story on shoes still made in the USA and came up with the idea to research and feature more..
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Harris Strong tile clocks by Bill Chaiken in the late 1950s and early ’60s
Writing about 1930s Gladding McBean tiles the other day, I jumped over to Bungalow Bill’s to see what new/old temptations he had to offer. Sure..
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Made in America — shoes from Johansen
Have you been alarmed about the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs and how the whole middle class is going to hell in a handbasket? If..
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Anne Taintor talks to us about her new cocktail book… Plus: Win a copy
Update: Entries now closed. I checked and eliminated multiples including extra comments and spun the Random Number Generator. A winner has been chosen, and she..
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Vintage Christmas ornament wreaths — the first wave of Georgia Peachez’ 2011 designs
Georgia Peachez aka Suzy has been stocking up on vintage Christmas ornaments all year, and today, in anticipation of the upcoming holiday season, she has..
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An interview with Anne Taintor
Her new Twist line… Her “very bad attitude”… Renovating a 1783 house… And: Enter by Friday to win a $25 giveaway Anne Taintor – inventor-queen..
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Polaroid Best Under the Sun sunglasses — 10 vintage designs from the 1930s to 1980s
Yes, across most of the U.S. it has been bloody, unbelievably, wicked hot. But that also means: It’s sunglass season, and no matter how much..
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Win a copy of Cathy of California’s new book, Vintage Craft Workshop
Update: Congratulations to Jill Browning – her number came up and she is the winner of a free copy of Cathy’s new book. When I..
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15 new Marimekko flower power prints – including reissued fabric designs from the 60s and 70s
Is Marimekko hot? Yes, so much so that they just recently tripled their fabric production capacity in Finland. Yay for Marimekko — more popular today than ever (like..
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Rock and roll drink coasters made from recycled 45 rpm records
Lorie recently wrote me a email “pitching” me her Rock and Roll Coasters, hand made from old 45 rpm records. I liked the look of..
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More retro vintage shoes: Kork-Ease sandals
Further demonstrating that the entire world has gone, and continues to go, retro-crazy, the Sundance catalog arrived the other day with vintage style Kork-Ease cork..
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Vintage clothes, lamps and barware at Retro Genie’s in Northampton, Mass.
Yesterday (Monday) I left my icy computer cave and took a quickie shopping trip to Northampton. I went to Eileen Fisher and Faces and for..
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1937 Derby Lady’s Leg cocktail shaker by Shelton Silver Co. – Aly scores big at the Goodwill
Aly Starelli specializes in mid-century and period perfect vintage properties in Portland, Oregon. I met her there when I had dinner with the MCM League,..
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