Oh, this is sweet

Posted: December 9, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Decor, Holidays, Sage Farm | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Oh, this is sweet

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Here’s a fabulous display from one of my favorite dealers at last weekend’s Sage Farm “Dear Santa” show.

That’s a solid old mantel top with lots of molding, plus chippy paint in pale yellow and green. Comical red-hatted elves atop glass vases. “Peace” signs handpainted on old framed boards. Lots of greens.

And what’s that nailed up on the mantel?

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An old wooden suit hanger in bright red! Wound with a string of vintage Christmas bulbs plus some tinselly sparkle and ribbon. And a cute little yellow elf glued securely on.

Do you love that as much as I do?

Scenes from the Dear Santa show at Sage Farm

Posted: December 7, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Decor, Holidays, Sage Farm, Where to find the dish sisters | Comments Off on Scenes from the Dear Santa show at Sage Farm

Today’s the last day for the Dear Santa show at the old Rollins building. We’ve sold a LOT but we still have plenty of vintage Christmas goodies:

punch bowl and chrome

Are you ready to get your party on?

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It’s beginning to look a lot like . . .

Posted: November 22, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Decor, Holidays, Sage Farm, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: , , , , , | 6 Comments
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What a great display! Everything pops against that green door.

Yes, yes, I KNOW it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. But at November’s Sage Farm show, there were a few corners that looked a lot like Christmas.

I snapped some photos of  red & green. Take a look!

What are you waiting for?

Vintage lights for lengthening Fall nights

Posted: October 2, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Craft, Decor, Fun Finds, Makeover | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Vintage lights for lengthening Fall nights

Thrifting has been good this week. I snapped up three pieces of vintage Hazel Atlas Platonite glassware in October colors. Since they’re not madly desirable they’d be hard to sell in our Dish Sister’s booth. I decided right away I’d re-purposed them as candles.

vintage Hazel Atlas Platonite

Moderntone Platonite sherbets in orange and pale yellow, Newport Hairpin sugar bowl in orange. Probably no one is looking for these exact pieces for their Hazel Atlas collection.

Years ago I bought boxes of pure beeswax candles on closeout sale from a famous housewares store/catalog. When they arrived I was disappointed to discover they were all a blah, mis-matched range of beige. I didn’t want to pay return postage so I tossed them in a drawer.

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Ten ways to use a vintage fridge container

Posted: July 9, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Decor, Fun Finds, Home and Garden, What we collect | Tags: , , , | 10 Comments

Vintage fridge containers have gotten way more expensive in the past few years, especially the jadeite ones. But that’s no excuse for leaving them on a shelf to collect dust. Here are ten simple ways to use them.

They’re spectacular at hiding the last piece of cherry pie.

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The obvious use is to hide desirable leftovers. Just don’t forget what you did with them!

Unlike modern, flimsy see-through plastics, old glass fridge containers completely conceal the contents. That can be a very good thing if you have a good memory. Otherwise, you’ll have vintage leftovers with nice green mold. User beware!

Okay. That was too easy.

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