Getting ready for the Vintage Bazaar!
Posted: September 12, 2014 Filed under: Fun Finds, Vintage Bazaar | Tags: Bakelite flatware, Steubenville Ivory, vintage enamelware, vintage popsicle mold 1 CommentThe Vintage Bazaar is next weekend.
Yikes!
Here’s a sneak peek of some favorite new things I’ll be bringing.
First up, a stack of 1940s hand-painted dishes made by Steubenville. The pattern is “Harvest.” I’m usually not that big a fan of orange, but OH are these gorgeous.
Three vintage enamel colanders in great colors, plus interesting kitchen utensils.
One of my best finds of 2013
Posted: January 23, 2014 Filed under: Fun Finds | Tags: Bakelite flatware, Gold Bond suitcase, vintage picnic basket, vintage picnic suitcase 1 CommentLuray and I went on an epic vintage shopping trip at the end of December when I bought one of my best finds of 2013. From the outside it doesn’t look like much. A slightly battered old suitcase:
It was mostly hidden under a pile of stuff including an ugly fan. I’m sure lots of shoppers overlooked it just as I did the first time I was in the store. I thought it was a portable record player which would have been pretty cool. Nope! I nearly squealed when Luray opened it.
How I ruined–and revived– my Bakelite* flatware handles, part 1
Posted: January 10, 2014 Filed under: Home and Garden | Tags: Bakelite flatware, Catalin flatware, cleaning Bakelite, cleaning Catalin, Simichrome polish 3 CommentsIt only took a split second to ruin all of my Bakelite* handled spoons. In a moment of utter stupidity I dropped them in a sink full of hot, soapy water. And THIS is what happened. WAH!
They’re now almost entirely oxidized. Fortunately for you, my slip of sanity will work for your benefit. Because now I have to restore them. And I’m going to try most of the suggested remedies I’ve found on the web to see what really works. I’ll even try some solutions that I’ve never seen mentioned anywhere but work pretty well.
The most popular solution on the web seems to be