From Mechanics and Handicraft magazine, May 1938. Not sure I'd want this in my living room but scaled down for a vintage dollhouse, maybe? For a look at more projects (and issues), visit the blog, here.
Little Grey Bungalow
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Other Crafts - A Cat Footstool from 1938
From Mechanics and Handicraft magazine, May 1938. Not sure I'd want this in my living room but scaled down for a vintage dollhouse, maybe? For a look at more projects (and issues), visit the blog, here.
Friday, April 24, 2020
Quote Of The Day
If my husband asks
One more time if we have mail.
I may sneeze on him. ~ Tisha Matthews VanHorn
(the above was one of the entries in the Bloomington Public Library haiku contest last week).
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Crochet - Some "Trimmings" from WWI
Five different crocheted "trimmings" from the October 1918 Needlecraft magazine. If right-clicking on this image does not enlarge the text to usable size, the entire magazine is online at the Antique Pattern Library.
Monday, April 20, 2020
Vintage Images - The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra-La
Although there is no guarantee that the snows of winter have passed here in central Illinois, there is hope of the blooms to come. This poster is a free downloadable from Picture Box Blue.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
"Bleeding Like A Stuck Pig" Doesn't Begin To Cover It
Little Miss Innocent trying to hide under my knitting
Little Man trapped Sheba in the upstairs bathroom and Brian gallantly went to her rescue.
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Wood Crafts - Mission Dollhouse Furniture
How To Make Toys For Girls And Boys, with a variety of Craftsman-influenced dolls' house furniture "to be made of cigar boxes." Free download from Project Gutenberg.
Monday, April 13, 2020
Vintage Images - Hummingbirds
My cohorts in the Midwest Backyard Birders FB Group report that hummers are already showing up at the southern end of the state, so here's something from The Graphics Fairy to celebrate.
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020
Quote Of The Day
He who does something at the head of one regiment will eclipse he who does nothing at the head of a hundred. ~ A. Lincoln.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Fit As A Fiddle And Ready For Love
It was so balmy yesterday that we slept with the windows open last night.
At 0200 the vixen who lives in our alley began announcing her availability to the local swains.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Wood Crafts - A Dollhouse from Popular Mechanics, 1962
Since you're going to be in lockdown for another three weeks anyway - a dollhouse from Popular Mechanics magazine, November 1962. The entire run of the magazine is available here.
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Friday, April 3, 2020
Quote of the Day
One of the worst things about growing up is that people stop bribing you for doing unpleasant things. ~ Anonymous
