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

Thursday, April 2, 2020