Monday, October 28, 2024

Vintage Holidays - Hallowe'en

 

copyright-free image from the Graphics Fairy.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Caturday!

 


Friday, October 25, 2024

Quote Of The Day

 


The big doors of the country barn stand open and ready
The dried grass of the harvest time loads the slow-drawn wagon,
The clear light plays on the brown gray and green intertinged,
The armfuls are packed to the sagging mow. ~ Walt Whitman

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Grrrsday

 

Bearing Bunnies, by Maggie Vandewalle

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Vintage Crochet - Potholders from 1949


Green and white potholders (or "panholders") from the August, 1949 issue of Workbasket magazine.  Made in a t-shirt yarn, these would make nice hotpads, as well.  A copy of this issue can be downloaded from the Antique Pattern Library.


Monday, October 21, 2024

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Caturday!

 


I warned Brian about leaving that bag of apples on the counter.

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Grrrsday

 


Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Children's Crafts: A Dog Bookmark from 1964

 


From the February, 1964 issue of Workbasket magazine, a bookmark to cut out of felt.  I would use ribbon for the tail.

This was trimmed out of a 8x5.5 inch magazine, so you will need to enlarge it a bit.

This issue of Workbasket can be found on the Internet Archive, which unfortunately is currently suffering from a prolonged and vicious DOS attack.  I'll post the link when things are back to normal.

Monday, October 14, 2024

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Best Laid Plans

 


We decided that Blitzen would be strictly an indoor cat. You can see how well that's working out.

Friday, October 11, 2024

Quote Of The Day

Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart. ~ Basil Rathbone.

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Grrrsday

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Tatting - and Edging from Workbasket, 1983

A trickly looking, intricate edging from the old Workbasket magazine, September of 1983.

Monday, October 7, 2024

Vintage Advertising - Congoleum Flooring


Advertisement for Congoleum, McCall's, March 1937.  I swear this was the pattern about four layers down when we were refinishing the floors in our kitchen.

And in other news, posting may be sketchy for a while - since I am not currently able to deploy with the Red Cross, I'm going to be working two days and one evening each week at the chapter office until November, replacing a woman who is currently out supporting reunification services (a job I would not take in a million years.  Too hard on the heart).

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Caturday!

 


Friday, October 4, 2024

Quote Of The Day

 


You can't fix stupid, but you can sell it a red hat. ~ Anonymous 

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Grrrsday

 


Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Woodcrafting - Puppy Bookends from 1954


 Intended as a project for kids, not adults, this comes from Things for Boys and Girls to Make, 1954, by William Hennessey.

Another downloadable treasure from the Internet Archive.

Monday, September 30, 2024

It's National Fall Foliage Week!

 

image from the Graphics Fairy

Go out and look at a tree.