Vintage Button Kitchen Curtains
Susan of West Coast Crafty has a great post on how to make your own kitchen curtains from tea towels and embellish them with cute vintage buttons. Link.
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Vintage French Papers
Corey of Tongue in Cheek blog lives in France and has collected some of the cool vintage finds she’s found at local flea markets and now she’s selling some because her paper collecting stash has gotten too big. Corey says, “I have a thing for French vintage papers, when I see them at the flea […]
CraftyPod Interviews Cathy of California
Listen to the new audio podcast by Diane Gilleland where she talks to Cathy Callahan from Cathy of California about 60’s and 70’s crafting inspiration. Also not that the site’s got a new home now at craftypod.com! Link.
Vintage Knit and Crochet Dresses circa 1968
Cathy of California brings a daily dose of vintage inspiration. Today she show’s off two beautiful knit and crochet dresses done on location at la fonda del sol in NY. She also talks about a new exhibit by textile designer Alexander Girard going on now at the SFMOMA. Read more on Cathy’s blog. Link.
Alpha Stamps- Vintage Sewing Kit
I love the Alpha Stamps site for all the variety of craft goods they sell — rubber stamps, gifts/cards, gift wrap, collage supplies, and their really beautiful collage sheets (check out the art deco ones). The Vintage Sewing Kit ($19.95) is one of my favorites for all the vintage images, buttons, antique measuring tapes, and […]
Ten Good Reasons to Choose Vintage Gifts
Ulla of Hobby Princess and CRAFT columnist has a great write up of 10 good reasons to choose vintage gifts. My favorite is #9 Craftsmanship. I have an orange vintage coat from the 60’s and not only is it the warmest coat ever, the material and stitching are all still in tact, almost like new. […]
Decades of Style – Vintage Patterns
Decades of Style sells beautiful vintage patterns from all eras like this Parisienne Coat from the 1930’s. There are of beautiful patterns to choose from that still look stylish for today. Link.
