Grayslake This Weekend - Vintage Valentines & More

Good morning new Blogger dashboard.  Let's see if you feel more like cooperating when I use Chrome instead of Firefox.  (clicks 'preview'...so far so good!)   Remember to print this page off or pull it up on your phone for half price admission to the Grayslake Antique Market this weekend.

Today is load-up and head out to Grayslake day.  Of course I'll have tons of vintage Valentines; it's now or never people!

Those old heart-shaped candy boxes have plastic roses.  Quaint, eh?

I'm also bringing a bunch of letters like this because you just never know when you are going to need to hang your initial on the wall. That turquoise N is as tall as a small toddler!

Of course I've also put together my usual offbeat assortment of things to get you thinking.  I  have a couple of titles in mind for this grouping - what would you call it?

Now follow me on over to Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday...that will get you thinking for sure!

See you at Grayslake!  

Vintage Valentines

I've been collecting old Valentines for years.  There's no rhyme or reason to my collection; the only criteria is 'vintage' and they span the years from the 1800's forward.  Perhaps I collect them because I grew up in the age of 'cruelty', when at school parties everyone stuffed the boxes of the popular kids, and those of us who weren't didn't get many Valentines.  Anyone else remember that?  (Don't worry, I'm over it!)

Today I opened the smallest case.

It contains a random assortment, from the 1920s forward.  The little candy box is German, and one of the earliest I've ever found.

Common little cards charm me most.  I love the graphics and the sweet sentiments inside.

This one is early 1930s.

I adore her sailor dress.

Rosy cheeks rule! 

The sweetest of all are the home-made cards. 

I'll show you some of the more special cards 

if we ever get a sunny day more suitable for photos.

In the meantime, have a wonderful Monday!

(I'm off to check out a location to sell my treasures...more about that another time.)

'I never knew...'

Snow White Heart Post Stud E... TaylorsEclecti... $27.00	White Heart Short Vase, Cera... artlauren $18.00
LOVE: Tiny Pearly White Hear... AcuteDesigns $9.25	Hammered Silver Heart Charm ... RedGiraffeDesi... $18.00
White Heart Eco Felt Ornamen... SweetPB $12.50	Little Paper Hearts allthingswhite $4.00
White heart stained glass sq... BelloGlass $12.00	White Hearts - Paper Confett... FortheHome $12.00
White Heart Earrings, Simple... WildWomanJewel... $21.00	Personalized White Hearts - ... sarahandbendri... $190.00
White Hearts - Happy Valenti... eknuff $25.00	White Heart Appliques MyMothersMothe... $4.00
Valentines day Silver Heart ... DistortedEarth $9.00	Sterling Silver Hearts Earri... toolisjewelry $40.00
Silver Heart Necklace - Pear... LRichardsDesig... $38.00	Red Heart Die Cuts - Valenti... PaperNPeace $2.75

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My Heart Belongs to You - Naturally

Cleaning my storage, taxes, babysitting, photographing, shipping, crafting, listing...sometimes days go by and I've missed reading your blogs, and posting.  It's not because I don't think of you.  I could spend the whole day hopping from blog to bog and then jumping over to Pinterest to see what's going on in the world.  You all inspire me and when I miss a day, I miss a lot!

So now that the "have-to-do-list" is almost taken care of, I'm trying to follow up more often on all the inspiration floating around out there.  Valentine's Day is 'everywhere' and I decided to combine my love for natural materials with a heart shape and this is the result.

'My Heart Belongs to You - Naturally' hearts will be available soon in my etsy shop.  I'm just waiting for a sunny day to get some decent photos.  In the meantime, I'm off to catch up on some blogs, and link up to White Wednesday over at Faded Charm.  Follow me over there!

Grayslake...Come On Out!

The weather dudes are promising us a warm weekend for the Grayslake Antique Market tomorrow and Sunday. ("Warm" means 30's, which is more than forty degrees warmer than it was yesterday at this time - yaHOO!)  Our booth will be packed with a load of great finds and last minute gifts.  Hope to see you there!  Don't forget to click here and print out yesterday's post for half price admission.

I'm linking up with Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday....and I'm heading over there right now to be inspired by all those great posts.  Grab your coffee and meet me there!