Joan Walsh Prints at The Vintage Button Jar

Summertime as a child was always so much fun and there was always so much to do. I remember that we would be outside at the break of day and only come inside when we were made to! When I saw these prints over at The Vintage Button Jar they brought back such nice memories! I thought I would share these calendar prints with you!

All photos are with permission by Peggy at The Vintage Button Jar

We didn't live near the beach and I only got to visit the ocean one time as a child. I had a great time playing in the sand and chasing the waves. I remember building a sand castle while I was there. But at home I didn't have sand so I remember making mud pies. I'd find a mud hole or make a mud hole and take my own play set of pots and pans outside and make mudpies. I'd decorate them with berries picked from the yard....you know those wild strawberries that grow used to grow wild in your yard? Or I'd pick clover, or berries from the bushes to use to decorate my mud pies. I'd be a mess when I was thru, but a very happy mess!

Life was a much simpler then. It didn't take a whole lot to keep us happy. A jump rope meant hours of fun with all of the neighborhood kids taking turns jumping and seeing who could jump the most without getting tripped up in the rope.

I didn't have a butterfly net but I did chase around and try to catch them. But I had better luck with fireflies. I would put them in a jar and sit them on our nite stand and they would light up our room. I tried to catch them with the jar, because if you have ever handled a firefly you know that they don't smell good at all! What ever happened to fireflies? I never see those anymore either!

Mom would make up some bubbles for us and we marveled at all of the colors as the sunshine touched on them and laughed as we chased them and tried to get them to land on our noses.

I hope that you enjoyed these pretty prints that were from calendars from the 1970's by artist Joan Walsh. They are available at Peggy's shop at etsy.com/shop/TheVintageButtonJar. And she has lots more of them! And some pretty vintage linens and hankies too! I hope you will stop in to visit her shop and also her blog at http://www.pegslifeinthebuttonjar.blogspot.com.

Northern Tissue Prints At Antiques Galore Gal!

*All Photos are courtesy of Antiques Galore Gal

Aren't these just the cutest!! I love these old Northern Tissue Prints!

They would look so precious framed and displayed in a baby nursery or toddler's room!



They are from a promotional series from 1958-1966 of Nothern Tissue Paper Company.



They are all adorable aren't they?!?!?! Well, just so happens that my friend, Connie, over at www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesGaloreGal has these and more great items in her shop!



You can click on each photo to be taken directly to the items and see her description of each one!
I know she would love for you to visit her on her blog too at http://www.antiquesgaloregal.blogspot.com/!




Don't forget to tell her that Southern Lady sent you!

Spring and Summer Retro Fashion Handbag

I always love it when I find something that I am not expecting! I fell in love with this cute wicker, leather and brass handbag! It was made by a company called Koret. I believe to be from the 1960's. COOL! Check it out! It's in my shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/southernladysvintage

GaGa4GiftTags

In the past I have sold some of my handmade gift tags or scrapbooking tags thru my Southern Lady's Vintage shop. In December last year I committed to a shop name with hopes that this Spring that I would begin listing some of my gift tags in their own shop to see if they could support a shop of their own.

So I recently listed a few of them and am going to give it a whirl.

Maybe the shop will be a go and maybe it won't, who knows..... I enjoy creating them. I love playing with little bits of ribbon, trim, beautiful images, glitter and glue.

One thing for sure is that it sure does take a lot of time in devoting oneself to two shops. I'll just see how it goes and decide if it's worth it to take the time to handle two shops.

Anyway, if you have a notion to I'd love for you to stop in and visit GaGa4GiftTags.etsy.com.

PopaliciousToo

Looking for supplies for your creative muse? Meet my friend, Andrea of PopaliciousToo! Andrea sells all kinds of goodies in her Etsy shop! Beautiful ribbons, millinery flowers, unique mdf cutouts, peg dolls, cabachon buttons and so much more! Take a sneak peek!


Hand glittered silk flowers

Pink taffeta rose wired edge ribbon

Cabachon 1 inch buttons for creating jewelry, embellishing scrapbook pages, making magnets and so much more!

Hand cut fleur-de-lis wood cut outs. Handcut by her husband, Joe who does a fabulous job cutting these and many other unique wood cutouts.

Andrea also has a new blog, http://petitfoursandtea.blogspot.com/ so pop over if you get a chance and see what's going on! Tell her Southern Lady sent you!

My European Touch

I would like to introduce you to Monika at My European Touch! Monika is a mosaic artist and sells her art on Etsy and other venues. I met her on Etsy via the Cottage Style Street Team. She offer's a wide assortment of quality shabby chic, cottage, beach, garden, Paris apartment mosaic art made from carefully hand cut Mosaic Tiles from vintage and new china plates. Her work is lovely!

Above is a beautiful cake dome that Monika created.

This beautiful bread box will look just gorgeous in any kitchen!

And this pretty mosaic silverplate teapot will look gorgeous displayed in your home!

I hope you will stop in and visit Monika at My European Touch and her blog too! If you do, please tell her Southern Lady sent you!

* All photos are courtesy of Monika at My European Touch.

Cute Peeps!

This weekend I was crocheting some more of the little baskets and remembered that I had some cute little chicks. I thought these would look so cute as party favors. Cute for springtime and Easter, but I think they would be adorable for a baby shower too.

Spring....It really is Coming!

Pastels, jelly beans, flowers and sunshine!! It will come!

Old Cones of Thread

Yes, they make me happy....

Edera Jewelry Give-A-Way

Photo by Ivy Long

Permission Granted

Ivy Long is an artist who creates the most beautiful hand made lace jewelry pieces that I have ever seen! Every time I look in Ivy's Etsy shop or go to her blog I am in awe of her talent. I mean this lady create some jaw-dropping amazing jewelry creations! And guess what? She is having a give-a-way to celebrate her 1000th Heart in her Etsy shop, Edera Jewelry just in time for Valentine's day! Oh my goodness!! You won't believe your eyes! Go check it out friends and enter on her blog!

Fun, Happy Colors

I just love happy colors! They make me feel....well .....HAPPY!! I am always in search of vintage linens. They are one of my many weaknesses.

But, enough about my weaknesses!! Look what I found!! Isn't it just the greatest burst of color!! I also love to crochet and, in fact, I have been working on a throw in a similar ripple pattern on and off for several months. But with the holidays and everything else going on I put it down and haven't picked it back up. This beautiful one was lovingly made by someone else. Many, many hours goes into making one of these so they truly are a labor of love. These types of afghans are great to use up your scrap yarn! The perfect way to snuggle up this winter!

Oh....And look what else I found!

Aren't these cool retro placemats awesome!! I love a punch of color in my kitchen and these really are hard for me to let go!

Take a closer look! I think they were made on some sort of loom. I have never made any of these and would love to find a loom that I could make some with! So if you know of one or what kind of loom these were made with I would love to hear about it.

I am part of a wonderful group of vintage sellers on Etsy called the Vintage Market Team and we are having a WHITE SALE January 10th - 17th. And it's not only just items that you would typically find in your retail white sale. Lots of members will be selling items that are just white, like white jewelry, china, etc..... So the way to find the sale items is to search VMTEAMWHITESALE on Etsy. Many, including myself, have already listed our items and have begun our SALE EARLY! You can find these goodies are already in my shop. Hope you will stop in and see what is being offered in our shops!!

Painted Pretties

For those of you who have emailed me asking about the little heart shaped ornaments like I painted last year, I finally have added a few of them to my shop.

And I only have one set left of my hand painted wine glasses that are of the style shown below.

But, it's no problem to paint more as I do have some other sizes and styles of glasses that I can paint. I have some footed tea glasses, and other types of wine glasses available too in different styles that this style.

Pink Christmas!

Will it be a pink Christmas at your house?

Will your packages be embellished with pretty tags with lots of lace and trim and ribbon and glitter? I love these sweet images of victorian greeting cards that feature these adorable children! I love crafting with them!

Cottage style ornaments with sweet little painted details and embellishments?

Pink Roses ?

Hand painted ornaments dusted with glitter or glass glitter?

Vintage Market Team is Having a Black Friday thru Cyber Monday SALE!!

Mark your calendars for Friday, November 27th thru Monday, November 30th!!!! The Vintage Market Team is having a Black Friday thru Cyber Monday SALE!! Many Vintage Market team members will be participating! I will also be participating in the sale event so please check out my store BEGINNING BLACK FRIDAY THRU CYBER MONDAY! Many thanks to FunRetro for organizing it all and to AntiquesGaloreGal for making the video below!! Lots of vendors will be participating! So remember to search VMTEAMSALE! And check daily because many vendors will be adding sale items every day!

Cute Makes Me Happy!

Doesn't cute just bring a smile to your face?



Giggle..... Hello little cuties!!

Sweetness! Who can resist cute little puppies?

Bluebirds make me happy too!
Kisses! Enjoy life today!

1930's Fashion Divas Collaged Art Tags

My work desk in my studio is full of papers and the glue, trims and ribbons, buttons and

bows, rubber stamps, pigment inks, and watercolors, reproduced vintage images, and I have been creating collaged art tags.

Great for scrapbooking pages, gift packages ! Would make a beautiful art display framed in a shadow box too!

Gifts from Cindy

Good Friday morning everyone! If you remember a few posts back I shared with you a sweet little gift from my friend Cindy at Catnap Cottage. So today I wanted to share the rest of the gifts that Cindy sent to me.First there was the cutest little hand embroidered hanky that was monogramed with my name and there was a beautiful hand made tag attached to it and tied with a ribbon!

Also included were the sweetest little bits and bobs! Some tiny little sea shells, a marble, the wonderful aromatic lavender sachet that I previously shared with you, a tiny birdie, an old wooden clothespin with some wonderful vintage cotton lace wound around it, another little handmade tag, a tiny little trinket holder that I couldn't photograph because it wasn't taken very good care of thru the postal serviceand was in tiny, tiny pieces when it arrived,

and a sweet handwritten notecard from Cindy.

All lovingly packaged in these beautiful boxes!

Thank you so much Cindy for your generosity and for thinking of me! Just because gifts are always the best aren't they!?!