OLD BARNEY

OLD BARNEY

Monday, September 21, 2009

ATTIC TREASURES


I LOVE ATTIC TREASURES, AND HERE ARE SOME FOR YOU...........
VINTAGE HANKIES.............>
THEY BRING BACK SO MANY MEMORIES. MY MOM WOULD CROCHET LACE AROUND THE EDGE OF THE HANKIES, AND IRON EVERYONE. THEY WERE SO SOFT, AND SMELLED SO GOOD.


I HAVE A COLLECTION OF PICTURES ON MY BEDROOM WALL OF THE GODEY GIRL'S.


THIS IS CALLED A PURSE TRUNK, THE WOMEN WOULD PUT THEIR PURSES IN THERE FOR SAFE KEEPING. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO PUT KEEPSAKES IN.


I HAVE A FAVORITE WEB SITE IT'S CALLED VICTORIAN TRADING CO., AND THEY HAVE EXQUISITE GIFTS. EVERYTHING IS SO VINTAGE, YOU WANT TO BUY EVERYTHING.



THEY HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE JEWLERY, DISHES, GLASSWARE, AND SO MANY TREAURES OF THE PAST THAT BRINGS BACK SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES. I REMEMBER MY MOTHER, SHE WORE AN APRON EVERYDAY, THEY HAVE VINTAGE APRONS.
I GAVE THE ""MARGARET TEA SET" TO MY DAUGHTER JACKIE FOR HER BIRTHDAY, I TOLD HER THIS ONE IS FOR EVERYDAY USE. SHE LOVES IT. JACKIE LOVES TO HAVE AFTERNOON TEA, SO NOW WE CAN HAVE IT IN A CHINA CUP INSTEAD OF A COFFEE MUG. SHE HAS OTHER TEA SETS, SHE USES THEM AT HER TEA PARTIES. TEA PARTIES CAN BE SO MUCH FUN.


MARGARET TEA SET













I WAS GIVEN THE NELL DOLL AND THE LOUELLA DOLL BY MY DAUGHTER JACKIE, AND THEY ARE JUST PRECIOUS, THEY SIT ON MY BED LOOKING SO ELEGANT, THEY HAVE PORCELAIN HEADS, PAINTED HAIR, AND CLOTH BODIES. I AM STARTING TO FEEL LIKE TASHA TUDOR


NELL DOLL






















ISN'T THIS FLOOR SCREEN JUST PERFECT, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.









2 comments:

  1. I just love this post, Aunt Riz. The hankies and the tea sets. They take me back to another time.

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  2. Love the photos! I stumbled onto your blog while looking for people who like to write for children...

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