Tomato Red

I like my red as bright as possible.

What I always have called Tomato Red.

This is what I mean!

Bright, clear, fun, jazzy.

Lots of examples here.

On the shelves of my very favorite things.

Red, red, red.  And more red.

A photo of these shelves was on the title

page of Jessie Walker's Country Decorating book.

Nothing catches the eye more than red.

Are you a "red" fan.   And what is your favorite color?

Destashing a Default Stash. Huh?

What does that title mean, you say?

I recently wrote another post about Destashing.

Simply put destashing is getting rid of your stashes.

You know, those things that have stashed themselves around

your house. 

One of my stashes was this collection of vintage whisk brooms.

But, what is a "default stash"?

  

Whisk brooms were what I bought "by default" when I couldn't find

anything else at an Estate Sale.

It was like the game, Where's Waldo?

I would walk around the Estate Sale looking for

the whisk broom(s).

In old-time households there was almost ALWAYS at least one somewhere.

In the kitchen.

In the mudroom.

On a hook near the stairs to the basement.

At my house this stash was hanging on nails all around the

potting table in my garage.

That is until recently.

Now this stash has been destashed successfully

and is living all around the world.

Number 4 of the reasons why I sell on Etsy~

A quick and fun way to destash a longtime stash.

What's happening at your house?

Stashing or Destashing or Both?

I'd have to say that I am still a both.

Stop by and see what I am Destashing today at

anythinggoeshere.etsy.

I heart HEARTS!

I was poking around my stuff yesterday...thinking about dusting, just thinking...

 and I realized that I have never shared

my collection of antique hearts with you.

Don't you think Valentine's Day is the perfect time to do that?

All of these were found by me at local Estate Sales over the past 20 years.

This first heart was handmade by a very talented carver.  

The interlocking wooden crown of thorns and everything else you see was carved from one piece of wood.  That split you see in the crown on thorns is from the wood drying out over the years.

This is the backside of the heart.  The carver used what he had around the house.  

This is a litho paper label probably from an old fruit crate.  

As you can see he didn't even bother to carve the heart right side up on the label.

The Sacred Heart was then hand

painted and stained.  It is 5 by 5 inches.  I found it with the jelly jars

in a basement.

This German Cookie Mold is a much bigger piece at 18 inches high by 9 inches wide.

But again it is a homemade piece.  Very rough, imperfect and charming.

The backside shows a first attempt.  Turned it over and started again.

This heart love token is dated 1/18/55.

Again the carver, probably Ward, was showing his skill by carving the heart and the two rings

from one piece of wood.

I hope Marge appreciated his efforts.  I do.

This especially artistic heart is also hand carved.  It was attached to something

in the past... You can see the 4 nail holes.

This heart carving is 6.5 inches high by 6 inches wide.

It is amazing to me that someone could make wood look and feel so 

beautiful.

This Sacred Heart is my latest find.  It was hanging next to the front door

of a darling beach cottage in Illinois' chain of lakes region

 a couple of weeks ago.

That is all fabric under the curved glass dome.  Probably commercially made,

but I have never seen one like it before. 

It has a metal back and is 5.5 inches high and 4.5 inches wide. 

If anyone knows anything about it please leave a comment or email me.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my little heart collection.

AND

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone!

I do have some other hearts from my collection for sale

 at anythinggoeshere.etsy if you are interested.

Red Hots!!!!!

With Valentine's Day just around the corner

I have recently added some Red Hot items to my

anythinggoeshere.etsy shop.

SOLD!

I just love red at Valentine's Day, don't you?

See all of these listings and more at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

My Lamp is Going to Paris!

From abandonment in the basement of a local Chicagoland bungalow to

France!

This industrial lamp from my shop, anythinggoeshere.etsy is

heading for Paris, France.

Is that great or what??!!???

Lucky, lucky lamp!

This is Reason 3 why I sell on Etsy~ World-wide customers!

Why I Sell on Etsy~ It's all about De-stash!

This is my second reason for selling on Etsy.

I had never heard the term Destash until I started selling on Etsy.

Destash refers to the process of liquidating your stashes.

A detox for hoarders.

What I have are lots of stashes.

Things I bought, mostly at Estate Sales, thinking that I might make something with them

 or

thought they were interesting/intriguing/fun/different/appealing.

More than 150 old I Ching Coins

My tastes run in two directions.  First, simple, ordinary things AND, second

things I've never seen before.

90 or so old Package Handles

But, whatever it is I always buy in volume, if possible.

A hundred old Pin Nibs

All that adds up to many stashes now being destashed on Etsy.

Around 50 Bulldog Clips

These are photos of things I have destashed in my first 6 months on Etsy.

Two dozen old Souvenir Spoons

Maybe over time all of these things could/would have sold at shows, but think of the packing, unpacking, 

hauling, displaying, and hoping for the right person to stop by my booth to buy them.

Hundreds of Matching Empty Sewing Spools

Now,  all of these things, some of which I had hundreds of, are gone and happily

living all around the world.

Hundreds more Matching Sewing Spools with Thread 

I like to say that they are again "Seeing the Light of Day" instead of hanging

around my basement languishing.

Gobs and Gobs and Gobs of Keys

As these collections are destashed... other collections are peaking out of their

previously hidden locations.

Come by anythinggoeshere.etsy and see what I am destashing today.

2011, The Year of the Brush

In honor of 2011, The Year of the Brush, 

I am selling many of my collections of vintage brushes.

Here is what I have for sell right now.

Three Paint Brushes~ SOLD

Three Shop Brushes

 Three Whisk Brooms~ SOLD

Five Artist's Brushes and Two Pallet Knives~ SOLD

Two Wallpaper Brushes~ SOLD

I love vintage brushes of all kinds!

I think they are one of the best of life's simple things.

Kelly, of Zenful Vintage, has featured my newest Whisk Broom Listing in her post, Hopeful Spring.

Stop by and visit this new Chicagoland blogger.

See all of these and the other things I have for sale 

at anythinggoeshere.etsy.

A Very Merry Christmas to You!!

Deck the Halls with.... Vintage Baby Buttons?

Love the pretty cards with these.

Fa, la, la, la, la,

la, la, la, la!

Available at anythinggoeshere.etsy 

Deck the Halls with....... butter pats?

Fa, la, la, la, la

la. la, la, la.

See them at anythinggoeshere.etsy