Sunshine and Spring wishes to you all! Yesterday I made time to visit a crafting recycle store and was treated to an amazing surprise. 14 Antique document file drawers made of pressboard. Pressboard is a sturdy rigid paperboard stock with a smooth, distinctive finish which has a marbleized look – you’ve probably seen it before as… Continue reading Antique 1880’s Pressboard File Drawers
Hey everybody – YEAH – Spring gave us a little teaser this weekend here in Boise, Idaho and boy did it feel GREAT! I took it as a personal reward for completing a project I’ve been working on – a nib organizer. Over the last few years, I’ve been slowly getting into calligraphy, you know,… Continue reading Dip Pen, Nib Storage and Organizer
Oh man – this was like opening a treasure chest! I love Antique items, especially things that were ‘personal’, things that carry a hint of the previous owner like a name or initials, dates or paper clippings or like this – tools and dreams. Talk about eye candy! Wouldn’t this make a fabulous display… Continue reading 1901 Artist’s Case – China and Porcelain Painting, Supplies and Tools
Hey everyone – how’s your day going? Spring is trying very hard to push Old Man Winter out the door here but it’s still well below freezing at night. But today we have sunshine, at least! And I found this waiting for me in my front yard garden – the first blossom of 2019! Primrose… Continue reading Collectible Lucite Salad Bowls by Regaline
The perfect accents for your Easter table display – Spring by Limoges These are the latest additions to my Etsy shop Old Raven – a pair of Antique Limoges candlestick holders made of exquisite bone china with a molded floral design and subtle Art Deco accenting picked out in gold. Each holder has been hand… Continue reading 1907 Art Deco Limoges Candlestick Holder (Pair)
KOH-I-NOOR pencil tins from the mid century have long been a favorite of artists and collectors. For the artist – the tin box has a hinged lid that snaps closed making the perfect container for carrying art supplies on the go but with a bit of retro style thrown in from the great Vintage graphics… Continue reading KOH-I-NOOR Tin Pencil Box w/ Pencils
Hello, and welcome back to Old Raven Creates. This has been quite the February here in Boise, Idaho. We have had piles of snow and buckets of rain all month long, and I guess it’s only fitting that today, the last day of February, it’s pouring down rain again with snow visible just a few… Continue reading Spirit House – Memory Shrine Part 2
