Hey everybody, I wanted to catch you up on what’s been going on in my world. Big Changes! My husband (Rocky) and I decided we needed to update a portion of our master bath. A DIY project of ripping out the shower/tub combination that’s been in there for the last 20 years and installing a new,… Continue reading DIY Master Bath Makeover
Hi everyone. As I write this post the wind is driving rain and hail against my window and I’m very glad to be inside next to a softly purring heat vent today. For the most part, I restock my Antique and Vintage finds from a small thrift store that fairly consistently offers one or two… Continue reading Morimura Bros. Art Nouveau Vase
Hi and how is your Sunday going? Mine is WET as rain has been pouring down all night and now all day, too. But I’m keeping busy, photographing new ‘sourcing’ finds and then setting up listings in my Etsy shop Old Raven. This is what I just got listed today and for you Vintage Disney… Continue reading 1964 Disney Collectible Mary Poppins Figurine with Original Tags
Greetings to one and all. How’s your week going? Today I have on offer two sealed boxes of Waverley Pen (nibs). These nibs are over 100 years old so the odds that these boxes would still be unopened – astronomical! I’m sure to many this newest listing will pass as unimportant, but to the calligrapher… Continue reading Two UNOPENED Boxes of Waverley Pen Nibs
Happy MLK Day – may his message of peace and brotherhood reach out to all of us today and every day. Today I’ve listed a trio of little beauties in my shop Old Raven on Etsy. J. McCall and Blue Sky Clay Works know what their doing when it comes to elevating something as mundane… Continue reading J. McCall Dogwood and Cherries S&P Shakers and Condiment Dish Set
Hello and welcome. Today I listed a new treat for the Gillott Nib enthusiast. Gillott’s & Sons, for the uninitiated, was the top nib manufacturer throughout much of the period of dip pen use and popularity (roughly 1810 – 1920). This was a specialty marketing pack of nibs made for the Alfred Field & Co.… Continue reading Set Of Antique Gillott Nibs – Super Series
Yeah, it’s Friday! Got anything special happening today? I thoroughly enjoy researching the items I find in my foraging in part so that I might write a more accurate description when I list the item and also because I love discovering the history of said item. Today was a bit of a revelation for me. … Continue reading Hummel 6 Coaster Set with Original Box
