Category: Etsy shop

exterior of US Mint, at night, Philadelphia
Collectibles, Etsy shop

FOR SALE: Mid-century architecture you can carry in your pocket

  Mmmm. Minty. This is a commemorative medal/coin dating from 1969.  (Buy the coin now.) I bought this souvenir while on a church youth group trip from York Beach, Maine to Pennsylvania. We toured from mining country in the western part of the state, to the minister’s family home in Lancaster County (his parents’ house nestled among Amish farms), to Philadelphia. There we toured the University … Continue reading FOR SALE: Mid-century architecture you can carry in your pocket

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Collectibles, Etsy shop, Sold

Spooky Goblin/SOLD!

I can’t quite wrap my head around it — but suddenly it’s fall.  The roadside stands are filled with apples and pumpkins. It’s almost time to get out the rubber spiders. If you are a Halloween enthusiast, then this ghost-with-the-most may be just the thing to add to your collection this year. This ghoulish fellow is a 1930s composition candy box posted for sale in … Continue reading Spooky Goblin/SOLD!

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Collectibles, Etsy shop, Sold, Things we love

I feel pretty, oh so pretty! SOLD

The wind whips the leaves around her blowing skirt, one toe peeps out beneath the crinolines as she flirtatiously makes her way toward the shops — or a waiting lover? Isn’t her  coquettish expression charming? The color scheme of this bone china piece by Royal Doulton is a wonderful palette of deep red, purple and green. The Antique Trader Royal Doulton price guide values this … Continue reading I feel pretty, oh so pretty! SOLD

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Collectibles, Etsy shop, Sold

Scaredy Cat!/SOLD

It’s the time of year for grinning pumpkins, rubber spiders, and small monsters roaming the streets.  For candy corn, caramel apples, and dentist’s nightmares.  Yes, it’s Halloween time. Only as an adult (thanks to Martha Stewart) have I come around to enjoying Halloween.  As a child, Halloween was just fraught with… “issues.”  I’d select a costume-in-a-box at Woolworth’s (one year mine was the same as … Continue reading Scaredy Cat!/SOLD

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