Bunnies, Wishes, & Blessings

I love so many types of vintage images and illustrations, but I especially love Easter images and animals dressed up in clothes. When I was a little girl my grandmother had a puzzle with an illustration by Molly Brett. It was a winter scene with animals dressed in winter clothes and building snowmen, skating, etc. I can still picture some of the details in my head. I must have put that puzzle together a hundred times at least. So you can see why adore these vintage images from Crafty Secrets.
Here is the little Easter display of vintage candy boxes and animals that I have in our foyer:


The flocked ducks are from a large collection of flocked animals that I have that were produced by Kunstlerschutz in West Germany, later the company was called Wagner. The ducks on the right are the older Kunstlerschutz ones, while the brighter ones in the middle are Wagner.

Here are some more close ups:


My mum is getting some new baby ducks today, so hopefully I'll have some photos of real ducks to share with you soon!



I made this card for last week's Crafty Secrets challenge. Pammyjo asked us to stamp the ribbon we used on our projects. I used Stazon ink on seam tape ribbon and was thrilled with the results!



Details:
Main image: Crafty Secrets - Seasonal Booklet
Patterned paper: Webster's Pages
Cardstock: DCWV (blue); Stampin' Up! (brown)
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink - Antique Linen; Stazon - Timber Brown
Accessories: seam tape ribbon - Rebecca Sower Designs; flower - Prima; brad - Making Memories; edge distresser - Heidi Swapp

And, this is the card I made for this week's Crafty Secrets challenge that I am hosting to use texture on our projects:


Details:
Main image: Crafty Secrets - Easter Creative Scraps
Patterned paper: Making Memories (pink); Chatterbox (striped)
Accessories: velveteen ribbon - Cosmo Cricket; stick pin - Maya Road; edge distresser - Heidi Swapp; distress crackle paint - Ranger; embossing powder - Ranger - Powder Puff

Hoping your day is full of sweet, little happy things too!

My Sweet Dad and (some of) My Candy Boxes

As soon as I saw this image from Crafty Secrets, I knew I needed to make a card with it for my dad. I started collecting vintage and antique candy boxes when I was in graduate school. I was attending out of state and feeling a little homesick, when I came across an old Hershey box in an antique mall. It's the kind of box stock would arrive in at a drug store or soda shop. I told my dad about it on the phone, and that was just the beginning.


Details:
Main Image - Crafty Secrets - Childhood Images and Journal Notes booklet
Stamps - bear - PSX: sentiment - Papertrey Ink - Mixed Messages
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink - Soot Black
Patterned Paper & Cardstock - K&Company
Accessories - Copic Sketch markers; vintage button; ribbon - Michaels; embroidery floss - DMC; edge distresser - Heidi Swapp

So I thought I would share some of my candy box collection with you. Believe me when I say that this is just the tip of the iceberg. My dad is an antique dealer, and he keeps an eye out for these on every buying trip, at yard sales, estate sales, auctions, flea markets, etc. and gives them to me for Christmas, my birthday, Easter, Halloween...well, you get the picture! I don't keep all of them on display all of the time. I like to change them out with the seasons or holidays.

Here are a few of my "new" ones from Christmas:



These Scottie dogs are two of my favorites. The one on the left is a pull toy and a bank, as well as a chocolate box:



The one on the left is the only chocolate box out of the group above. I'm generally a sucker for vintage things for children.

Here are some pretty ladies:


The one on the right is dated 1914 and has Pittsburgh spelled without the "h".



I have boxes from national brands & small chocolate shops (some no longer in business and some still going strong.) I have seasonal boxes, holiday boxes, quirky ones, and sophisticated ones.

You can even learn a little history and geography from them.


But mostly they are just plain sweet!