Tuesday, September 21, 2021

MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON

As always, some wonderful new finds, special requests, oldies but goodies and more....click on the photos and links.

First up, it's Howard's latest interpretation of a vintage made in Japan putz house---see it from start to finish--and the original too--by clicking here. it"s HOUSE #6 in the 2021 series.

JUST A REMINDER ABOUT A FAB FIND! THE RETRO CHRISTMAS CARD COMPANY! GREAT DESIGNS! For those of us who can't get enough vintage---and vintage inspired Christmas---From their website:  They "create original Retro Christmas Cards with Vintage Style"---and that all of their cards are unique to the company and made in the USA too!

We're partial to what we call the "Jetsons" inspired examples! For more info, click here

And just in time for Halloween---or those get-togethers in general---from Blumchen.....

Gypsy Witch Fortune Telling Playing Cards---A Mystical Amusement for Parties

Will you travel? Find love, fortune or fame? All is revealed with gypsy witch fortune telling cards! An entertaining activity for a Halloween party, each card is printed with a picture illustration and a brief description of its meaning. First made in the early 20th century.........READ AND SEE MORE AT https://blumchen.com/halloween_shop_ga10h.html -- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. 

We love when we can help a reader identify a flea market find----to the reader who has inquired, here's more from our friends at European Film Star Postcards about BROMOFOTO postcards....After the Second World War and the end of the fascist era, new publishing firms started to produce postcards in Italy. One of these firms was Bromofoto.... READ MORE HERE

FOR THE READER LOOKING FOR "FOILED CARDSTOCK", WALMART HAS IT; don't know how long the link will last; click here 

JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN--THE SPOOKY BAT WING HALLOWEEN HOUSE---FREE PATTERN TOO!  https://paperglitterglue.com/make-a-spooky-bat-wing-halloween-house-free-pattern/

AND CHECK OUT LUCY FOXWORTH'S LATEST BOOK--- https://shop.paperglitterglue.com/collections/frontpage/products/13-handcrafted-halloween-house

THE SPAGHETTI WESTERNS PODCAST #52, ROB WORD, "A WORD ON WESTERNS"; MORE HERE 

COURTESY OF FAMILY GARDEN TRAINS--Cute, short article from Kalmbach about using fabric to provide brick patterns, etc. on your buildings. He admits he hasn't tested it outside. I would saturate the fabric (using several light coats) with a UV-resistant flat clear-coat before I installed the windows. Certainly before I left them out for even a few days. https://www.trains.com/.../use-fabric-to-cover-your.../

SEE THE LAST EDITION OF MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE WEBSITES, FINDS, ETC. FROM EVERYTHING CROTON AT  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/09/more-fabulous-vintage-websites-finds_11.html 

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1 comment:

  1. I WOULD TOTALLY LIVE IN ANY OF HOWARD'S HOUSES!

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