Friday, September 27, 2013

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

Finding vintage Christmas blow molds is getting harder and harder these days--so when we stumbled upon 6 at a local tag sale, we were in heaven. To the right, with very minimal paint loss is a vintage Union Products mold, probably late 70's? It was FILTHY. Click on the photo. The others are in desperate need of TLC and paint--we'll be using a lot of masking tape and Krylon Spray Paint for plastics to make the very careful restoration.

We love this KRYLON product - A WORD OF WARNING THOUGH -  For hard vinyl only--if used for soft pvc/vinyls, it reacts with the plasticizers in the soft pvc/vinyl and will never dry. You can find it just about everywhere.

That reminded us about the Holy Grail of Vintage BlowMold sites--always worth a look at again http://blowmoldsrus.webs.com/

Keep getting inspired as you plan your 2013 Christmas Putz Village--check out all these PUTZ HOUSE GALLERY LINKS HERE http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=17
and don't forget the fantastic mantles of Antoinette Stockenberg http://www.antoinettestockenberg.com/xmas.htm

Of course, FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE is THE PLACE for inspiration, retro, vintage, antique and old Christmas ideas, music, and more  http://www.familychristmasonline.com/

Fab--simply fab--book--available on Amazon--kitchen collectibles--Hot Kitchen and Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s, and Beyond (Second Edition) C. Dianne Zweig http://www.cdiannezweig.com/pgs/books.html

1 comment:

  1. I was just looking at Antoinette's site Tuesday, wondering why she doesn't have her 2013 mantle set up yet. Then I remembered, it's SEPTEMBER! Only publishers (like me) and OCD people have to have all of their Christmas "ducks in a row" by September 30. :-) Sorry Antoinette, I can wait until November, if I HAVE to. :-)

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