It was a pretty good day of antiquing too. I found 5 vintage patterns (all for $1 each!) and a Trimmings magazine, circa 1946 for $5. Most of the patterns are uncut and the magazine is really neat... it's full of how-to's for finishing and adding details to garments. I just love the vintage illustrations and trends from the 1940's -- Big Win for Amanda!
Here are a few shots from Trimmings:
I also picked up an old Maxwell House coffee can.
I had literally just watched Little Shop of Horrors days before going to the antique mall. Now, you have to understand that I really love that movie, it has ties to my childhood and I guess you could say I have an attachment to it. My dad is a big sci-fi buff (you can read more here) and I remember watching it with him and also going to see a live production when one of the high schools did it. Ok, so I like Audrey II, well, minus the 'evil alien trying to take over the world' thing... and I'm going to use the coffee can for a planter. I just have to find the right kind of plant, preferably one that doesn't survive on blood or want world domination.
3 comments:
Little Shop is the BEST!
-Sandra
WOW! That magazine is AWESOME! I'm so jealous :P
As for the planter, how bout a "dinosaur plant." I don't recall what it's really called, but they're these really ancient plants (literally they've been around for hundreds of millions of years!) and I remember seeing a box-kit at a gift shop once and once online. You plant it in a shallow dish of crushed volcanic rocks (I think it's called coralite) and give it a bit of water and it blooms out into this circular thing that looks kinda like a chrysanthemum. Every year you stop watering it and it dries up into a ball. Rinse and repeat. You could make some sort of interior stand in the tin so that the plant is sitting just below the rim. Here's one available online:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/8039/?cpg=ab
Love vintage patterns, also! And, I like the Maxwell House coffee can. Great finds!
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