The weather is spring like and so wonderful here in Oregon! Here is a few of my latest pictures from the shop. Hope your week is going fabulous! xo
The weather is spring like and so wonderful here in Oregon! Here is a few of my latest pictures from the shop. Hope your week is going fabulous! xo
Gouda Pottery and the (once) numerous other associated potteries, comes from the country of Holland or the Netherlands. The Netherlands is comprised of some 11 provinces. The picturesque town of Gouda is in the Southern province at the confluence of the Gouwe and Hollandsche Ijssel rivers. Geographically it lies midway between Utrecht and Rotterdam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M96j_3j0cH4
This was in the archives of my blog from 2011!
According to the legend, Kunigunde, a noble mistress in the town of Nuremberg, fell in love with a young and ambitious goldsmith and wanted to marry him instead of the many rich and titled suitors who already had asked for her hand. Kunigunde’s father, a powerful and wealthy man, was enraged and had the young man thrown into the darkest dungeon. However, this did not end his daughter’s love, and she became weak and pale as a result of the separation from her true love. The father reluctantly made a deal with his daughter: If the goldsmith could make a chalice from which two people could drink at the same time without spilling a single drop, her lover would be freed and the couple could marry. Inspired by his love for Kunigunde, the goldsmith created a masterpiece. He fashioned a chalice in the shape of his true love with a hollow skirt that served as a cup, and upraised arms that held a bucket from which a second drinker could sip. With the challenge met, the nobleman freed the young man and allowed the couple to marry.
Source from Stephanie Stokes blog, thanks Stephanie! Read more at the link!
I took this photo of Lyndsie Denton in her charming shop Retro Rejuvenation in Fabulous Coburg Oregon! Coburg is a town you should make time for, quaint, historic, charming and fun! My description would be “A darling little town full of Antique and vintage shops full of treasures!” Of course I am always looking for one-of-a-kind vintage items and Lyndsie has the best selection of vintage dresses around here! But Oh, please if we cross paths “Scooch on over, dear and save some for me!!”
32697 Suite A East Pearl Street
Coburg, Oregon 97408
Phone: 541.954.3011
https://www.facebook.com/RetroRejuvenation
I just got this Vintage ADORABLE 1950’s prom dress to use for photos. Epitome of cuteness!
1909Ventilo Automaton Birds in a cage!
Large Antique Singing Double Birds Automaton
Years ago my husband bought this German or Swiss singing bird cage automaton. I believe it was made around the early part of the 20th century. Birds were quite realistic with real feathers and very detailed. You would wind-up it up and the birds would start chirping, they would sing for quite some time. Beautiful gilt wood case. Complicated movement rare piece worked flawlessly.
http://www.countryliving.com/country-living-across-america/oregon-antique-shopping
One of my friends sent me a link to this Valentine’s Day-themed dress made of cards! I was delighted to find out it’s in a window display in a Eugene boutique, Velvet Edge. I grabbed my camera and immediately drove to see it. The dress is made out of 1500 cards, the bottom starts with Aces, and then gradually builds to the 10 of hearts! The dress is named “Lucky in Love?”
I love it Marjorie Taylor you are so talented! Btw this shop it definitely praise worthy!
Love, Love. Love everything!
*Thanks to Amber Taylor for letting me take pictures!
187 East Broadway, Eugene Oregon 97401
http://www.velvetedgeclothes.com/
My daughter found this old photo from the 1940’s looks like a Valentine Party! Super cute~!
The Perfect White Cake
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup milk at room temperature
6 large egg whites at room temperature
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon table salt
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened but still cool
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two 8-inch cake pans.
Make sure milk and eggs are room temperature.
Pour milk (I used skim) , egg whites, and extracts into medium bowl and mix with fork until blended.
Mix cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl of electric mixer at slow speed. Add butter,
cut into cubes and continue beating on low for about 1-2 minutes.
Add all but 1/2 cup of milk mixture to flour mixture and beat at medium speed for 1 1/2 minutes.
Add remaining 1/2 cup of milk mixture and beat for about 1 minute.
Pour batter evenly between two prepared cake pans.
Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 27 to 30 minutes.
Allow cake to cool to room temperature.
Frost cakes with favorite frosting.
Just barely adapted from epicurious, taken from Cooks Illustrated. Source http://iambaker.net/the-perfect-white-cake/
An Antique Carved Wood(walnut) Swiss Black Forest Music Box, from circa 1900.
-Beautiful carved with Edelweiss flowers
This is my friend Montana’s dad’s music box, my husband fixed it last night wanted to share! Tim is no longer with us and we miss him! *photo of Tim’s old truck.
For Alice and Tim.
I bought these handmade Valentines at the antique mall, thought I’d share they’re so cute!!! 
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Antique Guilermo Peruzzi silver Amethyst bracelet. “Peruzzi silver jewelry” This vintage Peruzzi silver bracelet was made in Florence Italy and dates from circa 1920 to 1930, the bracelet weighs 48 grams and measures 2 inches wide. Wonderful original condition. Marked inside Peruzzi Florence 800.The Peruzzi Jewel Shop was also in Boston Mass. c1920 to 1930. Hand made silver by The Peruzzi Jewel shop, the store was founded by Guilermo Peruzzi who came from Italy in the 1920s and made rare and beautiful hand crafted silver jewelry
Peruzzi Bros Silversmiths 60 Ponte Vecchio Florence Italy.
Thrifting- you never know what you’ll find! I found this awesome tea pot lamp, don’t you just love it? It’s so cute, it’s really old too, looks like an onion pattern. I paid $14.00 at the thrift shop I frequent, plugged it in and it works perfect!! 🙂
I found this old calendar from 1953 rolled up forgot I had it, thought I’d share!
Elvgren was a classical American illustrator. He was a master of portraying the all-American ideal feminine, but he wasn’t limited to the calendar pin-up industry. He was strongly influenced by the early “pretty girl” illustrators, such as Charles Dana Gibson, Andrew Loomis, and Howard Chandler Christy. Other influences included the Brandywine School founded by Howard Pyle.
In 1937, Gil began painting calendar pin-ups for Louis F. Dow, one of America’s leading publishing companies, during which time he created about 60 works on 28″ X 22″ canvas and distinguished them by a printed signature. Many of his pin-ups were reproduced as nose art on military aircraft during World War II. Around 1944, Gil was approached by Brown and Bigelow, a firm that still dominates the field in producing calendars and advertising specialties. He was associated with Brown & Bigelow from 1945 to 1972. At Brown & Bigelow Elvgren began working with 30″ X 24″canvases, a format that he would use for the next 30 years, and signed his work in cursive.
Elvgren was a commercial success. He lived in various locations, and was active from the 1930s to 1970s. In 1951 he began painting in a studio in his home, then inWinnetka, Illinois, using an assistant to set up lighting, build props and scenes, photograph sets, and prepare his paints. His clients ranged from Brown and Bigelow andCoca-Cola to General Electric and Sealy Mattress Company. In addition, during the 1940s and 1950s he illustrated stories for a host of magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping.[6] Among the models Elvgren painted were Myrna Hansen, Donna Reed, Barbara Hale, Arlene Dahl, and Kim Novak.
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