Old Store Stock Ribbons & Trims

Old store stock and vintage trims aren't just for sewing projects anymore! You can use them for ornament making, scrapbooking. journals - the sky is the limit.

Metallic trims are some of our favorites.

The smaller trims can be applied to paper crafts, as well.

Old store stock trims can add a special touch to towels, curtains and clothing and costumes, too! We have tons to choose from on our website and in our Etsy store.

Fall Decorating: Cone Cornucopias

One of my absolute favorite things in our shop is the millinery.  I love sorting it, photographing it and, of course, doing things with it.  Above are a couple of my top picks -- a spray of autumn colored maple leaves, vintage white cherries and vintage button mushrooms.  They mixed in perfectly with other seasonal fruits and leaves to top off a few handmade paper cones.

Much like the treat buckets, we used pretty Italian papers, ribbons and Dresden trims to create these cones.  Plus a scrap of a girl holding a cornucopia.  I'm very into the large turkey Dresdens -- we just got them in today so they'll be in the shop and on the website first thing tomorrow.

We made each cone unique but kept it pretty cohesive color-wise.  Left to right we have a velvet leaf/nut and vintage exotic fruit cone, an autumn floral cone with both vintage and contemporary flowers and, last but not least, a fruit cone with all vintage Japanese and German berries, fruits and chili.

Have you started thinking Thanksgiving crafting? Or is Thanksgiving more of a cooking holiday for you? It's definitely a time for baking around here.  And for... mmm... turkey sandwiches!

Vintage Stamen and Peps from Germany

We're super excited about a group of vintage flower stamen and peps we received last week. Exclusive to our etsy shop, these are all 1950s vintage German and even more awesome in person. Glittered, dipped, fuzzy, fruity, single-ended, double-ended... here's a quick sampling:

I can't get enough of the glittery sticks in aqua, red lilac and more! They look positively sugared.

The realism of the shaped ones is outstanding. From the above three, it's hard to pick a favorite.

The group above left are meant to be lily stamen. Any ideas what the next two are?