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Showing posts with label cute home decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cute home decor. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

Black Cats are Beautiful!

In Celebration of Black Cat Awareness Month! 

My lovely black cat, Guy Noir, in the spooky image below, wants to remind you to support your local animal shelter by adopting a black cat.  Black cats are always some of the last ones adopted and are in need of loving homes.  If you're not able to adopt, then donate to your local animal shelter!


"Guy Noir"




If a real black cat is not an option for you, how about one of these decorative types?

Here are some great Black Cat items from a few sellers on Etsy.  Click on the images below that you like and the link will take you to the Etsy listing for the item.


Vintage Kitty Cat  Hanging Key Holder, Black, White




Cute vintage Halloween napkins set of 6 


 Black Cat Pepper Shaker







Antique cast iron cat,iron door stop,black cat,home decor,farmhouse decor,iron animal,


 Black Cat Illustration, Black and Green wall art








Vintage Slinky Black Cat Figurine with Yellow Eyes (E5529)








Vintage Mid Century Black Cat Bookends + Pen Holders Made In Japan






 Black Cat Letter Holder , Vintage Letter Holder , Cat Decor , Retro Desk Accessory




 Avon Perfume Black Cat Bottle Sweet Honesty milk glass 1972 molded plastic head 3.5 inches tall




 Beistle Halloween Honeycomb Witch Cauldron Cat Moon 1970s



 Cat Brooch Pin Black and White Enamel with Rhinestones




 Pouf et Noiraud - Pierre Probst - French language book - Kittens - Winter
 Custom Vintage Victorian Altered Halloween Greeting Card, Custom Order, Pumpkins Black Cats







 Guy relaxing in my office.

Thank you for visiting! 
Remember to hug your black cat today.... and every day! And Guy wants to also remind you to buy plenty of treats and toy mice for your kitties too! 

Have a great week! See you soon!
~~ Diane and Guy ~~


Monday, June 22, 2015

Summer in the City

No I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I am still here!
Just busy, oh so busy. Trying to fit in all the summer, work and play activities ... so little time and so much to do!

Because of course now is the time for garage, estate sales and flea markets!







 This cute Bunny shaped baby dish is from the 1950's.
It sold the day after I listed it! I can see why, it's cute as can be!







But.....



Even Cuter than that are these darling cardboard wall art figures of
"The Three Little Kittens". Including  Mom and the Pie! They are available in my shop.













 "I love you this much!!"
 




"Where's the tea?"





"Oh, we're so sorry Mom, somehow we lost our mittens, 
but please can't we have some pie?"


Now I must go on this lovely evening and 
catch up with all of you on your blogs. 
See you soon! 
~ Diane ~

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Nuts About Squirrels

It's true! I really get a kick out of the little buggers! Every now and then I get pretty cross with them when they nip off the top of a tulip or tip over my Fairy in the Fairy Garden, but overall they bring me more pleasure than pain.

Today I thought I would do a little squirrel round-up at my house, just to find out how many squirrely things I had.  I surprised even myself!




#1     

A vintage covered candy/nut dish...




#2,3

A new plate I picked up a few years ago. A vintage McCoy Pottery Squirrel.







#4

A new resin piece I picked up on clearance last year.





#5

A book by Richard E. Mallery that I purchased a year after moving into our home with its squirrel-icious filled backyard.






#6
A vintage Danish print I purchased years ago.




#7

A squirrely souvenir found at an estate sale.






#8

A squirrel nut-cracker....




#9

A concrete squirrel that I painted in honor of our occasional visitors the White Squirrels.




#10

A squirrel sweater I bought on clearance a few years ago.




#11,12?

A pair of vintage Squirrel Salt and Pepper shakers, also found years ago.
 





 



The squirrels above are my very own, however I have had a few squirrels in my Etsy shop. Remember the Green Squirrel  (still available) ........




....and the book Miss Suzy?  Sorry she's been sold.





Now I've just added another Squirrel on Log Planter,
1950's Vintage by Enesco. Click on the links if you'd like to see more.






If you are also nuts about squirrels, you should get your very own! Either the real live furry ones or the cute little pottery kind above!

Oh, and the one thing I learned from the squirrel book is this...


"If there's a squirrel, there's a way!"



Till next time ~~~ Always Crave Cute.... Squirrels! ~~ Diane







Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Do You See the Resemblance?

I few months ago I decided to update my avatar to something with softer pastel colors, since I love the kitties, I chose a cat planter with rosey cheeks and ears and a soft yellow bow. The kitty had just a bit of black on the fur for contrast.  My husband picked this planter up for me at a garage sale last year. He knew I would love it!


My Avatar Kitty aka CraveCute


I fell in love with this cute little kitty and am very happy to have found her.  OK my husband found her, but whatever! Then one day while browsing an Etsy Epsteam (Etsy Pickers and Sellers Team) treasury, I spied the kitten planter below!!




Kitten with ball



It was love at first sight! I knew I just had to have her!! I went to the shop of The Zoe Bird and immediately snatched up this little cutie!




Notice the resemblance here? 
Mamma kitty has finally found her long-lost kitten!


Are you my Mamma?





Let me tell you a little bit about where they came from....

They were created at American Bisque Pottery which started business in West Virginia in 1919 and ended production in 1982.  Most American Bisque was simply marked with an impressed USA mark, or a mold number and USA mark. Many pieces were unmarked or had paper tags that almost always came off.

Most pieces have unglazed wedged feet on the bottoms. American Bisque is a very heavy pottery. Both of these pieces are underglazed, which simply means the paint was put on under the clear glaze. Some American Bisque items are cold-painted, meaning, the paint is applied after the item was glazed and fired. Cold paint has a tendency to flake or wash off over the years and is just part of the aging process on vintage pottery. The kitty planters are probably from the 1950's.



Even the goldfish is cute!


Sweet!



Pink bow





So Happy Together!

I'm so thrilled that I could reunite these two cute vintage kitty planters, they are adorable together!
I hope you enjoyed this look at some cute vintage collectibles today.  
What kind of things do you collect?


Thursday, December 20, 2012

We Need A Little Christmas . . .

Vintage Christmas that is, something to take us back to a more innocent time or maybe it just seemed that way. Nevertheless, let's go back, back in time and check out some vintage finds from the 1950's and 60's.



Here is a Santa Candy container made in Germany I found at the flea market last summer. Unfortunately we could not locate the bottom portion, for the time being he nestles in a 'snow' filled glass. I love the red Coconut glitter on his hat and body.


golden bells


The vintage color and patina of these old glass ornaments are so pretty.







Here is another version of a Santa Candy Container with Coconut trim - Compo, Germany.



                                                            

I found the pristine Snowman ornament (above) online, it is the same as mine (below).
These are the only two ornaments I still have from my childhood and I cherish them both. I think the top of my ornament was broken at some point, see how the stem is shorter than the one in the other photo.








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This is a beautiful display of vintage collectibles in the kitchen.





 Vintage Lefton Merry Christmas Candy Cane With Angels

These little angels are just so darling!



I hope you've enjoyed this little trip back in time.
It is starting to look a lot more like Christmas!