The original lucite and rhinestone brooch has mellowed to the lovely amber color you see at the top of the post.  Such a sweet bow, and ...

The first photo shows the original color of these striking, dimensional vintage velvet leaves.

One of my favorite millinery leaves!  (Originally in bright shades of fuscia not shown here.)

Another favorite from my studio cabinets are lovely beaded flower components from the 1960s.  The seed beads are strung on thin wire a...

  Don't you love ribbon flowers?  This is one of my favorite flowers to make because of its vintage appearance, especially when...

It's Winter where we live in the USA, and for us that means a lot of rain.  Days, weeks and months of rain.  But soon, it will be Sprin...

Another favorite - vintage velvet millinery leaves!  The original color of these simple philodendron-style leaves is the pretty antique ro...

A bit brighter in hue than the usual post, but I just love this vintage stencil.  It was tossed in with a box of my father's old dra...

I love the rich colors in this elegant antique advertising card.  The original is a bit smaller than a postcard.

When I first saw this gentleman, I thought he looked familiar... then it occurred to me... he looks like Kris Kringle!  His rosy cheeks and ...