Creating a Junk Wall Using Old Wooden Boxes and Collectibles I found this really fun website called Organized Clutter which features a se...

Puffin Patchwork On Etsy.com Showcases Her Delightful Felt Ornaments For Christma s  I get very nostalgic when I see handmade felt toys...

Matchbox Cars are More Than Toys: They Are Collectibles  I spent the Thanksgiving weekend parking cars...Matchbox cars that is. For th...

Assemblage Artist Kathryn Frund at Erector Square On Saturday I visited the art studio of Kathryn Frund who delights in finding meanin...

Michael Nicholson: 1950s Designer Bopping around the internet looking for inspiration for my current series on 1950s Mixed Media art piece...

Knock Your Socks Off....Irene Apfel Is Designing For Happy Socks!  My absolutely favorite designer, Irene Apfel is collaborating with m...

Gravel Art: Favorite Hobby in the 1950s and 1960s...Now on Facebook Glenn Waters has taken the time to establish both a website and Faceb...

Christmas In October With Susan Waggoner's Delightful Holiday Books I recently discovered Susan Waggoner's  series of books on No...

The Sweetest Wedding  Favors at Lamothe Sugar House On a scouting mission to find party favors for my daughter's wedding I found m...

Scrabble Collage Is A Unique Holiday Or Special Gift  If you are a Scrabble maven, you may really like this "Personalized Scrabble ...

Giving A New Life To An Old Children's Set of Chairs and Table Have you noticed that it is becoming harder to find a sturdy children...

Do You Have A Lot of Stuff ? People often refer to themselves as a "hoarder" even when they are not really a "hoarder"...

I Never Wanted dad In A Nursing Home....But He is There.  Well I finally got to the point where dad has been transitioned to a Nursing hom...

Your Defective Vintage Tupperware May Be Covered Under Their Lifetime Guarantee  I was out strolling the booths of a Flea Market - Co...

Displaying Antiques and Collectibles at an Outdoor Flea Market or Antique Show I spotted this wonderful display of antiques and ...

Nostalgic Times: 1950s Passover I'm getting ready for the holiday of Passover, a time which will bring me into my kitchen for some re...

Have A Retro Bridal Shower Here is my big question...why spend oodles of money on Bridal Shower gifts when you can go Retro and buy somet...

Quiltex Expressions: Handmade Hostess Gift I'm not handy in the sewing or quilt department, so when I come across an adorable handmad...

Let Loose With Collage and Mixed Media Classes This Spring: Four Exciting Workshops at Dick Blick in Plainville, Connecticut Letting all m...

Abstract Design Dominates Advertising, Products and Design in the 1950s  As a Contemporary Mixed Media artist inspired by Mid Century de...