Original 1950's Style Eames Art on eBay

There is an artist on eBay I've seen for quite some time now. If you do searches for keywords like "Eames", you have too. This artist does contemporary 1950's inspired artworks that are very good, and very reasonably priced.



As a professional artist myself, one who used to sell a lot of her own art on eBay, I know the work it takes to create art, then sell it. It's rewarding, but. . . It's work!



So I wanted to feature this particular artists work whom I have admired for months now. Very cool, very retro, every 1950's Atomic Ranch House should have one!

Her eBay ID is: modasahatter and you can see her current auctions for sale here.

I have my eye on one of her artworks already!

Details, Details

How detailed do you get in your restoration? I see some items like this kitchen stove fan, and I wonder if I should buy this stuff.



Climax. Oops was this a wise name to choose for this product? Teehee...





I want to get new hanging lamps for both the kitchen and the living room. I love the flying saucer style lamps for the kitchen:



And while I won't get this one in particular, I do like that this one plugs into the wall rather than being hard-wired. But I still need one that hardwired in, like the old ones.

The kitchen lamp (still original) is an oriental style, and as much of the original house as I am trying to keep, oriental is a style I simply cannot warm up to.





The original Honeywell thermometer dealie was knocked off the wall years ago by us rambunctious kids, but it looks like I could buy something to replace it, even if it doesn't work (the heating system hasn't worked in decades, I'm not sure if it's a simple fix or not)...

The kitchen wall clock stopped running years ago (again, hardwired in) and one of the startburst design dealies was lost long ago. Should I try to get it working again or get a new one wired in? It worked for a short while when I drywalled the adjoining garage wall. I guess the hammering got it going again lol.

Come to think of it, I don't recall a lot of clocks for sale that you hardwire in.

And there is an intercom system in the house, complete with radio. That stopped working long ago, of course, but it would be cool to get her going again, wired with a brand new sound system hidden behind the old intercom panels (one lost, of course... groan).



So how far in detail do you go to restore your mid-century house?

1950's Commercials

I love YouTube. You can find so many wonderful vids to watch.

Here are a sample of the many 1950's TV commercials you can find. A great resource to fashion and what was hot back in the day!


Two cars per family! What a concept!



A compilation of commercials from the 50's and 60's. I remember these!



No friz!



Another compliation:


Enjoy!

Gifts That Are Hard to Give

Did you ever set out to buy someone gifts, then when you got them, you were so charmed by them, you didn't want to give them away?

I owe a couple nice friends some gifts, and I thought sending them a Valentine package would cheer the heart of any woman, because we are sentimental that way (even if they didn't come from a beau).

I'm not into Victorian stuff. I mean, here I have this 1950's blog and everything, so that's what I collect. Right?

But just look at that charming pink velvet posy cone!

And these little vintage photos of lovers and roses:


And this cute little bottle of the best scented lotion you have ever smelled by Bath and Body Works:


And this Art Deco style tin of lip balm:


And this set of miniature little embossed blank writing books. They are sooooo cute!


And this handmade little vintage kitten Valentine charm:


And most of these all came from the same seller, wrapped up in a cute little box in colored tissue paper, and I was so charmed by it as I opened it up like a little present with treasures inside.

I don't want to give them away! Well, maybe the charm, because it's smaller than I thought. And I DO have some of the same lotion. If you have not tried Bath and Body Works, order some online. It smells wonderful.

So what did I do?

I ran out to Wal Mart to get replacement gifts for the gifts I owed, and blew $70 on what? I'm not sure, because when I look at what I got, it doesn't seem like much. Rose potpourri, red heart ornaments, a pair of rhinestone bracelets, glitter pens to go with the little blank books (if I can part with two of the three), more scented lotions, some confetti glitter hearts, heart stickers and two heart gift bags.

Not much.

Ahh well, I will also give the tin of lip balm, but I just can't part with the velvet cone, little photos of lovers and at least one of those adorable blank books lol.

Remind me to buy gift certificates from now on. Ha...

1950's Digs

OK, so it's sideways. It was supposed to show up bigger, but at any rate, isn't this a sweet vintage 4th of July tablecloth? I know, it's January! But of all my holiday goodies, I don't have much Fourth of July things.

I got my pink Sunbeam clock today and I am thrilled! happy Birthday me! Well, not until the 28th, but close enough lol.

The pink and black barkcloth turned out to be a faded gray and light pink color. Sigh. I love it, but I'm too picky about my color schemes to flex. I know, they have another word for that, but we'll skip that heh.

I also bought some long-overdue goodies for a friend who gave me an amazing Art Deco clock. I think I have a photo of it somewhere...

OK, my little Steiff cats butt is in the photo, you know how cats are ha ha, but this is it:




Are you all ready for Valentine's Day?

I have my Wilendur rose table cloth on the table with Vintage Valentine's and some candy, of course. Pictures to come when I figure out how my camera works with this newfangled computer.

I'll be checking your blogs for fantastic Valentine's!

Vintage Christine Is Having A Giveaway!

Whoo hoo! People, if you have not gone over and checked out Vintage Christine's blog yet, scram right over there and enter the contest!

She is so adorable, please also join her blog. Let's show our support!

The rules and such for a preview:

So, I'm having a giveaway!  It starts now and will end on Sunday, February 1, which gives me enough time to mail the goodies so the winner will get them in time for V-day celebrating.   Plus I'm adding to the pile as the days go by.  PLUS--there's the Grand Prize, of course, but I've added First and Second Prizes, too.  So more chances to win neat stuff (and in a day or two I'll show you what you might be winning).

1950's Sunbeam Pink Wall Clock

Happy early Birthday to me! I had to get myself a present, right?



Next to lamps, I love clocks. Somehow I don't have nearly as many clocks as lamps, but that changed today with this mint in box pink beauty for my pink 1950's kitchen.

If you are like me, you spend too many hours hunting for something that really grabs you. I have seen slightly better pink kitchen clock designs, but the style and price were right, so I had to reward myself with all that shopping time well spent. Hey, justifying it this way works for me!