tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523797716078650752024-03-13T17:35:52.502-05:00Rescue and RenewArtistic, insightful, recycling blog. Making the world a more beautiful place.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552379771607865075.post-28154319596131833292012-10-19T18:36:00.000-05:002012-10-19T19:31:28.810-05:00Vintage......<br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">All of this
time, I thought Betty Crocker was real.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Didn’t you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s not – she’s a
figment of our imagination!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you “google”
her image you will get kind of a reverse (in the 50’s/right - she looks so much older
than in the 80’s -left yet I don’t think she’s actually aged!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It also looks like the 80's BC decided to make her "brown eyes blue" (if you know what I mean ;).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>She’s a conglomerate – a result of a
corporate merger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1930, General Mills
– which is really a consolidation of 24+ companies started publishing promotional
pamphlets by Betty Crocker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Betty” was
chosen because it was a popular name at the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was probably one of the first “super
models” of her day if you think about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Her</span> image wasn’t real, she looked “hot” (lots of stove time) and had a line of
products to boot!!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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part is that she was created by a woman (no offense if you are a guy…).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marjorie Husted was a home economist
(housewife) and businesswoman (whodathunk?).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Go Marjorie with your 1950’s self! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">The whole
Betty Crocker thing is prompted because I was on another little trip to Goodwill
and I
ran across this handy little cookbook for 89 cents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thumbed through it and got really inspired
in a “vintage-y” kind of way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It’s a theme that started earlier in the week when my 15
year old-aka-Monica L.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>needed to make a “baby”
book and we had to go through her memory boxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I found this! Circa 1959+ish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When
pulled, the Bee's wings twirl, his antenna bounce, and he makes a realistic
"Buzz-Buzz" sound. In 1956 the Bee was given a crown and introduced
as the <a href="http://www.thisoldtoy.com/l_fp_set/toy-pages/300-399/314-queenbuzzybee.html"><span style="color: blue;">#314
Queen Buzzy Bee</span></a>. The #444 Queen Bee came along in 1959 in a new color.
After Easter 1962, the Bee was changed and given new colors again, but the new
colors would be used for a whopping 23 years!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Notice, the bee was male until 1956, then he/she was
given a crown and called “Queen” Buzzy Bee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That’s an interesting piece of factual info in itself!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want details!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">So….Vintage…..what
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">is</b> our obsession?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I personally love to go to antique stores and
scour the shelves for tiny pieces of my past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of my favorites are these old aluminum glasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We used these in the South for tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the perfect solution to a hot Summer
day – sweet tea and ice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">If you want a
set – Vanessa on etsy can help you out! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76776807/hot-summer-colors-anodized-aluminum"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/76776807/hot-summer-colors-anodized-aluminum</span></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Today I worked
with my “vintage” pink ornaments with “vintage” silk flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love working with the flowers because they
are hand cut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some were marked from
Germany with a tiny, old, yellowed sliver of paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colors are different from what you see
today at your local silk flower shop…..I think the best way to describe it is
less obvious in your face color….they are subtle, delicate and mellowed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Here is one
of the ornaments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will be making a
collection to sell at the Holiday Bazaar and on etsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The hanger is handmade in 18 gauge metal with
a crystal bead</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Now, let’s
check out a BC recipe for dinner!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552379771607865075.post-62060912101093454512012-10-17T18:20:00.002-05:002012-10-17T18:27:43.146-05:00Halloween, Zig Zags, Monica Lewinsky and Christmas! It's almost Halloween here in the U.S. Yet as I shopped for "things" to send my mother for <em>her </em>birthday, I saw lots and lots of Christmas stuff. <br />
Do we experience each holiday, or just look to the next? Fall just "fell". I personally would like to take a breather and relax with each wonderful event. <br />
I've always liked Halloween, but I am not a huge, huge fan. I think the most fun I had was when I was about 19 and decided to dress in black tights and a leotard and took 2 orange poster boards and recreated the Zig-Zag logo. It was another one of those "inside" jokes because it was so not me. <br />
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The other time I had loads of fun is when my youngest daughter was about 8 months. It was during the height of the whole Monica Lewinsky thing and I happened to have a green beret and one of those ridiculously oversized cigars. I know....I know....I tricked and treated in the city of Chicago with my 5 year old and "Monica". I got loads of laughs and "oh my god's that is so funny but yet...how could you do that???!!!"<br />
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I guess I've had more fun than I remembered. I went out to dinner the other night with a very good friend and her daughter and they were talking about the time I showed up at my daughter's school (on Halloween) with just one tooth blacked out - regular clothing and all...just one tooth gone. Yeah....that's my twisted sense of humor!<br />
Back to holidays......I used to have a favorite store in Deerfield. It was called "Romancing the Home" and it was a wonderful cornucopia of pure delight for the eyes. I thought they went out of business, but just discovered they moved to the next town over!!!! Yay! So happy they are still around. <br />
A couple of weeks ago I was at Goodwill with (the above mentioned daughter) and found this....<br />
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for two dollars! I think I have about 35 pink, light pink, hot pink, scarlet, red and fuschia globes....vintage....1970ish? </div>
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Then I found this at Romancing the Home...</div>
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I not only found one, but about 8 and each bag was $2 each....and filled with amazing vintage things! </div>
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Okay.....so you get it, right? :) Stay tuned! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552379771607865075.post-59838479378469567122012-10-11T09:31:00.000-05:002012-10-11T09:54:31.061-05:00Layers<div style="text-align: center;">
Fall is officially in full swing up here in the
North. My fireplace is graced with fresh soot as tiny twigs scent the chilled
air with their perfume. This is always a fresh time of year for me. Physcially,
it's when I was born - I always equate it with "starts". Artistically, this is
when I begin new projects and as I head into my studio (dressed in layers) I am
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Layering is part of my painting process.
Painting, then scraping, then painting, then drawing, then scraping......the
process can at times seem never-ending. Scrubbing back a tiny bit of paint to
reveal another tiny bit of paint, uncovering is a process of discovery for me. My
work then becomes alive and starts to reveal a personality and in a short time
it has memories all it's own. Some of what I do is expected - after doing it
so many times, I know what will happen. Sometimes though, even I am surprised
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Right now, I am designing a series of 11 wine
labels. Each label is unique to my style, but I want to try new techniques and
expand my horizon a bit. Layering - of course, will be part of this
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I personally do pick wines not only according to
region and blend, but I am drawn to a wine partly because of the label.
Actually, I am <strong>completely</strong> drawn to a wine because of the
label. Let's face it, almost every single bottle is exactly the same, right? I
am excited to get to work on a new project, in new medium in a smaller
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These lovely beauties serve as a reminder. They
hang on my dining room wall awaiting fresh flowers (which I need to pick from my
garden before it's too late!). The hardware I found on etsy. They are
beautifully hand crafted pieces that I purchased from Amber from <a class="faso-img-aligncenter" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/GreatBottlesofFire" target="_blank">Great Bottles of Fire</a> She is quite talented. </div>
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Stay tuned for which little pieces of art get
picked for their "green bottle" debut!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552379771607865075.post-19572413291582361132010-12-25T18:21:00.000-06:002010-12-25T18:21:33.976-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XtdALDMRCVg/TRaJ5tK29yI/AAAAAAAAABI/p9f9DgJassE/s1600/icy+blue+crystals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XtdALDMRCVg/TRaJ5tK29yI/AAAAAAAAABI/p9f9DgJassE/s200/icy+blue+crystals.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Current view outside my living room window.....brrrrr!!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552379771607865075.post-47254774645359433242010-12-25T16:38:00.000-06:002010-12-25T16:38:21.341-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XtdALDMRCVg/TRZxlZiLyPI/AAAAAAAAABE/DD2EIkWcsD0/s1600/Garland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XtdALDMRCVg/TRZxlZiLyPI/AAAAAAAAABE/DD2EIkWcsD0/s200/Garland.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Glittery garland aligns the mantle. I found this beautiful strand at Michael's the day before Christmas. Yes, it was marked down 70%!!! </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552379771607865075.post-8663978311962486512010-12-25T16:22:00.000-06:002010-12-25T16:22:53.704-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XtdALDMRCVg/TRZs6TjXKUI/AAAAAAAAABA/zYpmHWT7284/s1600/recycled+ornament1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" n4="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XtdALDMRCVg/TRZs6TjXKUI/AAAAAAAAABA/zYpmHWT7284/s200/recycled+ornament1.jpg" width="155" /></a></div>This is a Christmas ornament made of all recycled materials. It contains bits of the following: macaroni and cheese box, straw, dvd, cd, spiral notebook, push button telephone, Squirt bottle, milk bottle top, tuna fish can, alumininum foil, plastic, water bottle, Old Navy tennis shoe, cardboard, cell phone parts, Dairy Queen plastic spoon, copper wire, old checkbook cover, paper muffin cup, Diet Coke can and more!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552379771607865075.post-85415814890468654772010-12-25T07:37:00.000-06:002010-12-25T07:37:05.742-06:00The Reason for the Season<span style="color: #134f5c;">It's Christmas! The ground is covered with a velvety, crystallized cloud and all is quiet. We opened gifts last night and I am eyeing the packaging, ribbons and bows for secondary uses. Maybe next year's ornament or gift tag. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05830583663805243676noreply@blogger.com1