Vintage toy hunting: Hazel’s room part 3.
February 15th, 2009One of my projects for Hazel’s room is to put together a shadowbox of small vintage toys and game pieces. A couple of weeks ago I was in the mood for a hunt, so I spent quite awhile in the vintage category on Etsy and snagged these goodies:
Wooden building blocks from goodlookin, who kindly modified the set to include everything I need to spell Hazel’s name.
Four owl game pieces from thriftypyg.
Vintage bingo cards from One Cozy Nest (which can’t all be used in a shadowbox, and will be appearing in other projects).
I also stumbled upon these lovely tree notecards, and bubbledog happily put together a set of the three colors that I liked the most for framing.
As if I hadn’t done enough shopping, I ended my night by snagging a set of fairy silkies from Beneath the Rowan Tree. I’ve had my eye on them for awhile, and am sure that by the time easter rolls around, Hazel will enjoy finding them in her basket.
A good haul! I can’t wait to see how this shadowbox comes together, and hunting for the bits and bobs is so much fun. I’ve also been collecting things for one of vintage kitchen odds & ends and another of sewing notions. I’m super excited about all of them, because I love all these tiny things but not the clutter, so having them artfully contained under glass is perfect for my eyes & brain :)
Listening: Bob Dylan
Reading: looking for a tutorial on how to make a toddler dress out of an adult tshirt -I know I’ve come across them before
Working on: destashing, collecting supplies, sketching ideas for pinback buttons to sell at a farmer’s market in the spring
February 16th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Emily,
Thanks so much for featuring my bingo cards! I can’t wait to see how your shadow box comes out!
Love,
Mandy
February 19th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
http://mialaprojects.blogspot.com/2007/06/favorite-t-shirt-turned-babytoddler.html
I’ve had that one bookmarked for awhile. I’ve kept old shirts intact instead of quilting them for this reason!
February 19th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
aaahhh perfect!
February 19th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
there’s another one i’ve seen that’s more of a sack-style dress, with a big ruffle around the bottom (made out of some scrap or another) and ruffly cap sleeves. better for summer… will keep looking.