Vintage Village Variety

At Endless Collectabilities during the month of January, I've been highlighting organization in my shop announcement and I have different types of storage containers on the first page. Thought it would be fun to highlight some storage containers from the Vintage Village.

Storage Containers Vintage Village Variety Style

1940s Songbird Tin from Eclectically

Coil and Weave Sewing Basket from Callooh Callay

Red and Jadeite Green Metal Picnic Basket from Gizmo's

Rum Butter Coffee Tin from Antiques Galore Gal

To find more, simply visit the Vintage Village Photo Gallery and search for keywords such as: storage, box, basket, bottle, tin, wood, vanity, or container.

New Year ... New Goals for 2010

In March of this year, I will have had my etsy shop open for 1 year and what fun that year has been. I have ...

• opened Endless Collectabilities in March 2009 and as of today, have 64 sales, 52 shop hearts, and 6,351 visits;
  
• joined the Vintage Village (a social network on ning) in May 2009 and became a premium member in October 2009;
  
• created my first blog entry on June 26, 2009.

What have I learned?

• Listing items on a regular basis increases sales.
• Everyone needs a support group such as a social network of people with the same interests.
• For a blog to be useful you need to find topics that interests others.
  

So now where do I want to go in 2010?

• I am happy with my etsy sales. I want to continue to list items on a regular basis. I enjoy finding items, researching their history and adding them to my shop. It's heartwarming when somebody buys an item because they used to have one or it reminds them of ...
• I want to stay involved with the Vintage Village on a regular basis. It's a great support group. There are great people there willing to share their knowledge and life experiences.
• My blog ... I want it to be more useful. This is a bit of a struggle for me. I started my blog because I read that is how to market your shop but I never really thought about a mission statement so I've been floundering with what to blog about. In 2010, I want to use my blog to market vintage as well as vintage sellers.

Here's wishing us all happiness, fun, success, good health, and love in 2010!

Happy New Year Wish to You

In 2010, my wish is that
God gives you:

12 months of Happiness,
52 weeks of Fun,
365 days of Success,
8,760 hours of Good Health,
525,600 minutes of Love,
and
31,536,000 seconds of Serenity!

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas

Look at the Candy Cane
What do you see?
Stripes that are red
Like the blood shed for you and me.

White is for our Savior
Who's sinless and pure!
"J" is for Jesus, Our Lord,
That's for sure!

Turn it around
And a staff you will see
Jesus our shepherd
Born for you and me!

And so this cane reminds us
Of just how much he cares.
And like His Christmas gift to us
It's meant for all to share.

Merry Christmas!

Pretty ... Pretty Tins

You've seen from previous postings that I love vintage tins ... and I've acquired more, some of which are for sale in my store and some I've kept for myself. I thought that as I share some of the tins for sale in my store that it would be nice to share some ideas on how tins could be used.

This dainty Baret Ware Art Grace tin made in England has the most vibrant colored flowers on it. It is 5.5" tall, 5.5" wide and 4.25" deep. I actually have one of these on my dresser to collect stray items in. It is very feminine looking and looks great sitting on top of a vintage embroidered dresser scarf. I also picture this tin holding sewing notions ... it would look great in a sewing room holding vintage scraps of lace, fabric or trims.

This lovely embossed footed tin chest is a Fricke and Nacke Design by Mavis, West Germany. It is 3.5" tall, 7.25" wide and 5" deep. This is a great size tin to hold mail that gets tossed on your kitchen cupboard; or add a vintage doily and fill it with some jewelry.

This lovely tin with daisies and portrait on the lid was made in England by Edward Sharp & Sons LTD of Maidstone Kent. I believe that it once held toffee. It is 1.75" tall, 5.5" wide and 4" deep. Wouldn't this look lovely on a desk holding some paper clips or rubber bands?

This tin of a quaint little brook meandering through a country town with a little country church is stamped 'OLIVE CAN CHICAGO' on the bottom. It has a 8.25" diameter and is 1.25" tall. This is the perfect size to hold vintage buttons ... not too tall. It would also make a nice gift container for homemade fudge.

This great 70s tin from Olive Can has a 9.75" diameter and is 3.75" tall. It is stamped 'Olive Can' on the bottom. This has Christmas cookies written all over it ... would be a great gift container or serving container for your Christmas goodies.


Most of my ideas on how to use vintage tins deal with preserving them and mostly using them to organize. There are some really nifty projects out on the web like this Vintage "Tin" Clock on JUNKMARKET Style and made by Janis Gurney.

Or what about these Vintage Tea Tin Pendant Lights also on JUNKMARKET Style.

Here is one cool Vintage Tin Organizer that I found at the Better Homes and Gardens site.