Blue Beauty, 1953 Bel Air
Call the classic car lovers into the room, I’ve got a gorgeous vintage automobile to show you today. I’ve been passing this 1953 Chevy Bel Air the past few days, so I grabbed the camera and thought I’d share it … read more
Link Party, Week 12, History and Home
It’s been a week of exciting changes around here. If you’re previewing this on email or Bloglovin, click over to the site to see the new header and button, and the expanded link party! Plus, some great olde dishes. In … read more
Old Fashioned Holiday Decor, 19th Century Style
Before the days of plastic ornaments, aluminum trees, and electric lights, the people of the 18th and 19th centuries decorated their homes for the holidays with natural materials, candles, and cookies. Flowers, greenery, berries, and fruit brightened homes for Christmas … read more
Setting a Vintage and Thrifty Christmas Tablescape
I’m amazed looking at the pictures I took yesterday of this table I’ve set for the Christmas season, as nearly everything on the table came from my junkin excursions over the past year. You can create a table like this, … read more
We Call It Olde Link-Up, Week 11
Welcome to the 11th week of the We Call It Olde Link-Up, where bloggers can share their articles on history, antiques, and everything vintage, and readers can enjoy all the “olde” awesomeness. We Now Have Features! I’ve created a Pinterest … read more
You Won’t Believe Where These Vintage Dishes Were Hiding
If you love vintage dishes like I do, then you probably find them in the usual places. Thrift stores, antique shops, yard sales, and the like, usually have some. Well then, you won’t believe where these vintage “atomic” plates have … read more
No-Bake, Fake Gingerbread House
Did you look at the photo and think, “Now how did she bake round gingerbread?!” Well, don’t tax your brain too much, because I didn’t. It’s not gingerbread, and I didn’t even turn on the oven. There’s a trick to … read more
How To Get Three Different Looks From One Christmas Tree
If you haven’t put up the ole’ tannenbaum yet, you may want to do what my mom did, and get three different looks with one Christmas tree. She finally got a pre-lit tree this year, and this one has a … read more
Armchair Junkin, Episode 2
We Call It Junkin is happy to bring back Armchair Junkin, so just sit back in your most comfy armchair and come junkin with me. This time, instead of guessing what I bought, you’ll get to tell me what YOU would have bought in my first reader’s poll! You don’t have to enter any personal information or email address, just vote, too easy. read more
We Call It Olde Link-Up, Week 10
It’s time for another round of article-sharing y’all! Link up your posts on antiques, vintage collectibles, history, and historic places, I can’t wait to see what wonderful things you have to show us all this week. If you’re not a … read more
