Christmas Records - Cover Art

The thing I love most about old vinyl records is the cover art. These vintage Christmas records have such wonderful 1950's - 1960's cover art that I wanted to share. We had one of these Sound of Christmas records when I was a little girl, and I remember listening to it through my childhood. Of special note with these records: Santa's Musical Grog is signed by the band on the back, and the Roger Williams record has a Gurley candle snow man on the cover. Love those Gurley candles!

Vintage Christmas Ornaments

I'm having lots of fun today researching and listing vintage Christmas ornaments. Most of these are Eames era, mid century glass. They are really beautiful! A tip about identifying vintage glass Christmas ball ornaments -- look at the silver capper at the top of ornament and look for maker's mark or country of origin, i.e. Shiny Brite, Made in Poland, etc.

Vintage animal illustrations by Dahlov Ipcar

I absolutely love vintage picture books illustrated by Dahlov Ipcar. Her animal illustrations are so exceptionally charming! She is still living and about to turn 92. I wanted to post a link to her website and a few illustrations from her books I Like Animals and Brown Cow Farm. What an amazing depiction of animals! Her website is: http://www.exitfive.com/dahlov/

Mid-Century Christmas Cards

One of my favorite vintage items -- mid-century vintage Christmas cards. The "Auntie" snowman card is mechanical -- the jar opens to reveal a baby snowman. So cute! I especially love the card with the 1950's vintage Christmas photo inside.

Vintage Needlework Book Giveaway - Ends 11/09/09

Hi all!


I'm excited to host my first ever blog giveaway. The winner will receive the fun stack of vintage needlework books pictured. (Please note that these are vintage books and some may have wear typical of older books.) Included in this lot:

1. Classic Collection - Graphique Needle Arts (1978)
2. Charted Dogs and Cats for Needlepoint and Cross Stitch (1979)
3. Do Your Own Home Sampler (1980)
4. Carolina Cross Stitch - Christmas Ornaments (1974)
5. Edgings (undated, perhaps 1940s)
6. State Flowers Charted for Cross Stitch and Needlepoint (1980)
7. Holiday Happenings by Christal Carter (1987)
8. Wildflower Designs for Needlework by Adalee Winter (1984)
   

How to enter:



REQUIRED - One entry - go to my store - http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books - and pick out your favorite item. Post back here in the comments section (below) with the name of your favorite item and your email address.



Additional entries:

1. One entry - Follow this blog - right side of screen. Please post a note in the comments section letting me know you are following my blog, and including your email address.


2. One entry - Follow me on Twitter - http://twitter.com/birdhousebooks. Please post a note in the comments section letting me know that you are following me on Twitter, and including your email address.


3. One entry - Post a tweet on Twitter about this giveaway. Please post a note in the comments section letting me know you tweeted, and including your email address.


4. One entry - Join my fan page on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/birdhousebooks. Please post a note in the comments section letting me know you joined my fan page on Facebook, and including your email address.


5. One entry - Post a note on Facebook about this giveaway. Please post a note in the comments section letting me know you posted a note on Facebook about this giveaway, and including your email address.

Thanks for participating, and wishing you a winning entry. The winner will be drawn on Monday, November 9.

And we have a winner! Congratulations to Lauri Coates for winning this lot of books. Thanks to everyone who participated!