Spring has sprung and with it a season of green color. March 17th is also St. Patrick's Day, a day of celebration, a day to wear green!
So, The Gatherings thought it might be fun to put together a collection of antique and vintage items in the green color palette. So here is what I found....green in many categories. Why not sewing notions for your creativ…
Valentine's Day is a very special day of the year to share romantic feelings with someone loved. It can also be a sweet moment to share with family and friends. So when that arrow strikes your heart let it be full of passion and caring. Gifts given are usually candy and flowers but maybe this year you long to be inspired, especially if the recipient loves vintage....a whole…
Happy New Year and let us welcome 2024. May it be a good and inspirational year for each and everyone of you! A few changes.........The
Gatherings Antique Vintage is starting the year with an update and
brushing up of the web site. I am sure you notice some slight changes
as you visit already. For one thing more pictures have been added to
the front page plus the blog is also featu…
As I sit here studying the trend of colors in today home decorating, it seems there are many choices. Some quite bold. However, the color hues of whites, blacks and grays are still wildly steady. These popular colors mixed together or used separate hold a prime spot. Now teamed with some of the new bold colors appearing on the horizon can create a snappy room. That aside, e…
The skill of entrepreneur of over 100 years ago, were no less a challenge, than from a person today, starting a home-based business. A small business require many of same qualities and attributes, as defined to be successful, in the year 1904, as in the modern world of today. The book Dainty Work For Pleasure and Profit, dated 1904, published by Thompon & Thomas, Chicago, …
I just loved these dolls when I found them, really not knowing just what they were until I started to do some peeking. Then I really was fascinated when I discovered the dolls were actually for sewing, with the bodies for a pincushion. Also a compartment for a thimble and one for embroidery scissors.The pair are Asian, Oriental. Possibly of Japanese origin. Dating from the 1920s, the d…
