Life art yarn & baby poop

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Another vintage pretty from the Ingalls’ Illustrated Catalogue.  These laundry bags were made of linen with designs stamped on them.  The original size of the bags was 18″x26″.

As always click on the picture for the larger image

This was part of yesterdays dead people stuff sale.

It is Marked Set. No. 3
Copyright 1912 by Jenny Brooks Co.
Salem, Mass.

I could not find much on a google search (except for one or two hits of people selling pdf files).
As always, click on the image for a larger version

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I went to an estate (aka dead people stuff) sale today.  Apparently this was the second weekend of the sale and the house was still packed.
I found some great vintage goodies which have all fallen out of copyright so I will slowly be scanning them in.

My oldest score was an old Ingalls’ Illustrated Catalogue.  There is not a lot of information on the web about this company, but from what I’ve been able to find (thanks to Quilt Papers blog) I have dated the booklet from the mid 1880s.  There are some great illustrations which I will slowly be scanning in, but for now I leave you with this pretty (and click on the picture for a larger version):

Many people know I used to be a scenic artist… life and marriage happened so I haven’t painted a show in years.  Well the husband has started to do a little theater again and I got volunteered to paint “You Can’t Take it With You”.  Normally the scenic artist just copies what the designer decides he or she wants… in this case I got the choose what the set ultimately “looked” like once it was up.

I think it turned out pretty good considering I’ve been “out of practice” for so long.  The pineapple designs were starting to drive me crazy, but that happens.
There are a few minor things I would have done a little bit differently, *but* I have always been my own worst critic.  Plus this type of design is not my favorite to do- I’ve always liked the more organic or distressed types of paint treatment.  Considering though that I painted it in about 25 hours (did have some help with stuff like the wainscoting and woodwork) I’m happy.

So does anyone in Buffalo need a slightly rusty scenic artist?

• did not post earlier but we're home and doing fine #fb #
• 3 kids born within 20 minutes #
• Back on t-9 boy is wide awake & watching spongebob. I want a nap #fb #
• Child out of surgery waiting for recovery room #fb #
• Aww baby just born #
• Waiting in a waiting room to get called down to surgical suite waiting room unhappy child moments #fb #

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• Surgery tomorow has been pushed up- only have to keep kid out of kitchen until 9:30 tomorrow #fb #

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• Nice episode of home makeover #
• Love the color not the dress golden globe dress was better PHOTO: Gabourey Sidibe Is Royal In Blue HuffPost – http://bit.ly/4RV991 #

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• Nice episode of home makeover #
• Love the color not the dress golden globe dress was better PHOTO: Gabourey Sidibe Is Royal In Blue HuffPost – http://bit.ly/4RV991 #

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