Life art yarn & baby poop

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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