Latest Project

I came across a bag of 1"=1'-0" scale miniature chair pieces at a local antique mall.  

 I figured the $3 asking price was probably worth it.

TOOTSIETOY Sign

My son pointed out this tin litho Tootsietoy sign mounted to the wall at a restaurant while we were on vacation this summer.

I guess I must be rubbing off on him?

 

 

The restaurant was literally covered with wall to wall with all kinds of advertisements.

 

 

 

To see my Tootsietoy collection click HERE

Recent Acquisitions

I was able to purchase a few items from a miniature estate sale in Oklahoma City last weekend.  The estate sale included items from two collectors who had recently passed away. 

 

I found these striped porcelain dishes that I have in my 1970's house with my Hall's Lifetime Furniture Collection.  You can see my Hall's collection by clicking HERE

I also purchased a few odds and ends at the sale including this wooden bowl, a crate of grapes and a Reutter Porcelain juicer and toast caddy and the dishes shown below.

I purchased these green dishes for my 1940's Strombecker house.  It has a green kitchen.

There was a box that had these dishes and the silver punch bowl below - 
I will find a place for them somewhere!

crackers & cheese ? ( A fimo find at a garage sale)

I have quite a bit of red velvet Victorian furniture, but I hadn't seen these chairs before, so I purchased them along with this Bespaq table. I like the Lyre supports on the table- maybe in a music room?

I found these Gothic arched chairs at a local antique mall a while back.  Not sure where I will use them, but I like all of the intricate detail.

I came across this light oak carved cabinet and decided it might go nicely with these other light oak pieces that I have had for many years.( see below)

These mahogany carved chairs and tables below with white Damask Taffeta upholstery, were also at a local antique mall and the Bespaq trunk was at a garage sale that our local miniature club hosted here in Tulsa last month.

The trunk is one of my new favorite pieces.

Vintage Marx Tin Litho Mid-Century Modern House

I came across this Marx Tin Lithograph Ranch style house at a local estate sale a while back.  It is 1/2" scale and has almost all of the original furniture that came with the house.

Some of the original furniture included baby furniture - 

the perfect set up for a starter house for a newlywed couple.

One of the neat pieces of the furniture is the television on a stand that rotates.

A little research shows that this patio is most likely a car port.

 A special thanks to these two for helping hold the back-drop!