RetroBabs Vintage

New remix item, we took a vintage wooden, shadow box and REMIXED it into a work of art, a sculpture!  The abstract, graphic design and the primary colors will really set off your collectibles. We hope Piet Mondrian would be proud:   He was a Dutch painter and he coined the term Neo-Plasticism .  Wikipedia states that he did a series of paintings with black lines and three primary colors. We tweeked it a little bit but definitely wanted to pay homage to him.

I have joined a new team on Etsy called Follow Me .  This team helps support each other by using social media.  Each week they give chores or tasks to do. This week was Tumblr for me.  So I took on the challenge and set up a Tumblr account . http://retrobabs.tumblr.com/ I will see if I can keep up with the group.  This dinosaur has learned to use Twitter and Facebook. Check it out and tell me what you think.  Remember Dinosaurs did go extinct!

I have a few new items in the shop and I realized they are all made of aluminum.   It started me to think about "new" materials of the 1950's that we take for granted today.  ALUMINUM made by Alcoa was an innovation,  a light weight metal that could be molded and did not corrode or rust. Fantastic! In the 50's Alcoa had a company called Kromex and they designed wonderful serving and entertainment products for the "housewives of America". This Ice Bucket is the perfect example, with its shiny surface and Lucite handle (also a new material of its time).  Kromex also used stainless steel in some of their groovy new products.  Aluminum was used in everything from dessert trays to furniture. It was a strong metal that could withstand weight and abuse. Many more uses than just cans for cola! Check out these aluminum chairs from the 1950s -Lurelle by Kensington which is another division of Alcoa. This souvenir tray is made out of aluminum but not by the...