RetroBabs Vintage

March Madness a "New"  REMIXED clock/plate by RetroBabs Java Hop by Taylor Cathay OK fans - new items to oogle over! Gorgeous Escort 55 cursive typewriter (works perfectly) Remember this item is FREE SHIPPING Couroc tray Monterey California Vintage trouser hangers for print display (Walker and Esquire) Chessie Cards souvenir from railroad Kay Dee linen towels with Dutch motif (tags still on)   I thought I would throw in some of my latest-  Barb's art work in pottery. Sushi tray with chopsticks slab rolled and imprinted with fern cereal bowl  with ebony glaze soap dish sushi dish and chopsticks with iron glaze All of my work is dishwasher, microwave and food safe! Please feel free to comment We always like to hear from our fans! FYI: it was 85 degrees in Chicago today- IN MARCH !!!!!!!!!

I wanted to show you RetroBabs fans this fabulous gift I received from my hubby.  It's a work of art, but I am a bit biased in my opinion.  It all started with a page I ripped out of my subscription to Better Homes and Garden magazine, (Sept 2011 issue). The article spoke of decorating with mirrors, making a statement, of how they double as artwork, enhancing the light in a space.   I fell in LOVE with this Starburst Mirror made out of scraps of teak.  The teak is recycled from boats- what a great way to reuse and up cycle!  This mirror is 36 inches in diameter from Vivaterra.com  ($239) bhg-  by kit selzer; photo: marty baldwin; contributor: debra wittrup  The tattered magazine page sat on my husband's garage workbench for months. I coveted and often professed my love of this design and product.   He suddenly surprised me and presented me with this lovely gift!  A scaled down version of the same mirror! (Looks like I have to d...

Fabulous finds from the Vesties team on Etsy.    From cocktail dresses to cat eye glasses this is a fun collection- Let's celebrate Fashion Week!

One lucky RetroBabs patron scooped up this fabulous, manual typewriter  -just in time for New Years.  I love the story behind this vintage SCORE:   It was their first wedding anniversary which is PAPER.  The typewriter was given to the new spouse -who happens to be a writer.  He is currently working on a novel and she wanted him to experience what it was like to TYPE IT OUT.  Now that is a gift of love!  Congrats and Happy Anniversary! Keep those stories coming folks because I am a sucker for romance. Here are my New Years Resolutions for 2012: 1. Be grateful- give thanks to God and be thankful for the folks I meet on Etsy.  Write notes, cards , letters, show your thankfulness. 2. Make one piece of pottery on my potters wheel at least once per week. 3. Draw in my sketch book at least once per week. 4. Sign up to be in next years Sketchbook Project . 5. Finish my PROJECTS!!!   Furniture to refurbish, quilts to fix, clock...

My best buddy is Cindy from RetroChalet shop on Etsy.  She is having a give- away of some super cute strawberry dishes ,a Melmac picnic set. Don't you just love it??  Hurry and enter because this one will disappear on Christmas day, 2011.

http://www.ulixis.com/2011/12/my-christmas-wish-list-part-one.html One of our ReMix items the Swiss Chalet Clock-Plate was featured in a blog.  Uli from PaperUlixis collects those Swiss Chalet dishes by Marcrest.  It is always fun to be on someone's "Favorites List".  (Actually it is on her, "stuff I love" list)  I can relate to the dish fetish because I am addicted to atomic dishes- Temporama. This week one of our clock plates is being given as a birthday present.  This is the mid century modern plate that we ReMixed.  Now that makes me proud!!! We would like to thank Ulixis Crafts for the mention. Blessings Babs and Bec

  Mid Century Modern Shelf     Reuse, recycle, reduce. We (Bec and Babs) really do live by these ideas. Some folks (if not a lot) think we are tightwads because we are the way we are!   Mother Earth, we say, it’s for Mother Earth.     Bec was married in the summer of 2010. With her direction we pulled off a beautiful and unique do-it-yourself outdoor wedding and reception. While we utilized numerous clever ideas, we're most proud of this one.   Instead of renting a dance floor for $330, my husband, Len, purchased nine ¾” plywood sheets to create one. These cost about $225.  Wood strips were used underneath at the joints to secure the sheets together. These were cut from odd scraps he had saved. The surface was coated with leftover polyurethane that someone had given me. Cost was still at $225. This set up was partially assembled in our backyard to ensure it was suitable as a dance surface. It settled nicely into the grass and ¾...