1retrogal

I love it! What a fun piece!!
Karen

Cute, Cute! I love the patina on it.

Oh what I wouldn't do to get to go to that!!! Looks like so much fun shopping to be had, but unfortunately it's a little ways from New Mexico!!!

I love all of the different colors and shapes. I too collect these, and don't have too many yet but I'm working on it. :) Good job!
Karen

I love those! Very clever! I especially love the photo album.
Karen

Cute, cute!! Nifty ideal. I have so so many old buttons from my grandmothers and mother and haven't ever figured out something fun to do with them.
Karen

You did a great job!! Congratulations!

I agree. That is wonderful!! How long have you been collecting the letters and numbers? Your office looks really cool.
Karen

Cool, cool, cool!! The possibilities are endless on this one. How fun!
Karen

Cool, cool, cool!! The possibilities are endless on this one. How fun!
Karen

I too am jealous. I've always wanted to go to Round Top, but I at least get to go to Canton every summer. I loved everything on your list, but my utmost favorite has to be the Primer word cards. I have been a Dick and Jane collector for about 27 years. I have yet to be able to score a set of the word cards. If you purchased those, I can't beg you enough not to alter them! :) That would be a crying shame. Thanks for the sneak peak!
Karen

That is too sweet! But where do you find the extra countertop space???? I'm always looking for some of that! That's usually the hardest to come by.
Karen

I love that! Very neat fabric!
Karen

Very nice job! The color palette is great along with the vintage items you added.
Karen

I have old valentines but I hated to glue them. So I cheated and used pictures of
vintage valentines on the internet and just copied and printed on regular paper.
It's the next best thing! I should have used card stock instead but I'm stingy with my card stock. :)

Boy, those look yummy!! Very creative and pretty!

Very very neat! I love the extra touch of the keys and crystals. Good job!!
Karen

Your so smart! Very pretty. I like your egg cup too.
Karen

Boy, you got on a roll! No pun intended!! I like them all but I really like your frame/tray. Very creative!
Karen

Very nice! There are so many interesting elements to this project, not to mention the memories for you. What a special piece. Good job!
Karen

What a bunch of nifty cute ideas!! Unexpected Valentine surprises are so fun.
Loved all of your ideas!
Karen

What a cute idea! These would look neat on a sewing machine cabinet for decoration.
Karen

Very nice transformation!
Karen

This is a very neat looking arrangement. Very cool! It reminds me of a picture I saw a few months back in a Country Living magazine, I believe. Someone used whisk brooms like yours and hung them side by side as a window valance in a kitchen window. It sounds odd, but they looked pretty cool. Keep your great designs coming!!
Karen

I love it. I can't believe how vintage your painted sign looks! Very professional, I guess that's why you're a professional! Very nice pictures, neat bedroom!

Nice haul! I wish we had flea markets in my area. I love the vase you are going to use for your tulips. Have fun with all that stuff!
Karen

How cute! Very inventive to think of adding the music box to the music box! heehee. :)
Karen

At first glance this looks like a giant doilie. Very cool!!
Karen

Thanks for the link Tybeesherri. That was interesting.
Karen

Very cool! That would look good on my photo charm necklaces. I'm jealous!!
Karen

I love love love vintage valentines!!

Wow! This is very RETRO COOL!!!

I love photo charms!! I have bought so many over the last few years. I have always wanted to learn how to make them. I have so many cool pictures I would love to put in them.
Karen

Very nice!! You did a good job! As a "used to be matchbook collector", I especially like the idea of the matchbooks. I have all of my favorite ones flattened out just waiting for a brainstorm of a project to hit me!!
Karen

Very cool! I want to do some sort of bench with my old water skis.
Karen

My parents have hundreds of these! They still have the player piano that I grew up with and took lessons on. The player and rolls still work! Great memories and fun with those rolls. I would have a hard time cutting them up, but some do have really beautiful artwork on them. The first thing that popped in my mind when reading your blog was perhaps a background in a frame with momentos, small treasures or a picture in it too. I guess I'm picturing a shadow box. I'm curious to see what everyone comes up with. Maybe I might go to my parents and sneak out one of the rolls!!! Just one. :)

Thank you for all of the great ideas!! There are certainly enough for several ideas and for many more to go around for others.

FunktionalJunk, you can call me whenever you are coming through this way, I'd be glad to let you take whatever you want out of it. There are wood bases and also a lot of marble bases. There is a lot of everything!! I first started taking them apart, thinking that I would sell the ornament figures on ebay. I soon lost my enthusiasm after unscrewing about 30 of them. That got old real quick! :)

My home phone # is 575-762-4683 and cell is 575-693-9287. Hopefully we can connect up when you're coming through!

I love your jewels collection! Lots of neat projects ahead for those babies!!

Thank you for the great ideas and comments. I'll keep trying to peddle them!!

I love that! I love the old ornaments, that's all I put on my trees now.
Karen