Thursday, November 5, 2009

Vintage Thingys Thursday

I've been sewing each day and finished my curtain but not my dress.

I decided to post some of my old family pics for VTT. First photo: My grandmother and a cousin in a birch bark frame. My grandfather and his cousin, cabinet photo. (He is on the right!)

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Second: My dh's great grandfather as a boy, then great grandmother and he in a nice paired frame.

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Third: What I have done with copies of some of my old photos. I call them ancestor worship candle holders. Dh's family on the right one and mine on the left.

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Check out everyone's VTT posts at Colorado lady! I'm still learning so I apologize if my link to her blog isn't hot.

19 comments:

  1. Loved your vintage showing today of old photos. I have several of my family and I treasure them. They tell you so much about them and their life back when.

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  2. I love what you've done! I feel sad when I see old photos at sales so Im so glad you found something wonderful to do with them!!

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  3. I have a large collection of old family photos and always looking for new ways to display them.

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  4. What you have done is very creative on the candlestick holders!

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  5. Loved your photos..I've always loved the older ones...and can't stand it when I see older pictures in a box at some thrift or antique store. I always wonder..where is their family??
    Happy VTT and have a wonderful weekend.

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  6. What a cute idea that you turned your photos into a candle holder, so clever. Your blog layout is very cute by the way!! I love it.

    Have a great VTT and a wonderful weekend.

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  7. It's nice that your family photos have stayed in the family, unlike so many others.

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  8. Being into genealogy I absolutely love how you honor your families photos! When I go to a resturant or shop that has them for sale, I always feel sad, that the photos are someone's family.....thank you for sharing these! The candlesticks are just wonderful!

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  9. Old photos of family are my weakness. I cannot believe what you did with them. Great job. I used to love giving my Papa old photos and saying "who's this". Well, of course, there was always a story. And I have documented the information on the photo. Today, papa suffered a pneumonia from a surgery at 91. He is in the process of dying and those photos and information are more valuable to me today than they ever were. Thanks for sharing your vintage.

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  10. Ancestor worship candles; what a cool idea!

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  11. The candles are a wonderful idea.

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  12. Wonderful old photos of your ancestors, and you're lucky to have them! Alot of times they seem to get lost or thrown out. And what a lovely idea your candleholders are. A great way to enjoy the pictures!
    Happy VTT!
    Carol

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  13. thanks everyone. I've not had a chance to write in the blog this week, but I didn't want to miss VTT Thursday!
    kathy

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  14. What fabulous candle holders! Imaginative and cool!

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  15. I love old family pics!! I have my Great Grandparents in a frame just like your DH's!

    Thanks for "stopping by" the cemetery with me last week. Cousin Zebra says helloooooooooooooooooooo. ;)

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  16. Old photos are so fun when you are actually related to the folks in them. I have a collection of those oldies but goodies too. I used to have them hanging on our wall, but they have been rotated out for a while. Maybe it's time to bring them back out again. Those candleholders are so unique! What a great gift that would be for someone. Are they decals? So Nice.

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  17. I've been looking at people's posts and trying to post comments but pop up windows aren't coming up :( so I've only posted in the past hour where there is no pop up. I think there is something wrong with my computer virtual memory or something :(
    I've looked at almost all the posts for VTT. My apologies if I haven't commented on yours.
    Kathy

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  18. I LOVE the candle idea. Those photos are so beautiful. Great idea!

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  19. Your post is lovely, the black and white look so good.

    Thanks for stop by my blog :)

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