Gonna Peacock Around The Clock

It seems I'm not the only one talking about lovin' some peacocks these days. A while ago, I stumbled upon Dr. Julie-Ann's cute blog, A Modern Retro Woman, after she linked to my "Nylon Net Novelties" post. During her search for a crafty peacock project she recalled from her childhood, lots of peacock themed posts from all over Blogland came up, and she shared them with her readers. She never did find any information about the wall hanging she remembered her step-grandmother crafting from cut up meat trays, so I thought maybe I could help. Unearthed from my collection of vintage Pack-O-Fun magazines, is this gem from the April 1966 issue.


This elegant beauty is made from nothing more than some discarded egg cartons, wire, and gold paint. But don't think that the fun stops at peafowl, because all sorts of wondrous creations can be crafted from empty egg cartons, including a poodle, various flowers, a ring box, and even a hanging lamp! If you'd like to cut and glue an egg carton masterpiece of your own, you can click on any of these photos to make them really ridiculously huge, or you can mosey on over to my Vintage Crafts Set on Flickr, where they'll be as well.




And I just couldn't write a peacocky post without including this pretty fellow who made our acquaintance a couple of weeks ago on a visit to Woolaroc. The cheeky beggar got within a couple of feet of us Sweethearts as we ate our barbecued buffalo sandwiches, and shared bits of chips and bread with him.

Magnets!

Whew! I've been working my little fingers to the bone here in Sweetheartville. I just updated my shop with lots of vintage crafting books and kits, and this awesome vintage metal owl sculpture.




Not to mention tons and tons of one of a kind magnet sets made from vintage children's books and vintage wrapping papers. They would make wonderful, inexpensive gifts, and are easy to mail. I'm really having fun with my new-to-me garage sale button maker. Can you tell?

Sweet Sparkly Jesus!

Remember when I said that I would be willing to use violent force against a holy sister to obtain a vintage General Crafts Peacock purse? Well, the nuns of Northeast Oklahoma can breathe a sigh of relief (that is, as long as they don't have any vintage Pagoda bags cloistered away). A few months ago I went to an antique mall I seldom visit, and found the purse I've been longing for. At twelve dollars, it was a bit more than I usually spend on a single thrifty purchase, but we're talking a vintage jeweled peacock, folks, and it had to be mine. I am in love with it, and have been carrying it daily, the possibility of dislodging sparkles be damned.


Well, as sometimes happens to us thrifty collector gals, I hit a vintage General Crafts jeweled purse streak, because less than a week later, while perusing a flea market in Columbia, MO with one of my bestest girlfriends of all time, we happened upon this:


Sweet Sparkly Jesus! It came in it's original box along with the original purse kit catalogue, even. This design, called, "Flowers", set me back a whopping fifteen bucks, a price which I hemmed and hawed over and repeatedly tried to talk myself out of, even though we both knew there was no way I was leaving without it, seeing as how I am on a mission to collect each and every one of these deliciously gaudy, glittery confections. I doubt I would have seen it at all if not for Heather's eagle eyes. Thanks Heather!


Hopefully, the next one I stumble upon will be priced somewhere in the neighborhood of the first one I snagged- 50 cents. Three down, at least nine to go.