Look what's new at agardencottage

Here is some new items I listed this week at my shop (agardencottage):

2 beautiful vintage snake skin strap belts with stunning interlocking buckles:

A very sweet Snoopy rubber floating soap dish from 1950s. He can float in your bathtub or keep him on a shelf to display.

... and a very nice vintage cast iron owl wall bracket, perfect for a small space. Great gift idea for an owl lover!

Both of my shops will be closed for vacation next week (gone fishing!) but I will reopen on  May 23rd. Please convo me on Etsy if you are interested in something particular from my shops.

Look what's new at agardencottage

I just realized today, I am not showing enough or not at all my gorgeous vintage collection in my agardencottage shop on etsy. So I have decided to write short posts on Sundays about new additions to my shop.

Please keep up on checking my blog and on Sundays you will see what's new at agardencottage. 

Here is what was listed last week: 

A party-perfect Blenko light amber pitcher/ water bottle, made in USA:

A pretty wooden Shalom sign:

 ... and a gorgeous Celtic cross Irish silver necklace:

 

This is just a small sample of the treasures I have in my shop. Please stop by and  take a look at my shop on Etsy!

See more of prettiness next week and happy Mother's Day to all  mothers in the world!

Wade whimsies, Mothers Goose nursery rhyme series miniature figurine. New at agardencottage

Today I listed my first Wade figurine of the Mothers Goose nursery rhyme series. It's TheHouse That Jack built. Doesn't it bring nice childhood memories to you?

 This is a part of wade figurines collection from the Canadian Red Rose Tea Premium series Nursery Rhymes (1971-79). Please visit our agardencottage shop for details and other figurines available.

A little angel

We found this cute little doll at the estate sale. I thought it's a little boy but looks like he is also an angel! I found the little tiny wings painted in green on his back and there is a mark Japan on his back.

Does anyone knows anything about this doll? It's the first time I found something like this.

Thank you for your help!

Chocolate cake vintage recipe

Cooking and just a little bit of vintage today!

I found this fabulous vintage recipe box at an estate sale last Month.It is full of little hand written cards with someones favorite dishes. I am happy I saved them and will give a new life now. It somehow feels like lifting a curtain to pick another card. I try to imagine how this people lived their lives, how they got these recipes. Maybe they exchanged with their friends or got it from their mothers. Maybe it was their favorite dishes to bring to the party. Who knows! But these recipes were written way before I was even considering cooking due to the young age.

I already tried a cole slow recipe and it turned out to be the best one I ever had!

Another day I was in a mood for chocolate and baking. So I pulled out the other card, a chocolate cake recipe.The cake is easy to make and it is very good but I would prefer adding frosting. I found the recipe for butter cream frosting later in between some cards, and will make it another time. I also found that soda smell is a little overpowering to my taste so next time I am going to make some improvements. Like my mother said: "Always add just a little bit of vinegar on top of the baking soda until it sizzles, the smell of the baking soda will dissapear, my dear!" I should have listened to her :)Anyway, I am very happy with this chocolate cake dough recipe. It will make great mini cup cakes, too!

Fall for owl

Isn't it nice to see the owls this fall?

No, I did not mean I see them flying around. I mean, I see them in stores, magazines and of course, on Etsy!
But as I have seen them at the estate sales I am visiting they were popular for many many years. Over the years they were made in so many different materials. Recently I found some exquisite ones made of glass and brass. I found some other very nice large wax ones but unfortunately they were damaged. You have to be at the estate sale early in order to buy them because everybody wants them.Some of the owls are listed in my AGardenCottage store and some I am still planning to list. Many of them are one of a kind and unfortunately you might not see them again.It is hard to let them go... I think I am getting attached :)