Bread Boxes!

I'm very behind on my blogging, but overloaded on things that I love!  Having just moved houses and free to decorate & collect completely to my own tastes, I've been thrifting, Kijiji-ing up-cycling, and combing Etsy feverishly.  One thing I wish I had room for in my new funky, but sadly counter space challenged kitchen is a great, Retro bread box.  Here are a few I've been drooling over:

My current favourite colour, turquoise, in a very deco inspired, mid century plastic.  This amazingly well preserved bread box is $18 from Atomic Katz

In case you weren't sure what this lovely example of a Mid Century Mod, Danish inspired design box was for, it's conveniently labelled.  Love the lower case letters.  Available from Zen Hen for $34. 

This is so 70's Retro-cute, in the ever-popular avacado green, featuring simple kitchen item decal.  It even has a handy extra interior shelf.  $17 from Tag Sale Finds.

Always cheerfully nostalgic,  cherry printed, yellow bread box has two compartments and is attributed to the 1940's.  Thinking this would make one handy storage solution in any quaint kitchen or home office.  From Random Retro, $54. I love their tagline, it says it all; "Retro: it's not just a style, it's a LIFESTYLE" -live what you love!

Pincushions! Old, New -Anything Goes!

With the recent resurgence in all things handmade, comes the re-popularity of all things handmakers need, like pincushions.  Now, my personal history with pincushions extends as far as the red, sand filled tomato in my mother's sewing kit.  I used to love to pull out all the pins and rearrange them in designs and patterns for her to discover the next time she went to use her sewing box!
Little did I know that pincushions have and do come in just about any shape or theme imaginable!

Oh. My. Goodness.  I fell instantly in love with this little example.  Not only is it vintage, but it's been refurbished with vintage fabric -double love!
Available at A Touch Of Vintage, just south of me in Toronto for a mere $15.  Don't be surprised if I've snatched this one up before you get a chance at it...

I "oooo'ed" at this one as soon as I saw it -how handy indeed!  A pocket for 12 spools of thread, and such a lovely retro fabric.  Love it!  Available from La Bonne Femme for $11.

Along the theme of the tomato pincushion of my memory is this slightly fancier velvet apple.  Very cute; I have quite the thing for apples, but that would make a great post theme for another time.  This one is $30, and available from Neat Curios -neat indeed!

Now on to some modern day, handmade finds.

Toooooo cute, and dare I say, a perfectly practical example of a pincushion?  A sweet take on the functional wrist worn pincushions of dressmakers, created by Bright Side Out, for a very affordable $6!  I see stocking stuffers for all your sewing friends next Christmas!

Hmmmm, wonder why this one caught my eye??  I'll give you a hint -I love my morning cuppa java!  Dottryal's shop is ALL pincushions --you have to check it out, dozens of clever designs; obviously a rabid pincushion fan!  This one is available for $19.

Eye Love Vintage Toys! Especially in Robin's Egg Blue!

Check out this little beauty, in lovely distressed condition.  It would look soooo cute on my desk, holding paperclips, thumbtacks and post it notes.  Unfortunately, this little gem was sold before I even had a chance at it!  Tom Thumb -how delightful!

Check out Sweet Love Vintage on Etsy for more fabulous, unique finds -I have a feeling we'd get along famously.