Christmas Stockings and Hotel Utah Salvage

No two stockings are alike.  Materials used are seed sacks, grain sacks, mangle cloth, vintage tablecloths, 18th century French toile, and vintage ticking.  Prices range from $35 to $50.  The stocking holder is made from door casings and window casings salvaged from the Hotel Utah.  The knobs are antique porcelain door knobs.  When not using it as a stocking holder, is it a fantastic coat rack or towel rack.  More Hotel Utah salvage will be posted in upcoming posts.  How about a key rack, grain sack bulletin board, or chalk board?

Vintage Fabrics in my Vintage Home

Two examples of vintage fabrics in the living room.  I silk-screened the "Bless this nest" image on a homespun grain sack.  The ottoman/bench is covered with a heavy grain sack.  One grain sack opened up is the perfect size for upholstering a medium-sized bench or one chair back and chair seat.

Quilt Cutter Shapes

Can you imagine these beautiful shapes cut from old quilts as ornaments or bowl fillers?  Prices will be $2.50 for the small flat pieces and $5 for the large stuffed hearts.  A small price to pay for feeling the history of these quilts in your hands.  To make into an ornament, embroider around the edge and add a button and a thread loop hanger.  Or, embroider a word or name on a small scrap of fabric and attach it to the shape with a button or primitive stitches.