Mid-Century Modern Art – Early Modes of Transportation ~ Hot Air Balloon, Auto

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Pair of large sized, custom-framed vintage paintings. 

Handsigned by artist Muchado. 

Currently listed!  See my auctions at right column…

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ALBUM DEBUT! SOULful Country Blues Music ~ Kete Bowers, United Kingdom

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Kete has a new album in the works! 

 

Check out Kete’s beautiful, soulful and unique sound at www.myspace.com/ketebowers  

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Why Men Have Nipples ~ 7 Evolutionary Leftovers in the Human Body

Wings on a flightless bird, eyes on a blind fish, and sexual organs on a flower that reproduces asexually—the casual observer might ask, what’s the…
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Seize the Moment ~ Time is an Illusion

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Time is an illusion.

The eternal present is the space within which your whole life unfolds. 

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Mid-Century Modern ~ Pair of Vintage Horseshoe Arm Chairs

PAIR MID-CENTURY MODERN ARM CHAIRS

 

See Ebay link at right in side bar…….lots more photographs there!

This gorgeous pair is currently listed with no reserve! 

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! ~ Some St. Patrick’s Day Facts

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Facts about St. Patrick’s Day Holiday

  • St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.    It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD.   It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
     
  • In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day, people traditionally wear a small bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps.  Children wear orange, white and green badges, and women and girls wear green ribbons in their hair.
     
  • Many cities have a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Dublin, the capital of Ireland, has a huge St. Patrick’s Day festival from March 15-19, that features a parade, family carnivals, treasure hunt, dance, theatre and more. In North American, parades are often held on the Sunday before March 17.   Some paint the yellow street lines green for the day!   In Chicago, the Chicago River is dyed green with a special dye that only lasts a few hours.   There has been a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston, Massachusetts since 1737.   Montreal is home to Canada’s longest running St. Patrick’s Day parade, which began in 1824.

Facts about Saint Patrick

  • St. Patrick was born in 385 AD somewhere along the west coast of Britain, possibly in the Welsh town of Banwen.   At age 16, he was captured and sold into slavery to a sheep farmer.   He escaped when he was 22 and spent the next 12 years in a monastery. In his 30s he returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary.   He died at Saul in 461 AD and is buried at Downpatrick

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Hide Clutter with Canvas Bookcase Shades ~ 6 easy steps

How to Make Bookcase Shades

 

Hide clutter with these clever bookcase shades.   All it takes is six simple steps.

 

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What You Need

Modular shelf unit

Cotton canvas or twill

Scissors

Sewing machine or needle

Thread

Tension rods

How to Make It

Decide where you want the canvas cover on the shelves.

For each shade, cut the canvas to the length and width of the space you wish to cover, leaving room for hems along three sides and a 1-inch rod pocket at the top.

Hem three sides.

Sew a rod pocket into the top large enough to fit the tension rod.

Place the tension rod through the rod pocket.

Install the tension rod into the desired space.