A fabulous mid century work of art. By a listed artist, signed and framed. See my sweetcottagecharm Ebay link at right for more info about this great rendering featuring a highly detailed early architecture cityscape scene. Circa 1950’s.
HUGE Vintage Folk Art Sculpture ~ Solid carved wood ~ 2 1/2 feet tall
A great vintage Folk Art sculpture – and newly listed! See my Ebay link at right for pics and details. This is a huge vintage wood carving depicting a barefoot man playing a drum. Incredible attention to detail down to the intricate carved designs on the drum. A superb Folk Art collectible for display indoors or out…
LEONARD COHEN ~ Caesar’s Palace
An evening I will treasure forever. The Leonard Cohen concert at Caesar’s Palace last Thursday night was three hours of pure heaven.
ANTIQUE CASKET BOX ~ EXQUISITE THICK VINTAGE CRYSTAL GLASS ~ FOOTED
WOW! This stunning vintage footed CASKET BOX is now up for grabs on Ebay. See my sweetcottagecharm Ebay link at right…
A real stunner. More pics and info at the Ebay link. Check it out – it’ll be gone in seven days.
PRIMITIVE CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE STATUE ~ Eclectic Vintage Folk Art ~ HUGE!
Just listed this old vintage folk art wood sculpture that is beautifully carved and massive in size. Primitive folk art featuring a barefoot man playing a bongo drum. Made from solid wood that is rich in color and grain. This old eclectic sculpture statue stands just a tad under a whopping two and one half feet tall at 28” in height.
This very large sized piece will be a wonderful focal point wherever it’s placed – and is one that’s sure to generate interest. Displays beautifully indoors or out. A truly phenomenal original Folk Art piece for a collection and/or for display.
See the sweetcottagecharm Ebay link at right for lots more pics and details….
ANTIQUE SOLID COPPER EQUESTRIAN WALL PLAQUES ~ Old Original Copper Horse Sculpture
Check these old beauties out! A wonderful pair for any serious collector of antique equestrian, antique Yellowstone National Park pieces and/or antique copper. Beautifully sculpted solid copper horses in their old original wood frames. The old original leather reins are even still in place.
For more info and pics, go to the sweetcottagecharm Ebay link at right…
Old Vintage HERMES ROCKET TYPEWRITER with Case ~ Made in Switzerland
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A great and rare vintage find – a fabulous old Hermes Rocket typewriter from the mid century. Circa 1950’s-60’s. A superb early typewriter collectible made in Switzerland. Original hard-shell case. (For info and lots more photos, go to the sweetcottagecharm Ebay link at right…)
A superb vintage typewriter addition for a collection and/or for use and display. Hermes typewriters were designed in Switzerland, home of precision engineering; and they were built with all the Swiss passion for moving mechanisms and solid craftsmanship.
The Rocket is a direct descendent of the Hermes Baby, the original subcompact portable typewriter. Really, very little about it had changed across 30 years. The Baby/Rocket was so popular that Hermes licensed its designs to many other manufacturers. Subsequently, you can find very similar-looking typewriters under a host of names. I n the 1960s, Smith-Corona bought out the British Typewriters Ltd factory which had manufactured Rockets under license for Hermes. Smith-Corona used up the standing inventory of parts by re-labeling the machine as the Smith-Corona Empire. They weren’t many of those made, and they are of high interest to collectors as a transitional artifact.
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VINTAGE 1930’s PARIS FRANCE ~ AERIAL ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW ~ ORIGINAL
Wow – check out this vintage original framed photographic print of early Paris! Circa 1930’s Art Deco era. Massive in size with framed dimensions of almost three feet by two feet. Photo includes Notre Dame de Paris, beautiful early Parisian architecture, vintage automotibles and vehicles, French waterways and canals, boats and more…. For more info and more pics, click the Etsy link in the right column…….>
I’m now on “”ETSY” too! Check out my current offerings… :)
I’ve always had my sweetcottagecharm Ebay link here on WordPress, and now I have an Etsy account too!
Please visit http://www.etsy.com/shop/judegreen52 to see my new storefront! There’ll be newly added items every few days! My Etsy ID is judegreen52.
If you love all things vintage, Mid Century Modern, etc., there just may be something there you’ll love! 
WOW. Newly launched and AWESOME. Excellent Site with something for EVERYone
You will be blown away by the timely and very cool StopHate.com website at stophate.com
Insightful, informative, supportive…just a few words that describe the newly launched stophate website - there’s definitely something for everyone.
There are some very important and thought-provoking articles, etc. A trememdous web site, be sure to check it out! A current post, “Do You Care? Prove It” is shown below…
Do you care? Prove it.
October 21st, 2009Don’t confuse me with someone who doesn’t really care about anything.
When I was little, which seems even longer ago now that I wrote that, I can remember how people would do things then that seem so different than the way we do things now. People waved at each other. Sometimes even if they didn’t know each other. It didn’t matter back then if you did or didn’t. You waved because you were friendly. Back then, they actually cared about the people and events that affected everyone around them. Folks were involved enough in their communities, to at least involve themselves with their community. They even did the unthinkable. People would actually look at each other, and make eye contact! I know. It’s wierd now. We’re all scared we might offend someone, or even worse, have to actually speak to them. But I can’t be like that. I feel like it’s just as easy to be friendly, and I’ve been known to go so far as to say hello, and even smile, at strangers! I still get asked things like, “Do you know them? or Why did you wave at them?” I just laugh and say “I don’t know!” Maybe they’ll wave back and wonder who I was for the rest of the day. It works for me. As crazy as it sounds, there are still good people out there that care very much, and I’m determined to be one of them.
What’s most disturbing to me is that we don’t even know our neighbors much anymore. My old neighbor was a dear friend of mine, and had enough years behind him for me to pay attention to what he had to say. He told me that he believed the blame could be placed on the invention of air conditioning and T.V. There’s probably a good bit of old farmer’s wisdom in those words. He said ever since they came along, the houses that were built got smaller front porches, because nobody wanted to sit outside anymore. That we all lost interest when we went inside, and didn’t even know what was really going on in our own neighborhoods. Blame it whatever you want, but times have changed. People used to be involved, and that’s what made it different. It seems like those days are gone for most of us. But not all of us. Remind me to tell you about his first glass of ice-water someday- The things we take for granted…
We are very creative in finding ways to stay inside in our seclusion. My neighbor wouldn’t understand the modern additions to our diversions like computers, and all of the toys we have today. Or how we need to be entertained and to search for new ways to occupy our time. It’s the opposite of being on the front porch, or out in the yard, just watching the kids on the block ride by on their bikes. Now, I’m not saying you can’t watch T.V. or follow us on Twitter, and it’s hard to be consistent at times. And I’m not telling you to wear your arm out by waving at everyone driving by either. But more creativity in our friendliness wouldn’t hurt. All of us have excuses that we call reasons, for not doing more than we do. Notice I said we- I know I have days where I don’t even want to go out and get the mail, let alone have to wave at someone because I did. But I also understand that if I want to make a difference, I have to act a little differently. We need to trade a little free time, for more nice time at some point. I care enough to try to be more friendly, and I’ll prove it. So if you think nobody cares anymore, and everyone is the same, don’t be mistaken. I care, and I’m not alone. If we’re going to make our world a better place, we’ll have to go back outside once in a while, and at least look around. Just be prepared to smile and wave when you do- I’ll be looking for you! ~DS
