Had a lot of vintage sewing ephemera and have been wanting to do an assemblage or shrine type thing with it. Finally got busy and put it all together. I love the colors and all the little doo-dads. The lid is shown on the left. It's in a wooden box about 8 1/2" square painted an oldish blue-green. Pretty much every thing is vintage. Some of the hooks and eyes and button cards say 4 cents or 8 cents! I found that J. C. Penneys was a great source for the home seamstress. The picture on the inside of the lid is a copy of some vintage scrap advertising Clark's ONT thread. If I ever get my Etsy store (scary!), I might sell this baby although I am pretty attached to it already!
I have a 6 drawer antique spool cabinet that is one of my favorite things....teardrop pulls and glass fronts on the drawers that are backed with red. The drawers read Clark's - Spool Cotton - On White Spools - O.N.T. (our new thread) - George A. Clark - Sole Agent.
I'd like to say click on pictures for a larger view but it rarely works for me. Maybe I just don't know how to do it. Good possibility! Sorry.
5 comments :
I LOVE THIS!!! You could sell this in a minute! You do such great work! WOW!!
Mary
Pat this is so unique and pretty! The color is wonderful and the inside of the lid is inviting!
Gaye
Hi Pat! I love this piece. I'll see your work in Somerset soon I suspect!! :)
This is delightful. Very artsy, very cool. You must've had a lot fun creating it. Great work!
This is so lovely. I have a soft spot for vintage sewing shrines. Your shrine is so colorful and how fantastic to be in a box. You open it and get such a surprise.
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