Only Time Will "Tale"

I have been working hard finding many vintage items and treasures.  I have found so many beautiful plates, pedastals, and linens.  In my searching, as I have chatted with people when collecting these special objects, I think I have become a little too sentimental as I have come to learn stories about people or items, as you can see from this post!  

If these items, sometimes as much as 80 years old, could talk, what would they tell us?

Where have they lived?

What was happening when they were created?

Who created them?

What was the woman thinking about when she crocheted a half-a-dozen doilies hour after hour 37 years ago to give a new bride and groom, that then not only used the doilies, but cared for them well enough to leave them in excellent condition 37 years later.  The doilies "experienced" a whole life with a family that grew from young to mature- some people don't even get to experience that!  And if we do, most of us don't walk around without a few "spots" on us.

What was the worker thinking when he used his hands so skillfully when he hand-blew the glass 50 years ago- did he know his vase would decorate a wedding then AND now 50 years later? Did he find joy in his workmanship?  Did it become mundane?  How would his perspective have been effected had he known the legacy his work might carry?

What kind of day did the mother or father have when they carried their handkerchief with them 70 years ago?  Did they wipe the sweat off their brow, wipe a tear, or tuck it into their purse or pocket to carry to church with them?

I love the stories behind the items that I find.  I love the hand work and labor and time that went into making the product.  I love the quality that so many of these vintage items have that can be hard to find today.  To top it off, I love it when I find so many of these items in such good condition!

And I love it when other's love it again!  Many of these items were loved once, and now get a second chance to be loved again.  I've heard many times that certain items remind them of their grandmother or childhood or some other special memory.

Here is a little preview of some items I've got coming soon to Etsy.  Can't wait to get them posted next week sometime!  Look for cake stands, doilies, handkerchiefs, and a few other things.

And I really will be selling the doilies described above that were hand-crocheted by a family friend 37 years ago as a wedding gift.  They are so pretty and in excellent condition.