The wonderful art of framing pictures
We all have a special keepsake, meant to be framed. Doing up our bathroom, I really wanted to use an old postcard, a gnome scrubbing his back with a big brush. Alas, a postcard isn’t particularly...
View ArticleWard of malignant spirits and witches with your vintage doorknocker
Has your house got the classical ring knocker or crescent moon knocker? It doesn’t really matter, as that knocker has one purpose only: to request entrance into the house. First impressions have a...
View ArticleSmall beacons of light, vintage brass candlesticks
It’s always nice to add warmth to your house. Candles play an important role in our lives, pure functional giving light and warmth, enriching our home décor, by creating an illuminating aura or the...
View ArticleHatpins from the capital of the French hatmaking industry
Where better to find an authentic hatpin, than on the local vide grenier/boot fair in Espéraza, the town known for its history of hat making industry here in the South of France. After all, fakes are...
View ArticleAmazing vintage adornment YSL Gripoix four-leaf clover heart pin
Every Sunday we’re out searching treasures on the available boot fairs in our region, as now is the time for local markets to thrive. Once in while you stumble on an item you’d never expect to find on...
View ArticleA set of screw back earrings a real vintage jewel
Do you dress up your outfit with a set of earrings, the modern “jewellery staple”? Are they your glam fashion statement, or have your pierced holes gradually resealed, because you stopped wearing...
View ArticleOne year Woo Hoo Cuties’ giveaway
For this special occasion: WOO HOO CUTIES ONE YEAR BLOG, I’d like to thank the customers of my Woo Hoo Cuties’ shop with a surprise give away, the ones that bought something in the first year of Woo...
View ArticleWW1 memorabilia and trench art transformed shell and fuse or percussion cap
On the local “vide greniers”/boot fairs, I always search for real vintage items and certainly war memorabilia or trench art. Last month I was lucky to find these two items (see main picture). My shop...
View ArticleVintage ornate homemade frames soon in Woo Hoo Cuties’ Shop
My husband has been making frames all his life. Recently we had to empty our garage and came across his massive stack of material. So many beautiful possibilities for making frames, decent wood (...
View ArticleThe sommelier’s cup or tastevin
Living in the colourful Languedoc wine region, amidst grapes and wine, the perfect grape growing climate and terrain that extends from the sea to the mountains, it was only matter of time before I had...
View ArticleRetro Formica industrial 1950’s kitchen chairs Quillan France
This week I got a phone call from a good friend: “I’ve got retro, wooden/metal, industrial, 1950’s, kitchen chairs, originally made here in Quillan, for your shop”. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I...
View ArticleOnlays the art of woodworking
I know it’s been a long time since you’ve heard from me, but I’ve been hard at work behind the scenes, unpacking tons of heirloom boxes of the attic. I stumbled upon these wonderful handcrafted,...
View Article“WOOD”n’t you like to craft with these magnificent vintage beads?
Let me guide you through some more found attic treasures! Who says size doesn’t matter? Imagine my joy finding these insane, vintage, giant, chunky, wooden beads strand. Big is one thing, chunky...
View ArticleVintage chess and draught’s pieces
Going through the attic’s stuff, I came across some old wooden leftover chess and draught pieces. Board games are fun environmental objects, boxes of laughter as well as learning packed boxes. Board...
View ArticleVintage wooden chess pieces to play or decorate with
My next attic find is in good condition and has a wonderful vintage look to it. Wooden chess pieces, for “the game of kings”, elegant, beautiful and ornate, are nowadays often used to add luxury to...
View ArticleVintage music manuscripts in the Woo Hoo Cuties’ shop
Don’t you love vintage sheet music? My favorite recycled paper is sheet music, the perfect background for all sorts of projects! Imagine my surprise when I came across packs of them in the local...
View ArticleA doorstop as original vintage Christmas gift
Doorstops and door wedges aren’t the first thing people’d think of as an original new home gift or Christmas present, why not be the first do to so. They always add an interesting detail to any home,...
View ArticleVintage Christmas with a blue china Broadhurst Ironstone jug
With Christmas on our doorstep, we all start thinking about our table décor, how to make our table sparkle, whether it’s a formal or relaxed dinner. For my parents the only way to set a table was with...
View ArticleCapture the living moments with this vintage double inkwell set
We should celebrate every birthday we’re given, and today it’s mine, always going hand in hand with the end of the year celebrations and welcoming 2016 ahead. Finding this magnificent vintage double...
View ArticleChoosing presents for every age
This year not being able to do extended shopping for Christmas presents, I had to rely on the Internet to order some of my presents. I bought loads of presents during the year on auctions for good...
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