Indy Advertising Show

My husband and I recently jaunted up to Indy for the lovely Antique Advertising Show held at the State Fairgrounds. It never disappoints! The gorgeous Noma Christmas sign would have gone home with us if it hadn't been priced at over $1700! WOW! We got up super early, 5am to be exact, so we would have time to go to this show as well as two others that were being held the same day! The Collector's Caravan made a return visit after a few years and I really liked it! I found several great things for my etsy shop and probably a couple of things for myself! The Stewart's Flea Market was also going on and always fun to stop at! We still had time to hit the Southport Antique Mall as they are open till 8pm and then eat dinner at Carrabba's! Yummy! The day was long but fun until we hit two thunderstorms driving home in the dark!

My Little Buff Helper

It's amazing I get anything photographed with help like this!!!

Be My Valentine

We've obviously either started a tradition or have just become creatures of habit as once again this year we celebrated Valentine's Day by going to The Crazy Daisy Antique Mall, Half Price Books and The Melting Pot. We also again went the Saturday before Valentine's Day as A) I like the menu better, B) The traffic isn't as bad trying to cross the river with one less bridge still C) We can get a much earlier start and D) It wasn't a work day! Makes sense to us! Dinner was fabulous as always! I think I could eat there once a month if I given the option...

We waited, however, to open our cards and gifts until tonight after an unplanned dinner out at La Rosita. We actually had never been back there after going once in their first location and not liking the shredded beef (no ground beef on the menu there). Anyway, I was super tired after getting home from work and had no intention of standing in the kitchen cooking for an hour. So we decided to go somewhere close and hope they weren't crowded! And they weren't! We got chicken fajitas nachos or something like that and they were good! The queso w/chorizo was only okay. We really liked the flavor of the seasoned, grilled chicken though. Yum!

Ripped open the cards and our little gifts....Tim got the annual Bad Cat calendar and a vintage tv cameraman valentine and he gave me a vintage Easter cart w/an adorable lamb. Gift cards from the parents and a check to boot!

Junior showed up at the end to inspect things and everything passed.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I Also Collect Sprinkles

I think this goes back to my childhood and decorating Christmas cookies....I love the old bottles with the pretty sprinkles and fun labels!

Slurp...Did You Know I Collect Straws?

I have always been drawn to vintage graphics and vintage straw boxes usually have fabulous images!! I found this old sign/brochure holder quite a few years ago at an antique mall in Louisville, KY that is sadly no longer in business. It made the perfect display for holding most of my collection!

A Very Late Christmas Post

Okay, first of all I want to know who has sped up the clocks! The clocks of life! How did it already get to be February????

December was so incredibly busy for us that I never even got Christmas pictures up on my blog! That was a first! Then January was so busy and it was vintage valentine season in my etsy shop so not one thing ever got posted on here in January either! Whew!

Anyway, here is a quick look back at Christmas Day in the Old House on Main! As always we were blessed and from the looks at it we will have to work a few more vintage goodies into our collections!

Cyber Monday Sale at Grandmother's Attic on Etsy

I'm having another Cyber Monday sale at my etsy shop! Just use this coupon code: CYBERMONDAY2011 and save 10% off your entire order Monday, 11/28/11 only!!! Happy Shopping!

The Kitchen Appliance Rebellion

THIS is why I love my husband so much!!!! He makes me laugh so hard! All I did was ask him this morning if he could PLEASE push the blender back for the rest of his life (it's ALWAYS pulled out when he makes a Slim Fast milkshake on the weekends and I ALWAYS push it back) and then I left for 4 hrs. When I returned home this is what I found in the kitchen. An appliance rebellion...

You Just Never Know Where You'll Find Scrabble Tiles

During our hunt for "the best NY style pizza in Vegas", my husband and I stumbled upon this fabulous retro coffee table filled with old scrabble tiles! Found on the third floor of the Cosmopolitan shopping complex, this coffee table sat in front of a retro sofa and many other retro furnishings! Just to the right was the entrance to the "Pizzeria" with no sign, no name, nothing just the best NY style pizza ever! Even at $5 a slice....Anyway, it was fun to find this great use of scrabble tiles to share with you!

Back From Vegas!!

Tim and I spent our 10th anniversary in Vegas this year! Friends met us out there midway during out trip, making it all the more fun! We renewed our vows at the Drive Thru Window of A Little White Wedding Chapel complete with a 1950s pink Cadillac convertible and Elvis on our anniversary at the very time we originally got married! Vegas highlights: Ben and Jerry's ice cream, shaking/grabbing Donny Osmond's hand, Peepshow and meeting Holly Madison (I know, I know), taking a stone cold shower one morning and therefore, getting reimbursed that night's room rate, finally seeing a Cirque Du Soleil show, riding in the 1950s pink Cadillac, Hoover Dam, Neon Boneyard again, great food, best NY style pizza ever, Maggiano's, spending time with friends, aluminum foil, getting sucked into souvenir photographs everywhere, free bus rides, cabbies from all over the world, 90 miles an hour on the interstate, a/c not working half the time in our rental car, taking a lukewarm shower the last morning at 5am and getting reimbursed part of that night's room rate, my 30 new friends, Tim going on the Frenchman's Flats tour, Atomic Testing Museum, not having to stand in line at the Bellagio buffet, pirate shows, trading cards, pawn shop, lions and cubs, matches, Jersey Boys, winning $40....the rest stays in Vegas, ha ha! Hope to get some pictures up soon! Slide.com my go to for uploads is no longer what it used to be!

Recent Finds!

Lots of fun goodies for my etsy shop!

State Fair Time Again

It's August and that means the KY State Fair! Once again, mom and I entered items in antiques section and I entered layouts in the scrapbooking division. It's always a gamble as to whether or not the judges will like our entries. BUT, they obviously did again this year! We won the most ribbons ever!!! If you don't want to hear horn tooting, stop reading now! Otherwise, here is the breakdown! I won two first place ribbons (birthday and vacation) and one second place ribbon (Christmas) in scrapbooking! AND, to my complete surprise, my birthday layout also won a big purple ribbon for Best in Show! WOW! What an honor!

In the antiques division, I won 7 ribbons and mom won 6!!! I got two first place ribbons for a bank and a child's toy, a third place for a KY document, third for boy scout literature and third for a clothing accessory. I also received honorable mention ribbons for black history memorabilia and a holiday item! Mom received three second place ribbons for black history memorabilia, photo of an event and a toy! She also received honorable mention ribbons for a group photo, an item made of wood and a miniature photo!!!

Another successful State Fair!