Beautiful Reproduction Tins, Boxes, and Labels on Ebay


For a solid week now, our entire family has been battling the flu. It sure hasn't been pretty. I felt relatively ok yesterday and had my hands full taking care of the family. Oddly enough, I wasn't exhausted come bedtime. So I decided to spend some time perusing Ebay for inspiration and special finds.

One Ebay store that I discovered that I just have to share with you is called
Andy and Me Country Treasures. Oh my! They have so many sweet things that if I could only choose one thing to buy, I couldn't do it. This is the place to go if your looking for those beautiful old-fashioned cans (tins) and boxes. Their items are all new, but are reproductions of those artful pieces of long ago. They also carry items like reproduction vintage metal signs and other country accessories (some are a bit too country for me). There are items for the laundry room and bath like soap, starch, and detergent boxes, kitchen things like food cans, spice tins, cereal boxes, etc., and other items like old-time tonic bottles and medicine tins. Too many to name! Like all Ebay stores, their items are organized into categories so that you can quickly find what you are looking for. These are the kinds of things that I'd love to openly display for that true vintage and old-fashioned look:) Let me know if you find anything there you just love! Oh, and check out these colorful herb nesting boxes! They are small, but they'd sure look sweet displayed in the kitchen somewhere.

I haven't bought anything from Andy and Me (yet!) but I did buy a Classic Vintage Labels CD. There are over 900 different labels that can be printed out and used however I like, so I'm looking forward to having fun with that!



You can find either new blank tins or just take the label off a food can in your pantry and with a little spray adhesive, add a pretty vintage label...How nifty is that?! Also, you can buy some bars of white ivory soap (or make your own by grating and melting unscented ivory and adding your own essential oils) and print out a vintage soap label to wrap around it and display...buy clear bottles, blank paper mache craft boxes, plates - anything, really, and add these beautiful labels for a whole new look. If this sounds fun to you, then just do a search on Ebay for vintage labels cd, victorian cd, food crate labels or vintage labels.


Hmmm...I think I'll go have some soup now:)




8 comments:

Jessica said...

Hey Kim! Really sorry to hear your family has the flu. Not that its any comfort, but we have been right there with you this very week.
Kaian got sick Monday and then we all got it.
Hope you all are on the mend now.
~ Great resource for the labels! Thanks for sharing! Check out dover publications. I know they have some vintage label books and such.
Well hope you all get to feeling better!
Ta ta! Jessica

December 22, 2006 at 12:45 PM
Bella said...

Oh, I hope you are all better soon! Merry Christmas.

December 22, 2006 at 3:30 PM
Amy said...

Ugh the flu is awful:( It took me practically a entire week to feel normal again so I can relate to what you've just gone through. Merry Christmas to you Kim! I'm glad I found your fun place! Bring on 2007!

December 22, 2006 at 4:46 PM
Daisy Cottage said...

Poor baby! I hope you feel better really soon and are able to enjoy Christmas. Wonderful labels! Great resource too! Also it was awesome to see your blog link in the magazine! How exciting was that!
Kim

December 22, 2006 at 7:53 PM
Twice Remembered said...

I'll look into Dover publications, Jessica! I actually recently read about them in a craft resource book. I hope you all are feeling much better by now, too! We've missed a whole week of meetings...ugh!

And thanks to everyone for the feel-better thoughts. I hope all of your families are successfully dodging this flu bug!

December 23, 2006 at 11:56 PM
Carol said...

Hi Kim, here's wishing you and your family happy holidays!Fingers crossed that you'll feel better soon!

December 26, 2006 at 4:06 AM
Tiff said...

Hope you and your family feel better soon. Thank you for sharing about the ebay stores, I love the idea of the old labels. May you and yours have a very Happy New Year!

Tiff

December 27, 2006 at 9:35 PM
Twice Remembered said...

Thank you all! The flu hasn't quite "flown" yet, but most of us are feeling much better now!

December 28, 2006 at 8:44 PM

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