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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Vintage Show & Tell #3: Gurley Thanksgiving Candles


Thanks so much for visiting Vintage Show & Tell! I've moved the party to Mondays because it conflicted with my Homemaking Party and my readers were getting confused about where to link up. I hope this is convenient for you all.
I can't believe Thanksgiving is this week! This year has been flying by, and I'm determined to slow it down a bit. I'm cancelling school for the rest of the year and pulling out the crafts, sewing, and baking supplies. The Coller family is going to make the most of these last six weeks of 2015!
Earlier this afternoon, I was cleaning out some boxes and came across this set of Gurley pilgrim candles! I found them at a local thrift store this summer and put them aside to sell in my Etsy shop. I forgot all about them---but they were there waiting for me and just in time, too!
I have several vintage Gurley and Tavern candles. I'll show off my Christmas collection of vintage molded candles here in a couple weeks. 
The Gurley Novelty Co. started out in 1939 as part of Franklin Gurley's W&F Manufacturing Co. The Gurley line was first commissioned by the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (now ExxonMobil) as a way to reuse the excess paraffin produced as a by-product of the process of refining oil. They were first marketed under the name, Tavern. In 1949, Franklin bought all rights to the Tavern name and changed it to Gurley Novelty Co. The candles sold for .10 to .99 and sold well into the 1970s. Recently, The Vermont Country Store (love them!) bought the molds and are reproducing the candles for sale again. Awesome!

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Dress Up Your Date Night with a Pretty Jeweled Headband #BeHealthyForEveryPartOfLife #ad #cbias

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As a mom of nine, I'm always packing a huge bag or two everywhere I go. On date nights, it's nice to take a small, pretty purse. It's a way of telling myself that this night is about me and my husband---no diapers or sippy cups needed! I take along just a few essentials---and never money. Even though it all comes out of the same account, my husband wants to treat me so I've got to keep my cards and cash at home! A few things I do take include, Advil, ChapStick Total Hydration, and Emergen-C. I definitely don't want a headache ruining my evening and I can use Advil tablets for headaches, minor arthritis and other joint pain, muscle aches and pains of the common cold. ChapStick has always been a favorite and the ChapStick Total Hydration line visibly renews lips for a healthier, more youthful look. Finally, it's always a good idea to carry Emergen-C when I'm going out---especially during this season of colds and flu. With over 20 varieties of vitamin supplement drink mixes, Emergen-C offers the formula, flavor, fix, and FUN you’re looking for! When I order water at dinner and add some Emergen-C, I'm boosting my immune system while saving my cash and calories for the delicious meal.

I found all of these items at Walmart in the pharmaceuticals section. The Advil was in the travel items bins, the ChapStick Total Hydration was on an end cap, and then Emergen-C was near the cold and flu medicine. I like that all of these products are compact so they fit discretely in my purse. What kinds of things do you do to prepare for a great night out? Here's a fun and simple idea to dress up your date night---a jeweled headband!


I have a lot of vintage jewelry that was given to me after my great grandma passed away. Rather than let it just sit in boxes, I like to use it to dress up things I'll use regularly. This pretty headband took minutes and looks super cute dressed up or down.

I started with an old fabric-covered headband that wasn't my style. (Actually, I may have stolen this from my daughter...shhh...) I pulled off the fabric down to the clear plastic.

Next, I used an extra strength glue stick to tack down this piece of thick lace and added a ribbon on top. I found a vintage ribbon with some pretty metallic thread in it to catch the light.

Finally, I used a hot glue gun to attach vintage earrings and buttons. I used wire cutters and pliers to pull the backs from the earrings so they'd lay flat against the headband.

Voila! A gorgeous head piece done in minutes!

Let me know about your date night essentials in the comments below!
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Rosebud Rolls and Very Old Cookbooks

Welcome to Vintage Show & Tell! I'm so excited about this new link up and all the great things that were shared last week. The cold weather always gets me in the mood to be a better homemaker--I guess it's just because I'm home more often and am looking for ways to bring my family comfort when it's shivery outside! Over the past few days, I've been going through my recipes and cookbooks and digging out some long-forgotten memories. When my great grandma Annabelle passed away 10 years ago, I was given a bunch of the recipes and cookbooks she had in her collection. Many of them are very old and lots of the recipes are in her handwriting, or that of her friends, with personal messages enclosed. What a treasure! 

A couple days ago, I found a recipe for Rosebud Rolls that had been cut out of a 1950s edition of The Oregonian. I tried them out this morning and they turned out lovely, don't you think? I've served them on the pretty tea-for-one set my husband bought me for my birthday. They're really simple to make. Just use your favorite sweet bread recipe (like one for cinnamon or orange rolls) and after the first rising, break the ball in half, roll each one out, and spread with jam. Then roll them up, slice them in one-inch slices, and place them in a greased muffin tin. Let them rise another hour and bake at 350. When I serve these to the kids in the morning, I'll make a sweet glaze to drizzle on top. 

My Grammy Annabelle stored a stack of newspaper clippings in this neat Hershey's Milk Chocolate box. This is the box that the company would pack bars in to be sent to shops for resale. Her family owned a general store at Shaniko, Oregon, so it's possible this came from there. 

Here are a couple cookbooks that were included in the collection I received. One is a Webster Composition Book with recipes and other fun things written inside. There's not a date on it that I can see, but the name on the back is not one I recognize---even though the recipes inside are in my Grammy's handwriting. It's hard to say how she came upon someone else's empty composition book---but it's fun to speculate! The second book is simply titled, Cookbook, and was compiled and published by the Mothers' Club of Burns, Oregon in 1926. My Grammy would have been about 11 years old at that time so I believe this belonged to my great great grandma, Tresa Baker. It's almost antique! In addition to recipes, it's got lots of lovely meal plans, household tips, and local advertising inside. The pages are pristine. I intend to use this a lot more than my ancestors seemed to!

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