Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Vintage Tins really are such PRETTY things

Morning Treasure Hunters near & far....!

Yesterday while TRAPPED in my bedroom I allowed myself to become distracted by my BEAUTIFUL collection of vintage tins....

Twas a PLEASANT distraction whiling away the minutes touching, marvelling & remembering from whence they came....Most of them were sourced via eBay in the US, while a few have been lucky finds here in Oz....

There are 15 pictured here though I do have a GORGEOUS pink Huntley & Palmer duck tin in storage....Each & every one makes me SMILE out loud & are filled with all manner of tiny Treasures....!






Playing with Instagram here....Needs a little tweaking....!!!





This last pic here is from one of my FAVE Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic books, Sumptuous Settings & Other Lovely Things (pg 116)....I see we share a fondness for some of the same tins....!


Do you have a collection of tins....? I'd LOVE to see them if you do.... You might have some that I haven't seen before....!!!

Cheers for now,
Tamarah :o)

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13 comments:

  1. makes me want to start yet another collection

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  2. Hi Tamarah! Reading this gives me tin envy :) They're beautiful! I hope you have a lovely day xxx

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  3. Yes, I collect tins...I have 1,500 of them! All pre 1940. The house is over run!

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  4. I just bought one from a friend for one dollar-it's a Daher(?) and has a lovely turquoise and birds on it. You have a stellar collection and it makes me wish for more but I am truly at critical mass. xoxo, olive

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  5. I have a modest collection of tins, but yours are so divine miss Tamarah. I am so glad that you are back. Bec x

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  6. I find it very hard to resist those tins when I come across them. Very hard - as in impossible!! Enjoy.

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  7. LOVE your tin collection! You sure have some pretty ones! I should gather mine up and take some pictures for a future post! Thanks for sharing yours.
    Deb

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  8. yes! mine are the cross stitch designs with sayings on the sides...Carlisle of England made them...I love them....yours are very pretty.

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  9. Very pretty. Glad to see you back on blogger....have missed reading about your yummy finds

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  10. Tamarah, here are my tins.....

    http://enchantedthingsprimitives.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/op-shop-finds.html

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  11. No...I don't have any tins. Yours are gorgeous!!
    I love them
    Hugs
    SUeAnn

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  12. I have never seen any tins quite that lovely! You have a great collection.

    I got an ipad for Christmas too but I have not tried blogging with it yet. Do you like blogpress? Do you get options to post larger pictures? Just another thing I need to learn how to do!

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