APrIL 2026: Pretty Paper. Still thinking about Vintage Tea Table Settings! (popular word EASY)

Vintage inspired paper napkins coordinate well with tea table settings.

Tea tables can be organized by color.

Tea tables can be mismatch.

Paper niceties add a special occasion touch. Easy and not time consuming.

I am always on the look out for one-of-a-kind things.

I like to buy off season. Sidewalk sales are a great way to score.

 Easy storage. Easy self care.

The thought this month: New habits are easier acquired by piggybacking on an old habit.

Stop by & visit me: https://graciouscottage.etsy.com

New Vintage Category coming soon to Gracious Cottage Shop

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From my collection over the years...

HEARTS always found in my shop all year long! Happy Valentine's Day, February 2026!

Pendant
 

Brooch

         Mechanical Valentine 1940s

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My thought: Experts don't agree!!

Happy New Year January 2026! Digging Deeper into my Stash of Vintage Brooches. Calling them my Boutique Pins.

The brooches do remind me of displays in shops or shopping in general. Call them what you will. One time, I had first time visitors, a husband & wife. They both thought my house looked like an Etsy Shop. I liked that.

 

This group is in color. Again like boutique items. Different backings.

I am going to group these and list them as LOTS on Etsy in the next few days. Probably grouped as shown. All Vintage. 1950s - 1990s.

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.................................Karma: Action and Intention

October but online it looks the way December used to look (Christmacy). I have some Italy Angels & Cherubs to share with you!

All are marked Italy. Musician figurines. Vintage polymer (repose) resin (I am not an expert). The attention to detail is noteworthy.

I found these in an unlikely place, and they are ready to view in my Etsy shop.

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Bucket List: Popular with some people, long for others, exotic even. Mine is simple and just recently acquired.

#1: Be a bell ringer at Christmas for the Salvation Army which I plan on doing this year.

#2: Probably odd. I want to become friends with a horse. I don't want to ride it, or sit on it or be responsible for it. I just want the social aspect. I have always underestimated horses even though I like animals. A co-worker pointed this out to me 20 years ago. She had a horse with a sense of humor. That piqued my interest. So I am working on that one...