I don't remember where I got this old shadow box. It may have belonged to a long-lost family member in Texas. But I may have found it in the basement of an old house I bought in Virginia. Then again, it could have been purchased from a thrift store. I honestly cannot remember.
POST UPDATE: My brother says this definitely came from the Old House. He thinks my grandfather made it.
Anyway...
I do remember that it was in sad shape when I got it. So, I refinished the wood and lined the inside with black velvet.
Most of the pieces in the box came from either my grandmother's or great aunt's jewelry boxes. Two of the rings were Grandmother's first wedding set. I wore them until one broke.
There is a charm bracelet I received for Christmas as a child. It's real gold and Grandmother wound up hiding it from me. The horse bracelet came from an old boyfriend.
The combs were Aunt Necel's. She wore combs in her hair every day... such a little lady.
The pink brooch was Grandmother's and I got the orange bird charm from a girlfriend at a birthday party when I was a little girl.
The long, dangling earrings were thrift-store finds. And, yes, I used to wear them in the 80s. The cowboy angel charm is James Avery and was a going-away-present from my co-workers when I moved away from Texas in 1992.
I hope you have enjoyed this tour of my shadow box.
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So, he bought him and his mom and brought them home.
I call him "Punch" because it looks like he's been drinking Koolaid.
Not only is he cute, he's got the funniest personality.
His antics were hysterical when he lived in the corral. He would sneak under the fence to terrorize the horses.
He's a big boy now and lives with the other yearling calves.
Photo borrowed from Ticking and Toile
Sooooo.... I was in Kmart last week buying a 12-pack of diet Coke when I spotted this adorable, red bistro set. Yes, I actually gasped! I have fought off the urge to go back and get the chairs every day since. Then there's the matching bench...
Wouldn't this look so cute on the Old House porch? Unfortunately, I don't have room for them in Wyoming. Should I really consider buying them for a vacant house?
In case you don't have a Kmart, they are also available at Sears.
I'm crazy about it because expressions are so realistic. This is exactly how calves look out in the pasture. We have about 200 new calves running around right now so I don't know why I want to bring them in and hang them on the wall too.
Every year, I get so excited when the first Hereford calf is born.
Jerry Gadamus also has lovely wildlife prints, and they are lovely, but I'm not really "into" those.
I do remember that it was in sad shape when I got it. So, I refinished the wood and lined the inside with black velvet.
There is a charm bracelet I received for Christmas as a child. It's real gold and Grandmother wound up hiding it from me. The horse bracelet came from an old boyfriend.
The combs were Aunt Necel's. She wore combs in her hair every day... such a little lady.
The pink brooch was Grandmother's and I got the orange bird charm from a girlfriend at a birthday party when I was a little girl.
The long, dangling earrings were thrift-store finds. And, yes, I used to wear them in the 80s. The cowboy angel charm is James Avery and was a going-away-present from my co-workers when I moved away from Texas in 1992.
I hope you have enjoyed this tour of my shadow box.
Or better yet, go online and buy yourself some right now. There's free shipping, ya'll.
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