Truth be told this is not my first blog. A couple of years ago I had a blog called princesswithahalfpricetiara.blogspot. I have not written a post for that blog since 2009! It was generally about my crafts, crafts for little children, recipes, coupons and learning activities. Basically it was about my life as a mother to two preschoolers one with special needs. I loved my blog and the wonderful creative people that I met through the blogiverse.
I tried to start another one called retroramamama.blogspot at the beginning of the year that was going to feature my fun vintage ad collection and all of the fun and sometimes quite nasty vintage recipes that I try like this one....
I was excited to start blogging again but quickly realized that I simply did not have the time to make all the vintage recipes to keep the blog from getting stale.Now that both boys are in school full time after 7 years I finally have some time to myself. Time that I can play with my power tools (to fix up the damage to my home created by my awesome two little boys) and get back into crafting and hunting vintage goodies.
I love the look of this ad....do you? If so, check my etsy store (there is a link on the right hand side of my blog - I will be listing it real soon!
Welcome to Gertz and
Mays...
This blog was named after the two stores that my grandmother's shopped at their
entire lives. Most everything they owned was purchased on the
"avenue" at either Gertz or Mays. Just the sound of their names
brings a smile to my face.
I
have an obsession with all things vintage! There I said it!!!!
Something about the things
from the 1940's - 1960's makes me smile and feel very nostalgic for the bygone
eras that were technically not a part of me. I suppose it has a lot to do with
my love of my father and how I loved to listen to the stories of his childhood
which I guess in turn makes me think of my own childhood. I love that my father
memorized every advertising jingle of his youth, the products my grandparents
used in their home and that despite economic struggles and war times -
everything seemed so promising and happy "back in the day".
My family has always been
"keen" on vintage...my Christmas tree growing up was lit with cloth
wired C7 bulbs with tin reflectors and covered in Shiny Brite ornaments and
always had a Lionel train board under it. Looking back, not only were the wires
cloth, they even had tape on them with the names of my grandparents because
when WWII ended their whole town had a party and lit up the streets and they
wanted to make sure they got their lights back after the festivities were over.
They are the decorations that my father grew up with and in turn so did I and
so will my children - they make me smile!
My father was not only an
amazing story teller he was also a very creative man - he was a engineer by
trade but was an awesome gunsmith, leather crafter, stained glass artist and
carpenter. He taught me the joy of making something with your own hands. Hence
my love for DIY, crafts and power tools
Thanks for joining me on my
journey...
