Dime Store Chic

Holiday Pony Cart!

Hello, My Friends!~~

I love to be inspired by unconventional vintage containers when I create over-the-top holiday decorations for Dime Store Chic!

Recently I found a cute all wooden toy horse cart. Here is the holiday transformation...

What a fun centerpiece or decoration. The wheels roll too!

Thanks for stopping by!~~~XXOO, Beth

 

Vintage Holiday Creations: I Want Candy!

Hello, My Friends!~~

One of my favorite things of the holiday season are candy canes...well candy any kind of candy!

That in mind I have just listed one-of-a-kind vintage inspired holiday candy containers in Dime Store Chic!

A fun vintage small mailbox is perfect for tucking in tasty treats!

And chick feeders are a great way to display sugary delights! There is a gnome hiding 'round back!

Now is Dime Store Chic! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!~~XXOO, Beth

Halloween Cookie Cutter Ornament Swap~~Thank You, Deb!

Hello, My Friends!~~

I participated in a wonderful Halloween cookie cutter swap hosted by Deb and Sandy! Oh what fun!

I was so happy to have Deb (Garage Sale Gal) as my partner! She sent me the cutest handmade Halloween cookie cutter ornament...

I am so happy to put this with my small but respectable collection of Halloween decorations! And speaking of Halloween decorations, sweet Deb sent me this adorable pair of Halloween decorations...

Aren't they so cute? Love love love!

The swap also asked that we request our favorite Halloween treat. Mine is candy corn.

Yum yum!

Deb also included a delightful handmade card--her paper crafting is top notch! She also gifted me with candy corn socks (!!!), a vintage Gurley candle, and a wonderful assortment of Halloween inspired crafting goodies!

THANK YOU, Deb for such a fabulous box of wonderfulness! You are amazing!~~~XXOO, Beth

So Grateful For You

Hello, My Friends!~~

And I do mean "my friends"! Because of YOU Dime Store Chic has hit a milestone this week---over 7000 sales since 2009!

I am very honored and grateful that you all have supported my little corner of Etsy. We "get" each other, don't we? Your response to the goodies I offer you each week is overwhelming to me and so very much appreciated.

Just felt like I had to say that, my friends. Love you bunches!~~XXOO, Beth

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One Hundred Years Ago: The Last of Her Kind

Hello, My Friends~~~

We love to spend time in the great outdoors with binoculars and camera, seeing what can be hidden in plain sight. I'm talking about birds. For many of us urban dwellers, birds are pretty much the only wildlife we ever encounter (with apologies to squirrels, deer, and the ocassional fox). We love looking at them, seeing which ones come and go with the seasons, and of course we offer these feathered travellers food and shelter in our backyard. Unless you are Tippi Hedren in a certain Hitchcock film, everyone likes birds.

In the last century, the world has embraced the fact that bird species need our stewardship and attention. The banning of DDT has caused the Bald Eagle population to flourish. No longer do humans do a Christmas Day bird hunt, seeing how many birds they can "bag" or collect, instead birders spend the Christmas/holiday season counting birds.

There was a time when the Passenger Pigeon used to darken the sky with its flocks of millions. And there was a time when humans would kill these dove-like birds by the millions, using them for nothing more than pig food. With no laws against decimating a bird population or any animal population, the last passenger pigeon, Martha, died quietly in the Cincinnati Zoo 100 years ago today.

A sad loss but also a teachable moment that helped spawn the conservation movement. Thanks for reading this and for believing that all species have worth in our world and should not be taken for granted that they'll always be around.~~~XXOO, Beth