July 2, 2008 Hi all,
Thought you might like to know they’re having a sale over at Hip Haven until July 7th. They have some great bullet planters that are 15% off with their coupon code.
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June 8, 2008 Finally, after about two months of preparation Eric has started posting some of his glass work in his Etsy shop! It does take a bit of time to post each listing, and right now he has about 26 ornaments to list, so I’m guessing he’ll be posting about two a day for the next week or so. Almost all of the current designs are inspired by midcentury shapes and colors (we can’t escape our love of midcentury design!).
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June 6, 2008 So, we haven’t posted in awhile because we’ve done NOTHING to the house. In fact, it’s getting quite messy in here and I’m wishing we had a maid. All our energy has been focused on getting Eric’s Etsy shop up and running. It’s amazing how much time and money it takes to get these things up. For example, we’ve had to purchase a special photo cube for taking pictures of Eric’s art; Eric made all the pieces he wants to sell in his shop which took awhile because he wanted the colors and designs to be just right; we’ve been busy writing up the descriptions and shop policies; we had to purchase boxes and bubble wrap for shipping; we had business cards made (by myminicards); we had to setup a paypal account; we’re working on a banner for the shop; and the list goes on! Stay tuned.
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May 19, 2008 So, last week we got a catalog in the mail from Pier 1, and they have the cutest retro scalloped edged shelves for sale. However, upon visiting the website I found that they are not listed on the site, only in the catalog. I am quite convinced there are some readers out there who would LOVE these shelves (I know I’d buy some if I had a spot for them). So, I wanted to tell you how to find these shelves (and they’re on sale from $349 to $199!!).
1) Visit the Pier 1 site.
2) Click on “What’s In Store” tab at the top of the page.
3) On the left bar choose “Browse Catalog”.
4) Turn the pages of the catalog to the “Back Cover”.
Here’s a quick preview (I used Jing software to capture the image) so you can see the shelves BEFORE going through all the work of looking them up in the catalog.
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May 6, 2008 Finally! After waiting all fall and all winter we have installed our new screen door. Well, actually my dad and Eric installed it and then Eric painted it and installed the insert. WE LOVE IT! It’s so perfect in every way. We got the insert from Hip Haven and had the screen door locally made.
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April 30, 2008 As many of you know, Eric is a glassblower. He’s been working for many years with a local company that employs 5 glassblowers and their work is featured at over 500 galleries/shops/boutiques around the country. Eric is getting ready to gradually spin-off on his own and work for himself. We were pondering ways to “soft launch” the business, and decided he could create some 1950’s style ornaments and Christmas Tree toppers and post them on Etsy, and then we could also post them here. We were wondering if anyone out there has any other ideas? Keep in mind, Eric does “lampwork/flamework” which is very small-scale glassblowing, unlike the “glory hole”, which is where glassblowers work with a huge furnace. Eric, on the other-hand works over a small torch and creates small items like salt and pepper shakers, goblets, small vases, frog wall hangings, etc.
Here is a brief video explaining the type of glassworking Eric does. Again, we’re looking for 1950’s inspired ideas so we can advertise them on Ranch Redo! Thanks in advance for your ideas.
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April 22, 2008 I’ve been a long admirer of FLOR tiles, but never had a reason to use them before. However, recently we decided they’d be perfect in the second bedroom. We couldn’t find any retailers of FLOR products in our area, so we were forced to go online. That’s where we found the FLOR tiles at Target. We ordered 4 sets of the Bright Solids collection, which came in the mail within the week. It was much easier to assemble than I’d assumed, and they don’t stick to the floor–instead, they come with special FLOR “dots” that you apply to the bottom corners, sticky side up, that connect all the FLOR tiles to one another. I’m especially happy with the outcome, because the Bright Solids collection is much more retro in color than we’d assumed, based on the online photos at Target.
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April 4, 2008 Today I got an note from a reader in Oslo.
“Me and my girlfriend are going to USA in june. We´re looking for cool places to visit.. 50´s motels (kitsch motels), vintage shopping (clothing and furniture..), cool diners and places to eat. We´re into the 50´s style.”
I started the thread about hotels and motels a few weeks ago. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I know I’ve personally been wanting to visit Retro Row in Long Beach, CA.
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March 27, 2008 Have you heard of the Nash Rambler, Messerschmitt, Fiat, BMW Isetta, Trabant 500, or the Mini-Cooper? I had heard of a few of them and enjoyed learning about the others by looking at photos of small cars from the past in this Newsweek featured slideshow. I think my favorite is the BMW Isetta, which looks incredibly dangerous, but cute and fun!
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March 17, 2008 We’ve just found out that our house is going to be one of the featured houses in an upcoming walking tour of atomic ranches in Corvallis! Cool. What a great reward for all the hard work Eric has put into the yard and the exterior of the house (and me painting the trim and garage). I’ll keep you posted, but the tour is going to be at the end of May. I’m excited to see the other houses on the tour.
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