Comments on: A Week of Vintage Christmas Awesome

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:27:40 +0000

Rarely do I use this phrase, but ROTFLOL. :-)

By: Hope

Hope — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:53:47 +0000

and when you sniff the fumes from the melted pill bottles, the inspiration just flows!

also? my new nickname for you is Ham Cans.

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:27:40 +0000

Rarely do I use this phrase, but ROTFLOL. :-)

By: Hope

Hope — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:53:47 +0000

and when you sniff the fumes from the melted pill bottles, the inspiration just flows!

also? my new nickname for you is Ham Cans.

By: raebeth

raebeth — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:20:37 +0000

I'm 47 & still have 1 of the 2 pill bottle creations of the 60's or 70's! A little angel in a clear one w/ gold rickrack around the top hangs on my xmas tree. The other I remember making at a bday party was a lucky penny in a brown color pill bottle melted down. the penny stayed uncovered by the melted plastic. LOVE you blog, Diane!!!

By: liles64

liles64 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:58:14 +0000

I still have the pill bottle ornaments we made when I was little. My girls generally decorate our tree, but 'my ornaments' always have a place of honor.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:49:02 +0000

I love finding old books at the thrift, it is fun to redo old crafts into newer ideas.

Debbie

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:35:05 +0000

Wait . . . Did you say CANNED BACON?!

By: SisterDiane

SisterDiane — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:34:26 +0000

Ooh, I'll find a copy of that one. Thanks for the recommendation!

By: mara

mara — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:54:00 +0000

I gotta say, you'll probably need MORE pills after melting plastic in your oven. Toxic casserole, anyone?

I have the most amazing ham tin in my kitchen that I was lucky enough to get from a guy who makes those tin lanterns (the nice ones, with burnt, not punched, holes). He did the same thing with a ham tin and I fell in love with it. True art.

By: CCherry

CCherry — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:29:27 +0000

As a Camp Fire girl in the 70s we did the melted medicine bottles with bits of old crayons in them- very fun but stinky

By: futuregirl

futuregirl — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:51:31 +0000

Ham. cans. Ha! And they didn't do a darn thing to them … no glitter, no ribbon, no wrapping paper. Just plain old ham cans. Gotta love 'em. Oh, wait, it looks like they put white pom poms on top. Well, there you go! Can't wait to see the rest of the week. :)

By: Val

Val — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:43:00 +0000

oh my gosh! I made melted pill bottle ornaments in Guides – we put crayon shavings in them. You poked a hanging hole with a toothpick before it melted. Thanks for the flashback!

By: BethH

BethH — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:10:00 +0000

aww, i don’t have any ham cans, either! : (

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:42:00 +0000

If you love the 70′s crafts, check out a book called Native Funk and Flash. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0912020385/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
It’s got amazing embroidered garments and wall hangings, etc.
with some of the most evocative photos of that era I’ve ever seen!!