Antique Sheet Music

A few months ago I bought a bound book of antique sheet music from Beth ~ the book and papers are not in good shape so I plan to take it apart and use it in some collage pieces. I have bought several other pieces at various flea markets and even on ebay, so I now have a small collection ~ I love the graphics and the beautiful pictorials! I happened upon this site while doing some research - it is chock full of a huge library of sheet music from 1850-1920. Below are some of my favorites:

All images from the Duke University Libraries Digital Collections.
Almost midnight ~ time for some shuteye!

Now for something completely different . . .

While I was searching for the video performance of Susan Boyle, I came upon this ~ not of the same caliber, but certainly entertaining. Gave me a good laugh!

Miss Frenchie's April in Paris #3

Well, I have finally gone through all of my photos from the Miss Frenchie show and have selected the best of the bunch to share with you ~ I was not able to get a good shot of every vendor's booth, but I got a nice variety. So, without further ado ~ eye candy!

{Carol Spinski ~ Raised In Cotton}

{Debbie Dusenberry ~ Curious Sofa}

{collaged art from Secret Leaves}

{Elizabeth Maxson ~ Elizabeth House}

{Beth Leintz}

{Karla Nathan}

{Lesa Dailey ~ Sweetpeace}

{French By Design}

{Vintiques}

{Gregory Johnson}

{Vintiques}

{Friends of a Feather}

{Donnie Volkart}

Miss Frenchie's April in Paris #2

Our second Miss Frenchie's show opened on a beautiful Friday evening ~ I had been back and forth several times that day, but when I arrived for the opening, customers were already starting to gather. We had set up a wine bar outside ~ that turned out to be an excellent idea as at times it was so crowded customers had to wait outside. I hurried in to distribute the nametags I had made for everyone ~ as each vendor was handling their own sales, we thought it would be a good idea to try to delineate each dealer space ~ the nametags and signage helped do that.

{view of main floor from upstairs}

As I mentioned earlier, I designed signs and nametags for all of the Miss Frenchie vendors ~ I mounted the signs on a piece of foam core and left it up to each vendor to display their sign as they chose. Below are a few examples of how the signage was used ~ I love the creative ways each person displayed their sign.

{Debbie Dusenberry}

{Beth Leintz}

{Barbara Farmer}

The Miss Frenchie's shows have all been held at the barn behind the Alexander Majors House & Museum ~ it is a wonderful venue and the staff is great to work with and very accommodating. All of the entry fees collected were designated for the house and museum ~ we were thrilled that we had such a fabulous turnout! More photos tomorrow!

{Alexander Majors House ~ built in 1856}

Miss Frenchie's Show Photos

Finally, some photos from this past weekend's Miss Frenchie's April in Paris Antique Show! I took loads of photos, so I thought I would break them into several postings. The show was amazing ~ we had a huge turnout and the vendor booths were just lovely ~ I had a wonderful time visiting with the other vendors, admiring their wares and catching up with friends and customers.

Below are some shots I took of my booth ~ I offered a variety of knitted and crocheted items including scarves, scarflettes, brooches and earrings. I also had a few antique/vintage pieces for sale ~ those I thought I could part with! I had hoped to make some more paper creations, but time ran out ~ I will have to put them first on my list for next time!

{views of my space}

{neutral scarves and brooches}

{colorful brooches}

{brooches and paper displays}

{vintage credit register files}