Do you love cool tool thingies? I have to admit that I have a weakness for vintage tools of all kinds, and I think it might be because my mom and dad were always big DIYers. I can remember them both working with all kinds of tools when I was a little girl, and now… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It! #20
What the Heck is it? is b-a-a-a-ck. I heard through the blogvine that some of you have been missing WTH, so when I found today’s item I thought what the heck. Let’s do it! Finding weird and wonderful stuff that I know nothing about is so much fun, and I love learning from you guys!… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? # 19
Happy Thursday friends and welcome to another edition of… What the Heck is it? In the last What the Heck I shared a very antique looking piece. Most of you thought it was a butter dish, which would have had a glass insert and a dome of some sort on top. I did some google research and… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It! #18
Happy Thursday all, and welcome to another edition of…. What the Heck Is It? In the last What the Heck you guys helped out with two mysteries. One for Lynette, a TRV reader, and one for me. The concensus was that Lynette’s lucite square thingies were parts of a belt that were linked together with… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? #17
Happy Thursday friends, and welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? In the last What the Heck I shared this mystery item with the elephant head feet. There were some very good guesses, but I think it’s probably what Mary, Granny, and Vickie suggested… which is a vintage wine bottle coaster . While… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? #16
Happy Thursday friends, and welcome to another edition of…. What the Heck Is It? In the last What the Heck post I shared these small handmade earrings. Many of you thought that they were Peruvian or South American and some of you, like me, thought they had a Mexican look to them. It turns out… [Read More]
What the Heck Is it? #15
Happy Thursday friends and welcome to another edition of… What the Heck Is It? For the last What the Heck you guys were able to help out my friend Kathleen from Our Hopeful Home, formerly Charm Bracelet Diva at Home, with this mystery item. It turned out to be a portable stove for using over campfires. These… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? #14
Happy Thursday friends, and welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? You may remember that the last mystery item was submitted by a TRV reader, Linda, who didn’t know what this fun item was. Well, it was you guys to the rescue! Turns out it’s a daisy maker. Who would’ve thought?… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? #13
Happy Thursday friends, an welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? In What the Heck #12 I shared this vintage hand painted chess set that I found a few years ago at a garage sale. Verralynne, a TRV reader, found an almost identical set on ebay listed for $65.00 U.S. That set… [Read More]
What the Heck Is it? #12
Happy Thursday friends, and welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? So it turns out that last week’s mystery item is a vintage silver plated cosmetic powder container. After reading the comments I googled it and, while I didn’t find an exact match, I did see some that were similar. It’s missing the glass… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It #11
Happy Thursday friends, and welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? In the last What the Heck? I was quite surprised to discover from your comments that this interesting kitchen gadget was a butter curler, and could be used as a chocolate curler too. I have yet to try it because I’ve… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? #10
Happy Thursday friends, and welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? There were a lot of ideas about what last week’s Christmas mystery item might be… a soldier, a marionette, a dentist, a baseball player, Santa at the North Pole, a curler, a Shriner, and a chimney sweep. I find it so interesting… [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? #9: Mystery Christmas Item
Happy Thursday friends, and welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? I’m tweaking things up a bit here at TRV for the New Year so from now on What the Heck will be posted on Thursdays. It’s just a better fit for me because I want to keep Fridays open for other post possibilities…. [Read More]
What the Heck Is It? #8
Happy Friday friends, and welcome to another edition of What the Heck Is It? Every week I’m absolutely amazed by the knowledge of you guys. I had no idea what this wooden thingy was. I guess these boot jacks are a big thing in some places, but I’ve never seen one around here. Thanks so much for… [Read More]
