Tag Archives: vintage

Prettiest Pictures at A Creative Mint

Posted on June 21, 2010 by bookjunkie

{Photo by Leslie from A Creative Mint} I stumbled upon the prettiest little blog in all my history of blogging, that goes by the name Creative Mint. This lovely art blog is by Canadian, Leslie who stepped away from her … Continue reading →

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Manly Knitting

Posted on June 20, 2010 by bookjunkie

Knitting you usually associate with your sweet old grandma and you’ll never find it in Macho land. But Nathan Vincent has switched all that with his creative manly knitting.  In his own words he: critiques stereotypical gender mediums by creating … Continue reading →

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Vintage Baby Photography for Sunday

Posted on June 20, 2010 by bookjunkie

Explore beautiful works of photographic art by photographer, blogger  Shana Rae. She has created a software for Photoshop to easily convert your photos to works of vintage art. It even has a pretty name – Florabella Creations.  I don’t own … Continue reading →

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The Wright Store that Reminded Me of the Beauty of Gifting

Posted on June 13, 2010 by bookjunkie

“I’m sorry, you’re not allowed to take pictures.” Well, at least the guy running the new store at ION was really polite about it. I was glad he didn’t ask me to delete what I had taken. Often it’s not … Continue reading →

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Trip Down Memory Lane: Old Singapore

Posted on June 11, 2010 by bookjunkie

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anDqU_5mTA&feature=geosearch] Amazing glimpse of Singapore in 1960. We were not so clean or sterile then. I love the old woman at the end, who seems full of spunk. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrI8DSCmRb4] I just love the song accompanying the old 70’s Singapore Airline’s … Continue reading →

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Growing Up in The 70’s

Posted on June 7, 2010 by bookjunkie

This post is truly revealing of my age, but I am feeling nostalgic today and going with the flow. The charming red brick building in the picture, used to be my favourite hang-out as a child. It was the only … Continue reading →

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Charming Old Singapore in Chinatown

Posted on June 3, 2010 by bookjunkie

I just love the architecture of old buildings with old style window shutters. This pale blue restored building is actually a budget hotel. Old yellow building topped with green, in Chinatown. I wonder if this is a commercial building or … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Monroe would have been 84 years old

Posted on June 2, 2010 by bookjunkie

Marilyn Monroe, if she had lived, would have been 84 yesterday,  the 1st of June 2010. I have admired her since I was about 11, and strangely enough, I first knew of her from a morbid but fascinating documentary about … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Shortcake Bus

Posted on June 2, 2010 by bookjunkie

I whipped out my camera when I saw this bus plastered with Strawberry Shortcake all over. I immediately thought of my cousin D when I saw this.  Images of her when she was little clutching her strawberry shortcake doll came … Continue reading →

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Antiques & Collectible Toys at Singapore Flea Market

Posted on May 9, 2010 by bookjunkie

If you’re in Singapore, on the weekends there’s an interesting flea market (China Square Central,18 Cross Street, Singapore 048423) to visit for a bit of nostalgia.  It’s quite relaxing to walk around and look at toys from your childhood and collectibles from … Continue reading →

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