Archives for July 2007

Vintage Charm play on words

Vintage Charms are famous for their play on words and puns – especially the British ones, from the tea kettle that opens to fish ‘a fine kettle of fish’ or the watch that opens to a fly ‘time flies’ but I’d never seen this one -Vintage English Silver SAGE in a JAR Charm’ and wasn’t […]

Walter Lampl Charm Necklace

This is just gorgeous! I’m bidding of course but I don’t think my pockets are deep enough for this beauty. It’s perfect alone, but just think how it would show off the other Walter Lampl Puffy Heart Vintage Charms in your collection! click here to view the Walter Lampl Necklace with Vintage Puffy Heart Charm […]

Happy 4th of July!

Here is a wonderful pin from WWII – it isn’t signed but it’s so interesting and well done I’ve wondered if it was a Walter Lampl Design made for the Stage Door Canteens. Needless to say though not a charm it is one of my most charming treasures, and today is the perfect day to […]

Members linked ebay auctions

If you look over to the left you’ll see a link to my ebay auctions – it’s been there since the beginning but now you’ll notice another has been added- to charminglady1’s ebay auctions (yes she goes above me- it’s alphabetical -and I’m not touchy). The very cool point however is that ANYONE who is […]

Vintage Charm vs Modern Charm

I love vintage charms, the feel, the patina, the way they seem to hold history in stasis; that said there are many modern charms that are wonderful, both brand new styles and replicas of the old styles, and I love those also IF and of course here is the big if – they aren’t represented […]