Thursday, May 14, 2009

Vintage Thingie Thursday




Time is flyin' this May and it's time for Vintage Thingie Thursday, now hosted by Colorado Lady, not Apron Queen.
This little item is from one of my favorite thrift stores. It is stamped Japan on the bottom of the biggest house. While it is true that these houses are made of thin veneer, it is also true that the windows and doors are not painted, but inlaid colored veneer. So there is a bit of craft involved in what is probably a tourist gift item. And, only 69 cents!
Viridian61

13 comments:

  1. I have not seen nesting houses before--how cute is that.

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  2. I've never seen nesting houses either! What rainbowy inlaid work! Neat!

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  3. Very cute! I've seen nesting house reproductions at "colonial" historical sites.

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  4. I have never seen these, bt they are very neat.

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  5. Very cool - - I've never seen nesting houses before either.

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  6. how nice and detail looks great

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  7. These are the cutest little houses..I've never seen any like them. Thank you for sharing them with us. Happy VTT..have a wonderful weekend.

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  8. How cute are these houses? Love the detail.

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  9. They are charming! Love the inlay work.

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  10. How interesting and cute. What a great find!

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  11. These are very cute and unusual. Great find. Thanks for participating in VTT. Sorry my comment is so late, I have been out of town.

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