Books Read Them

I love books. So should you. A blog by Christy Donahue.

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White Witch Magazine, Vol 1 No 1 features include Staying in the Light, Curse of the Seer, Dandelions (and why you should love them) and Honoring Your Ancestors.

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books, yay.

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White Witch Magazine, Vol 1 No 1 features include Staying in the Light, Curse of the Seer, Dandelions (and why you should love them) and Honoring Your Ancestors.

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White Witch Magazine . On Etsy . RetroChalet.etsy.com

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Why I love old books:  Read the full post here…

https://vintagechalet.blogspot.com/2017/12/romancing-vintage-books-soon-to-be.html

this book, from the 1900′s and a fairy / gnome book.  Sorry you can’t get it, it’s in my personal stash lol.

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What I’m reading:  this post. 

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Wonderful design on these vintage glove molds by retrochalet on Etsy. 

1.  Vintage Glove Molds from New Jersey $32.00

2.    Hall China Porcelain Glove Mold Vintage Cleaned $38.00

3.  Set of three Vintage Glove Molds  for $55

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would make good book ends

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Community Post: Spider-Man Cosplayer Mauro Merlino Walks 300 Plus Miles Across Italy To Spread Love

Mauro Merlino, an Italian Activist is using a Spidey suit and small signs to create "love" and "awareness" on hot Italian issues. Do Superheroes really exist? It appears so...

Mauro Merlino, an Italian Activist is using a Spidey suit and small signs to create “love” and “awareness” on hot Italian issues. Do Superheroes really exist? It appears so…

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http://rwstory.com/thelocalitaly/why-i-walked-across-italy-dressed-spiderman-help-quake-survivors

Mauro Merlino: Dresses as Spider-Man in Italy and walks across the country for them, but why? For the Earthquake victims since August, who have had little to no help.   I guess he’s a real life super hero !

Mauro Merlino: Abiti come Spider-Man in Italia e passeggiate in tutto il paese per loro, ma perché? Per i terremotati da agosto, che hanno avuto poco o nessun aiuto. Credo che lui è un super eroe vita reale

Read more:  New York Post Article http://nypost.com/2017/03/10/spider-man-treks-nearly-300-miles-to-italy-earthquake-site/

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Blue Books shabby decorating vintage find them here  Shabby Books make Great Decor #Etsy on Etsy at :  Retro Chalet find them here https://www.etsy.com/listing/491330856/lot-of-vintage-books-blue-decorating

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One girl helps save animals.  Empowering kids to do the same.  End Animal Abuse now!  (via Design-Swag , Funky Design Blog!Design – Swag | Design Swag Interior Decorating Wedding Fashion Farmhouse Finds)

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Here’s one for the Save Animals Book! This girl should work for PETA!

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Design on a Dime, it’s time to decorate your home with vintage. Some of these items currently on markdown at Etsy shop Booth58.  Regular prices are listed below, get them before they are gone.  They say, “think of them as vintage rescue relief”. We couldn’t agree more. Decorating with vintage is a great way to make interesting conversation and keep items with history in use for generations to come. 

In order by appearance: 

1  1918 Hardcover Edition Patty Bride by Carolyn Wells with Original Dust Jacket. Regular Price $23.79 on sale now for $20.22 here 

2  Sewing Simplified Ann Manners, regularly $10 on sale $8.50 here , great graphic cover here.

3. Giant Yield Sign, move over Pearl Jam. Regularly $79.59 on sale for $67.65 find it here.

4.  Automobile Hub Caps make for interesting conversation pieces. Regularly $25.00 on sale for $21.25 find them here.

5. Lusterware Tea Set makes for interesting display, whole set regularly $48.89 on sale for $41.56  (18 pcs!!!)   here.

Booth 58 is running one heck of a sale. Although this was a sponsored post the selections and opinions are our own.  Find out more at https://etsy.com/shop/Booth58

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Whisker Prints from Etsy has great framable art prints done on old book pages, averaging about $8.99 each you can easily afford to decorate every room of your home. Custom Quotes make for great gift ideas and are a bit more expensive, but nothing is too pricey for your loved one.  They were also featured on Design-Swag’s Red White and Blue 4th of July Post !

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Old books. Intoxicating.  They are so mesmerizing and charming. In a stack or alone. To collect or to read.  What tales do they tell aside from the stories printed on their pages? 

Who has read them before. Who held them once? Perhaps someone you know, though a friend of a friend, may have held this very book once. Was this book in the hands of a famous person? Or an ancestor? Or a murderer? Oh my. 

Did someone read it because of a school project, or for sheer joy of reading? Were they bored, or trying to get their mind off of something else? 

Burying yourself in a good book surely has it’s benefits. All of these were found at OCBOOKSHOPPE on Etsy. Here is the key to their mysteries (for now): 

TOP: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House   By Eric Hodgins Illustrated By William Steig Buy now for $18.00.

2ND: Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen   Translated, with an introduction by William and Charles Archer Illustrated by Per Krohg Copyright 1957  Buy now for $18.00

3RD: Majority 1931-1952  By Hamish Hamilton Copyright 1952 Buy it here for $15.00

4TH: John Witherspoon Comes to America,  A Documentary Account Based Largely on New Materials, By L. H. Butterfield , Copyright 1953 Buy it for $7.50

LAST: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha By Miguel De Cervantes Saavendra  $25.00 Buy it here.

About this post: This was a sponsored post, to feature one item, but since we liked the shop so much, we featured a bunch. We didn’t have to include all the links, but we did. Cuz why? We love old books and at these prices, it was our pleasure to post <3. 

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1690s book with filigree silver binding - National Library of Sweden This binding is an exquisite example of Danish filigree technique from the 1690s.It belongs to the National Library’s Huseby Collection and was once owned by Karren Mogensdotter Skoug. Her name and the year 1692 are engraved on the inside of the clasps. -(x)

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DoLoBo artist out of Baltimore illustrated this enlightening book called "The Prism". In a nutshell it's geared towards teens leading the heart on an adventure of love spanned over several worlds.  Penned by the author the book is about how to find true love again and again, in different worlds and dimensions. Her search is aided by a magical prism where she can transport time into an era of fairies, dragons and witches, good versus evil if you will. Ironically the book is published using unfinished art  . 

Artist DoLoBo says, "that's the way she (the book author) wanted it. Her story is showing the book being made and unfished art and scribbles are part of the actual story..   It's very interesting. 

Thanks to DoLoBo for taking the time to talk to us.

Find the book here.

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