My "passions" include: VINTAGE LINGERIE, VINTAGE POTTERY, ANTIQUE PRINTS, LADIES CELLULOID PINS, VINTAGE HOLIDAY PLASTICS (CANDY CONTAINERS & THE LIKE) LINENS, JEWELRY AND ALL VINTAGE/ANTIQUE HOLIDAY ITEMS INCLUDING GREETING CARDS, WRAPPING PAPER, SPUN COTTON, MERCURY GLASS, PACKAGE TRIMS, My OWN HANDCRAFTED ART/HOLIDAY/JEWELRY PIECES, ETC.ETC.. I know there are more, but that's a start anyway!!

After selling antiques and vintage items for most of my adult life, I began collecting vintage Christmas, Halloween and Easter decorations and trims, that soon filled boxes, bins, closets & display cabinets, throughout my home. I knew that one day I would find the perfect way of preserving not only these gorgeous gems, but also the old, and often forgotten, craft pieces and doo-dads that came along with them. With that thought in mind, I have decided to finally begin my own Artistic line of Vintage Items, made with ALL VINTAGE MATERIALS(with the exception of some very small additions such as wreath forms or support pieces), in the same, painstaking way they were created "way back when"...without mass production, assembly lines and all that "new fangled" gadgetry. I knew it would take more time, more energy and more patience, but it was the only way to create "HEIRLOOMS REBORN". This new endeavor will hopefully bring you many of those wonderful, antique/vintage, hand-crafted items, decorations and memories that you remember from Holidays and Special Occasions, long past. Now, you can bring these back into your homes and your celebrations, knowing that they are indeed, ALL vintage, although newly crafted by someone who loves them as much as you do. This portion of "pasts_presents" is my specialty line called "HEIRLOOMS REBORN". I hope you will find enjoyment in their creation and will purchase a piece, now and then, to add to your vintage collection! (While I will still be bringing you original vintage holiday pieces, I will also be listing these newly created, yet all vintage pieces as well.) In addition to these HANDCRAFTED, ARTIST SIGNED & DATED PIECES, I will be bringing you HANDMADE JEWELRY PIECES that will often incorporate VINTAGE JEWELRY FINDINGS. Another of my loves has been jewelry and what better way to vent my creativity than to make my own!? So, I am very excited to not only be bringing you some of my Art Pieces & Jewelry but also, my own WEBPAGE(store)! I will be having a GRAND-OPENING in just a few weeks, probably mid October, and you are all invited to peruse my newest creations as well as my collection of Vintage Lingerie, Clothing, Cottage Chic Decorative items and more, that will be offered! The site is http://www.thepastspresents.com. Thank you, in advance, for your support of this new facet of the "pasts_presents"!!

Please keep me in your favorites and look for my monthly/bi-monthly "round-up" here, for a partial list of some of the fun finds I will be bringing you in upcoming weeks. Thank you for being the best buyers on Ebay!! Oh, and if there is ever something you are looking for, please drop me a note and if I don't already have it, I will be on the lookout for the item in my travels!