Tag: Fargo
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Fargo-Moorhead, Repurpose With Vintage Gardening Ideas
Gardening in dressers & drawers is all the rage now. We posted a bunch of ideas on our Tumblr (this post specifically). And you can keep an eye on our Gardening Pinterest Board too. (As well as Facebook.) Just know that we have a slew of vintage wooden drawers over at F.A.R.M. – and we…
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Adorable Vintage Disney Children’s Pluto Desk
Check out the cute vintage figural kid’s desk! Pluto is made of wood, the legs are metal. The desktop is complete with lifting chalkboard top (so you can store chalk, etc.). Marked Walt Disney Productions, this vintage bit of Disneyana was likely made in the 1960s. Super cute — and in wonderful shape — this…
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Antique Advertising Tins
A trio of lovely antique advertising pieces. The first two are very large tins, one for Sears Rivera Brand Coffee and the other for Sweet Cuba Tobacco. Also shown (a bit) in this photo of the two tins is the antique copper cigar humidor, inscribed “To Schultz.” More photos of these tins: To help you…
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Large Antique Painted Plaster Relief Of Mary
People have asked about the gorgeous antique plaster relief of Mary we previously showed you, so here’s some more info: It came out of a very old Catholic church. It’s not so much a wall plaque; this old plaster piece was built into the alter or wall of a church — as evidenced by the…
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What We Have At Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market (F.A.R.M.)
We’ve been busy, setting up and refilling so often that we’ve been remiss in telling you that we are selling at the new Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market (F.A.R.M.). Today it is one month to the day the shop opened! It’s a great mix of true antiques, cool vintage, and unique repurposed, recycled, upcycled items.…
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Vintage Creativity Featured In Fargo Monthly
Our little Etsy shop, Kindness Of Strangers, which focuses on vintage and retro craft kits, DIY supplies, how to books, and other crestive things was recently featured in Fargo Monthly!
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A Rare Antique Folk Art Find: A Family Tree Made Of Tintypes
A few weeks ago, my husband & I attended an auction at the Cass Country Historical Society. The museum was deaccessioning hundreds of items in order to raise funds to replace the historic St. John’s Lutheran Church which had suffered too much damage from a fire. On one trailer full of guns & ammo, I…
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Signs From Antique Wooden Shingles
On a barn pick, I got a rather large box of antique wooden roof shingles. Since there are times one just has to put the piles of supplies to use, I began making a series of classic signs, such as “Gone Fishing”, “Welcome”, and the like. Of course, I had to make a few “Gone…
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Authentic Prairie Style With Vintage Fashions
Few things say “prairie fashion” like the ruffled petticoats made of cotton muslin. They are especially romantic when trimmed with eyelet and lace — and paired with other Victorian underthings, like corset covers and camisoles. But when I placed these pieces on the rack at the shop, next to our selection of vintage military fatigues…
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Antique Venetian Glass Chandelier
This is one of our latest — and grandest finds: An antique venetian glass chandelier. This antique fixture is entirely glass (not acrylic), including the arms, the original clear crystal prism drops (with an amazing round crystal ball drop hanging from the center of the bottom), and the hand-blown globes or chimneys are hand-etched with…
