JIMT Idea: Horn Ashtrays and other Tobacciana
It’s hard to walk through an antique mall or flea market these days without coming across a vintage Horn Ash Tray. In fact many specimens from the age of smoking tobacco are showing up in sales and stores. Uncommonly called tobacciana {this was a new term for me}, these items once used for cigarettes, cigars & pipes are suddenly becoming popular as they remind us of a time gone by…
Tobacciana can include vintage ashtrays which make great, kitschy catchalls for jewelry & change {or peanuts & candy}, cool old pipes, and also match collections which are not only fun to dig through {we have a huge bowl of them at the Cactus Creek Store}, they also make clever additions to scrapbooks, collages and found art projects.
So let’s get back to the Horn Ashtrays… what to do with them nowadays that most of us have snuffed our butts?? Last week I was at my friend Anna’s house for a Christmas decorating bonanza and we used her collection of Horn Ashtrays for adding greenery and holiday cheer to the top of a dresser in her living room. A creative way to turn something “old” into something FUN & HIP.
Recycle * Repurpose * RE~LOVE
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Sooo, I couldn’t let this opportunity pass to show off the rest of Anna’s killer Kansas City house ~ all decked out for Christmas. Below are a few pics of all we did that day. You can see more pics of Anna’s house, from last year’s Christmas Decorating, right HERE.
Y’all enjoy… smooches, fancy
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