http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag About all things vintage, old-fashioned, outdated, nostalgic and just plain fun. Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:32:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We’ve been so busy it’s making us dizzy! So it seemed like a good idea this week to show feedsacks whose patterns suggest a spinning or swirling motion. Among these, some of my favorites are the bold art deco patterns. But there are many other types, including florals, that ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=163 One of our favorite series of feedsack designs featured a Mama and 4 or 5 babies of various animals. These seem to be rather scarce now, whether because they were popular and were all used up, or unpopular and did not sell, I don’t know. What I do ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=162 I know it’s been a while, but now that we’re settling into the spring and summer selling and gardening seasons, we’re busier than ever - so I thought it was a great time to get back to the blog, and get things updated. So here’s the latest installment of ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=161 While we’ve found that the rose is the flower most commonly found on feedsacks, the daisy isn’t far behind. Perhaps it’s the daisy’s simplicity that lends it to a wide variety of design, by itself and in combination with other flowers. The first design we present here is ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=160 I’m sorry we haven’t been keeping up with our Feedsack Friday posts (nor any others for that matter) lately, but besides the several snowstorms, the usual hassles of business, and other day-to-day happenings, we’ve added something else. For the next 5 weeks, Bill will be spending 2 hours ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=159 The last couple of weeks have been busier than most, what with various medical appointments, sales, and then two back-to-back accumulating snowstorms. So last week we missed Feedsack Friday, and this week again we’re ill-prepared. Rather than skip it altogether, though, I thought I’d feature a selection ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=158 Another cold weekend ahead here in the northeast, so I’m glad to be continuing our visit to tropical climes. This week we’re headed south of the border, down Mexico way. Here’s a selection of feedsacks with a Mexican theme: This is by no means the only selection ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=157 After posting last weeks array of feedsacks depicting pineapples, I couldn’t shake the relief I felt from the long winter nights and chilly days - so I decided to continue this week on a tropical theme to relieve the midwinter blahs. This week we have sacks featuring palm trees, ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=156 Welcome to another edition of feedsack Friday. Today, in order of counteract some of the chill that’s present in the northeast this time of year, we’ll feature something tropical, that venerable symbol of welcome: the pineapple. The pineapple is hardly a welcoming fruit in appearance, even forbidding with ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=155 We’re now well into winter, and much of the country is feeling the chill. This morning we had another dusting of snow here; things have been covered in white for the past week, and we’re not due for a thaw until next week. So it’s a perfect time ... http://www.rickrack.com/rickrackrag/?p=154