Category: Make
A Sleeping Porch That Fits Over Your Head From 1912
If you have ever wanted to get plenty of fresh air while you sleep, here is an uncomfortable way to do so: a sleeping porch…
Weird Safety Pin Holder Craft Project From 1894
I find doll heads to be rather disturbing, so why were craft projects, such as this safety pin holder, so popular in the past? The…
10 Pumpkin Recipes from the Early 1900s
If you think that the pumpkin frenzy every fall is a millennial thing, you have not seen all the pumpkin recipes from the early 1900s….
War Cakes From World War I
During World War I, women were urged to conserve food, let nothing go to waste, and to bake plenty of war cakes. War cakes were…
How to Make a Yarn Doll – Craft from the Forties
Have you ever made an old fashioned yarn doll? I actually had a yarn doll very similar to the one shown here from 1949. [1]…
How to Build a 1960 Doll House
If you love all things retro, here are the plans for building a 1960s doll house. This project was originally published in The Australian Women’s…
Crafts People Used to Make from Corn Husks Including Corn Husk Dolls
Every summer we throw away or compost an amazing amount of corn husks when we could be using them for crafts and for making corn…
A Collection of 10 Old Coconut Recipes
The coconut craze continues with these old coconut recipes from the previous century. Some of the recipes seem a bit weird and some look like…
13 Old Recipes for Rhubarb
Rhubarb is making a comeback. Where I live, it used to be the old Pennsylvania Dutchies who grew and harvested the rhubarb while everyone else…
Scary AF Clown Cushion Sewing Pattern from 1966
This sewing pattern for clown cushions is enough to creep anyone out. In fact, if your child misbehaves, I suggest you sew one up for…
