In the realm of collectibles, few items evoke the same sense of nostalgia and timeless beauty as vintage and antique glassware. From...

The holidays in my home growing up were always a special time. With the holidays just around the corner, it’s a great time to start...

Vintage Valentine's Day cards are so cute. I came across several going through my mother in law’s estate that belonged to my husband,...

Collecting Antique Cookie Cutters Think of a country kitchen, and odds are, you will picture painted-handled rolling pins, Hoosier...

Here at My40YearCollection we believe that a big part of taking care of Mother Earth is practicing sustainable shopping. Whether you’re...

Collecting things for many is a hobby, while others do it from passion and often not even realizing you are collecting things. Nostalgia...

The Holidays are coming and everyone has a different way of expressing the Christmas Spirit. The tradition of decorating trees or...

Every day we seek our technical devices in search of that one item, wether it is a gift, or a home decor or a piece you need for a...

The Spring Equinox is Saturday, March 20, 2021, yet several weeks prior things starting moving, changing and waking up. Springing forward...

The holiday’s just passed and our shop, My 40 Year Collection was filled with an assortment of one of a kind, unique, classic, and...

Thanksgiving is almost here. This year might seem a little different, yet no reason not to be festive, celebrate and incorporate some...

It has been several weeks since I have written a blog. So much going on. There is quite a bit with having an online store. That however I...

Being an artist wall has always been a large canvas for me. I love seeing what people display on their walls, and in many cases it is an...

I hope everyone is having a great start to September. I have been busy as usual. To add to my chaos, my husband just returned from...

Artificial flowers or faux flowers as I like to refer to them in the past often looked cheap and obviously fake. More often they would...

Does your heart skip a beat when you walk into a place and that deja vu feeling comes over your shoulders? A home from the outside gives...

It’s not a secret that we spend most of our time in the kitchen. I am completely okay with that, as I know I do. Weather your kitchen is...

There is something very dear about birdhouses that always takes me back to my childhood. My mother had a top shelf on her porch filled...

Vintage finds can be a perfect piece to complete your home decor, or a collection. From our experience the vintage piece usually finds...

Glass bottles whether recycled or used as home decor to simply display on a sunny window sill are decor items that have stood the test of...