Nessa

A graduate student with way too much stuff... I visit way too many yard sales, way too many flea markets, and way too many tag sales. I buy way too much. Then, I part with way too little. I like way too many things. It's all good. Besides searching the sales for cool stuff, my I can usually be found sewing, crafting, theatre-ing, or road tripping. :)

Submissions


Poodles!!!! (Part 1)

I’ll tell you right now, I have a huge collection of spaghetti poodles, growing all the time. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colo...

June 20, 2010 by Nessa
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Cute Girl Planter

Here’s yet another one, hope you don’t get tired of them! Some of these have a weird hair thing going on… the body, etc. i...

June 18, 2010 by Nessa
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Another Piggy Planter

Yet another piggy planter. Is s/he a chimney sweep? I guess he’s next to a wall, not a chimney. I dunno, really cute though. A little ...

June 15, 2010 by Nessa
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Instant Coffee Girl

Lord, we do give thee thanks for amazing kitsch found at flea markets. I don’t usually have Instant Coffee hanging around so I’l...

June 14, 2010 by Nessa
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Twin Planters, Part 2

More fairly politically-incorrect boy-and-girl pair planters. They must have made a jillion of these because I almost never see the same one...

June 9, 2010 by Nessa
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Twin Planters

I photographed a bunch of my kitschy figural planters today, so stay tuned for a fair flood of them. :) These lovelies were purchased this v...

June 8, 2010 by Nessa
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My House, My Rules

Another treasure from my grandma’s house. I’ll do as I darn please, and hang kitschy plates on the wall. Love the unnecessary qu...

June 7, 2010 by Nessa
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Sew Your Own Dashiki

I collect sewing patterns, mostly vintage. I sew a lot, but I’ll never sew enough to use the over 800 patterns I own! I love patterns,...

May 28, 2010 by Nessa
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Susie Sad Eyes

Even dolls were riding coattails of the popularity of Margaret Keane’s big-eyed waifs. This doll is “Susie Sad Eyes”, prod...

May 26, 2010 by Nessa
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Male Duds

I found this awesome mint in package vintage shirt at some church sale for a mere $2. I thought the packaging was awesome. What you see here...

May 24, 2010 by Nessa
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Towel Owl

I suppose my grandmother made this towel-hanger owl at some point. It isn’t macrame’d, it’s crochet. Owls are kitschy. I l...

May 15, 2010 by Nessa
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Lobster King

“Lobster King Harry Hackney with his Lobster Waitresses who won the Prize in Atlantic City’s Famous Beauty Pageant Parade on the...

May 11, 2010 by Nessa
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Lonely Fondue Party

Everyone knows fondue is a kitschy food, but I’ve never seen a fondue party quite as lonely as the one pictured on this tray. I found ...

May 10, 2010 by Nessa
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Bear Souvenir Ashtray

I found this ashtray while going through some of my grandparents’ things. My grandpa used to smoke a pipe but stopped when I was born....

May 1, 2010 by Nessa
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Twin Girl Planters

I bought the first one at a flea market and brought it home and cleaned it up. A few months later, I found the yellow one at a different mar...

April 27, 2010 by Nessa
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