This scissor-catcher is quite polite, it even says “please.” The cute little mushrooms go good in the kitchen, though I’m ...
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GO! GO! GO! BEATNIK GARBAGE CAN!
I LOVE THIS 50’S GARBAGE PAIL THAT WAS UNDER THE DECK AT MY HOUSE WHEN I WENT TO LOOK AT IT & WAS THE DECIDING “SIGN” ...
Brass Anchor Bell
I am surrounded by nautical kitsch here. I couldn’t resist saving this from a junk box given to me by a friend....
Vintage Green Thumb Planter
I may have sore thumbs but not green ones. Not an area I have especially great skills in other than I seem to have a talent for nursing baby...
Vintage MEDI Ear candy dish from Medical Electronic Design
Vintage MEDI Ear candy dish from Medical Electronic Design & Instrumentation Co Oakland, CA – shows the “inner” workin...
Kermit the Frog coffee cup
My mother gave this to me as a gift. She said she got it at a thrift shop. It’s a Kermit the Frog Muppet news reporter coffee cup. I s...
Smiley Face Cookie Jar
The Smiley face and “Have a Happy Day”, or was it “Nice Day”? … was THE image & phrase new to the world of...
Colorful Plates Add Fun to the Table
Riviera, made by Fiesta in the late 40’s or 50’s I think. Big bright colors added so much festivity to the table....
Canister Set for sale at the Joan of Arc Thrift Shop
funny, the ones in the snap shot (the bottom pic) have all their lids!...
Stringface
Who doesn’t like a string holder? I don’t usually need string, but I may as well have something to keep it in. Also has a conven...
Homepride Fred Flour Man
Say “Cheerio” to Fred the Flour Man. This plastic character from the mid-sixties became the mascot for the U.K.’s Spillers...
’60s Rock + Army Recruiter Slogan = Kaffeeklatsch?
Someone had a really perverse sense of humor (or really hated hippies) to come up with these kitschy coffee/dessert plates during the Vietna...
Donkeys
Another “so-cheap-it-was-almost-free” planter find from this past summer. I like the cute donkeys, I bet they came in several co...
my lovely Italian lady lamp
Brought from a car boot sale from a lady who said it had belonged to her mother who loved it very much....
“Bobble Claw” Lobsters
Their little claws are begging to be picked up. More fun to “twang” than use as intended....
Wooden Tiki Lamp with Cocktail
This is also a lamp and it’s missing a shade. I don’t know if it’s from Hawaii or not but it’s made of wood. Cocktai...
Tomato Ketchup Dispensers
As many different colours as I could find…...
Melmac…before the Flintstones.
Before the Flintstones Melmac dish, there was this quality plastic table setting from the early 50’s by Brookpark. This cherished pink...
Owl lantern
I found this owl at my grandmother’s obm house many years ago. I think you are supposed to put a candle in it. As usual my kids are li...
lucite needlepoint purse
I got this at a garage sale in LA. I don’t know how old it is but I love the lucite handles mixed with the vinyl and than the needlepo...













