Ta-Dah!...New Stuff For Me!

Remember that motherlode of costume jewellery last week?

Well, the above necklace is the one I kept. Best of all, it was gifted to me by the people handling the sale for being the best and fairest dealer that they sold to.

Also from the same estate, the most fabulous red typewriter EVER! I'm not even sure why I'm so desperately keeping this...I just AM.

 

This too was a gift, this time from Katherine of theoldboathouse. She knows I'm mad for little 50s dishes with the black 'hairpin legs' and kept this unusual one aside for me. Thanks so much for remembering and thinking of me Katherine!

For those that don't know I'm a fiend for anything black and white and 50s. This polka dot pottery was made in England by H.G. Woods in 1957 and features raised polka dots. Similar was made by Australian pottery Diana around the same time. Sue found this boomerang dish for me which is a welcome addition to my collection.

And the biggest ta-dah! of all, my first gravel art!! I spied this on the stall opposite ours at Greazfest the other week, and ran for it.

Of course it doesn't match anything in my house right now, but hey, since when did that stop me?!

What glorious finds have you dragged home this week?

New 50s Goodies-And I'm Keeping Them!!!

I mentioned a couple of posts ago that I'd show you the fab stuff I bought at Greazefest...so here it is, making the top shelf of my china cabinet look MUCH the best it has yet.

The stuff to the left is all new.

At Greazefest, our bric-a-brac table directly adjoined that of the seller next door, so when I saw the lady unpack this fabulous black and white polka dot set I immediately started making oo-ooh-OOOHHH noises.

You know, like the noises a kid makes when they're busting for the loo.

Sue came over, took one look and said, firmly but decisively, 'buy it'.

So I did!

The only things missing are the spoons- But I'll be on the lookout for them from now on. I love that the polka dots are actually in the pottery itself, i.e. they're raised, rather than just being painted or glazed on.

 

I also got this hand painted West German mid century vase, which I totally love. Quite cheap too, as it has a couple of texta'd-in chips at the back.

I also bought this little atomic dish, this is my third one of these, I have a blue and a brown too. Dang flash photography makes it look much worse than it is IRL, but either way it has to wait a while for a respray, with a shop and fairs and a child to deal with, I find that I'm quite slack about fixing up anything for myself- lol!


These next few little pieces came from a house lot we bought a couple of weeks ago. I still have yet to tell you about the 'kitsch army' contained within, but I'll get to it soon.

Weeny dish, again with raised polka dots, my second piece of Italian Fiorentina pottery. Not sure if I'll keep collecting this stuff-let's see how much I find and take it from there.

Set of five kidney-shaped little dishes, a completely useless size of course, so they'll never be anything but ornamental. But they're cute, pretty, and the edge gilding is worn, so I'm allowed to keep them, right?

Actually it kills me when I see 'set of 5...' or 'set of 3...' (whatever-it-is) for sale...3 OR 5 THINGS DO NOT MAKE A SET, PEOPLE!

Ok, rant over.

On another note entirely, can anyone who does quilting kindly advise me on quilting squares? I have a heap of remnants (too good to throw out, someone may enjoy them) to cut up and sell as such, who can tell what size to cut them? I have a fair idea but am not completely sure, so would like to know what you think. Thanks!

Fresh Finds

A few fresh 50s finds to show!

One of my favourite kitschy 50s things is polka dots!

So this little trough vase has a new home atop my kitchen dresser, making friends with my other 50s stuff. It's way more black than the green its masquerading as here.

I love the shape of this yellow glass candy jar, but as yellow really isn't one of my decorator colours (this is what I'm telling myself because I'm aiming for a scheme, you see) I can't keep it .

Wig box in outstanding condition, complete with interior peg.

And I think this one is my favourite! Colours diluted courtesy of flash photography.

Signature to base. At least this one has enough black in it to be allowed up on the kitchen dresser!