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 Frocks!! New Frocks!!

After the sad departure of our fabulous Helga! on Friday, what better to cheer myself up with, than a few new frocks.

We've been busy working on restocking the racks since G&G a few weeks ago, as a result both Sue and I have our own wardrobes temporarily overstuffed and the stockroom is looking full again. (Lucky Helga! and Desiree, they both got a full in-person preview when they were here at my house on Friday).

Ther are many many more to prepare, in the meantime, here are a few that will be heading up to the Tamborine shop with me on Friday.

Fantastic 50s party dress, light acetate print with inbuilt stiffened lining.

I was a bit keen on this one until I tried it and it didn't fit :( So off to the shop it goes.

One for lovers of plaid and bows, 100% cotton boat neck 50s dress.

This cute 50s nylon dress comes with it's own matching mauve slip.

 

As usual my bodyform Astrid does it little justice, when I tried it on it fit perfectly and really gives the 'shelf bust' effect.

Quite a few lurex numbers are coming our way too!

Lovely little early 60s nylon, hard to get the colours right in a photo but it's a true pale lemon. Super-perfect condition and fully cotton lined, yum!

Another for the vintage print fans, this one and the lemon one above wash so well a good steaming made no difference, there were simply no wrinkles at all.

50s/60s lurex wiggle dress, another easy-care cocktail dress to wear anywhere. Fabulous Desiree tried this one on when she was here on Friday and it looked stunning (not that we're surprised, are we?!)

Lurex and animal print together....need I say more??

 

This early 60s beaded wool dress is by American designer Lilly Rubin. A lovely fine wool, it's fully lined and super-comfortable, not often I'd say that about wool but I tried it on and gave it the firm thumbs up.

Close-up of the beading.

All Hail, Fire King! *

Peach lustre fire king. How many of you remember this stuff? The first time around, that is!

I do, not as an adult, but I remember my grandmothers drinking from the coffee mugs when I was a kid in the 70s.

 My mother always hated it and wouldn't have it in the house, I just remember that Nanas coffee was always extremely hot and that I had to be careful with that funny glass stuff.

I guess my mother unknowingly engendered a kind of 'ugh' in me towards this stuff...is it just me or do others find that their parents' opinions and tastes 'rub off' on them?


Which is why I almost can't believe I've bought an entire collection of the stuff, as you can see above. Until now I've avoided buying it for resale, as a single piece here and there isn't really worth it. But a whole collection?? Apparently a different story.

At a basic level its good quality borosilicate glassware, oven-proof and made by Anchor Hocking. It was often a promotional giveaway at supermarkets and other shops-but then so was green depression glass!

Here it is on display at the shop

So tell me dear readers, do you like Fire King?

Do you consider it collectable?

*if you have a child you'll understand the reference!