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| From embroidery kits & baseball fabric To restaurant bowls & seagull clocks |
Thrifting finds over the last couple of weeks have been all over the place!
Some items are knee-jerk nostalgic buys
(the orange 70's sunset and seagull clock for instance -
Helloooo Jonathon Livingston Seagull!!)
Looking back to figure out what else triggered a buy...
A trio of unopened embroidery and needlepoint kits is easy to know why -
there's that family link to the needlework industry since the 70's.
They're just so familiar.
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| Vera Neumann purple pear napkins |
The Vera Neumann purple pear napkins?
Definitely a combination of love of her graphic style, the colors are beautiful, and condition of the linen superb.
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| Homer Laughlin restaurant ware |
And these aqua and grey leaf berry bowls - nostalgia galore!
I can imagine a side of cole slaw sliding across a formica diner table in these robust china bowls.
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| Olde Orleans salad plates |
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| Stetson handpainted platter |
And more plates to sell
(But I'm feeling a little attached to the Stetson platter, might need to keep that one for awhile!!).
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You have some very nice finds. Great photography too. What's your secret? Question - how did you create your photo mosaic at the start of this post?
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DeleteMy photography has improved through the years. Lighting is key! I use a photo tent and extra lights when I can't use natural daylight.
And a tripod when possible to get them nice and sharp.
That photo mosaic? I used the free software download from photoscape.org.
I have such a soft spot for restaurant ware. I wonder if I am attracted to its ability to handle the bumps and thumps of life and yet fulfill its role of delivering food. Plus, the graphics, so clean and practical.
ReplyDeleteI just starting hunting for Vera before Christmas, I've been lucky to find a few scarves but haven't spotted any any napkins - great find!
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm a pretty new blogger-I love, love the seagull clock. I was wondering if you had time, could you help a baby blogger out... whats the code I have to add to my gadgets to add Apron Thrift Girls - Thrift Share Monday Button? I look forward to checkin out more of your finds :)
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Thanks! And no problem, I'll send info via email....
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