Cheetah Velour

sigh...

Of course I didn't get what I really wanted for Christmas but we can't have everything, right?

Thrift Town

 
 

Uh oh. I hope no one in my family knows about this!!

I don't particularly care to end up with this-

or this-

or this-

or especially this.

Now with more kitsch!

Oops! Have I really been away that long? I guess I could say I've been busy, and that would be mostly true. I promise to make it up to you. ;)

Guess I'll start by posting some recent thrift SCORES! I was thrilled to find all of this gorgeous kitsch in one thrift store and splurged (I think they were $1.99 each?).

This first item is a souvenir shot glass caddy. Your shot glass will never go missing again with this handy and decorative device.

I also found the world's most disturbing ashtray. Souvenir of the 'World Famous' Tree House, Redwood Hwy. California. I don't smoke, but does that really matter?

Fuzzy baby deer pen caddy. 'Nuff said.

Best of all, I am pleased to announce that all of this beauty got me the coveted Cerifikitsch of Authenkitschity from the Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch & a spot in the permanent collection! You'll also find my old pal Spoony Squirrel over there, too.

pitch your kitsch!

You know what to do.

thrift scores

I haven't posted any thrift scores in a while. I'm sure you're all just dying to know what sort of "treasures" I've brought home. ;)

Another paint-by-number for the spare room. It's pretty much like the other one, but too much of a good thing is better or something like that.

A couple more albums for the wall. No I don't have a record player. Who needs to listen to the album when the covers are so great? ;)

And a special thanks to my very special thrifting pals (you know who you are) for helping me find these cuties!

I imagine it's worth every cent.

I'm currently reading this book I picked up at the thrift store. I promise to let you know if there's any juicy gossip!

Wonder what she'll say about Howard Hughes?

apron love

Over in the shop-

 

and

view-master

I scored this Bakelite Model C View-Master down at the thrift store for FOUR CENTS. No kidding, four cents.

 

 

I didn't have any View-Master reels, but that's where ebay comes in. My first reel is called Havana, Cuba (1946).

 

 

This shot is called "Cuban Rhumba Dancers".

 

I feel a collection coming on.

Sorry, Aries

Federal Glass astrology mugs over in my Etsy shop

They're all there except for Aries. Guess somebody kept that one?

flea market finds (now with more links!)

I finally got out to the Alameda Flea Market over the weekend. I hadn't been out there in months. Nothing like good company, kitschy finds, and kettle corn by the bay! Besides, this blog has been seriously lacking in kitsch lately, and it's high time I did something about that.

THIS was the find of the day- the Official Cheetah Velour Ice Bucket! I'd been resisting buying an ice bucket forever. Sure, you can find one in any thrift store but I was looking for just the right one. This is it! Now every drink will taste just like being in the Jungle Room at Graceland.

 

I also got these sweet Nugget Sam AKA Last Chance Joe cocktail glasses for a buck each. The real Sam/Joe is 36 feet tall and lives in Sparks, NV. (Side note- if you click on that link, Roadside America  also lists the Guns and Jewels of Elvis display as one of the 'Nearby Offbeat Places'. Yup, THAT'S ME!)

 

Hmm, what else? This cute planter (thrown in free with the ice bucket, I didn't even have to haggle)-

 

and this paint-by-number, perfect for the spare room.

 

If loving cheese is wrong, I don't want to be right.

What have you brought home lately?

more pyrex love

Now if I could only find a lid for this one...