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I posted a vintage blue poodle treasury at Etsy, of which this one is my current favorite. Along with being vintage, blue, and a poodle — wearing glasses, yet! — this one combines my love of fur on figurines and is both a bobblehead and a bank!
It would have been this one, but I already have it!
Remember back, when the Internet was young, and the most fascinating thing was to search for the exotic… Finding pages published by people far away from you, on subjects and things you’d never heard of before. Now, one of the most important things is to find things right in your own backyard. Things you know about — enough to want, anyway. If the price is right. Things you want, and at the best price; thanks, Internet.
Sure, some of the exotic thrills are still a large part of our daily Internet use. But beyond the entertainment and educational value, so much of our time is now spent comparison shopping — and we seek the added bonus of supporting our local economies. Well, maybe it’s just the convenience of saving on shipping combined with the instant gratification of a local pickup. Tomato, tomatoe; the results are the same.
I was tooling about such a place, www.CentrSource.ca, “Things you love, where you live.” Unexpectedly, however, I found myself discovering the delightful Kitsch Hotel, a youth hostel in Lisbon, Portugal. It’s not near home, but it is a thrifty way to travel. And it’s loaded with kitsch!
Photos via The Kitsch Hostel Blog. A number of clever ideas seen here sent me back to CentrSource for project supplies. …Ah, the circle of kitsch.
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In this photo from Jardin des Modes, December 1968, a model sits in a mod chair by Roche et Bobois. The Martian Ball Chair, with a white shell and red interior
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Mr. Sharpy, the retro pencil sharpener from Sunbeam.
It’s not what you think (maybe?) as God Jul is the Swedish “Merry Christmas” so it makes sense on the elf-ridden yule linen. Via.
Or at least how Standard Brands wanted your counters to look. A photo of all the Standard Brands, Inc. brands, circa 1968, which included Royal “Shake-A Pudd’n (as well as other puddings, baking powder, & cheesecakes) Planter’s peanuts (including Mr. Peanut peanut butter), Fleischmann’s yeast and margarine, Blue Bonnet margarine, Siesta coffee — the oxymoron beverage of choice, Chase & Sanborn coffee, Tender Leaf teas, Hunt Club Burger Bits dog food…
Photo inside Fleischmann’s New Treasury of Yeast Baking: Introducing Rapidmix, The No-Dissolve Method.
The cover of God In My Kitchen: Fifty-Two Thoughts For Homemakers, by Dorothy C. Haskin. (I’m giving one away in this contest! Or you can find it on Amazon
In the acknowledgements:
The kitchen shown on the cover was designed by Home Guide Inc., using General Electric appliances. We are indebted to these organizations for the picture.
Personally, I never got over that documentary we were shown in collage. Ever since then, whenever someone says “GE” or “General Electric,” I scream, “Babies born without skulls!” …I guess that’s one type of atomic kitchen.
A 1970s take on the 1950s version of a desperate housewife. Via.
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Vintage pottery planter of a freshly hatched duckling (or chick?), complete with eggshell hat, spotted at a thrift store today.
