not a larson
Posted: April 25, 2011 Filed under: thrifting | Tags: bitossi, blu rimini, cat, chia pets, lion, lisa larson 5 Comments »i’m digging into thrifting history for this post because i have nothing new to say.
as you may or may not know, i’m no cat person. i don’t like them.
at all.
and yet, cat-stuff finds its way into my life. (you recall the bitossi cat which i loathed at the time, but now just makes me laugh.)
bitossi cat
years ago while absorbing all things mid-century modern, danish modern, vintage scandinavian, etc. i remember briefly seeing a lisa larson lion in my internet clicking: (lions i like, i’m a leo.)
lisa larson lion
which led me to scroll through more of her works, which are awesome. and expensive. out of my price range.
but again, i was in a learning phase and familiarizing myself with desirable works of art from the past and things were not tattooed in my brain back then.
lisa larson cat
so off i go to a thrift store and i could not believe my eyes when i spotted this cat:
did i have a larson on my hands?
now, i knew something weren’t quite right.
what were those holes?
and why the plastic at the bottom?
for 50¢ i figured i had to buy it.
was it an incense holder?
what did i have here?
despite similarities, obviously it wasn’t an authentic larson. i threw it in a box and forgot about it. thrift fail.
only recently i spotted a couple of these cats posted on flickr, which cracked me up.
it’s a chia pet.
i gotta get busy growing my chia garden for spring. not to mention, chia seeds are LOADED with health bennies. chia pets, chia seeds. all good. even when it’s a knockoff larson.
more random thrifting
Posted: April 22, 2011 Filed under: thrifting | Tags: contempri, jackson internationale, paul mccobb, scandinavian compact, vintage pyrex Leave a comment »
after what was looking to be a bust of a day thrifting, i found this vintage (introduced in 1959) paul mccobb platter. it’s white, it’s modern, i’ll take it.
sure, what i wouldn’t give to find some paul mccobb furniture, but seeing this platter after countless lackluster days of thrifting was like solid gold for me.
then i found 3 vintage pale celery green pyrex storage containers. since i don’t store any food in plastic containers cuz it’ll kill you dead, i love coming across small pyrex pieces with glass lids for leftovers. these are 4″ in diameter and this color is new for me.
look how i have strategically placed them next to my already owned made-in-denmark iron candleholders with pale celery green candles. i have created a celery green theme here for you.
the final item i picked up is a vintage wooden mirrored compact that looks to be scandinavian in design. would you say it’s scandinavian? i would. it’s 3″ x 3″ and i just love the handpainting.
the mirror is beat up (well, the whole thing is beat up), but i don’t plan on looking in the mirror. i’ll just use this as random clutter decor around the house.
so that’s that.
this is a close-up of a vintage children’s book i’ve owned for years. the vegetable book.
corn on the mccobb.
lily leaf
Posted: April 10, 2011 Filed under: thrifting | Tags: brass, candleholder, candlesticks, danish, lily leaf, sweden, tbe-ronst, ystad Leave a comment »
i poked around in goodwill the other night and brought home some pretty sad, beat-to-heck brass candleholders. they’re made in sweden.
for the life of me, i can’t figure out the name of the manufacturer and i’ve spent a fair amount of time online sleuthing.
i don’t think anyone else out there in internet land can figure it out either. (i’ve seen where a couple people have found items made by the same company and each person used a different letter for the first word. one used a “K” – i don’t see it, one used a “T”, i had thought originally it was an “S” or maybe an “I”.) it also seems different companies made this exact same design, ystad-metall being another one i found online. the brass lily leaf.
anyway, i didn’t have any brass cleaner so i used some grapefruit and lime peels with salt to buff out the tarnish. (if you’re wondering whether a margarita was involved with said grapefruit and lime peels, well yes, there may have been a margarita involved. why waste fruit like that?) i also used worcestershire sauce and some vinegar and some baking soda. i was a mad scientist slash bartender. they’re by no means perfect now, but they look good from a distance.
i like ‘em. i like that they’re a little different from all the wooden danish candleholders i’ve amassed. i gotta think about unloading some of these…
i’m of the mindset i’ve become too obvious, too clichéd, too theme-y with my decor, so i’m shaking things up around here. and i’m doing it with more brass. brass lily leaf candleholders, baby.
faribo
Posted: April 8, 2011 Filed under: decor, thrifting | Tags: 70s, blanket, boho hobo, couch potato, faribo, wool Leave a comment »in my ongoing attempt to remain current and relevant, i’m trying to add more 70s items into my decor to go along with my boho hobo scandinavian look. i found a yellow and orange faribo wool blanket at the thrift store yesterday (bed bug free). it’s groovy with a hint of aztec zig-zag.
she’s hanging out on the couch.
and by she, i mean me.
(and please, don’t get me started on the height of that print hanging above the couch - it bugs the crap out of me. anytime i see a photo of it, i want to take my finger and magically lower the frame closer to the sofa. there was one hook left in the wall that i was allowed to hang a piece of art on. this was my only piece of art that kinda sort of worked. decorating pet peeve numero uno for me…art hung too high.)
baby
Posted: April 7, 2011 Filed under: crafts | Tags: handmade baby quilt Leave a comment »
babies love handmade gifts!
