I have lots of things that I have bought on a whim for no good reason (as I am sure you all have too). Here are a number that were close to hand at the moment of photography.
These gloves (shown with my 4 year old's hand for reference) I have had for ages. I don't remember when it was (high school at least) but I do remember the extreme thrill of finding them. Because there are 5 pairs, I used to put one on each finger and arrange my hands just so and imagine that the picture would make a great album cover. I don't know for who and I am not much of a music person but the idea persisted for a long time.
I have a cooking friend who looked at this and said "oh, an egg poacher" and looked at me curiously as to why it was perched in my studio. I don't know, it is just a funny thing and I am not an egg poacher so keeping it in the kitchen wouldn't make sense.
These snack bowls are just so lovely and at 15 cents each.......
Now of course, I need to be on the lookout for some egg cups so I can put my boiled egg cosies on some boiled eggs. (Then I would have three egg related things...and so, a collection that would necessitate a whole separate post!)
I just got this the other day at the Salvation Army--I am pretty sure the lady gave it to me for free. I am also pretty sure that it is not a detergent bottle cosy but it just had that shape and I do not have any dolls to fit this (or, actually, any dolls). The fabric is very stiff and the red is some kind of stiff, shiny, nylon tablecloth material. I did not take a picture of the back but it has a big zipper sewn in with white thread. It is hanging on my wall now--I had a small hanger. (of course I did--I have EVERYTHING!! ( Send for help!))
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Well I had absolutely no bloomin' luck with the vintage pyrex, but I did have to control myself from yelling out loud "I love bric-a-brac!" If I can't travel much to foreign lands anymore, at least I can buy other people's souvenirs.
Oh and those gloves!!!
I used to think a lot about the person who made those gloves and the stitching--they are machine done but it seemed so impossible to me then.
oh what do you think they are for?? how sweet. how do you display them? i love the little dress and it sounds adorable hanging from a little hanger. we all have a mini hanger, dont we??
i love this collection.
Actually, I don't really display any of these things very well. The gloves are just in a pile on a shelf, the dress on a pushpin in the wall (that is holding up something else), and the other stuff is just piled around. I am kind of against displaying knick-knacks around on shelves so really I don't know why I buy it all. Clearly I have some kind of a conflict going on. Sigh.
ha! you are so funny. i think the little gloves would look sweet pinned to a pretty fabric covered board and framed!
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