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Mother Cat & Kittens

jess — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:18:37 +0000

Pink cheeked mother cat with her sweet little kittens, just what could be cuter? This feline family begged me to take them home from an op-shop in Wellington. I am not one to say no to a cat in need, let alone 3 of them.

Mr & Mrs Kitty

jess — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:15:05 +0000

What a great couple these two make with their spots and lovely red lips. Rescued from Rozelle Markets this weekend, they now get to hang out with a whole bunch of other pretty cute kittys. How lucky for everyone involved.

Twee cats

jess — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:27:54 +0000

These petite prissy pussies I discovered at auction recently. And may I just say, what a hideous chair. So hideous that it’s almost fabulous. Almost.

Blue-eyed kitten

jess — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:12:03 +0000

This gorgeous little kitten eyed me off at Rozelle Markets on the weekend, with those lovely big blue eyes. Just how could I resist his charms?

Duck Pond Ashtray

jess — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 03:47:49 +0000

Mother duck and duckling sitting happily by their pond. Ready for someone to ash their cigarette in the sparkly blue waters!

Avoid Hangovers, Stay Drunk

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 11:37:28 +0000

Avoid Hangovers – Stay Drunk. What a great sentiment from these dapper bar-keeps. It’s a bar utensil holder, but who on earth only has 3 bar utensils?

Clown Cookie Jar

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 10:46:53 +0000

Did anyone actually ever use a cookie jar for keeping cookies? Wouldn’t they go stale? This clown would be enough to keep my hand out of the cookie jar that’s for sure. It’s no wonder I was the only bidder at auction.

His skipping rope hangle comes off. Y’know, incase of emergency. Marked ‘Japan’ underneath.

And on writing this post I now realise I have at least 6 cookie jars, and not a single cookie.

Owl Cookie Jar

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 10:26:33 +0000

In his painted yellow coat and green tie, this wonky-eyed owl cookie jar looks pretty friendly. Or stoned. I’m not sure which. Simply marked ‘Japan’ underneath.

Dutch boy ‘thing’

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 10:00:16 +0000

What is this? Can you help? It’s obviously a dutch boy, but what is it for? Holes all over it. I’m guessing something kitchen-y, but who knows. What I do know is that his empty holes of eyes completely freak me out. Something nightmares are made of. In a nice way of course.

Face Bottle

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 09:55:07 +0000

This. What do I say about this? It’s a bottle. With a fluffy cuff, engraved leather neck piece, and silver lips. Don’t ask. I didn’t.

Made in Italy and marked underneath. ‘D.R.L Solaro Italy 075′. Still has its corked lid. I’m hoping that if I open it a genie might come out.

Sadly I’ve not been able to discover any info on it. Yet.

Sweet cottage jug

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 09:46:55 +0000

Another Kalmar piece of gold I found at auction alongside the Wising Well. Complete with cherries, and a branch handle, this glorious cottage jug I would never dare use.

Wishing Well

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 09:41:34 +0000

Make a wish. I wish for lots more stuff like this awesome wishing well by Kalmar/AACP.

Another auction find. From this auction I came home with a car-load. Not kidding. My car was FULL. But gems like this were the absolute highlight of spending 7 hours in a stinking hot room alongside many other bidders, holding up my little auction card & spending way too much money.

Fish Vase

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 09:31:39 +0000

Rozelle Markets have long been my favourite since they started and I lived 30 seconds walk away. So many goodies I own have come from there. More recently I bought this AACP (Australian Art Ceramics Products) classic Fish vase. It was a splurge. 20 bucks. More than I normally spend on one item. But look at it. JUST LOOK AT IT. It’s freakin’ FANTASTIC!

Rainbow Trout Dish

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:52:30 +0000

I picked up this jumping Rainbow Trout dish at auction a few weeks ago. He’s delightful. Marked underneath ‘Rainbow Trout B 2880/R’.

Dog / Girl Egg Cup

jess — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 07:48:05 +0000

She has dogs ears and a girls face with a funny little body. I’m not really sure what she is, apart from being an egg cup. Made in Japan. Cute.

Birdies Cookie Jar

jess — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:35:17 +0000

If there’s ever a cookie jar to behold it is this. Lovely red birdies in a tree with their spaghetti nest. And an acorn atop the lid. Soooo beautiful.

Furry Feline

jess — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 21:58:08 +0000

I LOVE this little Napco cat. His fur is a bit bedraggled but he’s still utterly gorgeous. Not to mention his to-die-for eyelashes .

Marlin Trough

jess — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:19:53 +0000

A great garage-sale find recently. Made by Pates. Gorgeous lustre-ware. This fishy fellow has seen better days, his nose glued back on and a few other cuts and bruises, but still freakin’ fabulous!

Lassie Head

jess — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:16:07 +0000

I guess this is a book-end? I found this Lassie head at auction. Quite regal in his own doggy way.

Donkey S&P

jess — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:13:26 +0000

Another garage sale find. With his gorgeous purple noggin. A great addition to any table!

Deer in Garden

jess — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:09:35 +0000

Oh what a sweet little deer frolicking in the garden, tail in the air, happy as Larry.

Cow Creamer

jess — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:06:17 +0000

I picked up this sweet cow jug (amongst other awesome stuff) at a local garage sale last weekend. I thought I might sell him, but I’ve grown attached. So he stays.

Pink Puppy

jess — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:03:03 +0000

This 70′s fluro pink floral dog says it all. Just look at those eyelashes. No home is compete without a lovely pink puppy such as this.

Lounging Tiger

jess — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 03:00:22 +0000

This lazy tiger is one of my faves, lounging around in all his glory.

Fish Platter

jess — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 05:44:48 +0000

I picked this fabulous fish at a garage sale on the weekend. I bought him to on-sell, but I’m now becoming rather attached. Even though there’s plenty more fish in the sea, it would be such a shame to let this one go.

Lustre Chook Egg Cup

jess — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 05:34:57 +0000

A nice Easter Chook egg cup that is far too good to use. Lovely lustre ware. And cute-to-boot.

Rabbit Cookie Jar

jess — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:02:52 +0000

I’ve rarely bought stuff on ebay, but that’s just where this rabbity fellow came from. Happy and round. Just as a rabbit should be.

Barn Cookie Jar

jess — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:01:05 +0000

This barn cookie jar is simple but cute. Stickered underneath ‘Gempo’. Made in Japan.

Time Please! Mug

jess — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:04:12 +0000

TIME PLEASE! ‘I’ve been doing some thinking, a thought has just come into my head, if you don’t have a drink when you’re living, you’ll have a hell of a job when you’re dead.’

Another cracker of a poem about drinking. And I couldn’t agree more! This mug of a mug I picked up at auction. It’s ‘Prince William Ware, England’ with 22 Carat Gold detail. Made in England. I’m not sure Prince William would approve, all in all.

Piggy S&P Shakers

jess — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 05:29:48 +0000

What sad looking little piggies. They shouldn’t be since they’ve been hanging out in Surfers Paradise. One on the right looks like he’s been in the sun just a touch too long. Made in Japan.

Piggy Planter

jess — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:16:06 +0000

This is the little piggy that stayed home. I guess the others are at market, or eating roast beef. This cute little planter I picked up at an op-shop in Wellington NSW, along with a array of other goodies. I could have spent all day (and a lot of money) there. Very soon he’ll have a garden growing out of his roof.

Pear Wall Vase

jess — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:07:55 +0000

A pair of pears, hanging on the wall. I’ve now got a little succulent planted in this, and have hanging in the kitchen. Isn’t it just what every kitchen needs?

Yellow Bubba

jess — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 03:57:17 +0000

Such a wee little thing. Cherub cheeks and hand-painted yellow onesie. Who wouldn’t want a cute bubba like this?

Fish S&P

jess — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 01:07:47 +0000

These sweet little fishies came to me from a friends Grandmothers garage sale. In absolutely perfect condition, they are a delightful set of S&P shakers. On the reverse is the ‘Grizelle Japan’ sticker.

Dapper Boy Salt Shaker

jess — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:59:45 +0000

What a chubby little dapper thing he is with his top hat, waistcoat and jacket. This fellow begged to come home with me from a local garage sale last weekend. TWO BUCKS! BARGAIN!

Kangaroo Pepper Shaker

jess — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:10:39 +0000

A lonely little kangaroo pepper shaker. No salty partner and no joey. Found at a garage sale this weekend looking for a loving home. How could I resist? I can’t quite work out what’s written on him unfortunately. Surfers Paradise perhaps? Although I’ve not seen a surfing kangaroo of late.

Jalopy Planter

jess — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:09:40 +0000

This jalopy I discovered at a local garage sale. So much good stuff at this sale, but this number screamed ‘buy me, buy me’ (as did a fair number of other things that came home with me.) He now houses a cactus which truly sets off his automotive gloriousness.

Black Cats Planter

jess — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:08:36 +0000

Why are black cats always better in pairs? Double the trouble? These little guys are holding paws whilst waiting for me at the Terrigal Antique Market yesterday. So lovely, & such a bargain to boot!

Cowgirl

jess — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:06:25 +0000

Yeeee-hawwwww! What a demure little cowgirl this lovely lady is. She’d been living in a vast and fabulous op-shop in Wellington NSW before she was lassooed away to the Central Coast.

Alpine Army Decanters

jess — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:05:28 +0000

Not one, but TWO of these freakin’ cool decanters I uncovered in a box lot at an auction last weekend. They are Italian Alpine Army decanters. I believe they once contained Grappa. One still has a sticker “C.A.S.A Cameri (Novara) Made in Italy”. I’ve never seen anything quite like them. No corks sadly. Both are slightly different from one another, but both in incredible condition. Awesome find at an awesome bargain!

Pet Shop Cookie Jar

jess — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:59:36 +0000

Who doesn’t love a cookie jar? Especially one that doubles as a pet shop, complete with a waving cat. I can’t remember where I found this beauty, but it’s in good company at home with some other fabulous cookie jars. Made in Japan.

Black Cat Jug

jess — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:57:31 +0000

An absolutely gorgeous find from Terrigal Antique Market. I paid a little more for him than I normally would for one item, but there was just no way I could leave this little fellow behind. Apparently he belonged to the the grandmother-in-law(?) of the stall-holder.

He’s black, he’s a cat. He’s DIVINE!

Beer Salt & Pepper

jess — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:39:03 +0000

Beer, beer, beer! Salt and Pepper. And Beer. Must say I particularly like the poem. Makes a lot of send is you ask me. A recent acquisition from an op-shop.

Stickers on the base are ‘Grizelle Japan”.

Booby Barrel Mug

jess — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:37:10 +0000

Wow, what a mug! I found this corker at a local garage sale. How ANYONE would part with it I cannot understand. Her boobs swing to and fro while you drink, and her hand poised daintily over her lady bits. Brilliant! Why aren’t all mugs like this?

Markings on the bottom of the mug are ‘PATENT. T.T.’ Made in Japan. 1960′s I am led to believe, and others seem to be going for quite a pretty penny on ebay. I won’t tell you I paid 4 bucks.

Treasure Craft Pineapple Dish

jess — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:23:14 +0000

This little pip dish I ummed and ahhed over at a Salvo’s store. Did I like it? Did I not? I couldn’t decide. But in the end, I figured “it’s a pineapple, it’s all good.” On further inspection once getting it home, it’s a 1962 Treasure Craft California piece. Pretty funky really. And in perfect nick for its age.

Markings underneath are: 1962 Treasure Craft Compton Calif.

A little on the history of Treasure Craft here: http://collectibles.about.com/od/companyprofiles/a/treasurecraft091697.htm

Donkey & Cart Planter

jess — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:13:39 +0000

Auctions, auctions, auctions. At this particular auction recently I nabbed a few great donkeys including this little planter. I have inadvertently now started collecting donkeys. That’s how most of my obsessions start. Just by accident. Deers, swans, cats, donkeys. The more you look, the more you find.

Brown Bird

jess — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:09:54 +0000

This sweet brown bird is a Salvo’s store salvage. He’s a fairly substantial thing. And underneath, just marked ‘Japan’. That’s it.

Pineapple & Beetroot ladies S&P shakers

jess — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 10:39:18 +0000

Who thinks of this stuff, that’s what I’d like to know. ‘Hey, let’s make some salt and pepper shakers that are human bodies with fruit and vegetable heads. That’ll sell‘. I want that job. And they’re right, it does sell. I bought them after all.

Toothpaste S&P shakers

jess — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 08:05:31 +0000

Another Salt and Pepper oddity. Toothpaste tubes with faces. Of course. What else says ‘seasoning’ as well as these do?

Made by PY Japan. (Lefton)

Corn Bear

jess — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 07:50:42 +0000

I think this little guy is considered ‘spaghetti ware’ even though he’s not actually spaghetti-like. Well what I can gather from my online research anyways. Either way, munching on his corn cob, this bear is pretty damn cute.