Sara says: PONCEY PONCE PONCE

That means fancy and lookit at the fancy clowns I ran into this weekend.

 Are you seeing what I'm seeing?

OMG!

And this dude was right behind me.

Both of these pieces were like, hundreds of dollars... Mr. Toothy Grin up there was $145. Why you ask?

Well, if you have to ask, you're obviously not fancy enough.

Sara says: I LOVE JUNK

I do, I do!

I hope no one's getting all barfy about Valentine's Day here in the blog-o-sphere. But I'd thought I'd put a fun, junky, spin on it and present you with my recent thrifty finds - which just so happen to be seasonally appropriate.

A Daher tin with an adorable pattern, a fab 4-strand pink plastic neckace, enamel flower brooch, and vintage Hallmark Valentine's card!

Here's a close-up of the card. It's super sweet and will be on it's way to Matt's grandmother shortly.

A close-up of the pattern on the tin. One of my favorites in my collection. I have a pretty righteous damn tin collection, if I do say so myself.

Check out this "key to my heart" brooch with a beautiful leafy hankie. Teal/red is the best color combo!

One of two vintage valentines. "VALENTINE - if I ask you to be mine... PLEASE DON'T GIVE ME THE BIRD"









 The background in the next couple of photos (and this one) is a red scarf I snagged at an antique mall yesterday!

I love the swanky doors. "VALENTINE - everything 'HINGES' on your answer. WILL YOU BE MINE? Don't 'SHUT' me out"

A funny little novel with handwritten little quips on the inside from it's previous owner. I adore the cover, but look inside!

A napkin with friends and their beaus (both real and imaginary, observe Paul McCartney up there!) written in the cutest delicate handwriting. Dated June 13th, 1966.





I picked up a small baggie of the wee plastic red birds (above) at an estate sale last weekend. I see them becoming a garland in the future...

A metal tray with some painters doing their thing. Check out that hideous plastic strawberry candle ring on the right - had to have it!








The upper left is some of the crochet strawberries I've been randomly making. I've strewn them around as decorations for the moment.




Like I've been saying (for like a month now, sorry!) I'm having fun with the kitschy side of V-Day. You should too! Ya know, as opposed to being bitter or angry. Or just ignore the thing entirely. Eat some nachos if you can.

Found anything fab thrifting recently? I want to know! Hope you're having a great week! 

Sara says: GIVE ME A TUMBLE

OMG you guys I am so ready for Valentine's Day.  I totally understand why a lot of people hate it, but I'm focusing on having fun with pinks and reds and fun decorations.

This week's edition of Creepy Thrifted Clowns features some fun finds from my adventures into the soul-sucking world of eBay. I've recently taken up collecting vintage valentine's, more on that hopefully next week. However, in the mean time, you can probably guess where this is going...

Source: ebay.com via Sara on Pinterest

Source: ebay.com via Sara on Pinterest

Source: ebay.com via Sara on Pinterest

Source: ebay.com via Sara on Pinterest

Source: ebay.com via Sara on Pinterest

Source: ebay.com via Sara on Pinterest

The "give me a tumble" one is the obvious winner here. That sounds awfully suggestive, but what do I know? Mr. Frowny-Face on the bottom is moveable, so you can turn that frown upside-down! "Don't clown with me" means business, as he looks like he's waving a flaming broomstick around...

*le sigh* I love vintage valentines! Hell, I love contemporary valentines! You have no idea how much self-restraint I have to employ not to send everyone a singing Justin Bieber card in the mail...


Don't you also "love" the way vintage valentines are all parenthetical?

I "hope" you're having a "good" weekend.

Sara said: A LOT OF INAPPROPRIATE THINGS WHEN SHE SAW THIS

I'm fairly certain that this is a clown. I'm also fairly certain that she's a golf caddy.

I'm am definitely certain that she has inexplicable giant knockers... for why?!


Oh, I know, this is what Harley Quinn looks like when the Joker goes golfing on the weekends!

Or something... oh well, enjoy!

Sara says: PUT A BIRD ON IT (part 1)

(photo credit here, this bird house and other lovely ones are for sale, HOORAY!)

Anywhooooooo, welcome to The Aviary, where we're gonna fly like an eagle into the future.

Now, this collection is a bit more nonspecific as I already have birds all over my damn house. However, I think a bird-themed library or office space would be aces, don't you?

Cardinals are like my Granny's spirit-animal or something, so I love them. I found this sweet little picture at an estate sale for like $1.


Below is a later-era Enid Collins box bag (from when the company was owned by Tandy Leather). Don't ya love EC bags?

Golden mosaic-by-number peacock, hanging next to my retro He-Man sheet curtain, in case you're wondering.

 Close-up!

I love these so much it makes my heart hurt. Ginormous peacocks made out of a thin metal, painted gold and green. These about span the width of my couch over which they hang.

 Lookit him! *sigh*

Daher tin tray motif. Above are a pair of regal looking chalkware fighting cocks. Teehee.

 ISN'T SHE THE SWEETEST THING OMG?! Mama chicken cookie jar.

Chicken mugs! This is a piece of a larger set, which I unfortunately could not get the rest of, that was sold out of ye olde Sears catalog back in the day. Lucky for me, I have seen some more of this set at a local antique mall!

Ahhh, I love my birdies. I imagine birds everywhere could be a bit off-putting, but OH WELL! Ya know, once I started photographing my collection, it didn't seem quite so bad... 

Do you have a favorite animal or birdie friend that makes you go ape when you find an amazing decorative piece? Retro owls, maybe?

Stay tuned for part 2 and have a great week!

And don't forget you can clicky on the yellow bird house at the top of this post to see the other rooms in my dream house!

Sara says: WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!

This week's edition of Creepy Thrifted Clowns features the inexplicable relationship and mutual fascination betwixt the kinders and the clowns. And if that sentence doesn't at least slightly creep you out, then I don't know what will!

Observe!

60's big-eyed, Blythe-esque children are creepy at the best of times

Seriously

Mr. Clown tutoring the delicate art of ... accordion playing.

Did you love, hate, or otherwise feel indifferent towards clowns as a child. I think I'd categorize myself as indifferent. One of those kids who just wouldn't laugh - a tough nut to crack if you will.

And I'm not ticklish either!

Sara says: THEEEYYY'RE BAACCCKKK

Hide yo wives, hide yo kids! The clowns have returned from Christmas vacation. And boy, have I found some doozies... and they're all different in their own ermmm... special way.

Want a human stomach... I mean balloon?

All of them do, but this one REALLY makes me think of Stephen King's IT.

That's a teapot and I believe he has confetti raining from his crotch.

Sadly, I think I kind of missed them! Creepy clowns, I mean. There is a surprisingly severe shortage of creepy santas in my area. Oh well, I'll do better and keep my eyes peeled year-round.

New Year's Resolution #32: Start buying these suckers to go into future creepy clown closet. BWAHAHAHA!

Happy 2012!

Sara says: HO, HO, ohhh...

(photo by nailmaker)

The saints are still marching in! Check out these priceless works of art I stumbled across while junkin this weekend.

Santa kinda looks like he just crawled out of the gay bar at 5 am. GO SANTA! And by "go" I mean, GO HOME! Jeez...

I'd also like to give a shout-out to literally the creepiest Santa I've ever seen. I'm kinda glad blogger friend Eartha Kitsch found him, because if I had seen him in person, I would have had some kind of nervous fit or something.

Source: ranchdressingwithearthakitsch.blogspot.com via Sara on Pinterest

Clicky HERE to visit EK's lovely blog and see this bastard lit up. No, seriously, I had real-life nightmares about this thing. Will not be visiting Nashvegas anytime soon.

Merry Kitschmas!