Vintage Souvenirs!

The always fabulous Zootsuitmama posted on some of her travel souvenirs, so I thought I'd pick up on that as well. Since I just listed these in my Etsy store they're all photographed and ready for their close-ups!

These are 1950s/60s souvenir postcard hot pads, made of layers of cardboard with a postcard image on the top. They usually come in sets of three, one large, medium and small. I recently came across two different sets, one of the Wisconsin Dells and the other Tombstone Arizona. Since I've never been to either place I don't really have any reason to keep them, so you can buy them (with your special bloggy friend 25% off discount code: PIT25OFF) from me right now.

The Wisconsin Dells:

Tombstone, Arizona. These would be great Halloween decorations as well!

Love the 'Tombstone Epitaph'!

And the back. These table mats Insure Your Table Finish (even if it's Formica! ;) 

Thrifted Thursday: Flamingos for Friday!

OK, so I'm a day late and a dollar short.. or something...

I've been trying to adjust to my daughter no longer taking naps- she gets very cranky in the afternoon, but will not sleep. That's a recipe for a cranky mom as well, and especially bad for my computer time.

But I had to share my latest find at my new favorite store, the Habitat ReStore. We went last weekend to buy some furniture for my brother's new place (hopefully more photos of that soon) and of course had to shop for housewares as well. He has literally nothing besides clothes and the bedroom set he's used since he was seven. (Time to upgrade that as well, I say!)

And as much as I profess to not be interested in buying anything anymore, I still seem to come home with something:

A round container with hand-painted flamingos marked "Miami Beach, Fl"- you think I would pass that up for $2?

No chance, especially when inside is a set of 8 plastic coasters that perfectly match a set of anodized aluminum cups I already have!

And as a special bonus, my daughter is playing a matching game with them right now, putting all the cups together with the like-colored coasters. Counting and color recognition, all in one! That means these are an educational purchase, right? Or at least something for her to do while I take a few moments to blog!