Our op shopping adventures over our weekend away were a bit disappointing. Before we came across any op shops, we found lots of antique and vintage type secondhand stores, a very real sign that the local op shops (or thrift stores) would be well picked over by the local owners of those shops. I wasn't wrong, there were very slim pickings! We came home with just a few small treasures, a Crown Lynn colour glaze butter dish, a Pyrex mug with a design I'm sure I've seen somewhere before, but I can't put my finger on it? I also picked up this cushion in excellent/as new condition for $2! The label from the shop suggested it had marks on it? I couldn't spot any and after a quick run through the washing machine, it now sits happily on my bed.
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Blackbird has Spoken
Good spotting among the slim pickings!
ReplyDeleteI heart Crown Lynn
ReplyDeletejust goes to show, with a keen eye good stuff can be found in the most unpromising places!
ReplyDeleteI love Crown Lynn and retro pyrex..........gone are days when an expensive designer bag used to set my heart a flutter! xo
ReplyDeleteYou did well! Cushion looks like one of those really expensive trendy ones and I love the cup.
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
Hi,
ReplyDeleteCrown Lynn used that design (Mogambo), and Val Monk thinks that the Pyrex mug came later.
http://valputaruru.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/summer-treasures.html
That's the kinda cup that holds a long black or gumboot, no chai lattes, green tea or cappuccinos in that cuppa.
ReplyDeleteOh Pyrex, you are so good.
ReplyDeleteLove the pyrex mug. haven't found any of those in a long while.
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