Black Olives On My Fingertips

Still here

2011-06-14T07:45:00.003-04:00

still collecting stuff ! just popping in to say hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HI!!!

More Finds!!!

2011-02-05T11:50:00.003-05:00

I thought the wallet was so cool! the vase just caught my eye, I want to put Easter eggs in it and sit it out. I could not turn up the wig box, I have the larger one, but those side pictures are very Twiggy/Liza Minnelli esque.....and can not turn up a table cloth for a dollar, the clown, well he looked lonely and I had to have him!

TRASH!

2011-02-05T11:06:00.001-05:00

YES! I saw on craigslist, free at the curb things from over 30 years from the attic! Of course I went! here are some of the items I got, I also cut my hand on some glass but it was worth it HAHAHHA!

More Catch up!!!

2010-02-22T07:30:00.001-05:00

Little suitcase, for address and such

Santa Coasters, from a church rummage sale

Pink Divided pyrex, from a church rummage sale

3 aprons, from a church rummage sale

Pleated apron, from a church rummage sale

Slacking off!!

2010-02-14T22:36:00.001-05:00

this is the off season for sales but I am posting items from december and November BUT I did go to the thrift shops and a tag sale this weekend and got some items!!!! But unil I post them here are some items from November and December!!

Tiki Bottle, its empty and when You open it you can still smell the yummy smell, its from hawaii but I coulnt find anything about it on the internet

Some finds, these were in the 25 cent box, a planter, the tupperware creamer, a coconut thingy and two turquoise plates for chips or something....

From an estate sale, a disco elf, some santas and a small mica ornament

Mish mash of Kitschmas

More finds from November and December!

2010-02-05T21:21:00.001-05:00

Groovy book, a lot of the outfits are Mary Tyler Mooreish

Boy Scout badges, from a church rummage sale on wed, they are from the 60's

a christmas apron~~~

MORE stockings, from the estate sale

a happy New Year sign

cool shot glasses

From a garage sale in november!

2010-02-05T21:19:00.000-05:00

Vintage Frame, there is a cherub on top

More of my December finds!

2010-01-24T14:25:00.001-05:00

Horse TV lamp from a sale at the senior center

Boy Scouts tea towel, from a church rummage sale on wed, it was with the patches so its probably from the 60's

Vintage Tablecloth, from a church rummage sale on wed

Vintage Hankies from a different church rummage sale

Church sales from December!!!!

2010-01-17T16:05:00.001-05:00

Santa apron, from the church sale

Old ornaments in the package, at the church sale today they are marked Japan

Apron. from a church sale also

Napkins, the only thing I found at an estate sale

Asian woman, from a garage sale

Who is in the Dog House??

2010-01-02T13:06:00.000-05:00

Dog House, I have been wanting one of these, my mom had one when we were growing up, its somewhere at my parents house, this one is dated 1958

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2010-01-02T12:59:00.001-05:00

Even though the sales are slow this time of year, I always have stuff to post!!!! HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO ALL YOU FELLOW THRIFTERS AND RETOR ENTHUSUAUSTS

Catching up on some of my finds of the year!

2009-12-26T12:53:00.002-05:00

Weebles and Little People

Tiny Shiny Brite ornaments, look how small!

Flatsy doll from a garage sale this summer

I've been looking for this for a while!

2009-12-26T12:53:00.001-05:00

YAY Blue Pyrex stripes

The Puppini Sisters

2009-12-24T08:40:00.001-05:00

Been slacking off on the blog, wishing everyone a great Happy Healthy holiday and a Merry Christmas!

Some Church rummage items

2009-12-06T19:06:00.001-05:00

salt and Peppers
the chrome ones are danish and I liked the artwork on the orange one, the orange one and the red one are marked Japan

Pineapple dish and jadeite bowl, the bowl is faded inside but it was 25 cents

garden Gnomes

More More more

2009-11-30T21:22:00.000-05:00

Christmas stuff, from and Estate sale, santa in the back left is a bobble head

Super Peanut, I used to have the full set of the large ones of these and for some dumb reason I got rid of them, super Pickle, SuperHot dot, Banana and peanut

Vintage Purse, from the garage sale I got the color wheel and tiki mug, they has it again the next week

Fishy Bracelet, from the garage sale I got the color wheel and tiki mug, they has it again the next week

Kon tiki from the Sheraton in hawaii, I googled it and its not around anymore!

Mr. Sprinkle

Flea Market finds from a couple of weeks ago

2009-11-23T07:32:00.000-05:00

Avon Small World, I got her at the flea market

Tiki AshtrayI got this at the flea marrket last week and when I looked it up I see its supposed to have a little metal thing by the mouth to put the cigarette on and a metal handle

McDonalds is the kind of place

2009-11-15T20:16:00.001-05:00

this was from my parents basement, it was my brothers when we were young

Rubber doggie

2009-11-15T20:15:00.002-05:00

from my parents basement, it was my sisters when we were young

Want some cake?

2009-11-15T20:15:00.001-05:00

A team plates, from the flea market, the next time I have someone over I will use them for cake

Hawaiian Blue Luggage

2009-11-08T15:46:00.004-05:00

the hat box and small case were never used and I still have the boxes they came in and the tags are on them, the large on might have been used, the keys are in all three sealed in their envelopes, the name of the luggage on the side of the box is Hawaiian Blue, and they have little tiny specks of sparkle throughout which was hard to capture in this picture(when the picture is blown up you can see some on the upper part of the hat box)

COLOR WHEEL!

2009-11-08T15:46:00.003-05:00

yes this one works well!! I got it at the same place I got the tiki mug~~

Hawaii Kai Tiki Mug

2009-11-08T15:46:00.001-05:00

the last sale I went to yesterday!!! a mug from the now Defunct Hawaii Kai in NYC!!!

Little Angels

2009-11-08T15:45:00.001-05:00

Little Angels, from an estate sale

2009-11-01T16:34:00.000-05:00

Groovy Polyester Toddler outfit, for a 2 year old, it is that stiff 70's polyester, a very brady outfit

here is a shot I set up for the first day of school back in September

Gay Fad Fawn (Deer)

its a shot sized glass, it is frosted and the frosting is kind messed up but I LOVE IT this is the front

the back

Little ashtray or tidbits dish, i have to clean it

More Items I got at an Estate sale

2009-10-24T22:27:00.000-04:00

MORE Mica houses

More finds today

SAnta and REindeer

Sewing box

Made in Occupied Japan

Dresser caddy with shoehorn

wait now I have two of these

2009-10-24T22:26:00.001-04:00

FREE CRAPOLA, from some rummage sale the day after

Free apron

laying on top of the garbage at the thrift shop

Blue Heaven dishes

2009-10-18T11:32:00.000-04:00

I got these at the thrift shop, I have more pieces all over and I have to find them

Vintage Pitcher, from the thrift shop

Coconut Monkey and Roly poly Chime

2009-10-18T11:31:00.002-04:00

she had two dents in her and when I tried to get them out I made more dents so shes a tad messy looking close up, but I love her chimes and she is soooo huge, when the sun comes through the window she GLOWS

Better Picture of my blue tupperware

2009-10-18T11:31:00.001-04:00

from a couple of weeks ago, i just washed them and set them up

A thursday Night Sale

2009-10-11T22:27:00.002-04:00

Here is the thursday afternnoon/night sale!! whoooot!

Santa Hankies!!!

TURKEY!!! I barely have any turkeys!!! hes marked JAPAN!

Fisher Price Mini van and dog

JAZZ for teenagers~!~

from the thursday afternoon/night sale!!! I hear rock and roll was fine for a while but its not what teens are into now.......

Hey I like big band as much as I like Rock and Roll!!

SHAPE-O

Tupperware SHAPE-O , i never knew the name of this thing, we had it when i was a kid, I found one in the box and it has no scrapes or dings and the box is dated 1969!!!

PANORAMA EGG!!!!!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS is a sugar egg in the box, the top of the box is missing but who cares, how cool is THIS!!!!

Ours and me but where are you????

2009-10-11T22:26:00.001-04:00

I looked all over the rummage sale and never found the glass for YOU!!!

Free Stuff

2009-10-04T21:59:00.001-04:00

there was a rummage sale that I missed and on cragislist it said FREE come and take the leftovers on sunday, this is some drug store summer product, it trickles water and he has a tealight in his head, it says it adds ambiance to any room or office.......

from a thrift shop a couple of months ago, it was laying outside and I asked the woman how much and she said "Take it"

Free from a friends sale :)

Cap'n Pepper and old Salty!!! from a garage sale

Remaking a high Chair

2009-09-26T20:31:00.001-04:00

I took it apart and spray painted the red and polished the chrome, Now on to replacing the vinyl with a piece of cracked ice red vinyl I found at some sale years ago

Looks like my stool!!! the hight chair is a costco! than after i was done I washed the FILTHY floor!!

A surprise in the mail!

2009-09-19T23:17:00.002-04:00

A package on my stoop, not a porch but a stoop, see it there on the left and my milk container on the right(it has empty milk bottles in it!!)

oooo whats inside!!!

THANK YOU EARTHA KITSCH!!!!!! the best gift to come home to!!!!! I sent her some little felt icicles in the winter, jan feb??? I forgot, and look at all the GOODIES I GOT!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

My grandma, Nana was an Avon Lady her WHOLE life(she passed a couple of years ago) HOW COOL IS THIS

BEST ASHTRAY, and you flip it over, this is the ultimate Kitsch and I , in all my years NEVER had anything like this or have Found anything like it!!!!!!!

Naughty ashtray, Ok I had to censor this for work people, she has red rhinestones as her , um nipples........

I was playing records all night

2009-09-19T23:16:00.001-04:00

should I turn it over?

Some finds

2009-09-14T09:02:00.001-04:00

One was broken but I still took it, I filled my rack that I bought that had only 1 in it

NO PARKING, he was 25 cents!

Thrift shop Row

2009-09-14T09:01:00.000-04:00

Thrift shop, this is behind a church, its in that door there, I got my Tea bag holder and the Doggie I am posting

this is another thrift shop up the road, I went to Thrift shop row on Monday

This one is ok, hit or miss like all of them, I really didnt get anything

the bee likes my flower

Grimm's Hip Fairy tales

2009-09-14T08:59:00.000-04:00

As dug by Don Morrow, its in poor condtion and it skips but i had to buy it, its just too cool

Garage saling and other adventures

2009-09-05T23:08:00.001-04:00

Head, I got her a week or two ago at a garage sale for a quarter, i was playing with my Nieces putting makeup on her(they are 3 and 4 years old)

Dumpster Dive

yes i peeked in the dumpster and there it was, it needs a polishing but how cool is this, the bottom gets glasses, the top and ice bucket, I suppose the little ones belong to shot glasses and the side ones to shakers or bottles of liquor

Egg platter, the chicky and the eggs are salt and pepper, some nicks but I want to use it

Hey I know all about Jazz now

Bob Keeshan learns from the Honeydreamers

this is a cool cover

Peter Ponsil Lost his Tonsil, the record is messed up and the cover is a mess too but how many people have Peter Ponsil Lost his Tonsil, I need a 78 to play it

The salt of the earth

2009-08-31T10:52:00.000-04:00

Salt and Pepper, the hats are salt and pepper shakers

here is a close up

Little Anthony and the Imperials

2009-08-31T10:50:00.001-04:00

Free concert July 17, 2009 at Tanner Park, Copiague, Long Island NY, I love them, seen them tons of times, congrats on their induction into the hall of fame this past April!!!!

Some toys I got at and Estate sale

2009-08-31T10:49:00.002-04:00

Dawn, Santa Kiddle and Quisp, and a large baby

Toy Dish set - Cornflower corning ware, stumbled upon an estate sale by one of my favorite Estate sale companies Sisters in Charge and got this toy play set!!

Take the Train to the Plane

2009-08-24T13:45:00.001-04:00

Train candle set, from the flea market, its not that old, just made in hong kong, my mom has a ceramic one somehwere

Tiki man Tiki!!!!

2009-08-22T18:02:00.003-04:00

TIKI salt and peppers, from the flea market

they fit!! I already had ONE lone darker colored one of the same style and he was lonely

Some plastic ornaments I got

2009-08-22T18:02:00.001-04:00

Ornaments, with Jesus and three wise men inside!!

A vintage paddle

2009-08-22T18:01:00.000-04:00

Paddle

Close up of paddle

FRANK!

2009-08-19T07:39:00.001-04:00

Autographed picture of Frank Perdue for a dollar!!! How can you go wrong!! I got this at Sea Cliff Garage sale day and I bought a frame at the dollar store

RIP Les Paul

2009-08-16T11:37:00.000-04:00

i know this is a couple of days late, this has been up on on Record rack for a while, Les and Mary divorced many many many years ago .....Les you lived a good long life :)

Don and I are getting ready for tonights show :)

2009-08-16T10:31:00.000-04:00

Aloha!

2009-08-16T10:28:00.003-04:00

Orchids of Hawaii bowl! for the tiki section, I got it at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago!

LOVE THIS

2009-08-16T10:28:00.001-04:00

I was at a church rummage sale which was a bust but I was thrilled when I went to wash my hands and the handles looked liked this, I also took a picture of the floor and wall!

Church bathroom tiles, well it is cool but the maintenance dosen't do a good job cleaning!

FREE

2009-08-16T10:27:00.003-04:00

FREE~~it was being thrown away at the thrift shop!
Isn't it sad!!!

Merry Christmas~

2009-08-16T10:27:00.001-04:00

small Elf Christmas ornament

Stuff from my Friends sale

2009-08-10T18:18:00.000-04:00

from a friends sale

Sweater guard from my friends sale

More from my friends sale!

From the 50's

2009-08-02T09:14:00.001-04:00

come with the Pencils of the 10 commandments

Kitchen Items

2009-08-02T09:13:00.001-04:00

Bakelite serving spoon and fork, from the dollar table at the flea market a week or two ago

Pot holders, from a garage sale, they need to be oxied very carefully! the string might run

Records!

2009-08-02T09:10:00.001-04:00

Lani Mcintire

I bought this at the end of May or begining of March at some Garage sale

Blobfest 2007: Run-Out Reinactment

2009-07-26T23:29:00.001-04:00

Blobfest in an annual event in Phoenixville, PA where scenes from the original movie, "the Blob" were filmed. they do the Run-Out Reinactment, I got an email the week before this years but I was unable to go, one day...........

Vintage Kit Kat Clock

2009-07-26T22:15:00.001-04:00

from a friends garage sale, the cord is cut and it needs to be rewired, it has some hairline cracks, diamonds are missing but its mighty cool!

Dont feed the Chickens!

2009-07-26T22:14:00.000-04:00

I went to the animal shelter and they had chickens and peacocks in the back that were abandoned.

BLING BUGS

2009-07-26T22:13:00.000-04:00

at dollar tree, rubber bugs with glitter! I didnt buy it

Cocktails for two set!!!!!

2009-07-20T10:25:00.000-04:00

from the flea market, I had the cocktails for two, and I LOVED IT!!! and it fell and broke, pathetically I kept it broken, its in a box in the basement, then at some sale I found the you and me KNOWING it went with the set, WELLLLLL at the flea market they had the COMPLETE set so I have two you and me glasses(in case I drop those!!)

Some Flea Market Finds

2009-07-20T10:23:00.000-04:00

Gonder Vase - it is better looking in person, it has an iridescent look and is pink inside

Bellmore Long Island NY Flea market

2009-07-20T10:21:00.001-04:00

Nice day for a flea market on Sunday!!!

Clematis

2009-07-20T10:20:00.001-04:00

I got these last year, its getting bigger!!

I painted my plant stand purple~

2009-07-20T10:18:00.000-04:00

To match my Cookie cannister! MORE RED!

2009-07-13T16:26:00.001-04:00

I was buying the flour only for $3 and the coffee lid had chips and they guy thre it in for FREE!!!

they have no writing and they smell like baby lotion inside!

Red and white plastic pitcher!

2009-07-13T08:59:00.001-04:00

from flea market! it was a retro red fest this one particular day!!!!!

Three for a dollar

2009-07-12T10:18:00.001-04:00

I really just wanted the hot dog holders but it was 3 for a dollar!

Fireworks by PES

2009-07-04T11:22:00.001-04:00

HAPPY and Safe 4th!

Some items I got from the Sea Cliff Garage sale day!

2009-07-04T11:16:00.001-04:00

Dresser caddy, he has some small chips by his tail

Sandwich coasters

Sea Cliff Long Island, NY Garage Sale Day

2009-07-04T11:14:00.000-04:00

This was at the beginning of June and I am posting now!!!

look at these peoples rotten view, must suck~

another rotten view! Whew why would ANYONE want to live here!(ha ha)

Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks (music video in HD) Veckatimest out now

2009-07-01T17:42:00.001-04:00

heard this on the radio today, creepy video but great song

I'm bad, i'm Bad you know it....

2009-06-27T18:27:00.000-04:00

Bunny In an egg, for my small Easter collection looks handmade

Ballerina girls

from an estate sale

Vintage cards in a box!

I got these vintage cards at and estate sale a couple of weeks ago

Jackson 5ive Cartoon

2009-06-25T23:55:00.001-04:00

I LOVED this as a kid! RIP Michael.....

Cool Bathroom at the Church rummage sale

2009-06-24T22:33:00.001-04:00

I was at a church rummage sale which was a bust but I was thrilled when I went to wash my hands and the handles looked liked this, I also took a picture of the floor and wall!

well it is cool but the maintenance dosen't do a good job cleaning!

Cheryl Wheeler - Estate Sale

2009-06-22T15:58:00.003-04:00

Yes the words are funny if you are an Estate sale Junkie

I got this from Retro Renovation
:) they posted it a couple of weeks ago!

Knee Hugger!

2009-06-20T18:37:00.002-04:00

My First Knee Hugger Santa!!! I got this at the flea market a couple of weeks ago!

This was one of my Dogs growing up

2009-06-20T18:37:00.001-04:00

Lucky, My dog growing up, we got him from the pound, he was a great dog, I took this in the 80's when I had photography in school

Look at this scarf!

2009-06-20T18:36:00.001-04:00

A Scarf, it has some stains and i will NOT oxy it, I fear the print coming off!!

Birdy planters!

from an estate sale , I went late and these were there, they are so adorable!

More items from Yard and Estate sales

2009-06-14T20:34:00.001-04:00

it needs to be cleaned, Oxy gets stains out but thread always worrys me, red thread runs on items I have found,,,,this one just has pink

A donut cup, do people dunk donuts?

this was from the same estate sale just a tiny salt and pepper and the scissor

there were two of these aprons at an estate sale

The Devil made me do it!

this is from an estate sale, this saying was pretty big in the 70's

I found her at an estate sale all by herself and had to have her!

Five leaf Clover~~

2009-06-07T23:11:00.001-04:00

Five leaf clover, I never found a five leaf before!!!

i pressed it in a book

Cards

2009-06-07T23:10:00.001-04:00

Vintage Cards!!!!!! isnt this sweet!

Dollar table

2009-06-07T23:09:00.001-04:00

From dollar table at flea market

SNowman and Weebles Submarine, both a buck at the flea market

REST In Peace David Carradine

2009-06-04T17:23:00.001-04:00

this was taken about 7 years ago of ME and David Carradine in a bar called Mulcahys in Wantagh, Long Island NY before Kill Bill came out!!!

Vintage coloring Books

2009-05-31T22:47:00.001-04:00

Vintage Cowboy coloring and sticker book

Inside the book

Vintage cowboy coloring book

Vintage dot to dot

Inside vintage coloring book

Evil Children on the coloring book!! Just look at them!

Sputniks, Pitchers and tidbit dish OH MY!

2009-05-28T23:12:00.000-04:00

Different kind of Sputnik ornament, these are plastic , I love the shape!

Vintage Pitcher, My first find last week

Hawaiian dish and shot glass, from a garage sale last week

It's Memorial Day

2009-05-25T18:43:00.003-04:00

Here is an article on Iraq war Veteran J.R. Martinez who is a motivational speaker and is an actor on All My Children, I am following him on Twitter and Facebook!!!!

J.R. Martinez

Let's not forget ALL the brave men & women who have given so much!

Garage sale with Vintage baby items~~

2009-05-25T10:40:00.001-04:00

Soldier light switch plate, just like the one my brother had in his room growing up, he said he still has it!!!

Vintage Baby outfit

The woman said it was never worn and was her kids, they were in their 40's!! I fell in love with this baby outfit

Vintage baby lamp, from the same sale as the baby clothes!

Fisher Price Puzzle dog, ok I have two of these! He was a buck!

Holt Howard mouse

2009-05-25T10:39:00.001-04:00

Hold Howard Mouse salt, from a thrift shop a last weekend, he didnt have his pepper

From a cool garage sale

2009-05-17T22:41:00.002-04:00

Grated cheese man, he has holes in the top of his head! I stumbled upn this sale and it was someone I knew from my 80's club days

TEA towel from a garage sale

Vintage baby toy salt and pepper

2009-05-16T23:31:00.000-04:00

I found this at a sale today, but I had this as a kid, it must still be in my parents basement!

Flowers are a bloomin'

2009-05-16T21:19:00.004-04:00

I like the lazy man perrenials, but I do love some annuals that bloom all season too!!!

Kissing plastic Doggies

2009-05-16T21:19:00.001-04:00

I got these at an Estate sale a couple of weeks ago, they have magnets in their snouts, they say Japan on the bottom

Animals!

2009-05-10T22:13:00.001-04:00

Mr Red clay Penguin and Pen holder from the flea market!

elephant ashtray, in the box too, I always see the bird ones and was thrilled to find elephants in perfect condtion!

10 Cent hats~

2009-05-10T22:12:00.001-04:00

how could you go wrong with these, a tad beat up but I will beat them up anyway!

Its Logg logggg

2009-05-10T22:10:00.001-04:00

I got this at an estate sale, its beat up and some letters ripped off, I love the log font!! My mom has a Halloween on with this log font!

A booklet from a rummage sale

2009-05-10T22:07:00.002-04:00

I got this at a sale, I like the chicken one, now If I just knew how to crochet

I WON, I WON!!!!

2009-05-07T18:30:00.003-04:00

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