vintage planters, part one.

i love these things. i have a snail-shaped one i put in my bathroom -- it guards my toothbrush & toothpaste. i appreciate/recoil at these "baby" themed ones. it would make an admirable collection, particularly if they were filled with every manner of cactus available.

it troubles me that she has the face of a 40 year old.



















i don't know what this baby did, but i don't like whatever it was.




















i like this "infant of prague" sort-of look. also the weird little eyes & single curl.

thimble holders

thimbles are great (wait, does anyone actually use thimbles anymore?), but what if they get lost? what you need is a thimble holder, of course.

this unmarked porcelain cat thimble holder would do the trick. of course, if i saw it at the thrift store, i'd have 0 inkling as to its purpose. the "holder" part looks like the sport top on plastic water bottles.

also this psychedelic (so i say) lighthouse/mushroom combo. still not sure if it really is a thimble holder.

but my favorite, without question, are the handmade "wishbone" thimble holders. see how there's an actual wish bone in that fancy lace? these can be hung on your wall, so if you need a thimble, there it is.

girl scouts obsession

i was a brownie & a girl scout for two years, and the best part of all of it was the amazing gear.

you'd receive these epic patches to sew onto your vest/sash, like this vintage merit badge, for outdoor cooking:


or this cute collection of them:


i'm also obsessed with the vintage uniforms from days of yore. check out the amazing shape of the dress & the little accessories that make this so fantastic:


and the vintage accessories & camping items are epic as well, including this vintage girl scout first aid kit:


vintage girl scout kutmaster folding pocking knife:


1950's celluloid pin of a brownie holding a kitten:



vintage brownie handkerchief & vintage girl scout handkerchief:



vintage collapsible folding cup:



vintage girl scout camera:


or even some ephemera, like this vintage girl scout postcard depicting a "camping disaster!":