Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Kitschy Kitchen Accoutrement - VTT Time!

Hmmm…..hmmm…….   What to do what to do….  I have so many vintage things to babble about.  Truth be told, I used to have a booth in an old mill building where I sold antique / vintage “thingies”.   In the summer of 2007 there was a horrendous fire that burned the building down to the ground.   By the grace of God no one was hurt physically but a whole lot of people lost their businesses.   Most were not insured.  Since then I have kind of been in a holding pattern.   Trying to decide what is next.  I still don’t know.  I’ve considered Etsy.  Used to do Ebay.  Not sure what is next.

In the meantime I will continue to share my new and old finds.  (The thrill of the hunt is a hard thing to get out of your system!)  So, without further ado……. a new find.
Table of Equivalents Sometimes you don’t know why something draws your attention.  This time I do.  It’s so functional!  I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and this would be soooo handy.  Kitschy huh! Table of Equivalents CLOSEUP
Who remembers how many tablespoons are in a cup?  Not me!
Table of Equivalents BACK
Signed and dated “77”.  I wish it would “fit” in my kitchen.  I could paint it over but that would seem sacrilegious.

On this rainy, dreary day here in New England, I thought I would share something bright.
Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas and.....leek scapes!


Please check out the fun at Suzanne’s Vintage Thingies Thursday. 
As Martha would say “It’s a good thing.”.   Always fun!

P.S.   If there are any Michael Jackson fans out there, I'm going to embed a fabulous 4 minute Youtube tribute to him.   Really cool.


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20 comments:

  1. TussyOctober 28, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    It is interesting one, I'm not in kitchen and cooking for long time (actually my mom always do it for me). I'm wondering if she knows how many tablespoons are in a cup?

    Better ask her one day!

    You Got A Posty
    All Little Things I Like

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  2. Life Goes OnOctober 28, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    What a great old plaque. Thanks for sharing

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  3. PostcardyOctober 28, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    That's a cool table of equivalents. I like the harvest colors, but it wouldn't look right in my kitchen either. It looks like it should be from the harvest gold, avocado green, and tangerine orange years.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 28, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    what a wonderful kitschy thingie..i can see why you couldn't resist it! btw that's one tiny card box i blogged about..i own a few of the bigger ones but this little one's gotta be my fav at the moment! happy VTT :)

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  5. ★Carol★October 28, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    So dreary here too. Thanks for the floral pickmeup!
    That plaque is kitschy indeed, but oh so useful for those of us, ok ME, who don't know their equivalents!
    Happy VTT!
    Carol

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  6. Janet,October 28, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    That's a neat plague. You can tell it was from the 70s decade.

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  7. MaureenOctober 28, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    I just had an AHA moment (and I can't believe that I'm admitting it)....I can just print a copy of the picture it! How clever is that! Lol - what a ding-a-ling!

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  8. LisaOctober 28, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    That's so cool!

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  9. UnknownOctober 28, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    It would go perfectly in my sister's kitchen, if she had any wall space, haha. Where was your shop? Obviously not the Mill Stores.

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  10. JaneOctober 28, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    That's a great kitchen plaque. I don't think too many of us know our equivalents!
    Jane

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  11. Kathi FlyOctober 28, 2009 at 11:27 PM

    That's cute and helpful. I remember my mom had an arrangement on her kitchen table with the same vegetables as on your plaque! So 70's!

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  12. DiannOctober 29, 2009 at 1:03 AM

    That is very cute and a handy thing to have around!

    Have a great VTT!

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  13. DebbieOctober 29, 2009 at 4:16 AM

    very kitschy. And the thrill of the hunt is sooooo much fun!

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  14. VonlipiOctober 29, 2009 at 7:59 AM

    The table of equivalents is so handy! It would help a lot of cooks!

    The thrill of the hunt is the best! I couldn't live without it. If for some reason all thrift store and fleas would disappear, I would hunt in the garbage (which I already do sometimes....)

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  15. AllisonOctober 29, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    That would be great in my kitchen! I love the equivalents for baking. A useful piece of kitsch.

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  16. JocelynOctober 29, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    Wow very cool! It would be a handy little thing to have in the kitchen.

    Jocelyn
    http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com/

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  17. UnknownOctober 29, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    Totally hear you... I just listed on etsy again for the first time in forever. I do ebay alot - and have for 10 years but for something its not so good. The fees are too high and people are different on ebay. its just different. I just think etsy is suited for differnt things.. that said, i have done better on ebay - so we will see I suppose :)

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  18. ColoradoladyOctober 29, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    Great kitchen decor, I remember my mom had something similar, you just don't see them much any more. Have a great VTT! and a great weekend.

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  19. BeckyOctober 29, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    Way cool kitchen chart! My kitchen has so much kitsch no one would think that was odd! Holler if you decide to sell it :)

    In the meantime I think I'll print out the pic for the useful info!

    Thanks.
    Happy VTT!

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  20. RoslynOctober 30, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    Guess I am one of those odd people who remembers there are 16 tablespoons in a cup! I now am lot of measurements maybe something to do with being an RN? And living with metric too?
    but you wouldn't need a reason to have that cute plaque in your kitchen!

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