On a 60s Craft Kit and Other Fun Finds

I haven't been inclined to write very much lately or if I am inclined to write haven't been inclined to finishing anything, which means that drafts for various posts on a variety of subjects have have been piling up over the past few months.

Having been to the thrift store about a week ago for some cheering up sort of shopping, this is the post everyone is getting today.

As usual I ended up coming home with an odd assortment, the weirdest being this craft kit from the 60's that was my least expensive purchase of the day at 2.99. As you can see, it still has all the pieces, the elephant isn't even open, the instruction sheet, and horrible little foam noodles that were to be used for the filling and are in a state of disintegrating.

I have a thing for Alfred Hitchcock books and magazines (enough that they probably deserve their own post someday) and very rarely when I come across them can I resist buying at least one. In this case, I bought two. This larger sized glossy covered book published in the 60's has a nice selection of writers including Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, and, a favorite of mine, Cornell Woolrich.

There were quite a few of the mass market paperbacks, but I settled for this one because it was the older one in the bunch and I like the way Dell paperbacks from the 60's smell. Upon flipping through it at home I have discovered that it fittingly has a spiderweb sandwiched near the middle. 

 

I don't know how old these chicken plates are, although I'm inclined to say 50's or 60's as they got my attention because they remind me of my grandma's egg plate. 

I spotted some wooden owls a little over two inches in a grab bag (Heaven forbid I make it through a visit to a thrift store or the swap meet without coming home without an owl of some sort!). The one on the right has some vision problems, but is very lovable, in my opinion.

The grab bag also had a pretty wooden egg timer and, due to the bag being so small, an unidentifiable wire thing that I reasoned I would just get rid of since I was really getting the bag for the little owls. 

Turns out it was what I'm now thinking of as a kitchen themed dangle-ly with a bunch of miniature utensils and household implements--I love it and am absolutely keeping it!

Upon getting ready to buy my items, I spotted another very shiny and appealing looking small owl, so it came home with me too.   

My random item for this trip was a miniature tea set. I've always wanted a fairy tea set and now I have one!

Other items not pictured were a few dresses, several dvds including Lost Horizon (1937 version) and The Shari Show (Lamb Chop makes everything better!), and a Big Band Romance cd.