Back when I was thrifting inventory for my two vintage/craft shows, I came across this darling squirrel nut dish. I was excited to find him because I was particularly looking for 'autumn-ish' items for my booth, and this fit the bill perfectly!
He sold pretty early in the day of my first show, so it looks like my instincts were right on mark. I must admit I was sad to see him go.
Which is why when I found this version of the same dish at the very same thrift store recently, I snapped it right up! I'm not dumb enough to let something this cute get away the second time.
But then it got a little freaky. I was at a different thrift store THE VERY NEXT DAY (uh,what thrifting freeze? I don't know what you're talking about) and guess what I found:
A pair of them! They were sitting on adjacent shelves, but had different colored tags (and different prices) so they didn't even get priced and put out in the same week. What are the chances?
And then it got weirder because a few aisles away, I found another one! Of course I had to take him back for a group photo:
I think they're following me. Or maybe I'm just a little
nuts (hee hee.)
I think I see of of those dishes at nearly every thrift I go too - I think they came from Webster's House and had something in them like jam or cheese spread.
ReplyDeleteI actually have a whole squirrel/acorn theme for Fall, but I've never even considered buying one. Now you have me re-thinking that....:)
Strange little rodents, following you around. They are cute though! Did you buy all three?
ReplyDeleteThe squirrel-topped nut dishes were sold (with nuts) by one of the mail-order cheese places (Figi's, I think) for years. Evidently people in the Denver area were among the recipients. (I can just imagine that forgetful Aunt Ellie sent this to the Smiths every Christmas for ten years....finally Mrs. Smith is making good on her threat/pledge to "get rid of some of this stuff." Hence the appearance of so many "Nut-to-Nut" squirrel dishes.)
ReplyDeleteI found your blog while searching for a Thanksgiving postcard image to include in a newsletter I'm working on. I like your thrift-shop finds!