Friday, December 7, 2012

Before They Were Bloggers





In a desperate attempt to unearth some sort of vintage Christmas treasure at a local thrift shop, I turned to a part of the store I usually never even slow down for, let alone browse in.

It's that place where old vinyl albums and cassette tapes go to collect forever-dust: The Record Department.




And that’s where I found it.

A very rare, out-of-print album featuring an extremely collectible cover, designed by two well-known vintage crafters before they turned their talents to blogging, spun-head collecting and vintage-Christmas-ornament-locating.




My hands were shaking as I slowly turned it over in order to find the tiny, telltale evidence that this was the gem I suspected it might be.




Ah yes, there it is.

An Ethel & Oodles original.

My lucky day!


19 comments:

  1. What a special find for you!! It looks lovely! :) Wishing you a wonderful weekend full of Christmas cheer! xo Holly

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  2. What a small world! I need to start looking in that dark and deserted corner of the thrift shop....fabulous vintage find.

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  3. Laughing out loud...that is too, too funny! That is going to have me chuckling for awhile....dang girl.

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  4. I leaned further and further forward until my face almost smacked the monitor - LOL!

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  5. I never go into the record department. I have learned my lesson!

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  6. Well yeah..who else beside Laurie and Barbara could come up with that masterpiece...love it..smiles..Renee

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  7. You almost had me!! Great job:-)

    Erica

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  8. Haha That's great! What were the chances?
    Very cute!
    Erica :)

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  9. Oh, how awesome is that!! What a treasure and amazing cover! ;) Yay, for you! xo Heather

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  10. OK, love this, laughing out loud, and did not know the OOdles reference so checked, and now have another blog to look at. Of course I knew the Ethel reference. See you soon...

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  11. I am new enough to your blog that I didn't "get" your post at first, but being smarter than your average bear, I figured it out pretty quickly!

    *sticks a star on your forehead for the cleverest post of the day!* xoxo

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  12. Darn. My past uncovered. (Also, how desperately behind I am in blog reading, revealed!)

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  13. That is too funny!!! Thanks for the laugh!

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  14. Yippee! Hope you're having a wonderful Christmas season:)

    ~Cindy

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  15. That. Is. Fabulous.
    Merry Christmas!
    xo

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  16. LOL! :-) I love the cover. It takes me back to my childhood.

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