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My current obsession
with all things vintage camping rages on and it recently jumped off my Pinterest board and into the backseat of my car.
Just days after I pinned
that little plaid camping stove I came across a very similar one, buried in the
garage of an estate sale.
I stopped short of a giant squeal of delight when I discovered it but
later I turned to the stranger next to
me in line to let them know this Very Important News: that-I-just-pinned-this-stove-on-Pinterest-and-now-here-it-is-in-my-hands-and-isn’t-that-amazing?
Luck was with me since I
said it to someone who knows (or was nice enough to pretend to know) what
Pinterest is and is tolerant of people who talk to
strangers in line at estate sales about random things they find in the corners of garages.
Camping (and outdoorsiness
in general) was the theme with some of my favorite finds on my recent road trip with Laurie/Ethel.
These beauties (Mt. Hood and Crater Lake) were purchased in
California & transported back to their home state of Oregon.
This mossy
mushroom has already moved on to its new forever garden and may I add a word or
two about those blue glass insulators? I don't know much about them other than
they're pretty (and were once outdoors) but I always buy them when I can find
them for a dollar or less because they're consistent sellers for me.
I couldn't
resist the aqua canteen.
And I bought the birdhouse just for the colors.
Happy Camper!
I LOVE THAT BIRDHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The shabby turquoise is perfection.
ReplyDeleteWow! Talk about "Perfection"! I LOVE that Mushroom! Great Finds! :)
ReplyDeleteErica
Lovely.....
ReplyDeleteUncanny. The magical ability to pin and have the item show up before you. Amazing Amy. Due to our roadtrip and your fascination with all things camping I am now noticing that stuff even more. Not going to actually go camping, just noticing the vintage stuff.
ReplyDeleteSo to check and see if you theory on pinning is true, I am going to continue to pin photos of Justin Timberlake.
ReplyDeleteComing up for Plucky on Friday and staying the weekend in Portland. Monticello is definitely one of my stops so I will have to check out some of your cute new stuff.
Erica
OMG, that stove is amazing! I'm going to pin YOUR stove and see if I find one when I'm out shopping today.
ReplyDeleteOk, so I need to start pinning more of my "want" items to my Pinterest so that they will magically appear for me? I hope this works... ;)
ReplyDeleteAlso - I used to be able to buy these insulators by the dozens for very cheap, but recently haven't been able to even snag one for less than $5... I think folks are using them for all sorts of lighting projects.... thanks to Pinterest!
Yikes, I Pin-away my time way too much and cannot imagine if all those treasures suddenly appeared at an estate sale. I would have to take out a bank loan - lol!
ReplyDeleteYay! I love finding stuff that I've been ooggling on Pinterest. That camp stove is fantastic! And that mushroom is pretty great too.
ReplyDeleteWow! I may have to make a board for 'wants' and hope that it works like it did for you! It is so cool and all your other camping stuff also! Fun!
ReplyDeleteLinda
First, I have to comment that somehow, these same kinds of "coincidences" happen to me a lot, and when I least expect them. Isn't it an awesome feeling?! ....Another great post today, and wow, even better snags to show us! I have to share this with you...my family (of 4) owned - and used quite often - both that "Scotch grill" and also its buddy: an equally-sized cold food keeper called a "Scotch cooler" (maybe it was "Kooler", can't remember). Both of them, plus the several sizes of matching thermoses for cold drinks were from the late Fifties. Oh boy, I've felt so bad that I sold them on eBay, years ago, for too little $. Today, I'd definitely use them because they're so totally retro/gadgy, plus they work as well or better than the plastic stuff of today. Aaahh, such a fond childhood memory! If you ever need a good summer camping partner, I'm up for it now! (w/my newly-excellent-body-parts-replacements). Notice I said "summer", though.
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Score! Love that awesome plaid camping stove and so happy to hear it made it off your Pinterest board and into your car. There really is hope that all my pins will come true. Love all the aqua goodies too.
ReplyDeleteHey, if that whole pinning something and then finding it thing actually works, I'm gonna pin me some picnic tins and little watering cans!
ReplyDeleteI love vintage camping stuff too, despite the fact that one of my most vivid memories of camping is seeing the shadows of bears looking for food outside our tent in Yellowstone. Sheer terror!
Confession...I still have not been on Pinterest. But, I love the thought that one can pin something and have it show up at an Estate sale! The stove is very cool as is the canteen. But OH MY, the Mt. Hood and Crater Lake. I drool. Hope to see you one of these fine days.
ReplyDeleteLOL! How perfect! and what a score!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am working on a list of items for you to pin, posthaste. You find them, I will pay you to ship them to me -- I do not have this magic that you speak of so I'm relying on you. The plaid cook stove is adorable. I found a plaid lunch set last week -- a bag, two thermoses, and a little plastic container for your sandwich. I wonder what the two thermoses were for? Soup and coffee? And the toadstool is absolutely wonderful. So glad you're back online!
ReplyDeleteWhat great finds!! Love all the goodies you got!! :) Happy new week! xo Holly
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