Now don't get too excited, I'm not giving away dishes, tchotchkes or anything serious yet. I have been the recipient of thrift store gifting....and it has been wonderful. But first I wanted to explain why my posts for the last month or so have been a lacking in frequency and scope. Apologies to all of my dedicated readers, but I've been working on the side as a CIA operative due to my art history/language skills/martial arts background. I'm not a liberty to discuss my recent assignments, but lets just say that some of the world's most important masterpieces would be in the hands of an uber-criminal art dealer if it weren't for a certain someone.
Regardless, my travels have taken me to various cities where I have had the opportunity to visit with old friends while taking a break from my government duties. While in Dallas, TX I hooked up with my old friend Susan. Old as in long time friend, not old as in ancient--Susan is a youthful, fresh thirty-two and works at the Dallas Museum of Art as a registrar. Her apartment is super cute and she has some wonderful pieces, including a George Nelson desk/credenza combo that I would have stolen if it weren't so huge. After dinner and some light shopping (Crate and Barrel, where I got this little handy piece), we headed back to her place for a glass of wine and the conversation turned to DISHES. Susan started talking about the gobs of Russel Wright that she and her stepmother have been picking up for years. In the cabinet, she had some blue and white pieces, but said she had tons more in her storage closet, plus other things she wanted to get rid of and I could have first dibs. Fun? Um, yeah. We unloaded those boxes and had dishes stacked everywhere. (Sign, heaven....) I got a lovely little snack set, service for four, that I didn't need but couldn't resist plus two sherbets by Paul McCobb which Susan described as ugly. I love them (both the design and color) and have a platter and serving bowl in the same pattern in white.
Last but not least, an array of RW pieces including a small platter that matches a serving bowl I have and four pieces of chartreuse that will mix in swimmingly with some of my other dishes, including a giant platter that we used Saturday night for the party. Susan is the best...
I also made a brief stop in Norman, OK on my way to Tulsa and had dinner with Danette, she of the magnificent decoupaging, and Stephanie at Pepe Delgado's, which is undoubtedly the best Mexican food in Oklahoma, if not the entire world. Stephanie is an inspired decorator (she calls her style Gypsy Bordello), amazing painter and fantastic friend who is actually the muse for the original print edition of Manic Thrift Store Shopper. We have spent so much time shopping together, it is difficult to quantify, including a week-long trip through the southwest where we loaded up the back of my dad's truck with goods, both new and thrifted, from New Mexico and Arizona. When I moved away, I knew I would miss shopping with her and all of the great things we would find together, so I started MTSS as a way to connect adventures. Stephanie brought me a giant box of wonderful things including a Betty Crocker Cookbook and piles of art history images that I'm going to use for my artwork.
But the most gorgeous thing was this vintage cake breaker in it's original box...absolutely stunning, I can't wait to use it.
While my work for the government takes me around the globe, I think it's wonderful to have friends who have style enough to share....and always do.
Regardless, my travels have taken me to various cities where I have had the opportunity to visit with old friends while taking a break from my government duties. While in Dallas, TX I hooked up with my old friend Susan. Old as in long time friend, not old as in ancient--Susan is a youthful, fresh thirty-two and works at the Dallas Museum of Art as a registrar. Her apartment is super cute and she has some wonderful pieces, including a George Nelson desk/credenza combo that I would have stolen if it weren't so huge. After dinner and some light shopping (Crate and Barrel, where I got this little handy piece), we headed back to her place for a glass of wine and the conversation turned to DISHES. Susan started talking about the gobs of Russel Wright that she and her stepmother have been picking up for years. In the cabinet, she had some blue and white pieces, but said she had tons more in her storage closet, plus other things she wanted to get rid of and I could have first dibs. Fun? Um, yeah. We unloaded those boxes and had dishes stacked everywhere. (Sign, heaven....) I got a lovely little snack set, service for four, that I didn't need but couldn't resist plus two sherbets by Paul McCobb which Susan described as ugly. I love them (both the design and color) and have a platter and serving bowl in the same pattern in white.
Last but not least, an array of RW pieces including a small platter that matches a serving bowl I have and four pieces of chartreuse that will mix in swimmingly with some of my other dishes, including a giant platter that we used Saturday night for the party. Susan is the best...
I also made a brief stop in Norman, OK on my way to Tulsa and had dinner with Danette, she of the magnificent decoupaging, and Stephanie at Pepe Delgado's, which is undoubtedly the best Mexican food in Oklahoma, if not the entire world. Stephanie is an inspired decorator (she calls her style Gypsy Bordello), amazing painter and fantastic friend who is actually the muse for the original print edition of Manic Thrift Store Shopper. We have spent so much time shopping together, it is difficult to quantify, including a week-long trip through the southwest where we loaded up the back of my dad's truck with goods, both new and thrifted, from New Mexico and Arizona. When I moved away, I knew I would miss shopping with her and all of the great things we would find together, so I started MTSS as a way to connect adventures. Stephanie brought me a giant box of wonderful things including a Betty Crocker Cookbook and piles of art history images that I'm going to use for my artwork.
But the most gorgeous thing was this vintage cake breaker in it's original box...absolutely stunning, I can't wait to use it.
While my work for the government takes me around the globe, I think it's wonderful to have friends who have style enough to share....and always do.