Hunted:: Gathered: 06/16/12

Who knew that putting yourself on a schedule would be so tough! Especially with all of the distractions of the interwebs and multiple social networking media. Anyone else find themselves with this problem?

I usually have a lot of things that I plan to accomplish during the week and well, I'm lucky to get through half of them. Enough about that though! I'm glad to be posting on a Saturday. I haven't managed to do that in a while.

I've been pretty lucky at the thrifts lately and the shop is also doing well. This makes me feel like I'm doing something right. I have high hopes for my little shop and other ventures so this just motivates me to keep pushing.

This wall plaque is one of a few that I found at a thrift recently. I knew I had seen them before but I could not remember who produced them. Luckily, Alamodern is a pretty comprehensive site and thus my questions were answered.

These plaques are made by Saint Andrew's Abbey and they are all similar in style. While I am not typically fond of religious souvenirs and figurines, I do appreciate the style that they have.

I am not sure about when these were produced because there are some scenes still made today. This means that I may put them up on ebay or look for a different venue. However, if any of you are interested you can just contact me through the contact page.

I just recently sold both of my cat related David Stewart pieces so it was a great coincidence that I found another to stock the shop!

A week or two ago I found this get little coffeepot by Figgjo of Norway in the Lotte pattern. I listed it in the shop and my gut told me to add Australia as one of the shipping locations and that's exactly where it went! I have yet to add the Everywhere Else option in my shipping locations but I hear it's great for sales. Buyers: If and when you find something you like on Etsy do you convo the seller about a shipping quote if they don't have it listed or do you end up changing your mind to avoid the hassle? I'd love to know.

Lastly, I found one more Ultima Thule piece this week! After years of not finding them I have found two in the past two weeks. This one is a Votive Candle Holder.

How did you do this week? I hope you share at Selena's and Sophie's!

Hunted::Gathered: 02/27/12

So did anyone watch the Oscars last night? This is the first time in my life that I sat through both the red carpet and the Oscars. Not only did I watch them, but the boy did too, begrudgingly. My only complaint is that I didn't get enough of Uggie. I also realized, as I do every year, that I didn't watch a lot of the movies that were nominated. 

Well, enough about that, it's Funday Monday and time to get share my latest finds.

I was lucky enough to add to my Rosenthal Do Not Litter Series with this brown bag by Tapio Wirkkala. These are so fun and witty!

I found two Vignelli bakeware pieces. One is a small souffle, and the other a larger casserole. I am still holding out hope for their counterparts.

I am beginning to take some of these Oiva Toikka Flora pieces for granted. I find myself leaving them behind once or twice and then I can resist no longer. This is a smaller bowl that fits nests nicely in my larger Oiva Toikka bowl.

Voila... that's right. It's another Flora piece but this time it is a cake platter. It is missing the cake stand portion (that just so happens to look like a bowl). I still have to do a bit more research to determine if they are iittala or Nuutajarvi pieces.

Lastly, I finally photographed these pieces of Dansk flatware. They were designed by Jens Quistgaard and are in the Variation IV pattern. Since this is the first time I find Dansk flatware, I wanted to share the four ducks logo stamped on these pieces. Unfortunately, only the two items pictured have that marking. The rest of the pieces are either made in Denmark or Finland which is never a bad thing.

I hope you have a great week and I can't wait to see your finds at Sophie's and Selena's!