this is lovely, too: Moon Valley Plant
949 Hampshire Street, SF, CA // vintage haul
went to an estate sale today and bought:(1) San Francisco image accordion postcard from the 1950's (E. F. Clements, Mike Roberts Color Production)
(2) two plastic jiggle ball games (you know--the kind where you shake the tiny balls into their respective holes) also from the 1950's with awesome graphics (round made in Hong Cong, rectangle made by Comon Tatar)
(3) mini-fan in box with cool graphics (John)
(4) three rosebud matchboxes // these will stay in my home
(5) image book of New York City with awesome graphics and maps (Manhattan Post Card Pub Co.)
(6) fabulous metal waste pale with stripes, cherries, and cherry blossoms // this will stay in my home
(7) hopefully fully functioning plastic clock from the 1950's (Westclox)// sitting on my shelf at this moment -- I've got my eye on its time keeping abilities
(8) the coolest umbrella I've ever seen complete with retro green plastic handle connecting into wooden handle // definitely can't part with this yet
(9) spun brass filigree necklace with matching earrings.
the estate sale was super packed: tons of stuff, tons of people, lots of smells. perfection! thank you Yes Co. estate sales!
perpetual bag / donations
There are almost always two bags sitting beside our refrigerator:1. recycling
2. donations and other items that should leave our home
to make our tiny space work we try to enforce a 1-for-1 exchange rate so that for every treasure that comes into our home, something less treasured should leave. We often carry our bags of discarded treasures to Goodwill on Mission St between 18th st and 19th st but we regularly plop the bag on San Carlos St behind our house -- it's our offering to the Mission District Gods.
Yes, I know, the 1-for-1 rule is blown out of the water when I bring home goodies that I plan to sell in my Etsy shop (cshadwick.etsy.com) but I'm personally committed to only selling tiny items that are easy to store, easy to ship, and easily treasured.
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