Bit of this and that...

Free form art glass.. 
a beautiful star shaped bottom with amber accents

Not an over-sized piece and so elegant

Well, I don't smoke but this
ashtray is one beautiful work of art.

Vintage goodness. Mid century pottery by
Quebec artist Maurice Chalvignac

Covered butter dish with a mix of mediums.
Aluminum tray and glass dish under a floral porcelain cover.

Eight Anchor Hocking etched 'boopie' glasses.
Gorgeous. All eight of them.

Vintage wool and angora collar, made in Italy.
Need I say more?

Sweetest pair of angel candle huggers, don't you think? 

This takes me back to the Christmas of my childhood.

1994 Lladro... Christmas angels. Perfection.

Do you know food tastes better when eaten
with elegant silver-plate cutlery?

Butterflies and apple blossom
Wood & Sons tiered dessert tray. 

Elegant. Pink. So fine.

Country style English milk glass gravy dish.
Yes, please.

Dressing up the Table in Gourmate Style

It's quite by accident that I discovered these funky Gourmates chrome serving dishes by Glo Hill. I'm quite pleased to have found several items on my thrifting journeys. They have stood the test of time and are certainly not out of place at any occasion's dinner table.

Just a little history on the company for your reading pleasure....

In 1946, Sol Globus officially registered his business, The Glo-Hill Corporation, in Montreal. Sol, his two brothers (Paul and Leo Globus), and his Brother-in-Law (Harry Hill) sensed the change that was on its way and took advantage of it. Together, the Globus Brothers and Harry Hill became 'Glo-Hill'. The Globus Brothers were of Belgian descent, their family having arrived in Canada at the beginning of the 1900's. The young brothers began their business in Montreal as cutlers and manufactured lovely carving sets and cutlery. Later, the business grew and began offering chrome holloware pieces used in home entertaining: serving trays, cocktail items and kitchen tools of various sorts. Situated right on the river in Montreal, Glo-Hill's factory was well-placed to take advantage of materials available from factories located along the Eastern Seaboard. Bakelite was imported from the USA and glass components were supplied straight out of Pennsylvania, a state that had become expert in glass manufacture (McKee, Glasbake, Jeannette Glass). Glo-Hill also partnered with Canadian manufacturers to provide materials for their products. Baribocraft, a Montreal company that was started by the Baribeau family, supplied exquisitely finished wooden items for Glo-Hill. Baribocraft wooden carving boards lined the inside of chrome trays that were styled and manufactured by Glo-Hill. What sets Glo-Hill apart from others is their exquisite designs. Paul Globus was considered the 'stylist' for Glo-Hill and it was his ideas that became the popular Glo-Hill designs we still see today. Glo-Hill became available to Canadians through many retail outlets. It was not unusual for Glo-Hill to be available both at high-end jewellery stores (some of the items they manufactured truly were 'upper-crust') and also available to anyone at local department stores.

I am so horribly behind on pretty much everything. Life is getting the best of me and I got hung up, pre-occupied, side-lined, thrown down, stomped on, distracted, busy with freelance work and all my plans regarding my shop fell by the wayside. Big sigh.

I'm digging my way back to the surface and not losing site of my goals. Life has a way of getting in the way at times. You know it does. 

Here's some recent fab finds. I'm chipping away at getting photos done but still way, way, WAY behind on getting them all done. Oh, the horrors.

Sweet milk glass bead earrings.

Gorgeous black faceted bead chocker.

Sweet child's cedar lined trinket box

Chunky link bracelet

Lovin' these 40's floral prints, signed M. Black

I so remember something like this from my childhood.

Gold filled or plated fish pendant. 

I had my Hubs upcycle this very cool gooseneck lamp.

Cutest little hair combs. Possibly silver plate.

60 inches of Monet goodness

A little peach lustre anyone?

I was hopeful this was bronze but seems
to spelter. I'm not sure, but I think
this is from the art nouveau era.

For the past few days, I've been wearing the hat of photographer, not that I'm necessarily gifted. It's a daunting task as I need four or five good shots for each item and feel I've barely scratched the surface on my hoard of finds. I also have hundreds of photos taken over the past year to sort through. Here are some recent finds from yard sales and my fav thrift shop.  

Vintage Windmere makeup mirror in PINK!

Chanel No. 5 cologne. It's full, too!

Chunky vintage bracelet... guessing 60s or 70s?

Vintage cufflinks that would best on a woman's blouse, I think

Gorgeous vintage evening purse by Fine Arts Bag Co.

Unsigned beauties that appear to be gold plated.
Screwback style and mint condition.

Sweet vintage pearl teardrop clip-ons are good quality
and in mint condition. 

Mom!

I think of Easter when I see these 'Sunday' gloves.

Cabbage Roses plate by Z.S. & Co. Bavaria

Snail's Pace & New Finds

I've not gotten off to the start I had hoped for but I am slowly chewing through thousands of photos, cleaning them up and getting them ready for listing. So much work! Maybe I'm like the tortoise rather than the hare.


And I'm excited to have some freelance work happen my way which has kept me somewhat busy over the past while! All that aside, I've realized my blog(s) have been sorely neglected but, hey... it's summer and I'm not much into sitting in front of my computer in stifling heat. Sorry excuse, I know, but here I am after one in the morning, working on photos of my 'inventory'. 


I have to wonder how many of these vintage finds invoke childhood memories that give that warm, fuzzy feeling. For me, this is what it's all about!

Off to the Races!

I'm excited and overwhelmed all at once. For what seems like a forever waiting period, I'm now free to pursue my hoarding hobby of seeking out fab vintage finds and launch my online store. 


I'm like a kid in a candy shop when it comes to scoring a great find from the days when life seemed so much more balanced. Those days when Mom could stay home and raise the kids, home ownership was affordable and it was safe for kids to play outside all day without parental supervision. Well, it was like that for me. 


So, in the days to come I will be busy getting my wares listed and ready for my Fab Finds store. I know there's going to be a bit of a learning curve but, bah... no biggie. Looking back to my days as a prepress technician and the transition from analog to digital, now, THAT was a learning curve and a constant one, too, as technology moves at a rather fast pace. 

I'm out of that race now so this new venture (and it's forthcoming learning curve) should be easy peasy. I used to joke to my Hubs that I was collecting inventory for my online store, but really it was just a matter of too many good finds to pass up. It's no joke now. I'm doing this!