This is … my best op shop find
You all know what my absolute best op shop find is – the Golden Hands series that I found a couple of weeks ago! My other favourite op shop find isn’t quite from an op shop – it was from one of those second-hand/bric-a-brac/”antique” places – but it was still a bargain (around $5 around ten years ago) and I love it.
Yes, it’s an ash tray, and no, I don’t smoke – but I love objects made of glass. It has a lovely weight, and the gold flecks inside are a gorgeous contrast to the red and clear glass outside.
I had a theory at one stage that I was going to collect heavy glassware. The collection hasn’t really grown past two pieces, mostly due to lack of room (and finances) but I do also have a divine Kosta Boda bowl that I bought in Sweden many many years ago that was extremely bloody heavy to cart around in a backpack, let me tell you! Thanks again to Angela for hosting and to Lino Forest for this week’s theme.
Very beautiful ash tray!
You know, ever since your “Golden Hands” find, I’ve had this “feeling” that I’m about to find a treasure in an op shop bookshelf… a bit like one of those lottery-winning feelings I get once every year or two. Unfortunately I’ve had the same success rate as I’ve had with lotteries.
Love the red and gold together.
We seriously need an organiser in our car what with 3 dogs 2 children and us. (Crysler Grand Voyager). If we’re out for the day we need things like water and coats for all to say nothing of picnic bits, emergency things like blankets and torches. I must have a huge think about it.