bits and bobbins

last week i had the pleasure of thrifting with my new friend, lisa congdon. some of you might know lisa, but if you don’t, well…she’s a san francisco-based creative powerhouse who makes the most amazing art.

but lisa is also a downright amazing person. she is one of those people who is as nice as they appear online as they are in person, if not more.

lisa is real, honest, intelligent, interesting, outgoing and ridiculously talented.

to say that lisa inspires me would be an understatement.



i believe that being in the presence of THE lisa gave me some good thrift ju-ju, because i found lots of lovely things during our thrifting adventure!

thank you, lisa! you rock.

on with the stuff!

lisa looked at me sideways when i bought this, but i will find a way to do something with this…it makes me laugh.

i’ve got a bit of a thing for neons @ the moment:

i love this one, it’s just so insane!

fluoro for the winter:

these are definitely getting dyed/painted somehow, as i loathe off-white/natural leather:

and last but certainly not least, a pair of red woven leather pumps, found for me by lisa when at the goodwill on mission & van ness. did i say she rocks, people? yes, yes i did.

found this past week and weekend (most of it at the alameda antiques and collectibles fair, on alameda, in the east bay).

couldn’t resist the orange spangliness!

mmm, my favorite colors:

decanter and shot glasses, from france:

(now i just need a cool bar cart to set it on!)

though i don’t smoke, i was entranced by the mod, simple, boldness of this ashtray (which can just as easily be put to use as a bowl for keys or candy, natch):

just pretty and loud and thus irresistible to the likes of me:

and the best find of the weekend, my birthday present…this danish teak dining table.

now we just need chairs for that table! these brightly colored bertoia chairs are nice. expensive, but nice.

and a bigger apartment might help too. ha!

perhaps someday…on both fronts!

some interesting thrifted acquisitions, from last week…all from thrift town, SF.

these remind me of the lovely liebemarlene, who says she thrifts cool tights and hose regularly: