Whatjamacallit Wednesday Archive

0December 21, 2011
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: How Do You Get Kitten Hips? And Why Would You Want Them?

Kitten hips. No, not the furry kind — the “lithe young American” kind, as described in this vintage girdle ad published in Harper’s Bazaar, 1946. You feel and look as…
0December 2, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Placement Of Butts

Once upon a time, it was common place to park your butts on a pinup’s bottom — as in the case of this vintage ashtray.
1November 18, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Waste (Can) Not, Want (Can) Not?

In response to my Gadabout post (about a vintage composition dog), Laura (of Doodle Week) said, “I really like how you know all this stuff about old things and how…
0November 11, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Soap Opera Challenge, Y&R Edition

Hubby grabbed this 1987 Soap Opera Challenge game for me at a rummage sale this summer for a buck or two and I’ve just now gotten around to attempting to…
0November 4, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Happy Sacks

If you literally have money you’d like to throw away… How about some Happy Sacks for your garbage? Celebrate your need for excess with Christmas Pudding and Goldfish trash bags….
2October 28, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Sewing Hat For A Rainy Day

I’m a dork. I know it, and now you’ll know it too. When I spotted the cover of this 1975 Simplicity sewing book — “updated!” — I had to have…
1October 21, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Lessons From Thrift Store Bookshelves

I know it’s a crappy photo (it’s beginning to be a habit), but at least you’ll believe me when I say that Dr. Phil’s Ultimate Weight Solution and Richard Elliott…
0October 14, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Myrtle The Turtle

My mother is the one who started it, this tradition of making up silly songs to sing to your kids. I’ve twisted it onto singing songs about my children, usually…
0October 7, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday For Bibliophiles

Every book holds a Valentine for book lovers. Every day. Photo credits: baby, just say yes. by ~iPaintedtheskies.
0September 30, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday, For Fans Of Blowdryers

A vintage (circa 1920′s-1930′s) photo of a model “using a then state of the art modernist hair dryer”; photo taken by illustrator Charles Gates Sheldon. Somehow, it sort of makes…
0September 9, 2009
Odd Curator’s Notes & Whatjamacallit Wednesday

Consider it stuff I could have tweeted if I weren’t so long-winded & too lazy to work within the 140 character limit; yes, you can take the title to mean…
0September 2, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: The Flirty Red Retro Octopus

Check out Miss Flirty the octopus, a retro sawdust-stuffed red velveteen plush toy from someone’s past: Wearing nothing but a jaunty hat, a seed bead choker necklace, pouty lips and…
0August 26, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: What’s Left On Thrift Store Shelves May Not Be Anything To Write Home About, But…

What sits on thrift store shelves is quite telling about “us” as a society. On a recent visit to a thrift store, I found proof that we just aren’t writing…
1August 19, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Prohibition That’s Wry, Not Dry

At Encore Ephemera, a 1960′s ad for Canada Dry beverages (Ginger Ale, Club Soda & Quinine Water) which “makes pun” of prohibition even while it suggests adding vodka — I…
0August 12, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday Is Nearly Cheap Thrills Thursday

Shopping in an antique mall, there are many charming things to distract one from one’s mission — if one had a mission. Which I usually don’t. I just let serendipity…
0July 29, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Your Dreams Explained

Straight out of the 1940′s, “Your Dreams Explained.” There’s no copyright, printer, company or artist information on this small vintage booklet; but it smacks of the greeting card slash humor…
0July 22, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Georgia O’Keeffe Was Ahead Of Her Time

In this photo taken by John Loengard in 1967, Georgia O’Keeffe holds her favorite stone — that’s a pet rock, nearly a decade before Gary Dahl launched his pet rocks…
0July 15, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Vintage Asian Themed Planter Ad

I often spot these vintage Asian themed pottery pieces in antique malls, flea markets, garage sales, etc.– I mean literally this same TV planter. (Of course, when I go to…
0July 8, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Vintage Risque Humor Glass

I spotted this at a local antique shop this weekend. The table manners humor amuses me because my daughter once “called” me on this myself when I corrected her about…
0July 1, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: Of Sweater Vests & Sweater Vases

Maybe it’s summer, but you still love your favorite sweater… Take the too-warm sleeves off and turn them into vases, leaving a sleeveless summer sweater for you to more comfortably…
2June 24, 2009
Whatjamacallit Wednesday: My Therapy Doll

Maybe I call her “My Therapy Doll” because I’ve got special needs kids & so I spend a lot of time dealing with therapists; because she’s really a four-sided doll…