Hey Kids! It's Freakin' Fabbo Friday!

Stuff I've gotten at flea markets, antique store sales and eBay. I really am winding down on eBay. Really. I am.  Just as soon as Miz 1950's Atomic Ranch does . . .

My living room currently looks like what I imagine the inside of the Vatican to look like, what with all my Infant of Prague statues and planters, PBN's of Jesus knocking on doors, and an ever-increasing collection of Blessed Mothers.  I've nicknamed my newest acquisition Our Lady of the Lepers because she's missing the tip of her nose.  And don't tell me I'm going to hell, I already know that.

You can never have too many salt & pepper shakers, and I know that since I'm a member of the Salt & Pepper Novelty Shakers Club and my collection is definitely minor league even though I have over 100 pairs.  The bigtime collectors go to their conventions and dress up like their favorite shakers.  I'm serious.

I know, I know--a bunch of you get all giddy whenever you see Frankoma, although it's not one of my favorite potteries.  I do like the satin finish though and the great deco lines of the vase.  And of course whenever I see any vintage cornucopia pottery I get kinda giddy my own self.

Now if this isn't the cutest little pottery collection I don't know what is.  I have the squirrel planter in the same turquoise color as the Dutch shoe and the baby buggy and I totally love the little horse.  Supposedly he's Fiesta?

Can you scream AWESOME along with me when you look at these Shawnee Aladdin's Lamp planters.  What a find!

I'm not sure why I bought this, maybe because it's stamped Japan and I go all robot when I see that.  I guess it's a planter dishscrubber holder rhino thingie.  I'm pretty sure they've taken some major artistic license with the placement of his eyeball, however.

Now you just KNEW I couldn't do a FFF without sharing my newest glass acquisitions.  I really only wanted the Fenton Opalescent fan vase on the right but all three were sold as a lot on eBay.  The seller described the vase on the left as having some "scratches" on the inside.  HA!  Let's just say that somewhere along the line the vase had been badly broken but had received one of the best repair jobs I've ever come across.  Since I got a great deal on the fan vase I didn't raise a ruckus but I did let the seller know about the vase.  She thanked me for the info.

Another Hocking Glass "Block Optic" sherbet circa 1928-33.  I just love the glow!

One of the vendors at my local flea market is a woman with a very heavy French accent.  The first time I was at her booth I "assumed" she was from Quebec and she said, "Non.  France."  Oh.  She's actually kind of mean to people but so far she's been ok with me.  Her husband, who is as charming as she is NOT charming, comes with her and sits in a chair and flirts with everyone.  He really went to town with me the other day and of course since that doesn't happen very often anymore I was eating it up right up until she told me, "Oh, don't pay any attention to heem--he has Alzheimer's and he doesn't know what he's saying half ze time."

Gee, lady.  Thanks for that great big boost to my ego there.  I love love love this beautiful orange candy dish I bought from her, though.

My white glass fascination has expanded to Fenton's Silver Crest pattern.  This is a gorgeous "Melon" vase.

And what would my glass collection be without more Westmoreland Glass?  Here are two pretty "English Hobnail" individual salts.  Did you know that there is a group called the Individual Salt Collectors Society?  Wow!  Talk about making it easy to tote your collection around! 

Oooooh!  I just noticed that this is my 98th post of 2010, and guess what that means?  A giveaway!  Details coming soon, mes amies.