Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Vintage 70s colour and pattern....again

Welcome to new followers and fellow bloggers.  

Thank you for crochet kindness on last post 

I hope that you are all well and busy tra la  la'ing whenever and wherever you can.  Life busy here too and sadly lost umph for sewing at the moment - will try and regain umph asap as lots of things in my head to come out. I keep getting 'stuff' out ready to sew and then, after looking at it for a while, putting it all back again.  
I might be thinking: 'What's the point?' 

Best to start a post with a positive - it really draws the reader in I find....


Perhaps not all  strictly 70s but you get the gist I think



By the way I always bake whilst using the bowl upside down....

and I ALWAYS rig up a tableau prior to mixing a Vicky sponge....it is the usual way of things.  

I assume that it is the same the world over.





I have a few of these old Staffordshire pots - they mainly live in the children's bedrooms for 'bits and bobs'.  I had to do a bit of rummaging for these photos!



 It is best to have a range of mixing bowls ... and rolling pins and aprons (not featured....another time!).... you never know when the  change of mood will strike.




My sister Gail (trying to make up for  the sold NODDY CLOCK no doubt....'For crying out loud LET IT GO!') gave me these tea towels (in dire need I seem to recall...)



I keep chalk for the chalk board in this box...obvious place for it really.








A little change of colour palate here....some taken a while ago (hence the daffodils!)



I take lots of photographs of mealtimes....lots....



and of cups of tea


and juice....



We like to set the table a la 70s style (not really!)




I bought this Arabia Finland dish on the left in a charity shop (not such a great deal if I tell you that a friend of mine  bought a set of these, all with lids and all different from a CS for pennies) - ditto the bowl on the right (£2.75 - still has its label on the bottom). Tablecloth was 50p from CB a few years ago.



The pot on the left is really a jam pot (jam pot lid not featured!)


Do not put 70s glasses in the dishwasher - these ones here used to have yellow dots on them ...Sister Gail (STILL trying to make up for the NODDY CLOCK) found a whole new set for me - tra la la.


More table 'displays' to come as we progress through the year

Best wishes

La Cootard

PS: A final hurrah -



This is a recent shop display from 'The Shop that opens slightly more than it used to open' (where I bought that very nice curtain fabric and was given a free pot)


I didn't catch the shop open and after a week the display had changed to something else


It now has a very nice 60s settee and coffee table in situ....


Anyway jolly colours - I bought a turquoise version of the yellow dish below just two weeks ago from a CS for £1....and dropped it whilst unlocking the front door...

I have a few Melaware cups and plates - I bought them when the children were little - it is unbreakable so good to use for everyday not just camping and picnics



 The other window had a floral display and a delicious quilt that I forgot to photograph



 Possibly why I like the shop so much - it manifests conflicting and clashing tastes not dissimilar to my own.......  COUGH COUGH



Tra la la





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  1. ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~16 July 2013 at 13:01

    Love all the pretty bright colors and that cute recipe box!! Wishing you a lovely day miss Jenny! xo Holly

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:49

      Thank you Holly - sorry to take so long in replying
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  2. thriftwood16 July 2013 at 13:56

    Love this post ... so cheerful and pretty! That shop looks right up my street ... I wish it was!

    Love Claire xxx

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:50

      Thank you Claire
      Shop is currently featuring a most wonderful vintage beach display one side and old cinema equipment the other!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  3. Vintage Jane16 July 2013 at 14:04

    If you ever get fed up of it, I would love it if you would agree to drop your house and all it's lovely contents slap bang on top of mine! M x

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:52

      Thank you kindly - do you know I DO get fed up of it all sometimes....oh dear!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  4. The Faerie Factory16 July 2013 at 15:18

    Ooooh Tupperware heaven I love that shop ... and with this sunshine I feel like it's the summer of 76 all over again ~ Sarah x

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:52

      Thank you Sarah - tupperware now all vanished and replaced with something else!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  5. Ashley cramp16 July 2013 at 15:29

    My eye has alighted on the rolling pin..... you have reminded me to go to the supermarket....just the way my brain works....d x

    Ps I got the cryptic clues.....I woke up in the night shouting out that colour..to the utter amazment of the other half..Bestest as ever d

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:53

      Indeed - my brain works in a similar logical fashion!

      Glad that you got the clue - sorry for disturbed night.....
      Best wishes you blogger you!
      Jenny

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  6. Streetcomber16 July 2013 at 16:12

    Lovely. Is that My Learn to Cook Book that I spy in the background? I have the same one from when I was about eight (and I still use it). Also there was a companion My Learn to Sew book (which I also have and still consult, although clearly that one hasn't worked very well for me).

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:55

      It is indeed that very book - I bought it for the children when they were little in the hope of breeding budding Nigellas! I had no idea that there was also a Learn to Sew....something to look out for...
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  7. Vintage Sheet Addict16 July 2013 at 16:31

    I love all those clashing colours and patterns sooooo retro! Thanks for sharing your lovely collections with us! :) x

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:55

      Thank you very much dear Ada Bea....clashy is good!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  8. ♥ Priddy Priddy ♥16 July 2013 at 16:41

    I would love to think that they have a security camera that catches your 'attempts' to get in the shop as well as you photographing the displays!
    If I had to choose just one thing it would be the little pot with wooden lid on the right of the photo's...but then I would possibly change my mind if I saw them in reality...decisions decisions.
    Hope your sewing mojo returns home soon
    Nicky
    x

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:56

      Ah yes - those pots are very handy and purdy too. Too hot for sewing now and it makes me want to go to sleep all the time!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  9. Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms16 July 2013 at 17:30

    THAT'S a rolling pin? I've never seen such a beauty. Yet another fabulous post Mrs C - full of gorgeous images. Ooh that shop - I'm drooling disgustingly.....

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:57

      I will send some vintage Kleenex round to help with that drooling! Wooden or ceramic...I like rolling pins....no hope
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  10. Jacky16 July 2013 at 18:21

    Oooooh, Tupperware! All that bright turquoise and orange - just like my kitchen used to be. Do you, I wonder, do retro food as well? Like cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks, poked into a half orange wrapped in tin foil, to look like a hedgehog. Or a fondue set maybe? Prawn cocktail anyone, washed down with a snowball ! :)

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:59

      It is all cheery colours isn't it. I am rather partial to a cheese and pineapple cocktail stick...I feel a fondue coming on....
      B
      est wishes
      Jenny

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  11. Georgina16 July 2013 at 18:24

    Ooh pretty rolling pin, beats my wooden one hands down! X

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 19:59

      Wooden are good too - I have a few with different coloured 'ends' (you never know what colour mood will strike!)
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  12. Anne16 July 2013 at 18:24

    I feel extremely old Jenny perusing your lovely things, most of which I remember as a young housewife in the late 70's early 80's. Brings back lovely memories of tupperware parties (my ex hubby probably still has a cupboard full somewhere). Must admit never having a lovely rolling pin like yours, but I did have a tupperware one that you filled with cold water for perfect pastry(or at least that is what they promised it would do).

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:01

      How lovely Anne - I now have images of you floating round in a floral nylon number. I remember those pins that you filled with water - I am not convinced as I always just make the pastry very quickly so the temperature issue does not matter so much I think.

      Thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  13. Barbara16 July 2013 at 19:09

    Tupperware parties....ah those were the days!!!
    Lovely things Jenny and super pictures :)
    x

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:02

      Those were the days my friend....thought they would never end....for we were young....
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  14. Swallow Barn16 July 2013 at 19:22

    love that rolling pin!!!

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:03

      thank you and thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  15. GardenOfDaisies16 July 2013 at 19:44

    I love the tea towels your sister gave you! Wonderful graphics! That really was a fun era.

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:03

      Indeed - a bit of a devil may care time
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  16. gracefulfig16 July 2013 at 20:50

    Dear Jenny, thank you again for the rollicking good laughs you provided! Yes, we all live our lives just as portrayed in our photo vignettes ;) That jolly lovely rolling pin deserves a shelf by itself. And that tea towel your sister sent off to you IS a dire need itself - fab graphics. Those little birdie napkin rings in the shop window would have made me tap on the glass to get someone's attention to open the door please. What fun to have such a dramatic relationship with the owners of the shop, filled with the tension of never knowing when they might wish to make some money! Aloha with hugs, Ann

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:05

      Thank you Ann - I imagine you on your beautiful island at the moment
      I had not spotted those little birdie napkins until you mentioned them - well spotted!
      I think that the shop owners are secret millionaires....
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  17. the linen cloud16 July 2013 at 21:02

    Oh I love it all and I wish I had a shop like that near me ... Bee xx

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:05

      I wish it was open!!!!!
      Thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  18. Blessed Serendipity17 July 2013 at 00:30

    Who would of ever imagined that Tupperware would of been displayed in a front window like that and looked so collectible and cute?

    xo Danielle

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:06

      It did indeed look very eye catching for that brief moment of display
      Thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  19. Greenorchid17 July 2013 at 06:18

    So that is why I've not found any Tupperware in the charity shops!! It is all in this elusive shop.... loving those two plates in one, remember those as a kid... I've been looking for some to keep in the van but allas no joy yet! and that poppy fabric too! Been after some of that for years!

    Lovely, lovely more things in your home... Mmmm tea towels... Cx

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:07

      Thank you Cass - I will reply to your email, sorry for the delay with everything
      I will keep my eyes peeled for those plates!
      One day I will do a tea towel post (yours included)

      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  20. crafty Lisa17 July 2013 at 11:16

    Beautiful display.
    Can you say which Road The shop that doesn't open very often is in please Jenny? I often visit your neck of the words and 'that'can tea and cake establishment.... But never come across this shop.

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:09

      Dear Lisa
      Basically turn into Albert Road (past the tea and cake establishment) and keep on going until you get right the very end (no more shops) - roundabout and it is on the corner. Let me know when you are visiting as it is only a five minute walk from my house.
      Bear in mind it is RARELY open! Also there is next to nothing to see inside - just piles and piles of boxes STUFFED!
      Best wishes
      jenny

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  21. Unknown17 July 2013 at 14:45

    Brimming with bright bits and bobs...the 70's is getting a bit too close for comfort... I can almost smell the Aqua Manda. EE xx

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:10

      Ahem - I will refer you back to this old post of mine here:

      http://thecustards.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/do-you-remember-aqua-manda.html

      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  22. Josie17 July 2013 at 19:34

    Jenny, your pictures are just beautiful, I wish I had both your talent for photography and your eye for colour. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:10

      Dear Josie
      That is very kind of you so to say
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  23. Janet's Creations17 July 2013 at 22:00

    What fun! Thanks for sharing.

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:11

      Thank you for calling in Janet
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  24. Unknown17 July 2013 at 22:18

    LOVELY shop does it really exist? I REALLY needs to know WHY it doesn't open very regularly,next time you go in please could you ask why for me? LOVING the sunshine, happy days to you.TA TA for now Pam.

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:12

      It does indeed Pam - they only open when they feel like opening and only sell when they feel like selling...it is as simple as that really!

      Sunny days
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  25. the woolly dog18 July 2013 at 11:46

    Just realised that amazing patterned long thing is a rolling pin! in my miss marple guise I spotted the letters CRO at the beginning of what looks like a road sign reflected backwards in 'THE SHOP' window... not that that helps much, there must be a million roads beginning with cro. I'm a bit reserved online, but recognise another person obviously as mad as a box of snakes, that's why I love your posts. x

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:13

      Now dear woolly dog I have gone over and over those photos and cannot spot CRO anywhere! I need to go to specsavers I think. You are indeed a sleuth and a half.

      I have been described as perhaps very slightly eccentric....
      Thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  26. NeatoKeen@Etsy18 July 2013 at 15:50

    I collect vintage recipe files and thought I had seen them all...does yours have a manufacturer's name on the bottom? Fun post, as always!
    Cindy

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:49

      Lovely to hear from you Cindy - I have had a good look at it and all it has (in tiny letters) is 'container Made in Great Britain'. I have had a few tins that only have that written on them...I don't think that we boast enough perhaps!! Sorry that I cannot be more helpful - if I find another or find out more I will let you know
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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    2. NeatoKeen@Etsy31 July 2013 at 14:32

      Most of mine have Stylecraft, Ohio Art or Mayfair on the bottom. Yours is special because it's made in Great Britain...like many good things, including you. LOVE your blog posts!! :)

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  27. KC'sCourt!18 July 2013 at 17:17

    Love this brightly coloured post. Your things are gorgeous
    Julie xxxxxxxx

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:29

      Aww - thank you Julie
      Have a brightly coloured day
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  28. Catherine18 July 2013 at 20:31

    I love the funky rolling pin, we have quite a lot of 70s orangery plastic tupperware they have in the fab shop(how annoying that it isn't often open). My hubby is a 70s geometric fan and i'm stuck between flowery shabby prettiness and 50s geometric so we have a clashing house of muddlyness! Love the post and want to go to that shop! Catx

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:30

      Dear Cat - now that is the type of mix that I just love! To be honest it all descends into a bit of a jumble but we (I) like it
      thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  29. Gillian Roe20 July 2013 at 00:04

    That rolling pin is AMAZING. I want one so badly. Your collection of vintage treasures is a delight to behold, thanks for sharing them with us. I recognised quite a lot of tuppaware, cups and glasses from my own childhood there. x

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:31

      Ah yes Gillian - it is all about memories I think!
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  30. Knittynutter20 July 2013 at 19:26

    I so want to go shopping with you !! nothing like that round 'ere!

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:32

      You are most welcome any time - though I do not go into conventional shops very often! I like a bit of junk
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  31. Annie Cholewa21 July 2013 at 16:14

    Whatever is causing the possibly can't be bothered, I seem to have the knitting version!

    I swear my mother has at some point owned half the things I see in your posts ... well not the exact same ones obviously, but you knew what I meant :)

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:39

      I do indeed - it is all a trip down memory land really isn't it.

      I hope that all our 'can't be bothereds' soon vanish...I miss not making things but cannot focus

      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  32. Anonymous21 July 2013 at 18:57

    What a fab shop Jenny,never have I seen so many gorgeous treasures in one place!xxx

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:40

      There is always something very nice to gawp at!
      Thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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  33. Bobo Bun23 July 2013 at 10:36

    Swooning with delight at so many beauties. The Mr Men mugs immediately had me back in the 70's eating my hony on toast squares with Dene Dene playing on the radio. How I would be drooling over that there shop, also be glad it wasn't open very often as I'd possibly bankrupt us. At the moment I'm even too poor to go to the CB tommorow am as waiting for Thursday payday to hurry on up.
    Have a good one finding your oom pa pa. Think it's disappeared for most of us at moment.
    X

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    1. The Custards23 July 2013 at 20:43

      Ah yes - a bit of Blondie to take us down a few memory lanes together!
      I know what you mean about the 'end of month'itis' - soon be here!

      Here's wishing all oom pa pa returns to everyone soon. Dare I say it that I think it might be the heat ( I think that last time I blamed the cold...the wet..the snow...the sleet).

      Let us gird our loins!
      Thank you for calling in
      Best wishes
      Jenny

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