Original Instagram description: A snapshot of the top two shelves of my vintage kitchenware collection.

Original Instagram description: The Funky Bunch! A small but mighty Tiki collection! No room for growth right now in our Cozy Cat Cottage, but someday, in a bigger house, I hope to grow this diminutive Funky Bunch into a full Funky Army™!

lol now that here in 2025 I’m a Bakelite collector, I’m pretty sure these fork handles are NOT actually Bakelite. But I know where they are and I’ve got simichrome polish, so we’ll find out

Original Instagram description: I found a set of these beautiful antique, French dessert forks on eBay. Pretty sure those gorgeous, pink marbled handles are Bakelite? They paired beautifully with my Janette jadeite for our coconut wedding cake. Look at that pink and jadeite 😍

Continued: Plus, a bonus appearance from my giant, lucite magnolia "bouquet" I bought from @sirenstreasurecove & the 1920s celluloid Kewpie bride & groom my sister-in-law, Kristin gave us just before the ceremony. It's like she knows me or something ♥️♥️♥️

Original Instagram description: Fancy champagne we drank on our wedding night last Friday.

Continued: We gotta buy a house for sure, just so I can keep collecting vintage kitchenware.

Continued: I know the Glasbake/Lipton mugs came in that flamingo tone, but I've never seen a piece this big in that color before. In trying to home this piece, I came to the realization that there is now no more space left on my Pyrex shelf. Oops 🙈.

Continued: I almost bought the pink rabbit planter the last time I went to the Newburgh Vintage Warehouse, like, two years ago, so when I saw he was still there, I knew it was meant to be. And finally, I'm so in love with the Glasbake covered casserole dish. I've never seen anything like it.

Continued: The ceramic ashtray reminds me of the amazing pieces @sethrogen makes that I know I'll never get my hands on 😫. The cast iron merry-go-round bank is the cutest and will go perfectly with the rest of my vintage circus toys, as soon as I figure out how to make it fit on the shelf.

Continued: Everyone was masked, and it was super easy to maintain physical distancing. It felt insanely good to be in a vintage store. So these are the bitchin' treasures that came home with me.

Continued: Given... oh, you know, the pandemic we're all living through, coupled with my high risk, I've definitely got anxiety about leaving the house to go to public places, but both stores are nice and big, and there were very few people present.

Original Instagram description: Some perfect little treasures I picked up on a recent trip out to @newburghvintageemporium and @nvewarehouse .

Continued: I passed on them, but looking at this photo, I'm now wondering if I should have snatched them up 😫

Original Instagram description: Pink & yellow is such an excellent color combo, especially when we're talking vintage kitchenware! The other day I came across a matching set of the gummy bear salt & pepper shakers in a creamy butter yellow.

Original instagram description: I'm such a sucker for turquoise and jadeite!

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Continued: She's so smug and beautiful, I decided to name my new vintage collector/seller account after her. Her name is Queenie, and she is so smug about being my official mascot.

Original Instagram description: Waiting on this beautiful baby to come in from her travels from the west coast from @the_thrill_shop . She's coming to me and her forever home here in Connecticut all the way from California!