Pretty glass acrylic drawer knobs make great decoration

Recently I took nine drawer handles off a bureau that had got damaged.  The bureau was pretty new and so the drawer knobs were in very good condition so I put them up on Ebay to be sold.  Unfortunately, one of the knobs was missing so of the five drawers I only had nine drawer knobs.  Nevertheless, they are for sale as I think they are very nice looking, about 1-2 inches in depth, and would look good on another bureau that might need refreshing.

I also think they could be used for crafts or decorative elements such as putting all the knobs on a piece of wood and using it as a beads and bracelet hanger. Or to arrange in a shape on a larger piece of wood, maybe that is painted, and have it be a sign of some sort. 

I've almost convinced myself to keep them and make something of them but since I really am into deacquiring things, they remain up on Ebay.
Follow-up Note: And they got sold about three months later! Hooray!  A crafter bought them, so I was very happy.

Beautiful Baccarat Crystal Champagne Flutes, about 9 inches high

 I acquired this box of a pair of Baccarat Crystal Champagne Flute glasses recently.  They are a little over 9 inches tall and sit in a nice big box of their own. They have the Made in France Baccarat etching on the bottom round of each glass so when you drink bottoms up you will see the label.  I think they are just beautiful and I would like to keep them but we don't drink alcohol anymore and so will never use them. They are in the original red lined box as sold at a Lord and Taylor shop (the sticker is still on the bottom!). The box has a lovely dark red colored sponge holder to hold these in storage.  So I sold them on Ebay as I won't use them.  Someone did snap them up at a good price and I'm so glad they did!

Cherubs and Chariots Seeking New Homes

  
Lately I've become a little intrigued about the level of detail on the Wedgwood dish collectibles I have put up for sale on Ebay.  All these little dishes and plates and trinket boxes have little scenes on them.  For instance little cherubs dancing, or cherubs dashing about in a chariot drawn by a lion, or an angel type figure who is riding a horse.

 In some cases it is really hard to figure out what these figures are really up to. Handing flowers to each other?  There's other detail too like borders of ivy type leaves and daisies and trees.  So much detail goes into these!  I once watched someone make a Wedgwood piece and after the firing of the basic shape they then press on the little decal type images and which also seem to be made of some kind of clay. The little white colored scenes placed on top of the blue jasperware china clay is quite remarkable and distinctive and is probably what makes these pieces stand out from all the other collectibles out there. Most of them seem to have a classical reference, such as to Greek or Roman mythology.  Hoping there are many appreciators of this stuff in Ebay land who will buy these from me.  I'm really not a collector of them and have no place to display them, so all the pieces are looking for new homes.

Wedgwood Jasperware is So Cool

Among the little collection of blue and white Wedgwood pieces that I've been selling up on Ebay are some trinket boxes.  One of them is this round one with a ribbed base and some classical relief scene on the lid.  Most of the pieces are somewhat like this, with strings of leaves around the rims and scenes of women and men in togas or Greek robes carrying lamps, or playing instruments or groups of fat little cherubs dancing or chasing each other.   I have about four trinket boxes in various shapes and they are all quite intriguing and delicate.  I also have a bud vase and some plates and a little cup.  Most of these are stamped or indented on the bottom with the Wedgewood label and say "Made in England."   Apparently they are  made of some kind of china called Jasperware which was created by the original Wedgwood company.  There's also numbers and letters on them such as "B" or "W" or "64" o "63" which may be the years they were made. I haven't done much research on these marks but just write them into the description in the Ebay listing, in the hope that there is someone who wants to buy these and may be more expert than I, will be able to figure out more about them.

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Woodstock Music Festival Seems Like a Long Time Ago

Among the items we acquired recently is a Life Magazine Commemorative Edition on the 35th Anniversary of the music festival, Woodstock.  This now iconic music festival was held August 15-18, 1969 in upstate New York and attended by thousands.  The Life Magazine commemorative has many of their original photographs from the first issue about Woodstock, including photos of colorful buses, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, children playing in the dirt among others, including the fields of trash left behind afterwards.

Janis Joplin

I didn't go to this festival, although I did go to others somewhat like it, but I knew many people who did go to Woodstock and they all came back home very glazed and glassy eyed saying how cool and awesome it was.  They went on about the great music and who they saw there.

The Life Magazine commemorative has a list of the singers and performers but I have a feeling they left a few people out.  I'm selling this Life Magazine on Ebay, under my seller name mugsim7, as we decided we have too many old papers and books and magazines here and we just hoping there is someone who would like this one.

Grace Slick

Does Anyone Still Listen to Cassette Tapes?

I really don't know if anyone still uses cassette tapes to listen to music but when my father died I acquired a dozen of them, but not, mysteriously enough, a device to play them on. So I've not been able to test them and see if they work, but the cases look in good order and they have the original papers in them, not at all dog-eared and my guess is that they weren't played that  much.

So I've put them on Ebay in the hope that there are some people who still play cassette tapes and would want them.  There's a set of eight classical music tapes ( that includes The Best of Bach, Vivaldi, Kreisler, Beethoven and some  Mozart, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, 1812 Overture, and some others).  Also a set of three religiously-oriented cassettes such as Christmas With You, Songs of Praise, and Gregorian Chants.  So these cassette tapes can be found under seller mugsim7's stuff on Ebay for a very good price. 

Glass Items Hard To Let Go Of on Ebay

Pink depression glass cup, saucer, candy dish

Garfield coffee mugs

I have a hard time selling some of my collectibles on Ebay as I have become attached to a lot of things. For instance, although I've never used them, I have a pair of brightly colored glass mugs from 1978 that are Garfield cartoons. So cute!  Then, over time I've accumulated some depression glass items, such as this delicious lacy pink teacup with a serrated saucer and a two-partition pink candy or serving dish. There's quite a bit of demand for depression era glass, so maybe these will sell but to be frank, I'm not sure I really want to let go of them. But they are up listed on Ebay under my seller name, Mugsim7, so maybe someone else will find them as lovely as I do and will want to buy them.

Not Sure Who Reads Zap Comics Anymore, But I'll Try to Ebay Them

Zap Comics

Hubster used to read these Zap comics back in the day. They are from 1967 and 1968 and were called Zap Comics drawn by a guy called R. Crumb, and apparently were published out in San Francisco.  They have glossy covers and newsprint on the inside, that has gotten a bit yellowed since then, but apparently they were all the rage back then.  I took a quick read through and didn't see the humor, but then again, I don't often find things funny that other people do -- maybe because I'm an immigrant and just don't get certain American things. So I bundled up some of these and posted them up on the Ebay site under my seller name Mugsim7 and am crossing my fingers hoping someone finds them interesting enough to buy, or off to the recycling bin they go!

Update:  I have now sold  many of these but have added the rest of the stash that hubster had, including Dr. Strange, Archie Comics, Checkered Demon, Justice League, Spiderman and others.  They all can be found on Ebay under seller mugsim7's stuff.  Some of them seem quite rare, but others seem less valuable.  Most are in fair to good shape with the exception of a few that have handling wear and one has parted the cover from the spine staples. I price them low as it really is time for other people to enjoy these.

Selling stuff on Ebay is so much fun!

brass duck paperweight

pewter, glass and china

China sets and glass thngs

Blue speckle enamel coffee servicen

It's been a while since I blogged about crafts and stuff but that's because my spare time has been taken up with a new activity, selling things on Ebay! At some point I will be downsizing my household and so I have to clear out a lot of stuff that has accumulated over the past 30 years. So instead of just junking it all, I am posting things to the Ebay website for sale so at least they go to people who want them -- that is, willing to pay for them. All I have to do is photograph the stuff, write up a description and post it and wait for someone to contact me if they want to buy it.  So far I've "met" loads of people from all across America  (I only sell domestically) who want my stuff, pretty much from every state in the union.  I just box it up and ship it, and eh voila, a happy customer, and a happy seller! So check me out on Ebay, my seller name is mugsim7.