Today's challenge was inspired by my daughter Kate, and her teen friends who were over the other night. One of the girls commented on the cute drink coasters they were using and asked if they were vintage. Of course they were and I thought they would be a good post.
These are the coasters the girls were using. They are in the living room for guests to use.
I think the larger one is used for a pitcher. I love the floral motif on them all. I think I need to add to this collection...I forgot how cute these are. I need more.
Of course I have more in this coaster collection.
I don't use these. They stay in the box and look cute. They are made of a heavy cardboard.
These coasters are pretty nifty. They are made by Rubbermaid and there are four in the box.
If you read the flip side of the box, you realize why they are so nifty...manufactured to look like car mats! They were a holiday giveaway.
I have a large collection of floral trays in my studio that hang on the wall. I also collect the tin coasters of that same genre.
I don't use them as coasters, but use them as wall decorations.
Here is my "eye spy" photo of a few more coasters. Can you find the 6 that hang on this wall?
These small metal trays sported both a spot for your drink and a spot to put mixed nuts or small candies. These were popular in use when woman would play their weekly bridge game.
I figured that my drink cozy collection would also work in this coaster category. I love these hand made glass cozies. No water rings on your table and a cute little way to identify your own glass.
Great flower trim on these.
The cozies are a bit less fancy, but still charming with their muted colors.
And yet one more set.
My two favorite cozies are not vintage, but were gifts from my kids. These cozies are made by a local gal who will personalize them for you. They have cute vintage images on them to choose from. My kids did a good job with their choice of personalization for me!
They do a good job of keeping my Diet Dr. Pepper cold!
If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of _______." I will see what I can dig up.
Off to grab a coaster and a cool drink....happy day!
So glad I found your blog Laurie!
Love looking at it first thing in the morning. Brings a smile to my face every time to see your collections and studio. Is that Little Audra or Audrey standing there on the little ladder? I loved those cartoons.
Thanks for sharing :-)
Posted by: Doreen | July 26, 2011 at 07:04 AM
I adore coasters. In fact my kids have a knack for placing their cups right next to coasters and not on them...go figure. Don't think I have ever seen the crochet kind. On the look out for those now...Girls are great about finding the cuteness in all things...smiles...Renee
Posted by: Renee | July 26, 2011 at 07:52 AM
Nice to hear you are passing along your vintage genes to the next generation -- when I was a teenage I wouldn't have known vintage from a hole in the ground! (although our home was filled with my mother's antiques which I wasn't interested in at the time)
Yet another reason to learn to crcohet! :-)
Posted by: Into Vintage | July 26, 2011 at 07:53 AM
There's a pizza place in our town that's in a former garage, with kind of a car accessory motif. (The napkins are the oil wipes that mechanics use (but not used!)) Anyway - if they knew those car mat coasters existed, they'd be in the market for them for sure. Those are really cute.
Posted by: barbara | July 26, 2011 at 08:09 AM
Hi Laurie, The question I have saved aside should I ever get the chance to meet you is, "What do you have planned for your amazing collections?" My own children want no part of my "cute" legacy; so I am curious if you ever think about the future of your wonderful things. I absolutely adored your newest thimble creation. What fun when your collections "speak" to you in your art! Have a great week! Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 26, 2011 at 09:00 AM
Love the floral glass coasters. I don't find them very often anymore.
I also love Magpie Ethel Tuesdays. I keep thinking that you MUST be running out of collections by now.
Happy Tuesday
Posted by: janet | July 26, 2011 at 09:30 AM
A coaster for a pitcher! I never would have guessed that existed but now that I've been to the damp, hot south I get it, and I love it.
We just returned from New Orleans where my daughter's new husband is from, which prompts my question.....Show me your collection of Mardi Gras/ Masquerade things. I would love to see if you have any.
Posted by: Lynnae | July 26, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Gotta love those little blue birdies. The floral ones look great on the wall!
Posted by: Kathy | July 26, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Oh, my. Love the bridge coaster/trays. I have never seen those. As a "bridge orphan" and a life-long treasure-hunter, I'm surprised...now the hunt begins! Love the floral cozies and the pitcher coaster too!
Posted by: Lynne | July 26, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Your collections never cease to amaze me. The "car mat" coasters are the bomb. Who knew such a thing even existed?
And I wouldn't use the cute coasters either.
I was flipping through a magazine a couple of years ago and saw your picture with your trays. I said "hey that's Laurie, I "know" her.lol
Thank you for sharing your "stuff" with us.
Debra
Posted by: Debra Ganas | July 26, 2011 at 07:59 PM
Hi Laurie,
You have the greatest collections!
The car mat coasters are really
different and I've never seen
those before. I don't blame you
for keeping the cute cardboard
coasters in their box. They are
too sweet to use. :) Love it all!
Hugs,
Janis
Posted by: Janis | July 28, 2011 at 11:31 AM