A rather quirky collection this week. I found another beach towel to add my collection this past weekend. I now have 5 so up and over the required 3 to make a collection. Time to share.
I started collecting these towels because the graphics were so silly. I think someday some of them may be framed or made into some funky pillows for my (someday) beach house. I always look through the linen closet at estate sales in search for these.
This is the one I found last week. It was wadded up in the storage area in the basement.
This was one of the first ones I picked up. It would make a good outdoor pillow or outdoor furniture cover.
It is very faded, but the sailor used to have some beige for his face and hands and held directional flags.
More on the sailor theme.
With a shapely sailor gal.
I think this towel dates to the 1960s with the reference to the LBJ Clean up Program message on the trash can.
Time to disco at the beach! (Again, I believe the towel is from the 1960s)
Dancing in the sand doing the monkey and the frug. (I think these dance steps were just before my time).
A silly, make you smile collection today. If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, leave me a comment and finish the sentence "Show me your collection of ___."
You never know what groovy things I have to share!
I think you should save these for your beach house! The graphics are just darling. The one with the cats is just "Groovy" looking but then he sailor ones are just as cute too!
Kids out of school so I can enjoy a hot cup of coffee with your blog again!
Thanks for sharing :-)
Posted by: Doreen | June 11, 2013 at 06:28 AM
Just when I think I've seen it all......
So you have a "someday" beach house, huh? Hopefully someplace warm and sunny unlike our Oregon coastline! Those towels would make the perfect, quirky pillows.
3 more days of school and counting. Maddie is so excited to go on her "first day of the season" garage/estate sales on Friday. I'd better get more money together!
Got your Etsy package yesterday & plan on decorating for the 4th on Thursday. Once again, well done Magpie!
Erica
Posted by: Erica | June 11, 2013 at 07:01 AM
What perfect towels for a beach/lake house. The graphics are incredible. We're constantly dreaming of a lake house.
Posted by: Musings from Kim K. | June 11, 2013 at 07:50 AM
I've noticed that stores are always full of "Beach House" themed stuff. Living in a Desert/Mountain state...beaches and large tree-lined lakes are in short supply. But we do have pine-covered mountains nearby...so we are more into "rustic lodge" living. But it's nice to dream about the ocean here especially since it's been so hot this week. =D
Posted by: shirley hatfield | June 11, 2013 at 08:20 AM
Definitely 60's with the Monkey and Frug. Those are hilarious. I don't even remember seeing anything like them during the 60's!! Perfect for the future beach house :>)
Posted by: Annette | June 11, 2013 at 08:38 AM
Fun collection. Love the kitty towel. Our neighbor's Siamesey cat loves to sneak in our house just to look around -- funny, snoopy cat looks just like the one on your towel without the hat.
I think your towels would make great "posters" for the walls or maybe curtains for small windows in your beach house.
Have you ever worked a little magpie magic on any of those carved-wood sailor figures? I know they are not really vintage but I'll bet you could make them look pretty cute.
Posted by: Janet Johnson | June 11, 2013 at 09:09 AM
Groovy! I adore the cats one with the "Cats Napping" sign!
Posted by: Maureen | June 11, 2013 at 09:30 AM
Love the hep cat! They're all cool! When I was a kid, I had one that was a checkerboard with, huge checkers. It was very groovy too, orange and yellow with the ricky ticky daisies. I used it so much it really faded. Think it's in the "dog towel" stack in my dad's basement!
Posted by: Diane | June 11, 2013 at 11:04 AM
Those beach towels are adorable!! I would love to use them at the beach!
Dorothy
Posted by: Dorothy Crutchfield | June 11, 2013 at 11:30 AM
That cat nap towel would be purrfect on a nice comfy lounge chair on a cozy front porch.
Posted by: Kathy | June 11, 2013 at 11:58 AM
That's it! Pack up your stuff everyone, we're going to the beach!
Sigh...I wish. 2 fires started today. We're in big trouble in Colorado this summer.
Great collection! They are all so fun and cute.
Posted by: Melissa | June 11, 2013 at 01:55 PM
Keep American Clean - that one is great. I only look through the towels at the thrifts to search for kitschy vintage towels (& OK, a New Kids on the Block beach towel).
Posted by: Sir Thrift-A-Lot | June 11, 2013 at 03:58 PM
Another great collection. I don't think I've ever seen any "kitchy" towels. I do have one vintage beach towel - it's wide enough for two people and has the Bell Telephone/Yellow Pages logo on it. It's from the 1970's.
I can only image what fun you would do with a Beach House!
Posted by: Shara | June 11, 2013 at 05:00 PM
A fun-in-the-sun collection ! Of course the cat towel is my fav .... it's a cutie !
Posted by: Lisa W. | June 11, 2013 at 08:58 PM
This may be my FAVORITE collection of yours yet!! Oh, how I love gathering things for 'my' Someday Beach House...
Posted by: sveltestuff | June 13, 2013 at 04:55 AM