inside hotel hot trash: whatcha got there?

for as long as i can remember, i have loved going to thrift stores, flea markets, antique malls, estate sales and garage sales. i love the thrill of the hunt and the feeling you get when you score something incredible. vintage stuff is my favorite (i was SO born in the wrong decade!) and this is my favorite stuff to collect. the fifties are my favorite decade as a whole, but i like a lot of stuff from the 1950s-1970s. hotel hot trash is a great big mashup of things. sometimes, i come across something neat and i'm not sure what it is or if it has a name at all...i just like the look of it. here are a few unfamiliar things i've collected. if anyone has any info about them, please feel free to share!



a few weeks ago josh and i stumbled upon a hole in the wall junk store and i saw this little guy just poking his nose over the shelf.





he seemed familiar, but i couldn't quite place it. there was no information printed on him and no year included, although my guess is from the seventies. i'm not sure if there was a specific name for these silly shelf noses or if they were just a novelty knick knack, but i know i've seen them before!



i asked the guy behind the counter what he wanted for him and i got to take my shelf nose home for a measly $1. awesome.


then there was this cute guy. i found him at a thrift store years ago and thought he was adorable.



eventually i found two more!



the pink and aqua ones are holding flowers, but i love that the purple one is holding a little pillow that says "i love cookies!" when nobunny stayed at hotel hot trash, he claimed this was his favorite thing in the house. ha!







i can't seem to find out what these are called, but i know they were made by the dakin company and they are from the early 80s. any ideas?


here's a cool thrift store find. at first glance it just appears to be a kitschy stuffed poodle.



but if you turn it over, you discover something neat on his belly. it doubles as a radio! how the...? why the....? WHO CARES, it's a puppy radio!





puppyradio hangs out in the record room, sitting on top of this vintage foot stool with a bunch of other neat junk.



let's have a look, shall we?

first there's a rhythm tote, which is a carrying case that holds about a dozen 45 rpm records:



there is also a stack of show fliers drawn by my friend ben:



i found this dick clark yearbook at the thrift store:





same with this old fonzie coloring book:




heeeeey! right on!

and finally, there is this cute old scrapbook:



more next time!

sugar dumpling, you're my baby

valentine's day is just around the corner, but it isn't too late to grab some treats!

whale & hearts card:



by zuq and zoe

heart sprinkles tiny polaroid necklace:



by xxo phoebe marie

be mine red film negative earrings:



by the lost earring

dia de los muertos "til death do we part" cards:



by voodoo doll designs

vintage rat valentine:



by art floozy

happy heart embryo:



by feti

"darkness blooms" necklace:



by MABjewelry

abominable snowpeople print:



by berkley illustration

vintage animal valentines:



by jacktastic

vintage 1950s dress:



by timeless vixen vintage

tattoo-style rose ring:



by frenzy!

"i love you" hillbilly postcard:



by yee haw


and speaking of valentine's day...that means it's almost my birthday! i feel old. i feel really down about it this year. to cheer myself up, i picked out a few necklaces from one of my favorite etsy shops, sweetheart sinner. i can never order just one! i think i'm obsessed. here are my birthday goodies that will hopefully be here in time for my big day:

captain kitty:



vintage halloween cat:



creepy octopus:



i want to collect them all! that's a problem.

photo dump

here's some pictures i never got around to posting.

a few weeks ago josh and i went on a special date. i fixed a fancy hairdo:



and we were off! we acted a fool in the car:





and we acted a fool at dinner:









next we went to the elvis birthday tribute. it was held at the playhouse square district in cleveland:



i looove seeing shows at the theater we went to because it's big and old and beautiful! everything is ornate from the ceilings to the floor. i feel so fancy whenever i go there and i'm all dressed up :)











i am not a fan of winter or snow. but i DO enjoy it when the snow coming down makes the world feel like a fairytale: everything is quiet and time seems to stop, and the light snow even seems to sparkle.











babysitting for my cousin and her husband has been great. not only is little charlotte adorable, but i get to spend my days with all these characters!

this is ace. he likes to sleep on the heating vent to keep toasty and warm!





this little cutie is the sister of my own cat, megadeth. they are a lot alike, which is nice because it makes it a little easier when i miss my own cat all day long :)





my cousin beth and i convinced amy that she needed to name this stray dog ted nugent when she took him in. nudge likes to sleep with his head buried (in the couch, in a blanket, in your lap...) whenever he lays down. here, he almost blends in :)



here is another of amy's dogs. i guess he was comfortable! he probably wondered why i was laughing and taking his picture when he was trying to sleep.









last week josh and i went to the bar to see our friend's one man band play. it's called reverend deadeye's no man gospel band and he is GREAT! seriously one of the most talented one man bands i have seen, and i have seen my fair share ; )













i took the week off hot trash last tuesday so we could go see reverend deadeye. if you think of it, tune in while i'm on the air tonite! josh and i have been digging through antique/record stores lately and i have lots of new rock :)

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