Melmac Transformed!

Kudos to JessiRetro on Etsy who decided to use her melmac coffee cups for a dual purpose, an earring display!  What a keen and lovely idea. Nothing like repurposing melmac! How cute!

Vintage Goodies Etsy Shop Loaded With Melmac and TexasWare

Vintage Goodies, how I adore thee!

These saucers she has are pretty hard to find, I think they could be called Fantasy...

Lisa Price has a real eye for cool melmac, in fact, her Etsy shop Vintage Goodies has proof of that.  She's from Grand Rapids, MI and opened her Etsy shop in 2006.  She lists her new plastic and melamine finds under the "Melmac Attack" section.  It's definitely worth a look-see....her prices are fair and good bargains are waiting to be had!  Here's some previews of what you may find!

Just lovely..

I was shocked to see Purple Texas ware style bowls in her shop.  This is a Texas Ware Design.

I was astonished to see so much Texasware Purple stocked, because normally the only "purple" I see is the Marcrest/Royalon Corsage Patten (see it here.)  The good thing about Lisa's shop, is you can buy a few pieces here and there to build your set, and assemble it over time! This is a more affordable option than investing in a whole set at once.  Plus, if you only need the plates, or mugs, you've come to the right place.

I love solid purple melmac!

Lisa explains, "I just LOVE a good estate sale. I love to reuse things from the past because they are made so much better than things today, and they are much more interesting. From the color to the design they evoke a feeling and often a story. I am particularly fond of items from the 1950s and focus on 40s-60s wares in my shop."

A sweet little set of cups and saucers. Love the styling on these handles!

Lisa's shop has more than just melmac, in fact, it's cool of all kinds of great linens, textiles, aprons, kitchenalia, mod things and more!  She explains, "These finds already have a story to tell, and I think it is amazing to walk into someone's life and see what books they read and what clothes they wore. I am offering things that I like but either don't quite fit my decor or I just know is a good find."

Her retro style block printed towels are a must have as a melmac-go with. What great gift ideas!

She has a second shop, Art Goodies, which has block-printed towels, great for any vintage kitchen or baking diva! The designs here are amazing.  They are cute, stylish, and the best part, handmade with love!   Nothing like adding that....to this:

SO MODERN!

Beautiful Boontonware.

So I wonder, why the love of vintage?  Lisa says, Vintage is also a way of shopping green. Use something fun and interesting from the past, it creates a unique and fun look while being nice to the environment! :)"    Kudos to you Lisa, ding ding, I'm adding your shop to the sidebar, YOU ROCK! 


Catch up with Lisa: 
VintageGoodies on Etsy
ArtGoodies on Etsy 
ArtGoodies Blog
See her photos on FLICKR!

Blue Mystery Melmac Melamine Dinnerware Set and More tres' bleuuuuuu Plastic Etsy Finds

Sometimes, even after all these years of collecting melamine and plastics, I see something I can't identify. Take for instance this set, which is a real steal for only $18 from OldSuprises Etsy shop in Chino.   I love the space age curl on the handles of the sugar bowl, and the Jetsons styling of the cup handles.  OH SO RETRO!

The "smooth" styling of the bowls and platter make this ultra functional for any party or picnic event. I can just imagine how popcorn would look in these bowls -- a designer's dream.   Good design and retro styling make this set a real steal.  The seller noticed different numbers on the bases but no maker's mark.  These are most likely numbers assigned to the different pieces or stock numbers on the molds ie: 700 the cup, 707 the salad (thanks to Robin Ptacek who taught me that) So your guess is as good as mine as to who made this, but with this cool price and color, this won't be lasting long.

Like that? Might I suggest:

 

'Vintage Blue Plastic Fantastic ....Cry Me a River' by RetroChalet

I'm crying because I want all these wonderful items and am putting this on my RetroChalet blog to feature some of the great Etsy offerings.

Set of 5 Dansk GC Gunnar Cyr... modapple $15.00	Vintage Royal Blue Melamine ... OldSuprises $18.00	Dansk 2 Qt Tall Pitcher in S... RetroChalet $19.95
Vintage Royal Blue Lucite Mo... katker $9.00	vintage rubber GARDEN clogs ... twentysixvinta... $34.00	From the Button Box - 15 Vin... KylieO $3.00
pair of vintage royal blue s... vintagetouch $10.00	Lapis Lazuli Costume Necklac... backgarage $12.00	Cobalt Blue Facetted Bicones... vintagebeadnut $3.00
VIntage Samsonite CONCORD Pe... FunkyQuailVint... $38.00	Rhythm Tech Tambourine Blue REtroGalore $19.00	Blue Ice Bucket deathmachine $14.00
Vintage Rubber Toy Doll vintagejane $42.00	Rubber Hair Dryer Made in It... ShopHotHouse $18.00	Vintage Deep Blue Melmac Lar... funoldstuff $17.00

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Boontonware Melmac Dinnerware and Melmac LIVES says Matthew Huisman....read this

Boontonware + Good Design = Melmac Love. 

Good Design obvious at the DollyP shop on Etsy, full of cool Boontonware.

So after I took my Boonton, NJ Tour a few years back after my friend Derek Schultz passed away. His records stopped when Boontonware was being distributed by "English and English" in Boonton, NJ... I really wondered what ever happened to all the wonderful dish molds, where did they go? To the scrap yard?  To the recycling plant?  So sad.....or so I thought.   

Then along came Matthew Huisman for the Star-Ledger with this great article that says Boontonware is alive and well.....and molded in OHIO....what the heck?

Find it in his archives!

In the meantime, you can read more about Boontonware by visiting my factory tour:  http://retrochalet.blogspot.com/2014/01/boonton-melmac-factory-tour-stop-one.html
and seeing these great examples of boontonware!

Boontonware Butter Dishes, Etsy shop RetroChalet

Jadeite Bootonware.  Pic: Etsy shop RetroChalet

Boonton tumblers made in "glass tic"  plastic to look like glass. Etsy shop: Retrochalet

read more about these tumblers here on this boontonware melmac post on my blog 

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