It has happened time and time again that when I am junking I will find items in a sort of "cosmic cluster." It is usually an item I have never seen before or at least one I didn't know I wanted until I spotted it. Then a few days or weeks later I will find another. It's sort of strange and exciting all at once. Two weeks ago I found this little fish at one of my favorite thrifts.
It is made out of a really thin metal that looks like it may have been made over a form and then painted. It has a little rhinestone fishy eye. I don't really like fish that much but he had such a charming personality I had to have him. Last week at a flea market I found this little cluster of birds.
They are made the exact same way. It might even be some form of "pot" metal. They have a wonderful rosy hue and also have little rhinestone eyes. I grabbed this pin like it was the last loaf of bread in the Gulag. Now, both pins live happily on the dress form in my office.
I haven't been able to do any research on them but I would love to know any information about them. I am sure they were not an expensive item but they sure are cute. Now I have a new collection/obsession. At least this time they are small enough to fit inside my house. Not like the garden gate debacle from a few years ago.
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