Wednesday, March 31, 2010

the best 66 cents I ever spent







there was a basket full of these ford times booklets at the same sale as the petticoat...if that bluebird one hadn't been on top I would have never gone through them. you can be sure I will be watching more carefully for them in the future though!

22 comments:

  1. I love the illustration in this book. What a great find.

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  2. Eeeek!! Again -- EEEEEK!!! Those raccoons are just KILLING me!!

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  3. That is a great deal! You have a cute blog!

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  4. I realize that jealousy is not becoming, but Oh My! I love Charey Harper! SO MUCH! Good job!

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  5. Lucky! I am now determined to get the Charley Harper flash cards for my daughter (and maybe me too).

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  6. I'm going to repeat the EEEEEEK!!! from above - EEEEEEK! Amazing find!

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  7. 66 cents!
    that was it?
    wow.
    i would say that is best way to spend it. . . INDEED!
    just lovely.

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  8. Ooooooh. You are so lucky! Charley Harper is my favorite. :)

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  9. Ooooh! The aerial view of teh raccoons! Love!

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  10. Brilliant! Love that racoon family!

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  11. makes me stop and wonder about what corporate america is doing these days to support art and artists. not enough, i'd say.

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  12. OMG! Did you score or what!?

    ::jealous::

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  13. LOVE the Ford graphics!!! They're so good I can't even pick a favorite. They're very "embroiderable" too!

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  14. What a find! His raccoon illustrations are my favorite. My friend make a Charley Harper shrinky dink mobile for me: http://craftscafe.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/make-this-charley-harper-shrinky-dink-mobile/

    I love it & will definitely bring more Charley into my home soon, though I doubt I'll ever be able to secure such a find!

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  15. Very cool! I have a Ford Times cookbook from the 1970's, I'll have to take another look at it. I don't recall that it had Charley Harper illustrations, but some of the recipes sound good. I didn't know there was a magazine. Argh - must not start to look for them!

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  16. HOly smokes! Charley Harper illustrations!!!! The racoons are so awesome!!! What a fantastic find! YAY!

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  17. Just swooning over these, holy crap. xo, suzy

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  18. Don't know what I can say that hasn't been said! I would've shrieked with joy if I came across these - and at that price!

    [Envy dripping from my pores]

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  19. i just happened upon a box of 123 issues of Ford Times, as I was going through them, I knew there was something familiar, then I remembered this post. The art is so beautiful, and I'm loving the recipe section in each issue, complete with an illustration of the restaurant. Lovley!

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