Thursday, February 9

Coasting Into The Weekend - Time Travel Thursdays

Retro Hallmark Colorful Clock Happy New Years Paper Coasters (12) at Boston Bag Lady

One of the most unappreciated and hardest working items in your home is sitting right there under your beverage of choice. Whether it be coffee, tea, cola, water, or some newfangled energy drink, when we go to place it down on our desk or coffee table, we usually plunk it right down on a coaster. If you don't have any, you either have a series of lovely water mark rings all over the furniture, or you have been making do with any book, towel, or piece of mail that might be lying close at hand when you need it.

Mod Faux Tortoiseshell Coasters - Soovia Janis at Retrospective Orange
Fabulous Set of Vintage Straw Coasters - Olive Green and Turquoise - 1960s at Renaissance Couture
Since it is Time Travel day here at the Fab, I decided it was time to take a look back at some Coasters from the past. I am not referring to The Coasters by the way, you know, the band that gave us such great hits as "Charlie Brown" and "Yakety Yak" way back in the 1950s. Not one to let the opportunity pass, I will give you a little musical accompaniment to this post. Enjoy looking at these adorable and clearly fabulous vintage coasters, all available on Etsy right now. All the links are listed under the images so you can go check them out and get some great vintage goodness into your humble abode very soon. This is just a small sample of course, there are many other styles and colors listed from a variety of eras in addition to the heaps of new, upcycled, or hand-made coasters listed on Etsy.




Vintage 50s/60s Party Coasters at Nevermore Vintage
Aluminum Coaster Set 6 Pastel Colors Mid Century 1950's Vintage by CraZy DreamZ
Coasters do their job, and that is a wonderful thing, but they can also be incredibly hip, kitschy, or decorative too. Your mother or grandmother may have been adamant that you use one on her wooden furniture, but today's IKEA particle board and laminate home decor is much more forgiving. So why get yourself coasters, you ask? Because it's a way of personalizing your space and adding a little extra touch of wonderful in a very cookie-cutter world. Vintage coasters, in particular, are really fun to collect, they are made with so many materials, and they will be a great topic of conversation at your next house party. Need yet another reason to love vintage coasters? Most of these sets range from $10 - $20 USD per set, a lot less then you would expect for something that is practically one of a kind these days. OK, now I can relax and set my iced glass of Coke Zero down without fear as I "coast" into Friday.

Fantastic Plastic

Citrus Coasters (1960-1970) at Wolf House Vintage
Vintage Set of Eight Coasters In Caddy at BMTvintage
Fifties Style Blue Green Coasters with Holder at OldLibrary
1970s Vintage Orange and Yellow Plastic Turtle Coasters at Tattered Lace
Paper & Felt

Vintage 1960s Hallmark Retro Mod Felt Cocktail Coasters at Let's Love Vintage
Set of Vintage Coasters Depicting the 1932 Chevrolet Roadster at Memory Saver Vintage Treasures
Perky Pink Poodle, Ready For Drinks (6) at tinygirl vintage
Vintage Novelty Coasters/Ashtrays in Original Box at NeatoKeen
Vintage Martha and the Vandellas Paper Coaster Set at Retroclectic
Vintage 1960s Retro Card Party Coasters (Set of 11) at Shutter and Sparks
Pimpernel Coasters Set of 6 Made in England, Tennis Anyone? at Sweetie2Sweetie
Smartie Coasters Cocktail Mats - Cheeky Sayings at Tree House Club
Vintage Set of Cocktail Coasters - Liquor Bottles - New Years Eve Cocktail Party at Vintage Zen

Flora & Fauna

Vintage Coaster Set In Box From Japan (8) at kris67
Vintage Coasters Six Coasters Gold and White with Daisies by Wm. A Rogers Ltd. Made in Japan at It's A Good Thing
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Flower Coasters at Moderra
Vintage Orange & Gold Coasters in a Canister (6) at OrWa Designs
Vintage China Coasters from England at Quaint Collector
Vintage Glass Coaster Set - 4 Leaf Clover Design at Ric's Relics

Vintage Danish Modern Wood Pear Coaster Set (6) with Stand at littlegoodwolf
Everything Else

Vintage Cocktail Party Coasters. 1950s French Language Humor/Gag at RubyFloy
Set of Four Ceramic French Fancy Designed Coasters with Cork Bottoms at My Oh Miles
Vintage Pewter Coasters Made in Bolivia, Rare Find at HanieBCreations
Susie Cooper Kestrel Design - Set of 4 Saucers or Coasters at Florence & Ruby Vintage



Non-Pro Tip

6 Vintage Big-Eye Love Girl Tin Litho Tea Set Plates at VintageFunland
Before I go, I wanted to add my own little Upcycle-It Tip for all you fun kitschy doll-loving one-of-a-kind [OOAK] type folks out there. When I saw that Florence & Ruby Vintage was using small demitasse saucers as coasters (a brilliant idea actually), I took it one step farther and offer up this sweet little twist.


7 Vintage OHIO ARTS Childs Tin PLATES Colorful Designs Graphics Toy Assemblage at Sweet Kate
Remember all those awesome Tea Sets we played with as kids? That little set of plates and dishes we would pile Cheerios on to play house with, and then never pretend to wash? If you can find a great set of those little Vintage goodies in your Etsy travels, you may just have found the most ninja-butt-kicking set of OOAK coasters for your funky little crash pad.  Remember to check the diameter of the plate in the item description so that you can be sure your favorite cuppa will sit in it nicely.  You can get a matching set of plates, or if you really want to shake things up, or give them a stir [your call], mix and match a pile of little tin plates for a OOAK collection of great coasters that will cost you just a few dollars to pull together.

Let's Have A Tea Party. Instant Collection -- 9 Child's Metal Tin Plate Set at Online Vintage

8 comments:

  1. what a great collection of vintage finds!

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  2. Very cool coasters here!
    Nice variety!

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  3. Love, love, love your "Coasting into the Weekend" piece. I just adore coasters and use them at every opportunity. Not only do they protect your furniture but they add that'oh so grown up' feeling to the simple act of having a drink!

    Thank you.....Florence & Ruby Vintage

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  4. Hi Kelsy! Thanks for featuring my Fractured French coasters! What an honor to be included and thank you for notifying me about the inclusion. You've got a good thing going here. Keep up the great blogging!
    :)

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  5. love this blog its super and has super finds! well done, l will definitely be back!

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  6. i think you are absolutely right, ketsy - coasters are an under-appreciated item for the home. they are kind of like little pieces of art you can actually get wet. you have pulled together a wonderful assortment here and thank you for including ours. best ... cindy

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  7. Oh wow those turtle coasters are really fun!
    I think I'll have to come up with a way to sew some up!

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  8. Amazing finds + fun post!! Thanks so much for including my vintage martini coasters. :)

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