Monday, May 18, 2009

Caravan of Love

I love vintage caravans. Cute, bubble like, mobile holiday homes in pretty 50's hues, usually sporting authentic linoleum flooring and laminex bench tops.
Last year I ran a competition for readers to suggest a New Betty Jo design. One of my favorite suggestions was from Michelle - A 50's caravan. I played around with the idea for a while but never got it off the drawing board. Later Dick and Dora added this cool caravan brooch to their ABC series.Just recently I saw this funky piece from a collection by Victoria Mathews at Studio Ingot. This pic. was in Frankie, and on closer inspection I saw the sparkly Laminex was the same as some I am using in my new range, Lino Deco.
Then over at Michelle's new blog "Loving the Vintage"she unveiled her new brooch designs. Cute eh!
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8 comments:

  1. MichelleMay 18, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    ohhhhhhh love the little pink and white one...
    found a nice oval shaped one today...but the little old lady that lives in the house were it was, wasn't home...but I'm going to pop in everyday till I get her at home...and see if she wants to sell it...
    thanks for the plug...
    p.s you really should do a caravan...or a airstream all silver and shiny...

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  2. Megan.K.May 18, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    I, too, love the caravan... even have lately been talking abt getting one, or a camper van, to move the mob about in.
    I can see how the cravan motif would work well for Betty Jo too - very kitsch.

    x

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    I have wanted a little round Bondwood caravan since I was a kid!! Still don't have one :( love Michelle's new brooch

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  4. CurlyPopsMay 18, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    We'd better watch out... the bubble caravan will be the new donkey!

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  5. Sarah McNeilMay 19, 2009 at 6:15 AM

    oh man, i wish i knew where to find a caravan like that, it would be perfect for the road trip I'm going on soon!

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  6. The Mothers' MarketMay 19, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    You've got to do a caravan BJ. My PIL's (parents in law) have got a great 50's caravan on a little block near the beach and we love going there - it sports some fabulous lino too, but it would take some serious negotiation to get the owners to part with it!!

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  7. DoraMay 19, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    Woops, sorry, doing 2 things at once, that last post was from me.

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  8. UnknownMay 19, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    I saw that lino caravan in Frankie ... tres cool ... i love your stuff too

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