Update: Comments/Entries now closed. Congratulations to winner Cheryl in TX, whose number was chosen by Random Number Generator. Blondes won! Thanks, everyone for playing!
What self-respecting Retro Renovator could be without a set of chalkware sea creatures in their pastel-colored bathroom? The folks at Cats Like Us — serious purveyors of rockabilly wear and kitschy collectibles — are providing this week’s giveaway: A set of reproduction chalkware mermaids. Thanks, Cats! I show the pink, but if you win, you can choose from six different styles. And, no Made in China here! These are all hand-made by Barbie K, who lives near Cats Like Us in Tonawanda, New York:
Chalkware—both kitschy & cool—is Barbie K’s passion. When the price of vintage chalkware sky rocketed and it was no longer affordable, she decided to take matters into her own hands—literally! Barbie K has created her own line of “retro-reinterpreted” chalkware including mermaids, hula girls and pin-up girls. She uses a Freeman McFarlan reproduction vintage mold for each piece and decorates them with pearls. The hand poured, hand painted mermaids with the pouty red lips are her best seller.
Pretty cool! How to win:
Win a set of Cats Like Us / Barbie K
Chalkware Mermaids
The rules:
- Winner gets to choose their mermaid — check them out, there are 6 different sets, 3 haircolors. So to enter the contest, Comment and answer the Important Mermaid Question: Blonde? Brunette? Redhead?
- I’ll choose the winner by Random Number Generator Tues. morning-ish, Nov. 1.
- You must reply to my email within 7 days or else I move on to the next in line. I’m not chasing you. Make sure your email is correct.
- You may choose from Cats Like Us’ in-stock collection (no special orders).
- Ships USPS 3-day — U.S. only.
Lime Blonde would look perfect in my bathroom!
brunette, naturally.
blond with aqua tail 🙂
My daughter is dressing up as a brunette mermaid for Halloween. Definitely the cutest!
Ooh, adore these as a lover of vintage and mermaids!
As a proud brunette, I gotta say brunette!
Love the yellow tails! The redheads with black tails are pretty sassy, too!
Brunette, of course! Nothing like sultry chalkware!
Redhead with aqua tail! I shall call her “Gilda”. original, I know.
Lime Blonde! I love all of them, it is hard to choose!
The lime blonde is the perfect one for my bathroom as I am redoing it in lime and cherry red. It is going to be so retro. My mom had these same mermaids in the bathroom as I was growing up. Everytime she changed the color of the bath she would repaint the mermaids. Thank you for such a great nestalgic memory.
How do we enter?
Red
Leah
I’ll choose BLONDE in pink!! These will fit my Ooh La La bathroom just fine! Thank you! 🙂
Blonde Cherry!
The Gold Redhead Deluxe, the aqua fins would be great with the red.
Blonde is always the best! these are so cute!