Do you know the way to.....Ypsilanti?

Well sorry Dion, it's no where near San Jose....but, it looks to be just outside of Ann Arbor, MI (close to one of my favorite places of all time...but we shall save that for another post and another day).  Why Ypsilanti, you ask?  It all started with Tupperware.

I have this old piece of Tupperware that was a hand-me-down from a friend who found it too shameful to have rattling around anymore.  They did not appreciate it, but I love it and use it all the time, mostly for big Asian Chicken Salads and for nachos.  Here is a pic of what I'm talking about - 

The other day I started feeling a bit nostalgic and a bit frustrated with the current leftover food storage devices that clutter my cabinets, and went on the hunt for vintage Tupperware for sale.  Here is one of my finds which I love for other reasons -   BootsNGus on etsy.com!

They have a whole section of upcycled Tupperware items including the above Jello-mold and the below signature mustard yellow containers that seemed to be on everyone's counters in the 70's.

Come on, you have to admit these are just silly-cool.  I want them even though I don't really have a place for them.

Not into the Tupperware?  They also use other items including mason jars, old baskets and cake pans.

I'm going to be on the hunt for old cake pans, copper molds, and such for an outside project.  Seems the guys that lived here before us loved feeding the birds and my yard/trees are riddled with hooks for bird feeders.  This might be an idea for some plant hangers that are inexpensive, rustic and could contain stuff that might survive my "Black Thumb."

So, why Ypsilanti?  Because that's the hometown of this little shop...and it just struck me.  So many creative minds, so many places, and I get to see them all from my kitchen table.  Back to "swimming the web"....