c'mon aussie

all from ebay but beautiful just the same...



picture frame




actually I bought this one from a shop!


And my most favourite thing I've ever bought on ebay (pineapple teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug a tight second)



isn't she beautiful? She's just a thing. No fitting or anything. Here's a close up...




such detail. click on it to go to flickr and view it at large size.

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poodle: Cumberland Rd opp shop, Pascoe Vale South.

now this is more like it (see owl posts below)






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owls

what was i thinking?

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East Kew Vinnies, Mon 3rd March

Anyone into owls?



I wasn't, but I am now. A visit to the East Kew Vinnies on the way home from geebum yielded this fantastic collection to put in my shadow box which is freshly painted and awaiting shadows. There were so many owls at the Vinnies, they filled about 5 big boxes, there were lots of really kitsch slip cast ceramic ones, fabric ones, plastic ones, glass ones, magnets, mobiles, candles, etc. I picked out the little hand-made folky ones but if you're into owls there are plenty left. I think their original owner must have passed away and the relos just dumped the collection! This must have been a passion for years for this person and it's so sad that it ended up here to be broken up. I feel I've done a little bit towards keeping some of them together and I met another person there who collected a few for her 'craft group' which calls itself 'the brown owls'!

These are my three favourites








I also got the two boxes in the top photo for $2. The owls were 50c each.

And last, but not least...



a bamboo letter holder from Surfers Paradise for $2 - what more could you want?

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Wales Street Primary School fete, Northcote, Sat 1st March

What fun! I'd forgotten how much fun! There's a few more coming up. I saw a sign on St Georges Road for the Merri Creek primary fete (must go back to check out dates) and I know the Lee St primary fete is coming up on the 15th or 16th March. Anyway here are the scores...




a beautiful and sturdy handbag, $2, a little jug and two wall hangings, 50c each - I liked one better than the other but I thought they might be cursed if they didn't stay together!




a couple of great books, $4 each (a bit dear I think)




one of my favourite interiors from the 'decorative arts' book. It's a home in Bavaria that has world map wall paper and...




...this is a photo of the floor. It's made of 4,600 pieces of copper embedded in cement! which, according to the book, is "extremely functional, warmer than stone and cleans itself by being danced and walked upon"!




more from this book




and more




and more! I'm sure I saw this same design on a contemporary textile somewhere in the blogosphere. It's funny how contemporary textiles and ceramics are successfully re-interpreting designs from this period yet jewellers aren't going there!


And this...





which would be of no use to anyone except Betty Jo

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