alain gree

Nick's all time favourite book from his childhood is "the House that Beebo built" by Phillipe Fix, Janine Ast and Alain Gree..and I had been trying for 2 or so years to find a copy for him to share with Arthur. As I found out this book is very rare and very expensive (so if you have a copy look after it). But one day on my internet searchings, I came across the wonderful illustration work of Alain Gree. He is very well known in France. So this led me to getting a few items featuring his illustrations in the shop. And I have finally added them online. The tattoos were popular at the recent Magnolia Square - they make a nice change to usual ugly ones. Oh and yes I did eventually find Nick a copy and I didn't pay $955 but about $80.

I think I need to go to rehab

If only there was a vintage anon. meeting to go to... this morning we were up early and headed to Camberwell Market (on the way to somewhere else of course) and how could I pass these up. Yes it's true Arthur is now 6, we don't have a baby (and are 99.9% unlikely to have one), I do not need any more squeaky toys, we now only have an online shop that I am very slack to add anything new to....need I go on. GULP. But so ace and cute and colourful and great for use as props in my photographic adventures.

my neighbours

how could I resist these... vintage clown cupcake decorations, found on my neighbours table at Magnolia Square. The Cupcake Wrapper Co have really sweet wrappers as well as a great bunch of vintage cake toppers such as clowns, ballerinas, footballers and more...Now I just need to get my fifties chef cooker to actually bake cupcakes all the way through.

where to find us

click on the pic above to find where we'll be over the next wee while. First up is Magnolia Square - opening this Thursday at the Malvern Town Hall.

lili scratchy

Yay...I finally bought something from Lili Scratchy, and it arrived unbroken all the way from France. Lily makes the most wonderful ceramics and illustrations and when we visited France last year we were lucky enough to visit her and her amazing home and studio. So it has been worth the wait to get this sweet bowl. Now I just need to find a place to put it, so that little 6 year old fingers don't touch... Oh and her online shop is here.

selling not buying

As you may be aware we have been having quite a few stalls at Camberwell Market, the whole point is to be selling our things not buying and adding to our already overflowing house, but sometimes I cannot resist. Such as these great tins and sweet old doll... We are back at the market tomorrow at stall 86.

hello again

I've been banging new holes in walls at home and sorting though things, as we are having a stall at Camberwell Market this weekend. We have decided to take the shop space in a new direction and will be having stalls for the next few weeks at Camberwell. This Sunday come find us at stall number 250. The shop space in North Melbourne is now open for appointment only.