Clog Ship Table Lamp
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A bit too much going on here for me, but worth sharing this eBay treasure. It's a clog, made up to be a ship, that also acts as a table lamp. Multi-tasking grossness.
Eastern Promise Won!
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Woohoo! Thanks chums who voted at St.George's Market yesterday. The lovely ladies at www.cupcakesandfairycakes.com made up my dream cupcake of Turkish Delight, and it won first place in the taste test. I win a big box of them, but I think I'll be back every week to buy an Eastern Promise now I've experienced it. Or maybe I should just learn to bake!
Creepy Child Picture
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My ugly art wall was one of my first avenues into the huge, kitsch mess my house is in these days. Consequently I have almost a dozen of these gypsy children framed around the house. It always annoyed me if I saw one in a charity shop lately, as I knew I didn't have any more room to take it home. Today I had to break my 'no more haunting, creeptastic kid paintings' rule for this little madam. Ownership was mandatory partially due to the pup being the breed we had growing up, but also the fact it was only £2.
You see, the kitschy antiques at St.George's Market, Belfast, whilst genuine and fantastic, also come with a high price tag. So getting something for two quid there, couldn't be missed out on! I hope she will feel at home amongst my Dallas Simpson & Lou Shabner infant terrors.
You see, the kitschy antiques at St.George's Market, Belfast, whilst genuine and fantastic, also come with a high price tag. So getting something for two quid there, couldn't be missed out on! I hope she will feel at home amongst my Dallas Simpson & Lou Shabner infant terrors.
Modernist Art Deco House...for a Tortoise
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We have the most kitsch pet I could think of, a tortoise. Now it's getting colder I worry about him getting cold outside.
He has his UV lamp & heat lamp in the morning and evening inside, but to keep him well he has to have time out in his garden run too. I was resigning myself to a traditional hutch when I found this shelter design on www.cosycages.com
They make solid, plastic shelters for dogs, cats, rabbits and tortoises, and the design immediately appealed to me. I'm going to fill it with hay and I think I'll have a very cosy tortoise who still has access to dandering round the grass this autumn.
He has his UV lamp & heat lamp in the morning and evening inside, but to keep him well he has to have time out in his garden run too. I was resigning myself to a traditional hutch when I found this shelter design on www.cosycages.com
They make solid, plastic shelters for dogs, cats, rabbits and tortoises, and the design immediately appealed to me. I'm going to fill it with hay and I think I'll have a very cosy tortoise who still has access to dandering round the grass this autumn.
Free Cupcakes for Northern Irish Folks!
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I recently entered a competition on Northern Irish site www.chilliandchocolate.com to invent your dream cupcake.
I can't bake very successfully, so the prize of a box of my dream cupcake made up was a good'un!
I'm very envious of my peers who are part of the new wave of crafters and bakers, I lack the skill, but have lots of good ideas!
My invented cupcake is now in the final 4 which will be made up for tasting and public vote at St. George's Market Belfast, Sunday 12.30pm.
So if you fancy some free buns, you know where to be tomorrow.
Here's my entry which will be available to test & vote on.
Eastern Promise A straightforward milk chocolate cake mix, but with a chunk of Rose Turkish delight enclosed inside. Topped with deep pink, Turkish delight coloured icing, and sprinkled with tiny dark chocolate stars.
Nightmarish Taxidermy, Not for the Squeamish
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Currently on eBay for £25 and/or your mortal soul.
Last Supper Clock In All it's Glory
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In honour of the Pope's visit to the UK, I've cranked up the Last Supper Clock.
She's a beaut.
She's a beaut.
The Overlook Hotel Carpet Screenprint
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You'll know the art collection adorning my walls costs pennies rather than pounds (exception being very talented local artist Terry Bradley's work!).
So at a whole £13, this is one of the more costly pieces! It's an A3 screenprint of the carpet from The Overlook Hotel in The Shining. The pattern alone makes it a print suited for my home, but I love the Shining connection & will be interested on which visitors are freaked out by it in our long hallway! I found it on www.lastexittoknowhere.com who are better know for their geek chic tshirts designed with logos of brands only seen on the screen. For example you can buy Amityville tshirts inspired by Jaws, or a snazzy tee with the logo of Soap Company from Fight Club on it. Whilst I advise all of you to visit Last Exit, I do warn the males of my family that I was on the site for Christmas present purposes, so don't you go looking! Frame from IKEA.
So at a whole £13, this is one of the more costly pieces! It's an A3 screenprint of the carpet from The Overlook Hotel in The Shining. The pattern alone makes it a print suited for my home, but I love the Shining connection & will be interested on which visitors are freaked out by it in our long hallway! I found it on www.lastexittoknowhere.com who are better know for their geek chic tshirts designed with logos of brands only seen on the screen. For example you can buy Amityville tshirts inspired by Jaws, or a snazzy tee with the logo of Soap Company from Fight Club on it. Whilst I advise all of you to visit Last Exit, I do warn the males of my family that I was on the site for Christmas present purposes, so don't you go looking! Frame from IKEA.
