Charity Shop Treasure Hunting- Holywood

Holywood's maypole

Holywood's maypole

Another instalment of charity shop visits, this time Holywood. They have about six or seven shops, and some vintage antique shops too. 

Its a nice little afternoon out too, with lots of quaint coffee shops, specialty delis, and independent boutiques. 

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Vintage My Little Ponies. I also spotted a Rugrats doll- the ginger one? I want to say Chuckie? 

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Lovely Irish linen

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Royal wedding stuff is uber kitsch collectible. Charles & Diana trays, plates, moneyboxes, etc. 

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More original packaging. Check out the top left suggestion of how to use your push-light. Fancy dinner time. 

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The following items, apart from the last, are all from an antique shop beside the maypole. They are priced up accordingly, so you will pay more than a charity shop price if you want to go buy anything I show. 

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I love the bird cage. It's a really big home interior trend to have bronze metal accessories, so this would be a show stopping centre piece of a room. There's even a bird in the cage.

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The pair of dogs is a classic kitsch decoration and they come in all colours. It's a 60s/70s 'every home has them' furnishing, like paintings of gypsy kids by Dallas Simpson, or three flying ducks on the wall. 

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And there's me! 

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Lastly, I like to finish with the weirdest thing I spot, like last week's Mona Lisa, so here she is! 

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Spam Sculpture Art That Will Surely Put You Off Your Dinner

This post, of disgusting looking Spam art, is teamed up with a message of one new year resolution you can make and keep this year. I took it as my resolution last January, and it really makes a difference in my life. 

What is it? It's to take 30 seconds to unsubscribe from those emails you receive every other day and just delete. Brand emails, Groupon type deals, you delete them every day instead of looking for the link to unsubscribe. Last January I made myself look for the links, and removed myself from any emails I knew I'd just be deleting next time they arrived too. Now when I get an email, 80% of the time it's a specific message, just for me, that is actionable. It means it's worth opening my inbox every time I hear the notification.

Do it yourself, it makes such a difference, and really only takes a few more secs than pressing delete does.

Now back to the tasty Spam.

So, What's Cooking in the Pancake Art Studio this Summer?

I mentioned Dan Lacey this evening & it occurred to me that I haven't blogged his work lately. I previously featured Dan regularly, so of you search on my site for him as key word you will see lots more kitsch portrait work, all adorned with pancakes & a twist of madness. You can also visit Dan Lacey on his own blog

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and hey! That's me!

and hey! That's me!