Ooooh! I’m really looking forward to this: http://printpattern.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/paperchase-hootssweet-preview.html.
It’s the new Paperchase owl range coming this Autumn, as designed by Jilly P who did the original owl range that I was so obsessed with. Can’t wait to get a few of these bits – the mug looks fab!
My camera is so crap that all my photos end up looking terrible, especially mirrors. Anyway, here’s some really awful pics of the owl mirror I treated myself to off the US Ebay.
Greasy fingerprints
Better but with some wallys in the reflection
The last time I bought something off US Ebay it all ended in tears (I bought a QChord, it cost lots of $$$, it blew up in my face when I put some batteries in it and then I proceeded to have an email row with the redneck seller over the course of a week, but I did end up getting my money back hooray!) so I was slightly nervous at the prospect of a mirror staying in one piece on it’s way over, but when it arrived it was wrapped up so well and was in great condition so I was very happy. I’m not sure where to put it yet and it’s very heavy so some planning is required.
Another series of finds from recent charity shop visits:
Jersey Pottery pot and ashtray(?)
Not sure of the age of these, and the only thing I could find on the internet like them was a pot with handle on Ebay, so I don’t know much about them apart from that they have a Jersey Pottery stamp on the bottom. I’m not even sure if the flat one is an ashtray, there is no resting place for fags. I did like them though, thought they might come in handy for storing all the stray pins I seem to remove from Chris’s shirts he wears for work. I found them in the Salvation Army shop in Ryde.
Placemats
I quite liked these, apart from the crusty food stains on one of them. I found them in Save the Children in Ryde.
Wooden dog letter holder
I gave this to Chris as he is quite fond of these little chaps. I found it sitting in the window of Save the Children in Ryde.
Owl trivet
This one I found in the Marie Curie shop in Southsea last weekend, can’t resist a good owl! Handy too.
I spied a few bits by Isak on the hisforhome blog last week and yesterday saw the man and lady tray in one of the Sunday papers.
Had a look at the website – http://www.isak.co.uk/ – and have now fallen in love with everything on there, especially this wallpaper:
Cats and owls © Isak
… which can be found here: http://www.isak.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_9&products_id=70.
I’m especially fond of the little owl on the cats back.