A TOUR OF THE DOWNSTAIRS AREA OF THE SHOP

This is a corner of the front room in the shop

we have fourteen tenants and each one is differant to the other.It makes for a really varied choice of goods. we have a mix of vintage,retro, industrial and upstairs we have mini boutiques of handmade items from local artisans.We are also awaiting some lovely items we have ordered from other sources.

some fun rings that 'Salvage Street' makes

and some jars made into sewing caddys with bobbins inside and a pincushion on top

and my favourite spindle bugs these are so cute and very cleverly made from recycled items

each one is unique and they sell out very quickly!

some retro items from phil's room

He is our main stockist of retro and one day a piece of his furniture will be in the shop long enough for me to photograph it to show you!

I hope you will visit us if you are in Hobart we assure you of a warm welcome and a

taste of good old fashioned service!

and I'll take you on a tour upstairs next time!

MY NEW SHOP

Since I last posted I have opened a new shop!

A real bricks and mortar shop

at 133a Newtown Road. Newtown.Hobart.Tasmania

The front room has beautiful pressed tin ceilings and four chandeliers!!!!

It has 2 of these amazing arched windows!!

There are three more rooms downstairs

and wait for it............

This is upstairs, a gorgeous wooden floor, attic/loft atmosphere

and the piece of machinery on the ceiling is the original hoist that was used by the baker who first had the building to hoist up sacks of flour and grain.

lots of character to start with and that's without any stock!

now lots of room needs lots of stock,so enlist a few friends to help out?

so I did, and we are now full to the brim and seven weeks open.

and next post I'll show you what we filled up the shop with.

TAKE A PEEK AT MY NEW GALLERY OF GOODIES!

This medical box is just one of the treasures I have found recently

 

 

Hi! how are you all?

are you surviving the cold weather?

I have been hibernating although I have been very busy,

I have made up a catalogue of my stock

and I have attached a gallery to my blog

you can have a look by clicking the logo marked gallery in my sidebar on the right

cane shopping trolley

 

I think spring is nearly here although you wouldn't have thought so looking at these photos I took at 8 am one morning on a recent weekend away.

the frost looks so pretty

Well I must away ----off to seek more stock,

I hope you will

make yourself a cuppa and take a look at my gallery !

LETTERS, LETTERS, EVERYWHERE!!

Last weekend I found lots of letters. Ceramic,wood,metal,They seem to be popping up everywhere!

These are ceramic like tiles , the choice is limited but they could be used individually or in some art or craft work I think they would be good in a sculpture of some sort like a lamp base! might have aplay with them this weekend!

These are polished steel

also check out  the black perspex ones in my etsy store

Don't you think?

CROCHET

I really admire people who can knit and crochet,probably because I can't do either to save my life!

Give me a hammer and nails,a pot of paint , some furniture to restore  or a sewing machine and I'm in my element .

I love crocheted lace on lovely linens.

Like these Huckaback towels

or a pure wool crocheted granny rug

I found on the weekend treasure hunt

NOoooo! This is not the same one .

This one is 8cms x 9 cms in size

and has been made with embroidery thread!

It is absolutely exquisite.

Some lucky dollhouse will be the proud owner of this one as I have listed it in my ebay store.

Oh well! back to the tool shed for me!

I'M BACK !!

Hello again! I have been away for awhile but I,m Back! 

and looking forward to visiting your blogs and catching up on all your news,

Let me catch you up on what I have been doing. 

 

I've added a haberdashery corner to my section at the antique centre

 lots of fabric, trims, buttons and sewing collectibles and of course mannequins

These are dollhouse mannequins

I have reopened my ebay store and have been selling lots of dollhouse items and magazines.I am just about to list these little mannequins.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/stuf-and-costore

I'd love you to visit my store.

O.k. Back soon, I'm just off to do some blog surfing!!