Just a couple of new items in my little Magpie shop on Used Victoria. There is something very handy about a tin tray. You can pile up your dinner or supper on it and head out to watch a movie on the couch. We enjoyed this matching set of two LaVada trays for just that [...]
Continue reading about A Couple of Vintage Trays in My Magpie shop
What happens when a couple of artists go out garage sailing for years? Well, short answer, they get way too much good stuff! We’re admittedly like a couple of magpies, looking for the goodies, so many different things attract us. From biscuit tins to tin trays, vintage and fun stuff. One day the dream [...]
Continue reading about And Now for Something Completely Different…for Us Anyway
The thing with shopping at garage sales is that A. you never know what you will find and B. you never know where what you find will lead you.
I like to call it creative shopping.
This summer I snapped up a lovely pillow with a Japanese theme of a pagoda and a scooter. A few [...]
Continue reading about The Japanese Shirt that Inspired a Little Flurry of Pillow Making
We have a HUGE collection of elephant ornaments. Oh, my, what dust collectors, you might say. Oh pooh, dust is not important. I don’t care about dust that much. I care about having something to rest my gaze on that makes me appreciate beauty.
OK, once in while I clean them all [...]
Continue reading about A Slow Procession of Elephants in our Foyer
I’m looking forward to this weekend. We’ve had quite a busy time for the last few weeks and have missed our usual garage sailing. We’re feeling the effects of withdrawal I think. So tomorrow we’ll be off and out of here, ready to roll. The weather is beautiful, sunny, with a [...]
