Shoegazer's Friday Finds: 8.10.10

Another batch of Friday Finds for you! Art prints, homeware, jewellery and more . . .

.:* Art / Prints *:. 

 Above: Owl in blue monotone, print by Paula Mills (lovelysweetwilliam) – A5 - £7.74

 Above: I Get Dizzy - print from Pretty Little Thieves - £12.90

 Above: I Like to People Watch - print by Katty Maurey

.:* Homeware *:.

Above: Trompe L’Oeil bird cage and bird cage mirror both from Angel At My Table

Above: I love this woven stag cushion and it comes at normal person prices at just £12! I have one and can tell you it is great quality for the price. From Dunelm Mill.

Above: Pretty and bohemian spice rack with hand painted metal jars - from Angel At My Table - £125

.:* MISC *:.

Above: Who says baubles are just for Christmas? These mosaic decorations are from Plumo - £10 each.

Above: Catch yourself a little fabric house sparrow from Abigail Brown. £140

Above and Below: Cake banners! Get yourself a customised cake banner from ReadyGo for £12.90 (or... get some paper, paint and cocktail sticks and DIY! wooo!)

.:*Jewellery*:.

Above and Below: Finally a girl can string a row of terrace houses around her neck without being a BFG! These intricate, unusual and eye-catching pieces are from Australian company Polli.

Above: I am all about rough-cut quartz jewellery right now and love this amethyst necklace from Brilliance Found very very much (edit: so much so I just bought it... oops. There goes my strict "no more unnecessary spending for the rest of the month" rule.)

Above: More laser cut jewellery for you now. These gold owl earrings are from NW3 and available on ASOS for £35.

Design: Yum Yum

Yum Yum are London-based directors / designers Beth Algieri and Jonny Plummer. They are currently in the process of making vinyl toys of their characters, which I think are really fun! Also make sure to take a look at the little animation the team has made (see below). Check out the Yum Yum  website / flickr / twitter for more.

Video:

Parallel Parking from Yum Yum London on Vimeo.

Jewellery: Babette

Mmm, jewellery.... how I love you. A little etsy browsing earlier today lead me to Babette. Run by a Central St Martins trained fashion designer now living in the US, Babette sells really beautiful pieces often involving gem-coloured garnetts. These hoop earrings (below) definately caught my eye! I love the colour tones used... from purple to peacock!

Zen hoop rainbow earrings - £29.68

A little more on the Zen hoop earrings:

"A gently hammered 14k gold fill hoop, in perfect harmony with delicate, faceted beads. Metal beads date back to WW2 era, probably french in origin- rare and very hard to find. Beads permanently positioned within hoop."

Herkimer Diamond Necklace - £61.29

Garnett and adventure draped earrings - £50.32

These garnett and adventure draped earrings (above) remind me of some very very old jewellery I saw in the British Museum recently - they have an air of being very equisite and old, yet are also very modern and wearable! I love them :)

Be sure to visit Babette on etsy and let me know if you treat yourself to anything!

Shoegazer Home: Vintage sci-fi and camera love

It was my birthday last month and my very good friends got me the perfect gift - this absolutely amazing vintage fold-out camera! I love it, and so do the Shoegazer robots . . .

You can't hear them, but those robots are cooing over that vintage technology as only robots can.

This camera is the perfect addition to my homeware collection as I plan to display a variety of quirky items like this when I eventually get my own place. It fits brilliantly with my theme of "English Eccentric with a vintage sci-fi twist"(...yeah it IS a theme. 'Cos I say so.)

Shoegazer visits: Pollock's Toy Museum

Last weekend I went to Pollock's Toy Museum in London. I'd been wanting to visit since I found out about it last year (see this post on the Imaginarium Doctor Parnassus), so was happy to finally get there and experience it for myself. Some of the pictures aren't the best quality, but the light was very awkward in there - the items were in glass cases in dark rooms with the sun streaming through the windows - but I've done my best to share the experience with you and hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Oh yes and be warned, some of the toys and dolls featured here may well give you nightmares! Haha...

I hope you found those photos interesting :) I adore the antique peg dolls and have been looking for one for YEARS. Oh well, one day... Also fell in love with the Pearly King and Queen dolls. I have a soft spot for anything to do with Pearly Kings and Queen -  I just love the old English eccentric charm of them.