Living in England makes tiki collecting difficult (and even more expensive) but I guess that's part of the fun. I thought I'd post about some mugs I would like to have in my (admittedly small) collection.
My most coveted mug is 'Drinky'. Look! He's got his very own tiki mug, complete with drink umbrella - why wouldn't I want this? I think I first saw Drinky in Jay Strongman's 'TIKI MUGS' book and knew I had to make him mine. I'm yet to make this happen...
Designed by Squid and produced by Tiki Farm from 2001, Drinky is classed as retired which will make finding my very own that much harder.
As a big Tintin fan in my youth, I was overjoyed to see this familiar rocket adorning the front page of spotify.
Tintin fans should recognise it but those unfamiliar with the graphic novels should swoon over its mid century, space age curves. I'm sure it would look wonderful in my home!
The rocket features in two of the novels from the 1950s - Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon.
There seem to be 3 sizes to choose from - I just need to find a reasonable price for one. :)
Further to my Tea for Two post yesterday, I want a really cool teapot to go with my really cool tea infuser. I have a couple vintage coffee pots but they're not quite what I'm after.
These new ones from Mod Cloth caught my eye:
Not sure why I can't ever find really cool mod teapots like this one of Jenn Ski's:
And there are some right up my alley on Wooden Donkey's flickr stream but I can't repost the photos and it appears their shop site is down. Please say you haven't closed the store, Wooden Donkey!
I have been a bad, bad blogger... *hangs head in shame*
So to get back in the swing of things I'm just gonna try to post stuff, even if it seems really random.
For instance, I was in a tea shop today - I mean a shop that sells tea, not a cafe - and I wanted to buy some of the flavoured teas. I was reminded that I'd actually need a tea pot (since it comes in leaf form not in bags).
AHA! - I thought - I have a vintage coffee pot that could suffice, despite it being a little big. But then I'd also need a tea strainer which I don't have. A tea infuser was then suggested, which I very nearly bought before realising that I was sure I'd seen some cooler tea infusers somewhere on 't' interwebs'.
Enter the yellow submarine...
However, I'm not sure about how being made of plastic would affect the tea so I may get this adorable robot instead...
Suggestions welcome :)
How adorable is this chair? The jade green cushion is perfect for me and it would match my
planters (which you can see in my home a couple of posts ago). If only I had the space for it.
It is currently available on the
habitat website at half price (£100). There is also a matching table (seen in the pic below) but unfortunately the chair higher backed chair is nowhere to be seen.
Sale ends Sunday by the way.