Amazing Anthropomorphic Malteser

               As I've mentioned before I collect all sorts of items related to Maltesers sweets. I even have a pair of Maltesers pants!
     The latest piece that I've added to my collection is a custom piece from Etsy shop Spun On Cotton. Because I love anthropomorphic food so much I thought it was only right to have an anthropomorphic Malteser in my collection.
       I have always wanted to be able to draw (still do) but I cannot draw to save myself! So I don't normally send doodles when requesting custom items. But this time I did.

Very dodgy Malteser doodle!

       Sara managed to turn this doodle into such an amazing piece. She is so much better than I imagined, I love her!

She is called Super Shopper Sally Whopper (Maltesers are called Whoppers in America). Her little paper shopping bags are so cute. And she was ready so quickly too. She will be making the journey to my house along with a very sweet anthro pear.

         If you are looking for a quirky gift this Christmas, I highly recommend this shop. The service is great and the pieces are fantastic. Click here to visit Spun On Cotton.

Quirky Cotton Creatures

         I have still been very busy clearing stuff out (I swear it's multiplying!).  At least I can say I haven't been shopping at all on the high street, in fact I don't even miss it. But I have still been buying goodies from my favourite place, Etsy.
         I have just made my first purchase this morning from a shop that I have loved for a while. It is no secret that I have a serious love of anthropomorphic food and this shop has had many brilliant pieces. But the one I fell for is Miss Kandi Apple. I love candy apples anyway (I think that comes from my Halloween obsession) and the fact that this one was anthropomorphic was the icing on the cake!

She even has a "peanut" skirt. 

But it didn't stop there. I bought two other pieces that I've had my eye on for a while. Halloween was over too quickly for me, it always is. And even though it's only seven weeks until Christmas, my head is still in Halloween Land.

It is very easy for me to fall for a black cat but I don't have anything like this in my collection. So I had to have little Simon.

Lastly I bought this Lovely black widow spider. I'm not very keen on real spiders but I seem to be quite fond of them when it comes to Halloween. And I have a good few spidery bits in my collection.

I was also tempted by this sweet fried egg and may just have to buy him too at some point.

Please note all pictures belong to Spun On Cotton. You can find her Etsy shop here.

         If you haven't visited this Etsy shop already I highly recommend you do. You are sure to find something you love. Or a quirky Christmas gift for the person that has everything. 

          I can't wait for my parcel to arrive!

Halloween Excitement

     It's that time of year again when I start to get really excited about Halloween. It will be slightly different for me this year because as much as I love it when the shops get their stuff in, I won't be able to buy much. There is no point being on a shopping ban and then buying mountains of Halloween stuff.
       That said I have bought more Halloween goodies from Etsy. I was lucky enough to purchase more of Miss Bumbles' delightful Halloween pieces.

I think this little black cat with a Halloween treat in the form of a mouse head is my favourite.

Another lovely black kitty sporting a pumpkin skirt and showing off her skull garland.

I love the little details on this Guinea Pig devil, the red whiskers and beard and the forked tail.

This little pumpkin Guinea Pig was just too hard to resist.

And lastly is this very witty headless Guinea Pig. His little smile is so sweet.

All pictures belong to Miss Bumbles you can find her Etsy shop here.

       This lovely lot will be arriving with several more pieces which include a very exciting custom order. 

    I have collected quite a few different things over the years. But I have never enjoyed collecting anything as much as these woolly wonders! Here's hoping there are more Halloween delights to come...

Back In Training For The Shopping Olympics

       I haven't blogged in a while because I have been quite busy. Busy going through what seems to be endless piles of my own stuff! But I am getting through it bit by bit. Bags of stuff have gone to the charity shop, boxes of various bits and pieces have been put into auction and a decent amount of items listed and sold on ebay.
      I had been doing great hardly shopping at all and getting money back in from the things I no longer wanted. But I wasn't on my best behaviour for long...
    Etsy was my downfall. I make no secret of the fact that Etsy is one of my favourite places to shop. And I had a big spending spree in one of my favourite shops, MissBumbles.
    I mentioned in my last post that I already had other items in mind for a custom order. This order consisted of three black cats.

    
      First is this little seaside kitty. She is based on Ruby. Ruby loves to play in the bath with a bit of water in it, so I thought it would be sweet if she donned a swimming costume.

       Next is this dashing little Frenchman. (Anyone who reads this blog knows I love almost all things French. So this one should come as no surprise!) I have named him Oliver after my first black cat but I suppose in this case, it should really be Olivier. He is just so sweet in person!

And last but certainly not least is this gorgeous Little Red Riding Kitty. Little Red Riding Hood is one of my favourite fairy tales and this little cat is just so cute. She even has a treat for Granny in her basket.

      My haul didn't end there...

While browsing one day I spotted this sweet little red vixen. She reminds me of the foxes I see from my bedroom window. Of course I had to have her too (she was too pretty to resist!)

         And my last purchase was this exquisite spring garland. I particularly like the little girl lamb. I have had my eye on this for a while. And since I have done so well selling my old things I took the plunge and bought it. I am so glad I did the detail is amazing.

    All pictures belong to Miss Bumbles you can find her Etsy shop here. I have used them simply because they are better than any of my photography.

     I have had a pretty miserable week, feeling ill for most of it. So when my parcel with all of these goodies in it arrived on Saturday and I unwrapped all of the pretty patterned tissue paper, it cheered me up no end.
    It is pretty safe to say that I am addicted to Miss Bumbles' wonderful creations. And I know I will be buying many more in the future.

Needle Felted Delights

I hope you all had a good Easter (and ate plenty chocolate!) I have not had much time to blog lately, I am still busy going through my things and listing some bits on ebay. I have been doing well on my mission to save money.
     Don't get me wrong, I haven't been a total angel. There have been a few temptations that I have given into...
       One of these purchases was from one of my favourite Etsy shops, Miss Bumbles. I have quite a few of her wonderful creations and this time I asked for a custom order. 
     I wanted a little version of my cat Ruby. She loves Maltesers, they are one of her favourite things in the world. No she doesn't eat them, I will explain all in another post. I wanted her to be juggling Maltesers. She is also wearing a Malteser themed dress, red the colour of the packet, brown polka dots to represent the sweets themselves and a white ribbon around her waist to represent the colour of the font on the packet.
       The finished result was even better than I had imagined and when the pictures came through I was so excited.

Pictures belong to Miss Bumbles. You can find her Etsy shop here.

     I loved the little touches that Miss Bumbles added to the piece, the little collar. But especially the little tongue sticking out, I thought that was genius. It captures Ruby's cheeky personality completely.

     I was also tempted by another piece in the form of this cute little nanny goat kid. And she made the journey to my house along with the little Ruby Replica.

        Not only do you get gorgeous items from this shop, the service is great too. The lady behind the shop is really nice and helpful. She was very patient and answered all of my questions throughout the custom order process.

     To anyone who has been thinking of buying from this shop, I can't recommend it highly enough. I am already thinking about another custom order.

A Week Of Treats For Me

     On Wednesday evening I was browsing on Etsy (which I do quite often). I was looking through one of my favourite shops Miss Bumbles. I noticed she had a very sweet needle felted donkey for sale.   I really like all of the other donkeys Miss Bumbles has made but I have always missed out on them.
     My Mum knew how much I wanted one of these donkeys and how much I loved this one. So being the very kind person that she is, my Mum bought her for me.

         This is the little donkey I was lucky enough to get (picture from Miss Bumbles Etsy Shop). I used this picture because I think the metal bucket she is sitting on is very cute. My Mum bought her for me on Wednesday night and she arrived on Friday (you always get fast and friendly service from this shop).

     This little donkey's name is Starfish. I also have six other pieces from this shop, four black cats, one tortoiseshell cat, a hare and a donkey. I think this one might be my favourite.

       On Saturday  my Mum went into town for a spot of shopping.  And she came back with another treat for me, a Daisy Duck top. I love this top, Daisy's leopard print bow has lots of little black sparkly crystals on it.

       I have been doing very well on my mission saving money. But I am also very lucky to have a Mum who is very good to me.

Quirky Easter Chocolate

         It is a well known fact that I am a chocoholic. I love making my own chocolates but not quite as much as eating the stuff!
     I was in Marks and Spencer the other day looking at their Easter offerings and I have to say I was very impressed.  They have much more than the bog standard Easter eggs. I loved some of it so much, I decided to splurdge.

        It is no surprise that I was drawn to this Hello Kitty London chocolate figure. feline and chocolate, what more could you want? M&S are really going down the British route this year. Hello Kitty is sporting her Union Jack coloured Hundreds and Thousands dress. (I had this last year and the dress was a mixture of pinks purples and yellows.) I like the British touch but I wish they had coloured the bow red to match in with the dress. (Me, picky? Maybe a little).

      I love ducks and I would like to have some of my own one day. So when I saw these they were a must. Their Royal Ducknesses are so cute (almost too cute to eat). They would be perfect for any Diamond Jubilee celebrations, something different for the centre of your table.

       Last but not least is this Great British Breakfast egg. I think this is one of the quirkiest Easter eggs I have ever seen. Who would have thought you could buy an anthropomorphic Easter egg? I think my favourite part is the "baked beans" for hair.

     I spent more than I normally would on chocolate in one go but I really think it's worth it. It is great to see M&S making such an effort with their products when it seems so many other shops have just gave up and no longer try to bring new and exciting things. Even in these hard times, I think people will still spend some money if the products are good enough.
        My only problem now is trying to keep these until Easter...

More Sale Delights

       Yesterday  I decided to go into town to see for myself  what the sales had to offer. And I was not disappointed. Although my purse may not be so happy!
         My first stop was Lush and my luck was in, the half price sale was still on. I bought all single items, mainly Christmas items with a couple of Halloween thrown in. It was a great feeling going to the till and getting change from a £20.00 note for all this lovely stuff.

      My next stop was Paperchase. I love their Patisserie Pals range. I have the cake stand from the range. They had this gorgeous tin reduced from £7.50 to £3.50.  Then I spotted these very cute and quirky cookie cutter lights. These were a steal at half price, down from £15.00 to £7.50. I fell in love with them and they had to come home with me.

    
      While standing in the queue in Primark buying some rather mundane things, I spotted these Lip Smackers reduced to £1.00 each.  I really like these fizzy drink flavoured Smackers (I'm using Cherry Coke at the moment). So I went for Orange Fanta and Sprite.

       Then H&M, this item wasn't in the sale but I just had to have it. I was in the children's section to see what Hello Kitty items were on offer. I couldn't see anything of great interest. Until I saw this beautiful little cardigan which was a reddish orange colour with a white collar and it had a very cute little black cat on it.

       I have to confess that I do buy children's clothes if they have a black cat on them for my collection. So it goes without saying that I bought it and I think it was reasonably priced at £9.99.

           If all of this wasn't enough I then decided to make my way to TK Maxx. My Mum had mentioned to me that the last time she was in, they had Ruby cake sprinkles. She was going to buy them (she knows I'm a sucker for anything with my cats' names on). Even better if it's baking related. But in the end she didn't get them. So I thought I would go and see if they had any left because I knew I would love them. They did and I bought a tub for £2.99.

      Always on the hunt for a new cookbook to add to my growing collection, I went upstairs to see what they had to offer.  I came away with The Best Of Cadbury's Chocolate Cooking. A bargain at the same price as the sprinkles.

After all that it was time to make my way home. I am so pleased I had a good look around. I came away with some little gems.

I Love Anthropomorphic

     My obsession in life is most definitely black cats. Another thing I have a soft spot for is anthropomorphic food (or as I like to call it, food with a face). In fact, I am a sucker for it!
      My Mum was out shopping Wednesday before last (21st Dec) and when she popped into a charity shop, she found a little gem.  She bought me this gorgeous bag in the style of Louis Vuitton with cute little anthro cherries all over it. The bag doesn't have any labels but is very well made and has a vintage feel about it. I think she got a bargain at £2.99.
    I am going to save it for Autumn, I think it will go well with all of the autumnal colours.

 I really love this bag!

Sale Bargains

       The day after Boxing Day my Mum braved the sales.  She nabbed me some fantastic bargains. Some great goodies from the Lush half price sale.

     She also bought me an anthropomorphic present sack from Paperchase reduced to a fantastic 90p! And some Tatty Teddy Christmas stickers.
     Mum got some sewing themed goodies for herself, also half price.  These button soaps and a cotton reel pin cushion.

    Even my little kittens got some goodies. They got a Celia Birtwell black cat cameo collar each and a  pack of Celia Birtwell floral mice. I am going to buy catnip spray for these (they go absolutely mad for catnip!)

All in all  a good day of bargain hunting. Me, I'd rather do it from the comfort of my settee.