Friday Find

No 7 - vintage metal cabinets

These little beauties are my pride and joy.

I bought my first one for £2 from a junk shop in Cardiff when I was at college, and it was love at first sight. Subsequent additions to the collection came in at £4 and £4.50 from long gone junk shops in Sheffield.

I love the fact that each one has a different mirror shape and distinctive handle.

I confess there are also another two lurking elsewhere in the house, and I would almost certainly have collected more but they've got very popular and I can't afford to buy them now!

They hide all our bathroom clutter and always lift my spirits just by being there with their slightly rusty and battered exteriors.

Below them, on the loo, you'll find a warped tin portrait of this chap. A fine complement for their rusty bits and speckled mirrors.

K x

Friday Find

No 4 - buried treasure

This used to be my garden.

I worked hard in it and loved it for sixteen years.

Over those years it provided me with flowers, fruit, vegetables....and buried treasure!

All manner of weird and wonderful bits and pieces emerged from deep in the soil as I dug it over. These are my favourites...

An old Henderson's Relish bottle, a beautifully worn marble, the head of a china duck, and a fascinating tiny headless figure with something in the crook of its arm.

I love the surreal nature of these random bits and pieces, full of intrigue and hidden stories.

As a Sheffield lass, the Henderson's Relish bottle is real treasure!

And the little figure has a very neat behind!

If anyone can shed any light on the origins of this intriguing little doll, or can suggest what it might be holding so carefully in its arm, I'd love to know.

K x

Olympic yarn bombing

To complete our 'not quite camping' weekend we had a rather wonderful day in Saltburn.

It's a fantastic seaside town at the best of times but in recent months it's been further gilded by the appearance of an amazing bit of yarn bombing!

The range of sports they'd covered was just amazing! Here are some of our favourites.

A huge "Thank you" to whoever is responsible for this - you put a huge smile on our faces!

So, Kettle of Fish passed the 300 'likes' mark on Facebook and I want to celebrate and say thank you with a giveaway.

This is what's up for grabs. . . . .

A lovely little calico shoulder bag like this, with a subtle print of a vintage French postcard and one or two vintage cloth-covered buttons AND a tape measure bookmark.

To be in with a chance of making them yours, please comment below with details of what you'd use the bag for! 


Please comment by the end of Saturday 7th July 2012. All comments qualify for the draw. A winner will be randomly selected from the beautiful hat on Sunday 8th July.