Not Shabby Chic, but Shell-y Chic, Crab print tablecloth

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I searched online, ebayed & shopped around, and it ended up the only tablecloth I wanted was this, Sanderson's Dandleion Clocks.

http://www.johnlewis.com/Shopping/PhotoGallery.aspx?Type=SKU&ID=230875368&Thu...

I can't justify the £42 price tag, and buying the fabric would work out a similar cost due to shipping.

So instead I bought two pieces of fabric from Ikea for £4.99 each.
Here is the first tablecloth in my budget collection!

...Because this is no ordinary plant, this is a flesh eating plant

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I had a huge cactii collection in our old house, until our baby got mobile & they became too risky!

I'm also fascinated by Venus Fly Traps, a plant that eat insects, obvious sci-fi style kitsch appeal.

I've housed my latest purchase in a vintage reproduction Marks & Spencer tea cup, bought in their 125 year anniversary Penny Bazaar.

Stag Print Satchel Bag by Anorak

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Found a range of tweealicious bags, cushions & washbags in a Cath Kidston-heavy boutique in Newtownards.

I loved the Stag print, but couldn't find a bag in the design. The shop owner was kind enough to point me in the direction of the brand's website
www.anorakonline.co.uk

The kissing animal prints are on sturdy oilcloth, and include orange rabbits, cute robins & of course the stags.

The actual handbags are a little out of my own price range, but the baby changing bag is suitable to use as a laptop bag or satchel, so it's what I got!

1940's Dr Who Dalek To Victory Poster

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Spotted this poster in the latest series of Dr Who.
The Doctor travels to wartime London, where Churchill is using daleks in the war effort.

As soon as I spotted the poster, I texted my Dr Who mad brother to see if he could find me one on the forums.
He found one on the BBC Dr Who site for me.
I plan to hang a Keep Calm and Carry On poster beside it, rather than the out-of-era 1960's creepy child painting.