February 26, 2017

Quite Frankly Bonkers Bizarre Taxidermy on eBay RIGHT NOW (even I am a little freaked out)

February 26, 2017/ Claire Spence

In the spirit of my wanting to return to the Blog's roots, and without a charity shop raid this weekend, I thought a delve into the treasures of eBay might be a good substitute.

All these items are on the site right now and can be found by searching 'taxidermy unusual'. Unusual is an under statement.

What even is this? A mouse with rabbit ears sewn on? A freakish nightmare gone wrong?

Again, what the hell was this when it was alive?!

This taxidermist has bought a bulk set of the wrong sized eyes for these beasts and has thought, 'screw it, they'll do anyway'.

Right at first glance this just looks like a rather sassy badger, but looking closer it has a fox's tail and legs. There must be some crazy taxidermy lab somewhere stitching together these freaks of nature.

Merry Christmas.

What is this? I give up.

OKAY THATS ENOUGH.

June 28, 2016

Miss Snix LONDON Collection. Chunky, Affordable, Wood-cut Jewellery.

June 28, 2016/ Claire Spence

I adore & own many pieces of Miss Snix's statement piece wooden jewellery. It's show stopping accessorising without the Tatty Devine price tag.

Prices in her ebay Store range from £10 to £17, and you can make an offer price on many of those listed.

Her latest themed collection is based on classic London images & objects.

Not sure if these are Londony, but I love them

February 23, 2016

Are You Season 8 Ready, Hunty? RuPaul Artwork For The People.

February 23, 2016/ Claire Spence

I've been rewatching Ru Paul's Drag Race on Netflix, with season 8 approaching next month. I've even delved into 'the lost season', series one, the one filmed with Vaseline smeared camera lenses & questionable wigs.

I've watched mostly in reverse, so I'm on season 2 now. The episode I've reached is one where the mini-challenge is to makeover a RuPaul doll into a lady of the night. Which sent me immediately to eBay to see if I could afford a Ru Paul doll. Sadly they start at £55, but I found something Drag Race fans can have for their home without busting your budget.

ebay seller 88to92 is who you need to search for. They make these cool, queen-quote artworks. I would love a whole set framed going up my stairs at home. They start at £5 so pick your favourite queen and have her home in time for series 8 beginning.

I didn't like Dela, but she did look like Michelle Visage!

If anyone wants to chat Drag Race on Twitter I'm @rudedoodle. I posted some behind the scenes secrets and stills from 'the lost season' this morning.

September 15, 2015

I Smell Like a Great Big Parma Violet

September 15, 2015/ Claire Spence

A reoccurring theme on The World of Kitsch, since I launched in 2009, is my devotion to finding anything and everything with the scent of the classic Swizzels Matlow sweets, Parma Violets.

One of my most viewed posts, week in and week out, is a March 2014 post about a range of sugared violet beauty products. I did a bit of backwards search engining and found if you Google search 'Parma Violet perfume' it's one of the top results. This is ironic as I'm STILL asking Twitter even this year for other people's recommendations of perfumes that smell like the sweets.

This week I ebayed for some more Parma items and came across this body butter from Squeaky Soaps. It was only £2, £3.99 postage mind you, and delivered in two days. It's VERY thick and super whipped. It feels heavy but with it comes a lot of moisturisation. It would be great for dry skin, and if violets aren't your thing there's a marshmallow scent on sale too.

I've ordered a couple of other small, handmade businesses' items with the same scent on eBay, so watch out for them this week.

If you fancy checking out my really popular Parma Violets' beauty range blog post you can visit it here!