We hit the second-hand furniture shops on the weekend and found this treasure. Well it is actually for Denis to put up in his photo studio - a gigantic slide rule for doing those tricky calculations. Trust us to go out in the Smart Car and ending up with a random purchase that really doesn't fit. Luckily we managed to get it back to the studio safely without any trouble, but having said that we did turn a few heads driving across town!

We are not sure of the origin and why anyone would need such a large Slide Rule. Oh well it will make a pretty unique piece of art.

Vintage collection from Hilda - see her Flickr page here...

We found this outdoor furniture on the side of the road during our council hard rubbish collection, (yes we are scavengers!!!) and just couldn't see it end up at the tip. So after pondering for a while on colours and 3 pots of paint later ($90 worth), here are the results. Denis and I think we are likely to keep this set forever! We are now on the hunt for a similar set so we have more chairs.

Considering we live near the beach this outdoor furniture is perfect as we don't have to worry about weather damage because it was free! Plus it was a fun project!


What else did we find during hard rubbish collection?
- Mid century lounge / day bed (to be restored)
- a perfectly good spade
- some artificial grass that I now use as a feature on my table at markets
- 2 x beach umbrellas
- outdoor coffee table (pictured above), and bench
- wooden boxes to display greeting cards
- a dust cover for my guillotine
- a door to make a work bench in the garage
- 6 x louver doors to make a card stand and headboard for our bed (still a project to do)
- 5 x deck chairs
- an old ornate picture frame

My Koala family from my childhood - Bingy (baby koala), Bang (mum koala) and Bong (father). Made from Kangaroo Fur these Koalas are pretty special to me. The smallest Koala is 'Bingy'. I received Bingy on my 1st Birthday and he was so so fluffy when I got him but over the years I slowly rubbed his fur off completely! Not something that would happen to the synthetic Koalas you can buy today! Bang has a pocket on the back to store money or small objects, and Bong plays Waltzing Matilda!!