Today, I had to photograph some of the taxidermy in my shop for a client. While I was doing this, I noticed how strange some of the other items in the shop are! So, I snapped some photos for you to see!
In my cover pic above, you can see a huge Kudu trophy, alongside a gorgeous crystal chandelier. Quite the juxtaposition.
A random taxidermied Budgie. I don't particularly like Taxidermy, but I do like this little birdie 😋
Another of my absolute faves. A vintage taxidermied Turtle. This turtle was rented by a film crew when they shot "The Dark Tower" here. I was disappointed as I didn't see him when I watched the film though.
A Cast Iron Piggy Money Bank. Part of one of our capsule collections - once they are sold, we will not get more. Great for gifts, or even as an ornament for the garden.
A view into one of our showrooms. Here you can see that we have many, many chandeliers, and some gorgeous antique furniture. You can also see the Steam Punk Transmitter Lamp that I love. Such a cute and quirky piece.
There are about ten different coloured elephants spotted all over the shop. I especially like this cherry red one. We have pastel pink and sky blue elephants too. Totally wack as decor items, but I can picture them peeking out from around a corner in a super cool retail shop or even a restaurant.
And every now and then, a terribly scruffy bag of bones kitten face will appear too. You may remember Milkshake from some of my previous posts - just an update: he is getting his vaccinations this month, and neutered soon after that. I really hope to find him a loving home soon.
Hope you enjoyed this peek into my daily life! Ask me anything in the comments 😋
Kitties! :D
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hehehe! Kitties everywhere :)
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Ok I want the piggy!
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cute hey!
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Quite an interesting collection. How much is the turtle? I don't want to rent it because I don't have a film I am shooting lol. I want to own it.
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the vintage taxidermy is expensive :( about USD$700. It is very special though, and even if it doesn't ever get sold, I'd be happy.
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What's $700 to a minnow steemian like me? That's just a year of being here. I'm feeling focused, man. I can see it in my possession already, lol.
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more pictures of your cats please!! 😺😻
I wanted to say... where’s the white elephant? (ba dum tissss)
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hehehe! Yup. You are not the first to make the elephant joke.
How's your Steem journey treating you?
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it’s been interesting.. i’ve been reading all these posts on haejin/grumpycat/berniesanders/witnesses debate and it’s pretty crazy. have you been reading up on it? I’m wondering if there will be a change in how SteemIt works. I feel like it’s much harder now that there is more spam / people willingly to pay bots to upvote instead of a more pure system of upvoting power if that makes sense.
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Yeah but it’s always been like this. Nothing new. When money is involved people will do anything to earn.
There are some who do it via bid bots, and some who don’t. I used a few when I was a minnow, just to get a little boost on my posts. It was depressing to see $0.50 posts when you spend five hours to make it 😢.
I have learnt though, the more you network the more real votes and interaction you get! 💓
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So true. I admit, I tried the minnow bots out too on my last post. It was my only interaction ahaha for my post. no surprise for me. But yeah, totally agree. networking is key!
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Hahaha oh dear, don’t get disheartened. If you’re not posting, you should be commenting! 💜 I try to comment on the same peoples posts every now and then, and they will come back to return the favour.
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Interesting subjects. Especially liked the unusual lamp
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It is cool, hey! I also love it :)
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I like Milkshake...so sneaky :)
How old is the Cast Iron piggy bank? It has an ancient and antique look to it.
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he is such a little shit!
The cast iron piggy bank is actually made to look old, but is new! Can you believe that!
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Are you for real? It had me fooled. Hahaha. That was good.
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yup, the Chinese can reproduce anything. There are a few pieces that you can't tell whether it is new or old, because they are such great copies.
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We love the Chinese, they know how to get things done :)
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Wow, you really have beautiful thing in your Antique shop. I love the cherry red elephant.
@seyiodus.
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thank you babe!
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I love that cherry elephant! Working/living with these must be incredible! Nice post!
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Yeah, it’s great. Something new and crazy happens every day
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Very cool place! Your choices indicate that a coll lady runs it. Peace
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Wow!😊😊
I really like the artwork that brings positive ideas closer to people
Must be supported...
I`ve re-steemed!
Thank you for your wonderful work😊
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That turtle looks nice! But I don’t know if I could feel confortable with all those dead animals looking so alive hah!
I would like to see more of your shop on next posts :D!
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Yeah... it’s a bit creepy but you do get used to it! I have posted quite a lot of my shop previously, and I will continue to do so, so keep yer eyes peeled
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Shame on me! I never knew you had a shop!
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Haha! Now you know xx
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your shop sure seems to have a great variety of interesting things I was most taken by the turtle I think
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Yeah, I love him too. We are actually having a bit of a sale soon, and I am thinking of putting him on it
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Cool but then again would almost be a shame to see him go but I guess that is business
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they have very interesting and fun items.they are all very nice!!!
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awesome art dear @princessmewmew
i love you #post dear...
really your art is so beautiful...thank you @princessmewmew for sharing with us...&...very good job..keep it up...
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Thank you very much! Steem on!
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Nice. Love the odd and unusual. That is what attracts me to antiques and vintage items. New follower here. Love your posts.
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Epiiiic, Love the Elephants and your LAMP! I want it! How is it going for?
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Oh the lamp is very Nick Knightshade! It’s about R8k 🙈
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Hmmmmm, maybe one day when I make my Steem Dollar millions haha
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I LOVE YOUR SHOP !!!!!! :D :D :D And all the objects, and THE CAT !!!! Seriously, I love shops like this - I have many and very precious stuff as well, I am a weird kind of collector ;) Thanks for that girl ! :D
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Hehehe! It is cool hey?!
Poor kitty needs a home, he’s a stinky scruffy thing but I love him so much
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He is totally lovable !!! :D And yes, super cool, I wish I could come and visit soon!! It's about time! Maybe we can find some more SA Steemians and organize a meet up?? :D
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Yes that will be amazing. My steemians crew is about five or six, but we are all over SA. Hopefully it will become more as we spread the word!
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