We have an awesome set of Industrial metal filing cabinets. We love that when a worker has left their job, each worker's name has been crossed off.

Available here

Novelty Telephones

We recently acquired a very large collection of Novelty phones, about 180 in total. We have slowly been adding them to our eBay shop. Some of them are spectacular.

keep an eye on or eBay shop for them, we are added them, slowly but surely.

Hats, hats and more hats (and other head wear)

I am obsessed with hats. I wear one nearly every day, and if I do not wear one, I feel naked.

This lady is truly gifted. She goes by the name of 'The Libertarian' and she designs and makes beautiful hats, fascinators, hair bands and so on.

Go to her website, IMMEDIATELY. 

 http://www.thelibertarian.co.uk

G-Plan Desk

This is an Iconic desk by G-Plan.

It is by far, one of the most stylish desks, we have ever had in stock.

Available here in our eBay Shop

www.mamasshack.com

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/mamas-shack/

Once upon A Time Vintage

Mama loves vintage clothing and accessories, particularly hats.

Once upon A Time Vintage, sell a cute array of clothing. check them out here. I purchased the hat in the above picture. It is really stylish.

Snoopers Paradise - Flea Market

I love have a good ratch around shops. This weekend I was in Brighton and found an amazing indoor flea market called Snooper's Paradise. It is a 2 floored building with many different unmanned stalls. You choose what you would like to buy and if it is not in a locked cabinet, you can take your items straight to the counter.

There are over 90 stalls in Snooper's. I feel like I am the last to know about this place as it appears that it is one of the most well known indoor markets in the South of England.

You can find out more here

Kalaga Tapestry

Yesterday, we found a beautiful Kalaga tapestry. We were unsure of what it was at first and we did not buy it, but after some research we realised it was a very interesting piece and went back today, to find that, luckily, it was unsold

So what is a Kalaga?
"Kalaga” is the traditional name for embroidered tapestries done entirely by hand from Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. This traditional handcrafted art goes back more than a century, with origins from both regions.

The ancient craft technique was to attach gold and silver threads, called “Shwe Chi Doe” in Burmese, on backing cloth and decorated with glass beads. Mostly they were also adorned with real jewels and gemstones. These materials were quite rare at the time, and this made ancient kalagas exclusive to the royals and riches.

Early recorded kalagas featured narrative designs of religious significance like Pagodas (Buddhist Temples) and tales from the “Jataka”. Jatakas refers to folklore-like literature native to India concerning stories of previous birth of the Buddha until his enlightenment. Here, mythical and auspicious creatures are often pictured. For instance the Hintha (symbol of noble character and purity),peacocks (represents the sun and beauty), the naga or dragon (guardian spirit) and royal elephants are often seen. Designs of Royal Palaces and Courts have also been found, and this also shows strong influence from Myanmar's royal palaces in Mandalay.

The below pic is a fine example of one. Once i have taken a picture of ours, I will upload it here.

Image taken from:  http://worksofhands.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/want-to-learn-techniques/

For more information on Kalagas, click this