The Blue Ribbon prize goes to...

The award for the fugliest gift of 2009 went to my sister for the ah... amazing skills displayed in the creation of the helmet shown below. My mum and I found the helmet in a little op shop in a small country town and it just screamed victory and endless enjoyment. And credit where credit is due, kudos can only be given to my mum for the discovery of the truly remarkable trophy that has now descended upon the unwitting and unawares home of my dear sister. As a quick clarification, the trophy is actually a candle, although this might not be immediately apparent it did obviously have an intended purpose in its earlier life.

The purchasing of presents and trophies such as these delightful wonders are hugely entertaining in its own right. The looks attracted and the disbelieving stares when our wares are brought forth to the sales rep are quite comical. A look that quite rightly questions our taste or perhaps a lack thereof. The trophy was also bought in an antique shop in a small country town in South Australia (an obvious trend is occuring here - either small country towns in South Australia are incredibly smart and are disposing of such commodities (I use this term in the loosest possible sense) or they are the birth place of such quality items and are therefore partly to blame for this ongoing cycle of this game).

But back to the trophy - my sister received the highest honour and is now the proud (albeit temporary) owner of this incredible display of artistic whim and possibly blindness? Proof of such abilities is glaringly obvious at even the merest of glances.