A glorious day

This is Gloria. She's a rather provocative garden gnome that I gifted to my sister's girlfriend for Christmas last year. She's a um, very classy little lady who now adorns their storage cupboard in plain sight of guests. I think she's a great addition to any home. She's also one of the only fugly presents I haven't found in an op shop. I found her hidden among some of the classier items at a cheap shop in my hometown and couldn't resist her rather creepy demeanour. So that's how she came to be the new member of my sister and her girlfriend's abode. A touch of class never goes astray.

Meet Fiona

Following on from the last post, this is the present I gave my sister for her birthday a couple of weekends ago. She's aptly been named Fiona the Fugly Hippo. She's a handmade, paper-mache hippo money box and the lady who served me at the op shop kindly informed me that she's also about 30 years old. That's a good vintage year for hippos isn't it? I think the real kicker though is the little frill skirt she's wearing and how she's lovingly adorned with pink, white, green and yellow flowers which surely adds a little pizazz to any outfit. So without further ado, I introduce to you the gorgeous Fiona.

Fowl Owls

My sister and I went back home this weekend to celebrate her birthday, my Dad's birthday and Mother's day all at the same time. It gets too hard to organise all four of us to catch up so we celebrate all three events at the same time. So there'll be a few more posts in the coming weeks about the 'fuglies' that were gifted for these ocassions. So I figure we may as well go in chronological order and start with Mother's Day. So my sister and I gave Mum a set of beautiful ornamental owls to sit in her new bookcase. She's been looking for some unique knick-knacks to fill up some of the empty spaces and we thought these were absolutely perfect. It's a little family of wooden owls. They actually remind me of wooden furbies. They have rather creepy and strange looks on their faces. These presents always seem to be quite photogenic, the photos never do their ugliness justice. It makes it a tad difficult to understand the depth of the unattractiveness of these little critters. But Mum's been true to the rules and had them on display after only a few hours, an impressive move. Needless to say, I think this was a truly special gift.

P.S. Credit for the title should be given to my Mum who came up with the term upon receiving such a truly wonderful gift.

A gift of beauty

As the wonderfully thoughtful sister I am, I just knew that my sister would absolutely adore this beautiful photo frame for Christmas. Call it intuition but I think I was on the money. Maybe it was the thoughtfully arranged ducks climbing up the tree on the side? Or the grimy dirt still caked onto the frame? I'm not sure, but either way it was a hit. It might not have been a contender for the grand prize but it still warms the heart to see such a wonderful gift that's truly appreciated.