Arthur's Circus

08/09/2020

Melbourne lockdown 2.0 has seen us resurrect our Arthur's Circus name in Instagram land only. https://www.instagram.com/arthurscircus/ - As a way to sell some of our personal vintage collections. The baby / toddler is now a teenager and doesn't vibe so much with all the retro kid toys... ;-) Come say hi!

18/12/2015

For 3 hours tomorrow we are popping up again...

Pop Up shop is open again this Sat for 3 hours, so we are having a giveaway on instagram!

Go to instagram.com/nerylwalker, share this image and tag to go in the running to win an A4 La Cage Aux Filles print by me and a beautiful 10 x 12" photographic print by Natalie Jeffcott Photography posted directly to you! Winner chosen at random on Sun 20th so hop to it! Your page must be public so we can see you.

There will also be a random in store prize on Saturday instore from and Sweeney Lee homewares. Come down and say hi and support local and handmade for Xmas!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1044074238975955/

21/04/2015

My night light collection is up on the vintage post http://www.thevintagepost.com/collecting-vintage-nursery-lamps-night-lights/

I collect collections it seems : This collection is my vintage / retro children's nursery lamps. I also collect cookie jars, squeaky toys, childrens annuals

10/04/2015

In 2012 we visited the Pinball Museum in Las Vegas and I highly recommend a visit there if you are ever in Vegas - well that and the Neon Museum - way better than 99 cent margaritas and loose slots ( I have photos of those signs somewhere)... Blimpo the Talking Clown was manufactured in 1988 and is…

07/04/2015

Easter weekend...

Over the Easter weekend we visited family who live in the country, so a wee bit of fresh air and wandering was called for... Obligatory shots of paddocks and sheds at sunrise, outdoor dunnies, burnt gumtrees and sheep - This is Australia (sing that bit).... And this shed - I love old weathered tin…

09/03/2015

Vintage Mondays

It turns out I have collected quite a few ( ok 12 or so ) vintage children's lamps... The ones pictured are from the USA and date from the 1950's / 60's... The idea was that Nick being a former electrician would re-wire them, but it turns out it was never that simple - in Australia the light globe m…

06/03/2015

Road tripping on route 66 on my photography website

It was another, slow down / pull over kind of moments while driving through the small town of Truxton on Route 66. Opposite the historic Frontier Motel (yes I took photos of that too) was the Barker Apartments, Bar and Gas Station... The Frontier Motel and Cafe was bought by Ray and Mildred Barker i…

01/03/2015

collecting and displaying Children's Annuals on my website / blog

This will come as no surprise to people that have known me since our shop days - I have collected Vintage Children's Annuals for at least 8 years. Initially when I start collecting something I get a little carried away (like my cookie jars)... I start all gun-ho and buy buy buy, especially if it's c…

20/02/2015

Take a trip on Route 66
http://www.nataliejeffcott.com/blog/2015/2/16/random-photo-fridays-snowcap-seligman-az

In early 2012 I started researching Route 66 online and my must see places and towns to visit. We only had a few days of travel time from California into Arizona and Nevada, but as soon as I saw a photo of Delgadillo's Snowcap in Seligman, Arizona I knew no matter what, we would be stopping there...…

16/02/2015

A new blogpost is up at my website http://www.nataliejeffcott.com/blog/2015/2/15/vintage-mondays-collecting-of-collections

Sometimes I feel that I sound like a broken record - well in regards to photography, vintage style and collecting.... Last week I pulled a rather large glass jar off a shelf, as I had an idea for a few photographs - yes that would be them below... I didn't realise what I actually had in that big gla…

09/02/2015

I have created a new image and blogpost over at my website for Vintage Mondays - collections... http://www.nataliejeffcott.com/blog/2015/2/8/vintage-mondays-flatlay-collections

I'm not sure when 'flat lay' became a thing - I partially blame instagram... It was previously known by me as "placing stuff on a table or floor, arranging it and taking a photo from above" - so I guess hashtagging flatlay is some what quicker and easier... Many years ago when we ran our shop Arthur…

06/02/2015

a little random photo friday

This image was taken a few years ago, after a weekend trip to Bonnie Doon. We drove around the back of the lake and ended up at Eildon and then travelled country roads back to Melbourne. I have no idea where I took this image, but I do love chancing upon and then yelling out "stop the car" to photo…