Mitchell & Dent's Tittle Tattle

We’re a little late. OK, we’re a lot late. There is no time at all to pop in to the Mitchell & Dent studio or the little online shop and pick up one of these cards for your yummy mummy before Sunday. Besides, we’re not really sure a piece of paper, no matter how lovely Madame Mitchell’s illustrations are, cuts it anyway – surely the woman who squeezed you out of her nether regions, tied your shoelaces, kissed away those falling-off-the-bicycle tears, replaced your dead goldfish/guineapig/hermitcrab so you wouldn’t be upset, helped you with your homework even though she had no clue, kept quiet about how much she hated that boyfriend with the tattoos, snuck you extra cash when your first job earned you a pittance – surely she deserves an actual cup of tea and a chitchat. Happy Mothers Day, M&D mums!

mitchellanddent.com.au

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Should you have heard high-pitched girlie squeals of delight this afternoon, the kind that curls toes and causes puppies to cower in fear, then we’ll take the blame. But we have a damn good excuse. We discovered Her Handpicked Harvest online. AND they are from Perth. They are the go-to folks for fine vintage collectibles and curios, all available for hire for celebrations such as I-do’s and I-don’t-want-to-turn-[insert age here]‘s.

www.herhandpickedharvest.com.au

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One of my most favourite parts of the movie Amélie is when she slides her hands into the sack of grain at the market – it is just one of those moments when you think “I wish I could do that”. So too, when I read ceramic artist Laura Walls Taylor‘s profile and she says “there’s nothing quite like having my hands in wet muddy clay then resting my hands in a bucket of nice warm water” (of course, I also wish I could make such wonderful works). What simple physical sensation gives you joy? Please share. Hmmm, that request could open a whole can of worms – or is it a barrel of monkeys? Whatever container of animals it is, perhaps we should avoid smuttiness, but don’t let that stop you sharing…

laurawallstaylor.etsy.com

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For me, watermelons make me think of drunk boys at the cricket who wear them as hats. For ceramic artist Samantha Robinson, not so much.

www.samantharobinson.com.au

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We’re feeling a little dented and soggy after the wild wild weather yesterday but are happy to see the sun starting to peep out from behind the rain clouds. Hope the rest of you Perthonalities are ok. Here’s a little extra sunshine in the form of cute artworks to help brighten your day.

left: Robert Comire on Etsy
right: Christopher Paul on Etsy

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Silvia Portella is a Spanish illustrator living in Germany designing coffee cup elephants for Poketo in the USA for Mitchell & Dent to blog about in Australia. It’s a lot to think about over breakfast.

www.poketo.com

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There is nothing more lovely than a dinner table adorned with fine china and now we can start displaying these delicate homewares on our walls too. Melbourne-based design house Lightly create new treasures from old crockery and vintage glassware. These butterflies are individually cut from upcycled saucers, making each piece different from the next. I know what I will be adding to my Christmas wish list.

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