Street Art Update .... and some gorgeous gift ideas!!

The Traffic Control Box has been completed after at

 least 36 hours of hard slog.

Bella did a fantastic job and we have had some wonderful feedback

on the project and volunteers from all walks of life to do others.

The Launceston City Council would like to see the remaining 499

 boxes decorated also.

As Bella has a very detailed way of completing her art it was very

 time consuming back breaking at times but she succeeded in 

completing it beautifully.

The finished product!

Just one of those doily's took 3 hours to complete!

Stylized Chandelier - my favourite....

The article in the Examiner.... 

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Now for some special gift ideas....

 

Here are a lovely pair of EPNS Dance Purses.... c1920's

You would wear them on your finger so you could still dance

Such a graceful way to do it....

 

Some Vintage Bling Brooches....

great to dress up a jacket.... or dress.

Lovely Vintage Jewelry 

A lovely Antique Oak Filing Chest...

Absolutely one of my favourite things!

Two Model T Ford Coils... for the car

enthusiast or someone who loves wood and

the detail in these pieces.

Another of my favourites.... an urn full of 

Deer Antlers.... great on a rustic table....

Very French!

And to close.... this is our lovely wreath on our 

red front door.... love it!

We hope you have a great weekend,

pop in soon!

We are happy to gift wrap your present purchases.

Traffic Control Box Transformation..... ???

It all started on Facebook.....

one of Madison's friends Bella was saying how she would love

 to do some "street art" ..... so I suggested she paint 

the ugly graffiti covered Traffic Control Box

 that is adjacent to Recycled Relix.

So when Bella said yes I made a few phone calls and finally

had a call from a gentleman at Launceston City Council.

It turns out that the Mayor Albert Van Zetten has also wanted 

these unsightly boxes to be a work of art!

So after some design tooing and froing we had the first photo

shoot today with Launceston's Mayor Albert Van Zetten.

The Box will be painted to create a clean slate and then

weather permitting Bella will start her work of art on Sunday.

Due to the nature of the corner (it is as noisy and busy as anything)

Bella will commence on Sunday with full traffic control i.e. 

the speed limit will be reduced to 40 and she will have signage

 and barriers placed on the road to ensure she

 doesn't literally stop traffic!

She also has to wear full safety gear including a 

hat (to prevent sunburn) so she will be very 

visible in her fluorescent vest!

The artist in residence Bella Perkett with Launceston

Mayor Albert Van Zetten and the offending

Traffic Control Box

Bella's before shot.

In liaison with Julie from the council - its all systems go!

The soon to be transformed Traffic Control Box!

Watch this space for progress shots.

Its Official - we are 3 years old!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday to Recycled Relix!!

We are proud to have achieved this milestone.

It has been full of ups and downs and it has been 

tough in this economic climate but we are still open!

So to all our regular and visiting customers we thank

you for your custom.

Here is a glimpse of our shop as it looks at the moment.

This is in the front room and is a grand entry piece.

Lovely Edwardian Mirror Backed Sideboard.

The window shot.

I love the Deer Antler Bouquet.... on the Shabby Chic

Pine topped Dinner/Hall Table

Another view of the room.....

Our 4 leaf Edwardian Screen - handpainted

Gorgeous!

Our new piece.... the Dresser Cabinet against the far wall

can hold soooo much.... looks bigger in real life

The Queen overlooks a multitude of kitchenalia

Pity Prince Charles and Camilla didn't pop in yesterday...

Everything and the kitchen sink

Another view of the shop.....

Our cedar chest of drawers and a lovely Art Deco inlaid coffee table.

Hope you have a great weekend!

We turn 3 this month!! WOW!!

We turn 3 on 13th November so with that in mind

 we putting up our Christmas bunting and tizzying the 

place in readiness.

It has been a long hard slog but we have enjoyed the

bumpy ride. Hopefully we can continue on for many years yet!

Here are some of our new items in store now!

Our front door looking gorgeous with the wreath and the 

old ships wheel....

The front entrance to the shop....

A lovely 1880's Silk Picture by Thomas Stevens ...

also known as a Stevensgraph

"The Home Stretch"

c1880 Silk Picture by Thomas Stevens 

"The Slip"

A very heavy pair of bookends....

The Whaleman of New Bedford c1930

c1928 Royal Doulton Series Ware

"Coaching Days"

Lovely pair of small wall plaques by

Bing & Grondahl of Denmark

This is a relatively early Lolly Jar:

Quality Sweetacres Products registered ROCKJAR

service of James Stedman - Hendersons Sweets Ltd

Rosebery Sydney NSW.

Open for business 7 days a week!

Pop in and say hello!

It will soon be Christmas!!

How time fly's ??

Christmas is fast approaching, it only seems like yesterday

 when we relocated Recycled Relix

but its been 6 months!

We are also coming up to our 3rd Anniversary which is something

 to be proud of given this economic climate.

We have had some very hectic weeks with the end of Soccer (yeay!) 

and rearranging the shop as the stock goes in and out.

We have a very interesting assortment and I have taken a few photo's 

of some of my favourite bits at the moment.

 

A lovely Edwardian hand painted 4 leaf screen

with river scenes on one side and native flora on the other. 

An original Ed H Thompson Watercolor and hand painted

 Apprentice piece from the exhibition in London - mid 1800's.

A closer picture of the Ed H Thompson Watercolor -

he was renowned for painting the Cumbria landscape

in particular the Lake District.

This lovely Apprentice piece is hand painted and is purported to 

be from the Great Exhibition in London in the mid 1800's. It has a lable 

underneath and is a lovely piece.

Deer Skull and Horns - great for decorating the bar or man cave.

A really unusual set of Antique Scales - if you know anything about

 these I would love to know more! 

Two hand painted still life's of fruit c1833 in gilt frames

 and signed by the artist.

Deer skull and horns - again would be a great 

statement piece above the mantlepiece!

Lovely framed picture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Two glass pictures and lovely hand painted roses 

on tin plaque.

Heavy Iron Carrier - possibly for Motor Oil Bottles

Would make a great umbrella holder or just a nice

piece to decorate with.

Really large framed paintings of birds on the water 

signed - in original untouched condition.

Extremely heavy - large Bevelled Edge Mirror with Gilt frame

 and hand painted roses on the glass - would look lovely over a

mantlepiece.

A view of the Blue and White - in particular the 

Burleigh Ware Calico Canister set on top!

Large and heavy Old Ships Wheel with 

a really nice patina.

Would be a great addition to your nautical collection or a feature in 

your bar or man cave.

Anyhow I hope you have a great weekend and

hope to see you in the store soon.

It must be MECCANO time again......

 Spring is lovely in Launceston!

We are having lovely days with beautiful blue skies - a real mood changer!!

We are lucky to have some Meccano in store, it has

 been awhile but well worth the wait.

An Original Meccano Engineering in Miniature Set c1920's

In good condition for the age $550.00 SOLD

Hornby Passenger Train Set No.31 O Gauge by Meccano 

with an upgraded engine. $450.00

 

1940's Meccano No1 Clockwork Motor

$55.00 SOLD

An original Bettafit sign - this meccano look alike was made by 

R K Morgan Engineering, Glenroy, Victoria, Australia in the 1940's.

$450.00

There is an article written in the Bendigo Miner Aug 11 2011:

Bettabilt was made by an

obscure manufacturer, R K

Morgan Engineering Works,

in Glenroy, Victoria.

“Be Australian, Buy

Australian – this set fulfils

all the requirements of a high

class toy” was the slogan

featured on the back page

of Morgan’s catalogue. The

slogan was in response to

the challenge in the market

place from Meccano, the first

choice of Australian youth.

During the 1960s, growing

popularity of plastic cliptogether

block construction

systems ultimately saw the

decline of metal truss sets.

Within 20 years the three

Australians had become

history.

And for the ladies.... 

these are a lovely Chalkware pair of ladies

made by Sarem of Italy SOLD

Hope you have a great week!