tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88052541469026304842012-02-16T19:00:27.187-08:00Each WOW Bag is UNIQUE containing unusual, pre-loved, re-purposed, handmade and vintage treasures. These may include feathers, fabric, postage stamps, game pieces, pebbles, beads, origami, figures, drawings, manufacturing off-cuts, activity sheets, a wizard’s shopping list...in other words – Weird Or Wonderful!Ethical shopping at its very finestnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805254146902630484.post-56196661410890394332009-11-25T15:14:00.001-08:002009-11-25T15:27:45.611-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_obkEUxhPBps/Sw28cnMpH8I/AAAAAAAAAwY/hjLFTGPbbbY/s1600/vintage_car.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_obkEUxhPBps/Sw28cnMpH8I/AAAAAAAAAwY/hjLFTGPbbbY/s200/vintage_car.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408185927286202306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_obkEUxhPBps/Sw263IsbCSI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/GPhjZKLzqqQ/s1600/tassel.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_obkEUxhPBps/Sw263IsbCSI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/GPhjZKLzqqQ/s200/tassel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408184183931210018" border="0" /></a>Hunting for treasures for the WoWbags is my absolute favourite thing.<br /><br />A recent find was this beautiful gold tassle. I defy anyone to look at this and try not to 'swish' it!<br /><br />When I find something as lovely as this vintage toy car I am very happy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_obkEUxhPBps/Sw26r56ZdKI/AAAAAAAAAwI/Hie7RzLHN6c/s1600/industrial_offcut.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_obkEUxhPBps/Sw26r56ZdKI/AAAAAAAAAwI/Hie7RzLHN6c/s200/industrial_offcut.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408183990984733858" border="0" /></a>Of course, a treasure needn't be pretty to be fun. Shown above is an offcut of rubber cabling. It is wonderfully squidgy and perfect for using with threading laces.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8805254146902630484-5619666141089039433?l=wowbag.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ethical shopping at its very finestnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8805254146902630484.post-44160072872234662752009-11-18T01:29:00.001-08:002009-11-19T06:17:41.612-08:00Award-winning children's author,<a href="http://annemarieallan.com/">Annemarie Allan</a>, is not at all weird, but she <span style="font-style:italic;">is </span>wonderful and has written a special WoWBags mini story.<br /><br />Annemarie's books include <a href="http://annemarieallan.com/hox/">Hox</a>, <a href="http://annemarieallan.com/breaker/">Breaker </a>and <a href="http://annemarieallan.com/ushig/">Ushig</a>.<br /><br />"What's in the Bag?" follows in the fantasy theme and sees the story's characters using the contents of their WoWBags in a battle against a fearsome monster.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8805254146902630484-4416007287223466275?l=wowbag.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ethical shopping at its very finestnoreply@blogger.com0