Spring Fair

Hi, it has been a long time. Just in the process of fulfilling orders made at Spring Fair. So looking forward to the spring, and I cannot believe that March is already upon us. We have also been adding a few more new items on our website.unique unusual gift ideas  I am also looking forward to a well earned break in the South of France. A couple days in Nice and then a trip to La Souterraine in order to check out an ongoing barn conversion project. After that its back to the grindstone for  a few months. This will be punctuated by a fitness weekender at the Marriot Hotel in Leicester on 1st April.

We also hope to spend time in Benimantell, Spain We had a fabulous time there last year, and was able to sample the delights of both the mountains and the sea.

What are you planning for the summer?

Fresh from Kerala in India and on to Top Drawer Spring 2016

Just got back from a fabulous holiday in Kerala, South India. We stayed in Kochi at the fantastic Gateway Hotel Marine Drive  As well as basking in temperatures of over 85 degrees we visited the Backwater s of Allepey, but was unable to hire a Houseboat (must book early) However, this place is like no other place i have visited and is one of the most beautiful and tranquil places on earth. I will definitely be heading back there in the future.  However, I am back and looking forward to attending Top Drawer at Olympia from 17 to 19th Jan. We will be on stand 737. Please drop by and say hello. Of course we will be showing off our Upcycled Jewellery and Homeware  Look forward to seeing you there. In the meantime take care.

Something for the weekend?

How is it going folks? I am currently looking at Hotels in Kerala. (cant wait) Vivanta by Taj sounds good to me. This will not be a business trip but who knows what connections you can make whilst on holiday. Last time we were in India, we bought some fantastic jewellery at ridiculously low prices. Hope to do the same again this year. Also hope to find some unique unusual gift ideas such as what we have at monkey shirley's

Bye for now 

Indian Summer

Unlike yesterday, which was rainy, today is  a nice sunny day here in the South East. Its hard to believe that we are actually in October. May this continue up until the weekend when i make my weekly trip to the Brick Lane area of London. Here i can eat food from all over the world and shop for weird and quirky things. You can also check out Cafe 1001. Oh and by the way you can check out Monkey Shirley in the Sunday Upmarket also.

Bye for now

Is it too early to talk about Xmas?

Hi there, I know that you organised people are already looking at buying gifts for friends and loved ones. I am afraid I have not started yet. However, I need to get a move on. I am also in the process of packing orders from our TOP Drawer and Autumn Fair shows. In addition to this we are flying out to India for the Xmas period. Unfortunately, our cherubs will not be flying out with us as they have 'better things to do' ???
It is a strange thing not being in blighty for crimbo. But hey we have to broaden our horizon and experiences. So it will be interesting to see how Xmas will be celebrated in beautiful Kerala. So those of you who wish to order from Monkey Shirley best get a move on.

Bye for now!

Hi, we're back! Monkey Shirley is definitely back with our Unique unusual gift ideas!

Hi there! Please check out our new website at Monkey Shirley If you have any questions or wish to contact us, please email at monkeyshirleys@aol.com This is coming up to our busiest time of the year and we look forward to hearing from you guys as well as sharing ideas re upcycling.

Bye for now

Its been a long time

Hi there, it has been a long time since i have written anything on here. We have been very busy having presenting our items at a number of trade shows including Home & Gift, Autumn Fair and Top Drawer. We have also made changes to our website which we are currently in the process of populating.

Unique Unusual Gift Ideas

Secret Garden Party

Secret Garden Party

This summer we had the pleasure of selling at the SGP Festival near Cambridge. This was a great festival, which although started rainy with lots of mud for the first two days, it became nice and warm with lots of things to do. Of course we set up our tent and stall with a view to providing those Gardeners with fabulous Unique Unusual Gift Ideas Due to the rain and the mud, business was slow for the first two days. However, the last two days saw brisk business. SGP is a wonderful festival whose theme this year was Standing on Ceremony. The participants did their utmost best to fit in with this theme and there were some fabulous costumes on show. The fire works display on the lake was fantastic, and a set by Orbital was out of this world. Will be there again next year.......

Blessed is the land of Mozambique
for this where you were first concieved.
A beautiful journey through time has
brought you to my reality.
I taste your thigh, I ask my self why?
my mouth burns so sweet.
A sensation
so strange invokes a latent spirit within
a golden sarcophagus that lay hitherto motionless.
Through a fault of San Andreas proportions,
tectonic plates of emotions transmit shockwaves throughout every living tissue ,
I take a deep breath.
A mathmos of passion bubbles beneath a wafer like crust of consciousness,
erupting through a fissure and forming a hot geyser of realisation.
Your taste is a key of divine specification,
unlocking a portal to days of yore,
This is a poem i made a while ago. This has nothing to do with Monkey Shirley but its all about creativity !

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Monkey Shirley's Emporium

Monkey Shirley's Emporium E-Commerce Site is up and running

At long last we have managed to sort out an e-commerce site, where customers can purchase a wide range of  unique unusual gift ideas. Each day we will be adding new items. Look forward to hearing from you!

Beautiful Tsingsha Cymbals

Recently we have noticed a rise in the demand for Tingsha Cymbals. Many people will buy these items for the practice of Buddha, and meditation but also Reiki practitioners will use them for the purposes of space clearing. The paper box they arrive in have instructions for use, and makes a Unusual gift idea

Sunday Upmarket in Brick Lane, East London

We are currently trading on the raised level of the Sunday Upmarket in Brick Lane East London. Brick Lane is now the cutting edge of everything that is cool about London. The area is immensely popular with young and old, with its numerous curry houses and East London shops The area around old Spitalfields market is also a magnet for tourists from all over the world.

Sunday Upmarket, Brick Lane. East London

We are now trading every Sunday from the raised level of the Sunday Upmarket in the world famous Brick Lane. check out our wide range of spiritual, fair trade, and unusual gifts.

E-COMMERCE SITE IS IMMINENT

As you maybe aware, we have ceased trading at Unit 3 Lock Up Yard. However, we continue to supply the very best in alternative pieces and unique gifts on both Amazon and E-bay. Our very own E-commerce site will be up and running soon.

Unique Unusual Gifts

Our shop has evolved in to more of a gift shop in that a majority of our customers are buying things for loved ones and friends! We have increased our lines to include items that are a departure from the norm. For those spiritual people we have Malla Beads!
Come check us out!

E-BAY SHOP

Monthly Draw

October's Draw winner is Danielle White.

Danielle has won Twenty Pounds woth of items from our shop in the Lock Up Yard.

(Prize must be collected by 31st October)

A big thank you to Barbara who collected her prize this week.

See you soon!

Monkey Shirley's Poetry Corner

LIST POEM

A is for Anchovies in a Salad Nicoise

B is for boiled eggs whilst watching Tiswas

C is for Collared Greens I am yet to taste

D is for Dumplings devoured in haste

E is for Egg Flip sipped as a child

F is for a Fromage thats exceedingly mild

G is for Grapefruit refreshingly sour

H is for Hibiscus, a Jamaican Flower

I is for instant coffee consumed in the morning

J is the juice when a new day is dawning

K is for Kiwi, so delicious to eat

L is for Lychees which is also a treat

M is for Mango, a taste to behold

N is for Nectarine, to ward off a cold

O is for Octopus, which I have ate in a salad

P is for Pistachio, described in a Ballad

Q is for Quid, the price of a Guiness

R is for Rhododendrons grown in John Innes

S is for Soursop Juice, a delight to drink

T is for .............(To be continued)

S.T.A.M.P.S WATCHES

We have had numerous enquiries about our S.T.A.M.P.S Watches. We are waiting for a delivery from France, and I was informed that they should arrive on Wednesday 7th October at the latest.