Opp Shopping in Upper Gully

I was up at my favouritest Parents Without Partners Opp Shop in Upper Gully to-day.

To-day, Friday 13 June, and to-morrow, Saturday 14 June, they are having a Dollar Day.

They are stocked to the hilt and they want all their regulars to benefit from the sale.

As well, they want to welcome lots of newcomers too.

So, time to hotfoot it to Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully.

Directions:

Head east to the Dandenong Ranges,

turn right from Burwood Highway into Dawson Street, Upper Ferntree Gully

(Ferntree Gully Plaza Shopping Centre on one side of Dawson Street

and the Royal Hotel on the other side)

Take first turn to the left - along Rose Street.

Rose Street bends to the left.

On the bend look right and there it is!

Your money is well spent

because PWP at Upper Gully contributes to the support of Emergency Housing in the south-east and, in addition, pays the wages of a Social Worker to assist those in need of the housing.

Favourite Fan

This is my favourite purchase from the PWP Opp Shop at Upper Ferntree Gully.

It is made out of card which appears to have been glued together and shaped and cut with pinking shears.

It is held together with a split pin of the sort used to hold documents together and a pretty pink ribbon is inserted in the hole.

However, the gluing (if it is two cards glued together) is so well done that it cannot be detected. The other thing is that the card seems to be uniformly of a high quality - not, methinks, as thin as most cards.

It folds up, needless to say, which makes it easily portable - but as you can see, dear Reader, looks beautiful standing up and spread.

Never mind the weather...a sunshine-y opp shop day

What a lovely day was Sunday. The weather was overcast and rainy making for very damp conditions. But Gina of Patra's Other Place and associated blogs and Sharon of Beyond the Blank Page and Miss Eagle met in Upper Gully for a day together and everything was sunshine-y bright. Lee-Ann from Pear Tree Cottage! had hoped to join us, but this was not possible.

The day started with a visit to Craft Fair on Burwood Highway at Ferntree Gully. They have a lovely coffee shop so after a long and thoughtful browse we indulged and refreshed ourselves as this photo of Sharon and Miss Eagle taken by Gina shows.

So after that, it was off to the Market at Upper Gully.

Stalls were somewhat depleted because of the weather but we saw what there was to see.
It was then only a hop, step, and a little jump to walk across to the PWP Opp Shop down behind the Royal Hotel. Miss Eagle has posted previously on the wonderful art on the facade of this opp shop. See here, here, and here.

So we followed the Paws into the shop.

Miss Eagle discovered that the art work does not stop at the front door. The dressing room is a delight with this wonderful work on one corrugated iron wall.

Gina left no item unturned...
...while Sharon searched the racks.

We looked at the ties to make a selection for Woof Nanny. Miss Eagle tried to convince Gina that you need an AFL tie, Barb. Miss E knew you wouldn't have one of these from the Australain Football League. But do you think Miss E could convince Gina....!

So here, Barb, is the selection!
Here is some of Miss Eagle's treasure. This was $3 worth including a facewasher (unpictured).

A stencil set for $3 was also purchased.

Ode to an Opp Shop 3

Isn't it delightful.

And Miss Eagle has an idea.

Does anyone out there in the blogosphere want to come to play?

Miss Eagle is suggesting a day - a Saturday or a Sunday - in Upper Gully.

There is the PWP Opp Shop which opens Saturday and Sunday.

There are the Upper Ferntree Gully Markets open Saturday and Sunday.

We could lunch at the Royal Hotel.

Or we could drive ten minutes up into the Dandenongs to Sassafras.

We could browse the tea leaves and the tea pots at Tea Leaves.

We could lunch at Ripe.

Miss E thinks this could be a planning day for a major blogshopping onslaught on Opp Shops. Gina from Patra's Other Place has THE BOOK.

She knows where seams of gold are to be mined.

Perhaps Leanne from Pear Tree Cottage could be prevailed upon to notch up a mile or three to Melbourne.
Word has it that Sharon from Beyond the Blank Page might be showing some interest.

Sharon has not forgotten that she wasn't able to join Gina and Miss Eagle on their marvellous day last year.

So, dear Reader, have a thunk!

If you think you could stand the strain of a day in Upper Gully, if you could get your head around planning a blogshopping event please drop me a line off the sidebar.

Miss Eagle expects to hear from you soon!

Ode to an Opp Shop 2

Here are more photos of the Parents Without Partners Opp Shop at beautiful Upper Ferntree Gully. What can one say - I just marvel at it.

Ode to an Opp Shop 1

Parents Without Partners operate an Opp Shop at Upper Ferntree Gully. Last year, the shop front became a giant canvas/workspace as Work for the Dole participants in Knox City executed a wonderful mural entitled "Jungle Rhapsody". The work is huge and gorgeous. Miss Eagle doesn't know how long it took to paint, or how many people were involved but she does know it took quite a while to photograph it.