Thursday 1 October 2009

'Piggy' bank


Whilst on holiday down in Cornwall, I popped into a seemingly typical grockle shop in Padstow only to discover a veritable treasure trove of piggy related cards and gifts.

Amongst the treats were egg cups, salt and pepper shakers and this delightful money box.



Unfortunately I can't remember the shop name but do recall it being opposite the big pub with benches outside called the Chain locker or similar. So helpful, I know. The money box is also available at the winking cavy store priced £12.50.

Wednesday 20 May 2009

Flat caps


I warned you about Etsy... Well, here's another one of my favourites, this time from poordogfarm. You just can't go wrong with a flat cap.

Monday 11 May 2009

Proof that guinea pigs ARE clever


If products for children are anything to go by, then the popularity of guinea pigs is definately on the up. I found this beauty from kiddy favourite Charlie and Lola whilst perusing the wares of my favourite Clifton Village gift shop, Pod. What I love about this mug is the accuracy of the guinea pig depicted. Often representations of guineas show little resemblance to the real thing but on here it is done beautifully - it might even be a photo actually. Pod don't seem to have them on their online shop but I notice John Lewis have them for sale and they do free delivery too.

Friday 8 May 2009

Linny of Wonder Pets fame


Clearly I'm in the wrong demographic for this show as I've never heard of Wonder Pets... but imagine my glee when I spied 'Linny' on the shelf of Toys R Us whilst in there looking for a new buggie. I almost purchased him there and then before remembering The Credit Crunch and sensibly putting my (guinea pig covered) purse away. But Linny is pretty cute and even comes in a even cuter smaller pocket version.

Thursday 7 May 2009

Baby T-shirt from Etsy


So, first of all Etsy. If you haven't been here then you need to. That's all I'm going to say. My love for Etsy has blossomed further at the discovery of the wealth of guinea-pig related homemadeness available for purchase. I'll need to keep an eye on myself or else this will just become an Guinea pig stuff on Etsy blog... Hmmm, not such a bad idea.


Anyway, the first of the Etsy posts is this delish -T-shirt/onesie from circlesandsquares. I love the unisexness of it in a world where so much baby-stuff is blue for boys and pink for girls.

Friday 24 April 2009

Oh my gosh...


Imagine my excitement when I caught the end of Jo Wiley talking about Guinea pigs on radio 1. I was even more excited when she read out a listeners message alerting us to the new film, G-Force. Oh my gosh - WOW. It's in production at the moment but features specially trained guineas who are out to topple an evil nutter. If that wasn't exciting enough, the cast list is pretty good - Penelope Cruz and my fave Bill Nighey to name but two. Amazing. Should be here in the Summer. Can't wait! Find out more at the official website . I'm just over the moon that guineas are getting a whole film to theirselves. Finally, the attention they deserve.

Thursday 12 March 2009

Squeeky pencil case


A lifetime of guinea-pig free stationary then TWO pencil cases come along at once. Insania. I nearly fell over with excitement when I saw this in Soukous in Cotham. A pencil case, with a very cute guinea illustration that SQUEAKS! Didn't buy it at the time so went back today to get it but obviously couldn't see it. Fortunately it is available online - this picture comes from ThinkPink where it currently retails at a giveaway 1.99 GBP (plus P&P).

Tuesday 10 March 2009

Washbags, pencils cases etc


These have been in the shops for a while now and are just adorable. I've got the purse and get comments on it all the time and I also have the make up bag which is a perfect size. If anyone wants to get me the pencil case, washbag or sticky notes then feel free :).

I've seen them in lots of gift shops but I see you can buy them online from Just Jellycat

Monday 9 March 2009

What this is all about

I've been a guinea pig fan for over 20 years now. While there's no disputing my passion for these little cuties, I've always felt it's a bit of a minority sport and that guineas come too far down the list when people think of Pets. For some reason rabbits and even fish seem to be more popular - they don't even talk?

However, I believe that the winds of change are blowing, and that guinea pig popularity is on the rise. The aim of this blog is to bring together the increasing amounts of guineapiganalia and record their rightful rise to the coveted no. 3 spot (Dogs, Cats, GUINEA PIGS).

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