Alternative Boo Teek
Usually I would have kept a find like this a carefully guarded, jealous secret, especially as I haven’t yet seen anything at all in this Ebay store that I don’t want. I want it all! But on the basis that there is more stuff there than I can possibly buy all by myself, I decided to share this little gem of a shop after all.
Alternative Boo Teek is awesome. They have jewellery themed on everything from Jack the Ripper to Frankenstein’s bride. I’ve just bought a necklace from them based on this film:
One of my very favourite Cary Grant films - ”a drama critic (Grant) learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.” Anyone who would think to make a necklace based on this wonderfully madcap, macabre film has me very interested indeed. It arrived today and is even more goregous than it looked in the photo. As well as fake pearls, skulls, bits of lace and a big old fashioned key, the necklace also has a little glass bottle full of tiny ‘arsenic’ tablets in it, with a vintage poison label stuck on the front. It is rocking cool. Not only did it arrive quickly, but it was beautifully packaged in a little treasure chest box with ribbons and tissue paper and heart confetti. I really, really love it when something comes wrapped up with ribbons and confetti.
This shop is highly recommended both for its brilliant quirky merchandise and its beautiful presentation. Girly and pretty, but also fantastically ghoulish and macabre - a little like Edgar Allan Poe meets unicorns and candyfloss - it just doesn’t get any better than this. I’m going to have to force myself not to look at the site too often because I don’t think I’d be able to resist buying something from it every time.
But for anyone who wants to treat themselves, or who needs to get a birthday present for someone who loves skulls and sparkle, here is the link:
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/ALTERNATIVE-BOO-TEEK__W0QQ_sidZ36124333QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14?_pgn=1
Just don’t buy any of my favourites.
