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Meet Me at Mikes

...nostalgic & new...

About Me

Come to Mikes on Bridge Road... because you can get a vintage frock... or a new one... or a pretty vintage illustrated tee... or a hand crafted brooch... or some new knitting needles... or a lovely book which you most adored when you were small... or a new game of Connect 4... or a viewmaster... or invisible ink books... or a lovely apron all bundled up with a ribbon and recipe... or a teeny tiny sailor suit for the little creature in your life... or some handmade greeting cards... or some pretty felt brooches... or a Strawberry Shortcake necklace... or a lovely new bag and even more things.... which are fun and nice!

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My Interests

Here is what Mikes Likes... Encyclopedias, Maurice Sendak, 'That Girl', Aprons, Buttons, Bunnies, Bears, Beers, Luggage Tags, Postage Stamps, 70s stuffed animals, Stocking Dolls, Road Maps, Miffy, Ghetto Blasters, Rollerskates, ceramic owls, Nick Nacks, Cassettes, Postcards, Letter Writing, Glitter, Cassettes, Polaroids, Super 8, Clag, Staples, homemade pizza with only 3 toppings, picture books, crazy string, turntable collectors, after school snacks, TEXTA STUBBIES, mixed lollies, pick-up sticks, invisible ink, sunnyboys, dogs Lucky and Snoopy, cat Mike Jr, pets Ari and Max and Rin & vietnamese pork rolls, and cooking many things like brownies and cheesecake and choc-chip cookies and lemon tart and red jelly and jam tarts and chocolate cake and scones and more and more and more things!Mike has a sister called Mabel who likes.... Little Golden Books, confetti, purple, apple trees, Enid Blyton, Miffy, Golden Hands Magazines, swap cards, Janome, knitting, felt, her granny, having too many dresses, red shoes, Bloody Marys, Sweet Valley High, cupcakes, cups of tea, cappucinos, animal shaped brooches, love heart lollies, sherbet, fairy floss, music boxes, knitting bags, knitting needles (fat ones), fisher price record players, frosty fruits, socks with pompoms, hopscotch.

I'd like to meet:


Music:

bryan ferry. joy division. duran duran. b52s. depeche mode. neil diamond. scritti politti. betty davis. postal service. curtis. terry callier. kraftwork. madonna. the beatles. the sylvers. david sylvian. yeah yeah yeahs. the grates. sarah blasko. shuggie otis. pat benatar. spandau ballet. inxs. models. reels. nick cave. kate bush. frente. david bowie. smashing pumpkins. new order. peggy lee. jane birkin. is that enough. we have more. ...

Movies:

kramer vs kramer. james and the giant peach. matilda. charlie and the chocolate factory. the little prince. eloise. the breakfast club. blade runner. stripes. camille claudel.oh i am tired and i can't think.private benjamin. et. star wars. anything with molly ringwald or tatum o'neill. we will have to think about this.... we have more.. this is a work in progress!

Television:

spicks n specks. charlie and lola. george shrinks. curious george. vintage sesame street. vintage playschool

Books:

Every little golden book ever published.... even the crap ones. Where the Wild things Are. The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Harold and the Purple Crayon. Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present. The Bad Tempered Ladybird. Animalia. The Giving Tree. The Magic Faraway Tree. Vintage Ladybird Readers. anything about Dick and Jane. Harry the Dirty Dog. we have more... stay tuned!

My Blog

Meet Me at Mikes - friends and family shopping night

Xmas shopping with a mikey twist. Check our blog for details. There will be prizes, beer, champers and snacks too. Hoping to see you there....
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:20:00 PST

Meet Me at Mikes new shop!

63 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.  Go here for more details and pics and the story so far!
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:11:00 PST

Meet Me at Mikes - Hiring

OK.. we are opening our new shop soon - and we need a couple of lovely and committed casuals.  You need to be - Reliable, creative, funny, interesting, intelligent and have lots of initiative (w...
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:15:00 PST

We are 300!

find out more here
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:23:00 PST

Craft Call-out!

see the blog for all the details!
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:42:00 PST

Mikes Crafty Events...

Share n Swap - swap 5 vintage pillowcases and share your favourite vintage or new crafty books - September 23 Stitching Night - learn to do really nice embroidery a la Sublime Stitching!  Dates a...
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:03:00 PST

Mike-a-Roni Competition

check our blog and enter and it will be fun and you can win something and get published too!
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:26:00 PST

Competition Time! Win a Thing!

go hereand check the details
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:33:00 PST

Oooh.. prize time!

win a thing here!
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:16:00 PST

Stitching Night and Stuff...

here
Posted by Meet Me at Mikes on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:52:00 PST