Bull fighting at the best of times isn’t one of my favourite sports although it’s still performed in Spain to this day. Adorning this this square bottle vase with leather depicting a bull fighting scene doesn’t do much to please me either.
Now call me squeamish as I sit here writing wearing my (leather) shoes and [...]

I suppose it was inevitable that I’d stumble across this little chunk of hideousness. Having already got a Teddy Bear Vase in blue I should have realised that someone somewhere out there would have one in pink.
It’s so obvious, everything for babies are either blue for boys, pink for girls, or yellow because we don’t [...]

I’m almost at a loss for words as to what to say about this vase!
Seriously, it’s not finished, it’s a white reasonably shaped vase with some surface decoration but they forgot to paint it! Surely the raised flower like lumps and bumps should have had some colour? What about a base coat of something other [...]

There’s something about copper that I love, the way that left outside it’ll weather and turn from a burnished red to a worn green verdigris.
Polishing the copper back to it’s original splendor just doesn’t work, by the time the weather has done it’s job the surface will be pitted and cleaning the copper just shows [...]

Roses, Roses, Roses! What is it about roses that people think a perfectly dull and boring white chunk of pottery will turn into a stunning vase by daubing a few smudged roses on the side? They’ve not even well executed, it looks like someone wearing an excess of lipstick has kissed it to make the [...]

Someone must have lost their mind when they created this vase! I mean if you’re going to create a vase in the shape of a boot (and you’ve gotta be mad, as who want’s their flowers in a boot in the first place), then why choose an old smelly worn out tramps boot?
It’s not even [...]

I’m confidently expecting someone to tell me this is “cute”, “Adorable” or “Lovable”. I’m certain there’s someone who thinks this is so cute to encourage a child to grow a plant, or someone who collects teddy bears and thinks this would be an unusual addition to their collection.
I only have one word for you - [...]

I’m not sure that I should associate just any penguin with Pingu, but I can’t help it! I’m pretty sure this isn’t meant to be Pingu as the head isn’t round as Pingu’s is, but this is still very much a child’s vase!
It’s got everything, a penguin, seaweed, fish, a whale, a crab, a turtle, [...]

The next vase in my collection is more cute and unloved than pure ugly.
Having said that it’s not the most beautiful vase I’ve ever seen, if you imagine a power station cooling tower it’ll give you an idea of it’s shape.
Green pottery with a leaf design and three mice running around the sides - it [...]