G dad's

04/06/2026

🍁✨ Warning: These Dishes May Cause Sudden Autumn Feelings during Summer! ✨🍁

Look at them.
Four beautiful coloured glass leaf dishes in rich jewel tones, sitting there like they’ve just fallen from the world’s most glamorous tree.

Perfect for:
🍬 Sweets that deserve better
🗝️ Keys you'll definitely still lose
💍 Jewellery you'll swear you put somewhere safe
✨ Looking ridiculously pretty on a coffee table
🌈 Bringing a little more colour into your home

We love them!

Available online or in store at G Dad's Collectables.

02/06/2026

🐸✨ Buy This Frog Immediately ✨🐸

Look at him.
Tiny. Carved. Unbothered.

This hand-carved boxwood netsuke frog is somehow both incredibly elegant and like a little woodland criminal who knows all your secrets. Marked No. 76 to the base, he’s full of personality despite being approximately the size of a dramatic grape.

Perfect for:
🐸 Curiosity cabinets
🐸 Tiny object enthusiasts
🐸 People who whisper “I love him” in antique shops (this is often me)
🐸 Anyone whose décor style is “eccentric collector with mysterious hobbies”

Honestly, this frog has more charisma than most people I've met.

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.

28/05/2026

☎️🐭 The Phone That Makes Every Call Feel Like a Cartoon 🐭☎️

Straight from the 1980s and absolutely refusing to be boring, this large Mickey Mouse Telephone is peak retro joy. Made by Tyco in Hong Kong, it’s part phone, part décor, and 100% guaranteed to make people smile.
Because honestly… why have a normal phone when Mickey can hold it for you?

Perfect for:
📞 Disney adults
✨ Retro interiors
🎈 Anyone whose inner child still makes important decisions
📺 People who wish life felt a little more like an 80s sitcom *sigh*

Fun, nostalgic, and gloriously over-the-top in the best possible way.

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.

23/05/2026

☀️🍸 UK Heatwave + Bank Holiday Weekend = This Shaker’s Time to Shine 🍸☀️

This stylish stainless steel cocktail shaker is officially entering its main character era.

Because when Britain hits temperatures above 24 degrees, we all collectively decide we’re:

✨ cocktail experts
✨ garden party hosts
✨ and emotionally available for mojitos

Perfect for shaking up iced espresso martinis, margaritas, or whatever suspiciously strong “summer special” gets invented by Sunday afternoon.

Sleek, stylish, and far more sophisticated than drinking warm wine from a mug in the garden.

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.

23/05/2026

18/05/2026

🕯️👀 For People Who Like Their Décor Slightly Unhinged 👀🕯️

This binocular-shaped twin candle holder is what happens when someone looked at a pair of binoculars and thought:
“You know what this needs? Fire.”

Crafted from metal with a sleek silver-tone finish, it’s adventurous, unusual, and exactly the kind of piece that makes guests stop mid-conversation and go:
“…wait, are those binocular candles?”

Perfect for:
✨ Eclectic interiors
🕯️ Moody dinner tables
🎭 People who enjoy unusual talking points in the table decor

Equal parts sculpture, candle holder, and conversation starter.

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.

14/05/2026

🐟✨ Respectfully… This Is About to Sell Out ✨🐟

The obsession is completely justified.

This Lomonosov Gurgle Jug is the perfect mix of beautiful, bizarre, and ridiculously charming. Elegant enough to style on a shelf, but with one iconic feature:
…it literally gurgles when you pour.

Yes.
A fish jug.
That makes fish noises.
And somehow it’s incredibly classy.

Marked to the base 19C 4 60, this is one of those pieces people instantly fall in love with and then become emotionally attached to for no logical reason whatsoever.

Perfect for:
🐟 Maximalist kitchens
🍷 Dinner parties where you want attention
✨ People with excellent taste and a sense of humour

Honestly? These jugs never stick around long. We give this approximately five minutes before someone claims it.

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.

13/05/2026

💚✨ Nature Showing Off Again ✨💚

This beautifully polished emerald green Malachite, sourced from the heart of the Congo, looks almost unreal with its swirling bands and deep, vivid colour.

Rich, weighty, and completely unique, Malachite has been prized for centuries for its dramatic natural patterns and striking presence.
Perfect for:
💚 Mineral and crystal collectors
✨ Statement shelf styling
🌍 Lovers of natural history and geological beauty
🔮 Anyone who enjoys décor with a little mystery and intensity

Honestly, it’s the kind of piece that makes people immediately pick it up and say, “Wait… is that real?”

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.

10/05/2026

🦋✨ A Little Piece of Natural Wonder ✨🦋

This beautifully preserved Emperor Swallowtail butterfly, framed in wood beneath glass by Once Alive Designs is delicate, striking, and quietly mesmerising.

Its intricate markings and soft tones make it feel almost unreal, a tiny work of art created entirely by nature.

Perfect for:
🦋 Curiosity cabinets
📚 Dark academia or natural history interiors
✨ Anyone drawn to objects that feel both elegant and a little mysterious

One of those pieces that invites people to step closer and look a little longer.

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.

08/05/2026

🍷✨ Like Red Wine in Sunlight ✨🍷

This Murano Sommerso art glass vase is pure Italian drama in the best possible way. With rich layers of cranberry, raspberry, and deep wine-berry tones, it glows differently with every change of light.

Bold yet calming, sculptural yet soft the kind of piece that instantly makes a room feel more curated, more luxurious, more interesting.

A true example of Murano style, made for people who believe décor should occasionally steal the entire show.

Available online or in store at G Dad’s Collectables.