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Post by cobber on Apr 13, 2014 18:35:23 GMT 10
Humpyboy.... mate ?The van is PINK...the bottle is GLAMPAYNE  ( for crying out loud)
the front of the van is STRAIGHT ....Driftwood is a HE....... He does not identify with the glamping fraternity ( not since that yarn bombing episode anyway  )
IT IS NOT DRIFTWOOD...... mate ?  
Cobber.
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Post by humpyboy on Apr 13, 2014 18:37:03 GMT 10
Don't you like "PINK" Cobber ?
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Post by cobber on Apr 13, 2014 18:48:24 GMT 10
I think pink is OK... in it's place 
Driftwood doesn't like pink, but.
Cobber.
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Post by Gypsy 10 on Apr 13, 2014 19:24:52 GMT 10
Hey Cobber, You should be proud of that pink Driftwood on a bottle of plonk remember Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Regards Mr Gypsy 10
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Post by cobber on Apr 13, 2014 19:51:17 GMT 10
G'day Gypsy 10 Speaking of Driftwood ( which we were not ) this mob have expanded their range of Driftwood cards... must be because they sold so many of the first design, aye ?   Cobber. |
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Post by aquamum on Apr 14, 2014 20:07:39 GMT 10
I think it is Cobber  The door is on the correct side too !! |
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Post by tinstuff on Apr 17, 2014 10:58:58 GMT 10
hehe...you guys have given me a good laugh! Well I'm sorry to disappoint you Cobber ....but the Glampagne caravan is not Driftwood...and how do I know?....well I made the sign (I'm tinranch on ebay).  Its actually my blue Baravan turned pink...but as I mentioned on this forum some time ago, my Baravan paint job was inspired by the delightful Driftwood...... so I guess that nearly makes it Driftwood! ...and I thought all blokes loved pink?! Leesa. |
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Post by cobber on Jun 8, 2014 12:48:51 GMT 10
Thanks Leesa, I knew if you made a 'Driftwood' sign it would be more lifelike than that one Now.... just in case you're sick of only being able to find 'Kombi' stuff when you go looking for a gift......here's some great 'Driftwood inspired' items for you to buy, ( if you don't buy them.... people will stop making them  ) From Aunties Attic in the UK  From Ballarat Victoria
I like these ones, broaches in four different coloured strips  AND they also have earings for the ladies. www.bokbokbgerk.com.au/shop/category.php?id_category=18&p=2 From New Zealand
And this looks pretty good too... aye ?  A PVC apron from the UK CLICK HERE. Only just gets a guernsey Cobber. |
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Post by cobber on Jul 21, 2014 13:25:08 GMT 10
Not exactly what this thread has been about but.... there is a Driftwood connection, sort of I have somewhere on the forum mentioned Frank, who I met at the 2014 Camden Australia Day parade and we swapped cars .... or was it vans ?... I forget   Anyway..... Frank had just finished restoring his Castle caravan and mentioned it needed some extra colour on the side.  Next time I saw it was after he had taken it to a painter and asked him to put a stripe of some sort on the sides, and left it to the bloke to come up with an idea.  This photo courtesy of Some Where Else I said to Frank "what's the idea with the 'B' in the curved stripe ? " he didn't know, it was just what the painter came up with. I had to show Frank a post card and programme booklet I had from 2006 when Driftwood was used to help the theatre group 'Company B' launch their 2006 season ( her very first five minuets of fame ) They did a couple of unauthorised photoshop modifications including the 'B' so......I reckon the painter might be a theatre goer   A blast from the past it was  Cobber. |
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Post by cobber on Jul 25, 2014 15:44:31 GMT 10
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Post by cobber on Jul 26, 2014 11:42:13 GMT 10
OK .....something more contemporary. On the forums tenth birthday I did a google looking for a 'vintage/retro cake' to help celebrate the occasion. This one just happened to pop up , they just keep on coming ... not my fault Made by 'Cake Craft of Ramsbottom' which is in Bury, Manchester in the UK.  Cobber. |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 29, 2014 23:00:49 GMT 10
Hmmm, nice - a vintage caravan shirt...  Hang on though. What's that I spy? Yep, sure enough - looks like that's Driftwood gracing the design there in the middle of this close-up:  And maybe one of Reddo's vans in the top left hand corner of the second pic. Nice of Driftwood to share the limelight, but then she's been brought up proper by her parents, Cobber and Mrs Cobber. Don Ricardo |
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Post by cobber on Aug 30, 2014 14:27:23 GMT 10
G'day Don R and all Doctor Who season 8 fans As you say Driftwood is nearly always willing to share the limelight. Where did you find the shirt Don R ? You remember Driftwood and the Dalek greeting card ?.... of course you do  Well now here she is in colour decorating a T-shirt in company with a Dalek,  This image is also available as a sticker, and a poster  You can see the whole range of Driftwood and the ' Dalek on holiday ' HERE BUT WAIT ! ....THERE'S MORE . . 'Robot Holiday' I said g'day to Matt Mawson who lives at Tallebudgera in Qld. and is one heck of a nice bloke and talented into the bargain and, as a result he has released a new Aussie inspired range of products (with Driftwood facing the correct way) including cushion covers ...Prints either framed or un-framed, prints on canvas or tin, tote bags etc. etc. all with an Aussie background. The T-shirt.  The cushion cover.  You can see the entire range available if you CLICK HERE and navigate your way around the page. Remember... If you don't buy this stuff, they'll stop making it (you wish  ) If by chance you are not a Doctor Who fan you can see Matt Mawson's entire portfolio by CLICKING HEREIt really is about time somebody made a 'Driftwood Tea Pot' to complete the table setting but anyway, here are the cushions in their natural setting  Cobber. |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Aug 31, 2014 18:17:16 GMT 10
Where did you find the shirt Don R ? Hi Cobber, The shirt is currently on Ebay - apparently a one-off... Not my size, but it might fit you? It would be great for those days when you and Drifwood want to dress as twins. Don Ricardo |
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Post by cobber on Sept 27, 2014 9:40:34 GMT 10
Thanks for the info re the shirts Don R, I resisted the temptation to purchase one But....I feel duty bound to draw every bodies attention to a couple of other Driftwood inspired items that have turned up recently ..........sorry  More Cufflinks..... this time by JTCcufflinks Wales, UK. on eBay AND.... something for the girls. By the same people who made the nice Driftwood brooches mentioned a couple of posts ago.....they now have DRIFTWOOD EARRINGS !  And..... They also have a very attractive key ring available.  You remember the Brooches some of you bought And you can buy all of them if you CLICK HERECobber. |
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Post by cobber on Sept 29, 2014 11:21:26 GMT 10
Now don't complain ..... I'm only showing you the good stuff now ....I'll keep the rubbish till later Bob Hickman, who you will remember had This painting hanging in the Gippsland Art Gallery, has now expanded into iPad (ignore that hyperlink, I didn't put it there  ) and iPhone covers ( and more ) featuring the Driftwood image.... You can see ( and purchase ) these, and other items if you Click hereNot sure I like the colour.... the pink bias strikes again and I'm not sure it is available in other colours, you could let us know after you order yours .   Cobber. |
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Post by cobber on Oct 2, 2014 8:58:59 GMT 10
OK ..... Are there any crafty ladies out there ?... this is the one you've been waiting for "The Vintage Caravan Inspiration Craft Kit"Listed on the page is what you get in the kit (it is detailed better in the above hyperlink)  And here are just a couple of ideas of what you can do with the kit   The kit comes from the same lady in the UK who gave us The 'Caravan & Camping Fabric' AND.... she has done a new variation on it too.  Remember... If you don't buy this stuff they will stop making it Problem is .. if they keep making it I might have to get a job  Cobber. |
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Post by cobber on Nov 11, 2014 12:54:19 GMT 10
G'day everybody, I feel duty bound to let you know that 'Henderson's Greeting Cards' have again released the Driftwood 'Charity box of Christmas cards' for 2014 in support of the McGrath Foundation Ten cards for. $10 ... A nice quality card with glitter stuff on the Christmas tree .... and thongs  Or you can also buy a slightly larger single card for $4.95.... no glitter, no donation.  Check them out at the newsagent near you who stocks Hendersons Cards Cobber. |
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Post by cobber on Dec 24, 2014 12:25:54 GMT 10
Sorry ...it's a bit late for Christmas presents but, I just thought you would like to know that Sconnie and Jam have expanded the number of 'Driftwood' inspired items available from them. This one is an Art print.
 Earrings
 And a stuffed cushion
 Click on the 'hyperlinks' to place your order Cobber. |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Dec 30, 2014 22:05:59 GMT 10
Hi all, As we have come to know, Cobber's 'Driftwood' caravan is never far from the limelight! Some of our friends decided that they'd like to give Dona Ricardo and I a vintage caravan themed present for Christmas this year, and presented us with the following which they had made specially for us:  The friends concerned searched the internet to find a caravan that they thought looked somewhat like the Don, and liked a photo of Driftwood which they then had printed on a cushion for our caravan somewhere in Melbourne. So it's a one-off. We were really excited when we received it, given that we have developed a good friendship with Cobber and Mrs Cobber through the forum, and that as a result we are privileged to "know Driftwood personally", so to speak. There's no doubt about it - Driftwood definitely has a talent for getting noticed! Don Ricardo |
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Post by cobber on Dec 31, 2014 7:10:24 GMT 10
G'day Don R. That is nice aye ?, having friends who recognise your obsession interest in vintage caravans and go to the trouble of finding a photo of a 'Don' lookalike (Driftwood is flattered ) to have a one-off cushion made for you. And there is another friendship connection involved, that photo was taken by our very own paparazzi and is just one of the vintage caravans that have featured on their Somewhereelse blog site
Of course many of their photos get 'pinned' to other sites by people, so your friends might have seen it.....some where else. (sorry) Cobber. |
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Post by DC3Td on Dec 31, 2014 7:33:46 GMT 10
Gday Don R & Cobber. I guess that sheets & bedspreads with that pic will be on the 'look for' list now?
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Post by shesgotthelook on Jan 11, 2015 8:17:26 GMT 10
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Post by cobber on Jan 11, 2015 9:25:51 GMT 10
I know it doesn't look like Driftwood, but it is made from Driftwood. Hey Cobber, you could cut Driftwood up & make lots of little reproductions & sell them on ebuy! NOT one of your best ever suggestions SGTL  . Although it could be one way of putting an end to this beaut thread aye? ........... hang on that wouldn't work, I could make thousands of reproductions from the real thing, the thread would go on and on forever...... is that what you REALLY want ? Cobber. |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Mar 29, 2015 23:20:27 GMT 10
Hi Cobber and other Driftwood groupies, Good to see that Driftwood is still maintaining her celebrity status! I recently enjoyed another little 'anniversary' and received a couple of V V themed gifts from my family. They've somehow picked up that I've got a passing interest in old caravans. Not sure how... One of the items I received was a tea towel for the caravan:  And what did I spy with my little eye amongst the vans on the towel? Yep, Driftwood...  ...Southern Cross motif and all, as seen in this pic of Driftwood and her minders:  And if you're not sure that the van on the tea towel is really Driftwood, check out the spare tyre, handbrake, coupling, mudflap and the pennants in the window. Another item I received was a laundry bag (hmmm...tea towel...laundry bag...is there a message there?):  This time Driftwood is sharing a clothes line with a modern teardrop (sharing a clothes line - seems appropriate for a laundry bag!)  The tea towel and the laundry bag are from a collection of caravan themed housewares from Van Go Collections. Quite a clever name! The two designers behind Van Go are Kylie McCleery and Victoria Mitchell - possibly sisters based on their blurb: "We remember the days back in the 70's. As kids, our folks would load up the van and we'd head off in our blue EH Holden for a fun-packed holiday. The idea of spending our holidays in a little house on wheels was always exciting! The memories of our holidays in a caravan are some of the fondest memories of our childhood."I reckon Kylie and Victoria are definitely part of the vintage caravan family, even if they themselves are only 70's girls! Don Ricardo |
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