The General Store, Selkirk Claes and Curios

10/07/2026

Where’s Mars?

Can you find our collie in the collies?

09/07/2026

🐾WHERE’S MARS? - WIN A BORDER FINE ARTS STUDIO FIGURINE!🐾

Our favourite collie Mars is hiding in amongst this collection of figurines that we’ve just gotten in at Claes & Curios - can you find him?🔍 (Click on the image to see the full picture!)

Zoom in on him and take a screenshot, or circle him if you find him, and comment with your answer below! One lucky correct answer selected at random will win a gorgeous ‘Puppy Love’ figurine by Border Fine Arts Studio, or any other one of the collie figurines of their choice.

Winner to be announced tomorrow night (July 10th) at 7pm! And don’t forget to tag your collie-loving friends if you think they’d like to take home their very own miniature collie friends🤎🛎️

07/07/2026

‘Okay now tip the hat,’
‘What?’
‘Do the, you know, the thing.’
‘Forwards? Backwards? Sideways? What are you on about?’

Remembered too late that the term is to ‘doff’ a hat… at least Will had fun whilst (being made to) play dress up!

03/07/2026

Curl up by candlelight and embark on a journey through another world… 📚🕯️

We have a small collection of wonderful antique books in store at the moment - a mixture of fiction and non-fiction titles all by Scottish writers, promising to take you on your very own journey through the deep valleys and over the rolling hills of Caledonia. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Dating between 1861 and 1920, with titles including:
The Lady of the Lake and Old Mortality by Sir Walter Scott
Ramsay’s Poetical Works
The Gudeman of Ballangeich
Songs and Ballads of Upper Clydesdale
The Glory of Scotland by J.J. Bell
Yarrow - an exploration of prominent figures and landscapes of the historical parish of Yarrow

Individually priced, between £2 and £5 each. 🛎️🤎

30/06/2026

SOLD!

✨Transformation Tuesday!✨

This fabulous 1930s art deco soda siphon by Sparklets of London came to us in need of some love, and has went from a grimy old thing to a wonderful decorative piece!

Restoration is always worth a try - aside from saving your item from landfill, sometimes you’ll be surprised at how something cleans up. For instance, we had no clue that underneath the brassy staining on the bottle top there was actually super shiny chrome!

Ready and looking for a new home, the siphon is now available at Claes & Curios, priced at £45.

25/06/2026

Clothed in lace, glitter, and grace, she angles her hat just so and touches a gentle hand to the perfectly curated stack of vintage beads around her neck. Her outfit is perfect, and the evening even more so.

Late on warm summer night upon a moonlit rooftop terrace, she sparkles just like the butterflies on her dress as she dances under the stars… ✨

22/06/2026

Did you get your copy of The General Store’s newsletter in your inbox on Friday? Be sure to give it a read if you did! 📧

If you haven’t subscribed to our mailing list yet, you can do so at https://the-general-store.sender.site and in the meantime, here’s this month’s edition! 🤎🛎️

21/06/2026

Selkirk’s new Preloved Treasures Trail!

Selkirk's Pre-loved Treasures Trail is here!
Did you know that Selkirk is a great place for for pre-loved shopping? With 8 different second-hand retail spaces to visit, you can while away the hours rummaging and pop into one of our eateries for a spot of lunch or a coffee. And we have smashing wee selection of independent shops too.

Click on the link below for details. Paper copies also available around the town. Always check FB pages for individual opening hours.

https://generalstoreselkirk.org/projects/SPTT.pdf

With thanks to SOSE for their generous support.

19/06/2026

Our favourite picks of the week, with a few wee discounted pieces sprinkled in! Why not come along and pay us a visit this weekend? We’ll be open on Saturday from 10am-2pm 🤎🛎️

17/06/2026

Isn’t this just the cutest collection of critters you ever did see? 🐈‍⬛🦒🫏

New in this week we have these super cute 1960s silver plated ring holders! The donkey and giraffe are by Seba, and the cats are a Seba-inspired design.

Priced at £5 each for the cats, and £8 each for the giraffe and donkey🤎🛎️