Op Shop Finds ... End of Winter 2011 Edition

As I mentioned yesterday I hit the jackpot on the weekend at my local Salvos store picking up a good collection of vintage dresses presumably from the same lady.

beautiful pattern ... $3.00

70s maybe maternity maxi - rebecca by Zampatti - $4.00

who said blue and green should never been seen? $3.00

litte house on the praire/wedding dress in my most favourite of materials ... lace - $5.00

and some vintage floral sheets and tablecloths for an upcoming craft project.

Playing over at Sophie's Flea Market Finds and Apron Thrift Girl's Thift Share Monday

Over and Out

XOXO

Op Shop Finds ... August Edition

Stop

... pyjama time.

Have you entered my giveaway yet? Why not? 3 lovely vintage wall hangings up for grabs. Is your name on one of them?

I've found some lovely retro treasures for you to be jealous of this week ... mostly for the wedding but some just for fun.

serviettes for the big day

I think we're just about set for pretty mismatched china for the wedding ... and owls

but can never have too many

vintage suitcases/school ports

hangers

or vintage floral kitchenalia

and last but not least - a gift from a lovely reader Veronica. She sent me a pile of scrabble letters for the wedding and I am IN LOVE with the wooden ones! Veronica I might see if my aunty can collect the boards if they are even half way as cool as the wooden letters (she lives in Coolum)

Playing along with Sophie's flea market finds!

Over and Out

XOXO

Giveaway Time

These beautiful Sarah Kay/Hallmark wall hangings need a new home ... is it yours? They are from the 80s I think and are around A4 in size.

   

Competition open worldwide ... just leave a comment telling me which one you'd like to win and what you'd like to do with it.

XOXO

P.S. You don't have to be a follower to enter (but I'd love it if you were)

Patience is a Virtue

You may remember a post I did what seems like many months ago now about finding an old painter's timber ladder to display some of my more special handbags. Well wait I did, and I found one!

We visited a garage sale described as a farmhouse estate on Saturday morning and walked in maybe 5 or 10 minutes before the advertised start time. Lucky we did because this baby was waiting for me to snap her up for a bargain price of $10.00! I'll be getting rid of that extra piece of new timber that has been added and shortening the rope but yep, it's pretty much what I had asked the garage sale gods to send my way.

Thanks also to dad for driving half an hour to get to a garage sale with the hope that some treasures would be waiting for us.
 

 

When we walked out with my new prize I overheard a lady say to her buddy, 'don't you just hate it when people get the stuff we're looking for?'

She was so jealous. I don't blame her.

Oh, and for my favourite hord nerd out there, we got these super healthy plants for $1.00 each. Should have got the whole lot!

Happy hunting treasure buddies.

XOXO

playing over at sophie's flea market finds and apron thrift girl's thrift share monday

Op Shop Finds - July Edition

Mum and I braved a chilly Saturday morning in Toowoomba on a quest for some bargains, and bargains we got. I won't bore you with all the copious amounts of crockery I scored for the wedding collection but instead show you a few of my favourite finds. These include a vintage scrabble board, a cute Walt Disney rabbit squeaky toy (does anyone recognise the character?), a beautiful tin and a pre-1970s camera.

The first three items were picked up at a church jumble sale - my favourite kind of garage sale! I got a whole pile of stuff including an old mirror and industrial fan (currently awaiting repairs over at mum and dad's place), some Meakin crockery, a magazine holder and other treasures for a grand sum of $14. Can't go wrong!

I couldn't get a great pic of the camera so here is a pic courtesy of everyone's favourite online encyclopedia, Wikipedia! It's a Yashica Minister III reportedly introduced into the market in 1963. Mum and I got a whole pile of stuff from this garage sale and I offered the lady $5 for this (she had said it was $10) and it was a deal. I wonder if it's usable?! Might have to do some research!

Happy treasure hunting!

Over and Out

XOXO

Work Outfit Challenge - Day 96.

A while back I saw a picture of Jessica Simpson looking absolutey smashing in a white shirt, red blazer and jeans. So when I saw this blazer at a garage sale for $1 I knew I could not leave it behind. It is from the US label The Limited, made in Mexico and is made of the most beautifully soft linen.

Other celebs rocking the red blazer/jacket trend include Kristin Cavallari (love those flared jeans too), Rachel Bilson and the gorgeous Olivia Palermo (who in my opinion never puts a foot wrong ... AND rocks both blonde and brown hair)

   

Obviously I'm no match for any of these super beautiful and stylish celebs but here is my attempt at stylin' my new red jacket.

 

prepare yourself for some goofball action ...

   
Wearing: jacket - The Limited (garage sale), shirt - vintage @ the Salvos, jeans - Lee Riders, wedge booties - Kmart.

I really wish this rainy, foggy and generally SHIT weather would go away!

Friday tomorrow!

Over and Out

XOXO

Work Outfit Challenge - Day 94.

It's a dreary, rainy day here in South West meets East Queensland and I'm sure everyone at work wishes they were in bed cuddled up under the doona with a good flick. But alas, that is what yesterday, our last public holiday of the year, was for.

Today I'm sporting what can only be described as a nanna dress - I kind of remember grandma wearing something like this many moons ago. It was an item in my $5 bag at the monthly Salvos bag sale and although it's a little big, it fits quite nicely with a jumper over the top. Oh, and speaking of grandmas, I was talking to the best grandma in the world the other day and she referred to my blog as my blob. How cute is that?!

        

Wearing: dress - vintage (Salvos), jumper - Ralph Lauren, tights - asos, shoes - Witchery (thrifted), headband - Equip

If you haven't already voted in my poll yet, please do! Current winner is green with tobacco a close second.

XOXO