Friday Frocks

Happy Friday!

Can't see much of the frock..it's a great pattern though.
Actually a large piece of fabric sewn into a skirt and hauled over large bump!

Frock: fabric op shopped and sewn by me.
Belt: From the tip shop I think, a few weeks ago
Cardy: Very comfy. From a charity shop in the UK  for 50p  about 12 years ago..
Shoes: None as i can only fit jandals or flip flops but prefer to wear nothing! Feet too swollen.

Iris dressed herself in TWO dresses.

All of her clothes are op shopped, garage-saled, given or gifted.
Actually I very rarely buy anything new for the kids. 

Have a lovely weekend!

Recent acquisitions

Apart from Te Kuiti, I've found the best op shops in Paihiatua in the Wairarapa. SO GOOD!

I adore this kitsch letter rack thing.

Four x Johnson cereal bowls = $1.50

ANOTHER table cloth etc

This dress was from a new op shop in Hamilton - which is brilliant. Very cheap and packed full o' stuff!

Another new 'NAna dress" 

Canister. Love

Tin tray.. to add to my collection.

I love these old photo frames. All my old aunties had them on their walls when we were kids. 

Make up/ toiletries travelling bag..

Another pair of these shoes (you might have seen them in a previous post)
I LOVE them so they'll be good when the other pair have had it.

I seem to be getting a bit of a collection of donkey planters.. I must put little  plants in them and see if they survive!

Good price for 4 crown lynn plates..

Happy Days despite my aching hands and swollen feet!

Somewhere in between 3 and 5 weeks to go before number 5 arrives!
Just starting to panic quietly about getting everything sorted!

We are having SUCH a glorious Autumn!


LInking up to Her Library Adventures and maybe Apron Thrift Girl if I can!

not rocking it!

OK this is my sad excuse for a Friday Frock post..
I LOVE this new dress I got at the op shop the other day.. but I wasn't really rocking it..

I've developed BAD carpal tunnel syndrome (like pins and needles and pain in my hands and wrists,) so computer action aint much fun.. hence lack of posts.

I'm going to my sister for some accupuncture hopefully today. Hope it helps. SO painful.

Having a beautiful autumn here.. school holidays couldn't have been better weather-wise. 

Recent Finds

I am back from holiday! We went to Ohakune and then to Castlepoint.

We caught up with loads of 'old' mates and had a great time.

And the weather was sublime.

However I don't have a camera anymore 

(lost it)

so no photos!!! Doh! I'm hoping that our mates will e-mail some to us at some stage..

Anyway.

Here are some photos of things hunted and gathered a couple of weeks ago...

Some glasses cases to add to my collection.. They were $1 each from Vinnies. 

And for my wallpaper collection.. an extra large roll that might end up on the wall right there..

This might be in the next collection post I add.. a kitsch bird vase.. This is so badly kitsch. I love it! 

I don't always post pix of clothing I buy for the kids - as I get nearly ALL their clothes at the oppies. But this shirt is pretty cute so thought I would! She chose it herself. 

Pillow cases to add to my other besquillion,  two plastic wicker baskets (another collection post looming!) and a lovely hand knit for the baba..

SHEEP
I am NOT a fan of soft toys. I avoid them like the plague.
But Iris fell in love with this one. and I have to admit it's pretty cute.
Made out of one of those bedspreads.

She takes him all over the place. Here she is sharing her sammie with him..

Scarves incl some chiffon ones for my collection, THE cutest unworn baby pants, another pillow case, and some VERY cool tea towels.. 

I'll leave you with this charming photo. That's me a couple of weeks ago sporting the hairdo that Iris gave me. I wore it like this for most of the day - coz that's the kind of mummy I am! LOL

Hope it's happy days for y'all!




Linking up to Her LIbrary Adventures..

Easter and frocks and a BIG bump

EASTER again..
It's a LOVELY time of year here in NZ. Getting a bit colder but the days are absolutely beautiful. ACtually I believe we've had a bit of a heatwave in the last 3 days.. SO HOT!

Iris's easter frock. (she thinks they're easter eggs)
This was another one that I had as a kid.
Bless my Mum for keeping them all.. she was SO thrifty, and sentimental!

Frock from yesterday.
A LONG maxi that someone gave me. Lightweight cotton from Glassons.
With my trusty navy cardy and the belt I got the other day at the oppy.

More balloon action.

This is what I put on at 6.30 am last week..
I didn't think about it as I chucked it on,but I had actually DRESSED like a BALLOON.
LOL!

I picked this up a couple of days ago. LOVE IT! Will try and get a full length shot at some stage.

Had a scan yesterday to see how big the baby is. ( I have big babies, and since the delivery of my number three -11 lb 10oz -   we have had to monitor the sizes to avoid another baby getting stuck as it was
NOT NICE!
( I am a natural birth advocate but that was SCARY. )
Anyway, this baby is currently about 6 pounds something, and I still have 8 weeks to go. That's big.
Explains why I'm busting out of all my frocks and why my feet are so swollen.

Happy Easter.
Back in a week or so!

Hope you all have fun!
I'm looking forward to op shopping in other parts of this island!
YAY!

Collection Selection Finally! Chiffon Scarves

OK I haven't done a collection post for AGES. I originally planned to do them weekly.. ahem. 

CHIFFON SCARVES

This is a weird one, but one of my favourite collections ever! 

It is also the thing I have collected most solidly, for the longest time..

That's my ball dress I made in my last year of school
 (7th form)
I had a dreadful gastro bug and I really shouldn't have gone... I lasted about 2 hours. That's why I cropped my face out!
I made the frock by weaving the scarves together, obviously.
My shoes were op shopped, of course.
As was the brooch. 

My Mum had a drawer fall of these scarves when I was a kid, and I found them so intriguing and irresistible.. The colours were mind blowing to my young mind. When I turned 7 she made me a Rainbow Queen dress up using the scarves in the skirt.. 

Here's my rainbow queen skirt, 30+ years on!

Anyway.. Whenever I see these scarves, since I was a teenager, I buy them. They used to be very easy to find, but are a bit more scarce now. They never cost much, so I was able to get a huge collection early on!

These scarves, believe it or not have MANY uses! 

* I have used them in classrooms for dancing and drama activities.. 

* I have used them as curtains....

That's my room as a teenager!

* I have used them as dress ups and play things.

One of my nephews (who turns 21 this year!)

* They of course can be knotted round necks a la Grease or as belts.. 

* They can be used for magic tricks and dancing sessions... 

* they're great at kids' parties in the decorations etc .. 




* They're great for tying things together. eg the kids use them as handcuffs etc lol
* They're great to roll around in and throw up in the air!

Gil looking a bit deranged as he had just drawn all over his face with a  brown pen..

The possibilities are endless! 

nasty student flat.. but nice curtains!  c 1993

For some reason this one was cut around.. I think I had it on my wall at some stage.

Storage:

Another really great thing about these scarves is that they can stuff into very small spaces.. so take up little room. Which is important to me these days!!

Yay for chiffon scarves!!!

And now for something entirely different..

This morning, in our back yard.. (the school)
It's the Balloon Festival right now.
I LOVE it!

The other day..
The type of photo that makes me pinch myself -
Are they really all mine?

Happy Days! 

You can check out my other COLLECTION posts by clicking on the tag on the right..
Might link this up to Her Library Adventures.. as this collection, like all my others is all op-shopped/garage-saled etc!!