New Stuff ..Part 2

Funky orange breakfast tray.
($1 from a garage sale)
*New puzzle too for Iris..

Tea towel. Obvs.

HOW MUCH do I love this kitsch thing here??!!!
A LOT!!!!
The whole thing is brilliant.
Kitsch as hell and I love it.
(needs a clean up)

Teeny tiny bamboo houses and boxes for a certain daughter.
Perfect for christmas stocking.
20c each.

Beaten up bird. 50c.
Couldn't leave it behind.

Orange lamp for a certain husband.
$5.
Has been tested and checked off.

$5. Score.

Clip on earrings to KILL my ear lobes. But they were $1.
So couldn't leave them behind!

FAVOURITE recent score,
from the Sallies down the  road.
Kartell table for $8.
I love that dark yellow classic colour.

Happy Days!!!

Frock on Friday

This is a catch up Friday Frock.

A few weeks ago our school (Woodstock)

had a fundraiser Quizz Night.

They couldn't find anyone famous so I had to be the quizz master/MC..

The theme happened to be 'Op Shop'..

Not my idea - but I was obviously able to oblige!

I had a few emergency calls from some of my friends who needed frocks...
I got a selection out.
Some are from LONG ago, that I haven't worn for ages, mainly because I can't fit my ass(ets) in.

As the Quizz Master, the 'tache was obligatory.

I absolutely love this green dress. It is SO comfy. 
The necklace was my Mum's meeting necklace (or that's what I called it)
She wore it when she went to Borough Council meetings in Greytown (my home town)
I remember the long boots, the perfume
and this necklace! (circa 1976/77)

Jo wore this fabulous 70s bridesmaid's number.
I found it a couple of years ago and I LOVE it.
It is so OTT it is INSANE!

Happy Days!

New Stuff... Part 1

It's the school holidays..

I haven't been doing much op shopping..

But as I had a big lag between posts, I have a backlog of thrift bragging to do!

Cute coloured little port glasses.
(THere is NOTHING like port for soothing the throat!)

20c each. Bargain.

1986 kiwiana.
Also 20c.

Baskets for storage (an obsession of mine)
and I can't resist old tiles like that.

Funky bird.

Crown Lynn jug.
I don't buy every Crown Lynn jug I see - but I like this one a lot. ($1.50)

Cute bird.
My bird collection grows..

Speaking of birds...
Linda @Hey Homewrecker!
(one of my favourite blogs..)
sent me

..these adorable little vintage love birds.

SO cute.
And Iris is in love too.

Thank you Linda!



Happy Days!

Memory Lane Flares

I was taken on a little trip down memory lane when I saw Vix's post about her fabulous psychedelic creation..

She looks amazing, right?!

She used that pattern in the middle..
Even copied the hair.
AND she has the same figure as that model..
You could have been a 70s pattern model Vix!
(Vix's photo)





Anyway, when I was in my last year of school, my Mum asked me what I wanted her to make for my Prizegiving outfit (like Graduation)

I flicked through her stash of patterns
and chose 
THE VERY SAME!!

She made it for me..
She was awesome like that.

And I wore it proudly.

Clashing wildly with all my friends of course.
(It was 1992, and OP Shop Stylez were NOT in vogue!!! I lived in 60s/70s op shopped clothes.)
Wish I had a full length shot. The shoes were red soft leather platforms from the op shop.

Fun!

Happy Days!!!

Happy Days Again

BOO!!!

here I am..

I have FOUND the camera. 

And I have limped towards the holidays (which have now started)

Had a couple of weeks feeling a bit 'over it' all.. the overwhelmed, swamped feeling..

Have had The urge to purge..

but not the TIME! (so frustrating!)

I have hardly even ventured into blogland at all in the last couple of weeks.

Just not enough time..

Anyway..

Here I am..

And I feel terrible that I haven't yet blogged about a beautiful wee parcel that arrived a few weeks ago.

Vanessa Squirrel
sent this little parcel of happy..

FABULOUS dress..
I LOVE it

And a cute little shiny peacock brooch, with a swingin' tail, no less.

The dress has got POCKETS at the front (my favourite kind)

And I also got this fab all purpose apron.

I've worn the dress three times..

Once with my jandals.
(Coz SPRING is here, well and truly!)
And with some leggings.
(COZ it's REALLY REALLY windy down here!)

THANK YOU
Vanessa!


LOADS to blog about.
LOADS to read about and catch up on.

Happy Days.
Again!

I'd Like to be Under the Sea

This is me and all my friends.

Just hanging out. 

(These are posters that hang on my wall.. I had photos of them for some reason
Bought them at my fav London shop Kitsch'n'Sync, 15 years ago..
Does it still exist London people?
Man I LOVED that store!!)

Linking up to Shiny-T Tuesday.. The theme is OCEAN this week...

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I HAVE LOST MY CAMERA!!!

It's not the first time.

I usually wait till 3 weeks have gone by until I write it off.

HOPEFULLY it shows up. 

I haven't seen it since Saturday.

SO I am using photos from the archives for the time being!

I'm also behind on blog -reading - sorry blog buddies!

Inspired

Shiny T Tuesday dress up theme this week is 

INSPIRED.

Here are the things that inspire me in 

what I buy:

* I like it.

* colour

* pattern

* It's not fashionable

* It's unusual/interesting somehow

*It's cheap!

* I find it when I'm treasure hunting

*It reminds me of something nice (like my Gran, or my mum, or a picnic, or a fun time).

* It's old , or maybe not!

* I haven't already got one!

And here is what inspires me on any given day, in choosing what I'll wear:

* It's clean, dry and presents itself to me.

* The weather.

* It fits!
(halleluia!)

* My mood.

* Comfort.
And I don't have time to spend hours getting dressed these days. That time of the day is C.R.A.Z.Y. Realz.

* Pattern, colour, I like, it reminds me of someone/something etc etc (as above)..

Happy Days!

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