Recent Finds (ex loft) and Maxi Murder

 I have got SO MUCH to sort through!! Each time I start I feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the task, and I wilt.. Very short bursts I'm afraid - a SLOW process! 


But I am still excited as there are SO MANY cool things in there.. WOW I've found some brilliant things over the years! I had forgotten about a lot of it!

Like this sample book from Japan..

Bloody fantastic!

These are clothes that I have worn a lot over the years, but completely forgot about them  for about 10 years at least. 

Sometimes I'd find a photo and think to myself "What the hell happened to that dress/coat/shirt/skirt?" 

The memories come flooding back.. it's a beautiful thing!
Trouble is, quite a lot of it doesn't fit me right at this moment! 
Can be remedied eventually..

Fantastic wide tie. One of my boys bounced in and asked me how to tie it. I tried about 8 times and failed each time.. He was most unimpressed!

Just as well I'm not a bloke.

I took a photo of myself (well my shoulder) in this fab shirt jacket thing. Magnificent. 

I was thrilled when I came across this maxi. I often have thought about it and wondered what I did with it..

But then...
I saw this!!!
Remember I said that I converted quite a few maxis in the very early 90s..

I must have had a change of heart half way through this attack..
Butchered! How shameful.


Have a lovely long weekend NZers
and Happy Days to y'all out there, wherever in the world you be!

Rugby

So oil spill aside, the Rugby World Cup is approaching the France/NZ final. So here's my All Blacks tribute song which I've finally put on Youtube. 
Thanks Vix - it's a version of Travie McCoy's original.. I'm not that good at pop music these days... - ed.

Thank you for the comments on my Oil rant. It's the biggest story here in my view, Rugby aside!

spOILed

I try to save this blog for happy and non-political stuff..

But I can't help mention this oil situation again.

The ship has leaked 350 TONNES into the ocean and there is apparently 700 TONNES more on board. 

As it is heading for Summer the usual pasttime of us NZers is seriously affected in this area of the land. 

And that is a selfish way to look at it..

1000+ birds washed ashore that have died and loads more rescued. As it is Springtime this impacts on their populations.. if they don't die and leave their babies to die, they'll take oil back to the nest and they'll all die anyway.

And then there's the fish and marine life..

And then there's the shellfish..

And the other pollution from the ship's containers...

It goes on.

But we can't have it both ways.

We are an oil-dependent society. WAY TOO MUCH!

A situation like this never occured from a solar panel or a wind turbine.

Rant over.

But it's depressing ain't it?!

BOO!

I bet you thought I'd fallen off the face of the earth!

Nearly! 

I've just been buried under piles of stuff like this..

there are quite a few treasures in here.. but MAN it's a busy job sorting through!

And of course it's dependent on weather and kids and all that...

And I have just realised that all the kids' clothes are the wrong season. Where are all the boys' shorts??? Summer is really on its way.

Three very Summery and very cool dresses I found in the loft stuff .. Phew got them just in time! Next year would have been too late for Iris! My Mum made all of these, and my sisters and I wore them all at one time or another..



Marine disaster going on here in NZ. A dirty great oil leak spoiling some of our popular beaches. Very tragic.

It seems that the support for the All Blacks is going a bit far - when the beaches are painted black. (bad Rugby World Cup joke)
It is very heartbreaking to know about that nasty toxicity floating our way. And just in time for summer too.



School holidays are happnin' right now too. 2 weeks of NOT having to make the lunches and be out the door at any particular time.

Joe's bike pikelet. That boy loves school holidays!

Lego City around here! Love it!

Recent finds from the Loft

More stuff I pulled out from my treasure hunting/loft-diving/box sorting!!
Such fun!

How cool are these shorts?!

This is a dress I wore when I was a kid.. it might keep for Iris.. if  I can convince her how cool it is one day!

Dress-style togs (bathers/swimming costume..) on the left. Halter neck.
Beautiful pink synthetic party dress on the right. 

Another dress I wore at about 8 or 9. I am going to copy this pattern as it is super easy. The bodice is a rectangle with a cord threaded through to create the tie up. (halter neck)

Another cool polka dot party dress that languished in my Mum and Dads' dress up box for years! Orange lining. Adult size luckily! 

I wait for the wind to blow out the creases. I don't do ironing. Ever!
I shall wash this (I was just airing these things out) and that should do it!

I was always trying to fit into this mini skirt. I love it so.

The end.
Of part 2!

x

recent finds

I went to the dump shop yesterday. It is always crammed with stuff, but has an extremely high turnover.. especially in the Springtime!

It was worth the trip.

I do wish people would donate their things to charity (op shops) rather than the dump, mind you. I believe the shop is privately owned.. but I might be wrong.

This is what I got:

Completely kitsch mounted canvas photo. I was smitten with this! So weird I love it. It is now on the wall in Gilly's bedroom.

I now have 6 of these exact pillow cases! These ones appear to be brand new. $1 the pair.

Find of the day.. Genuine marimekko retro fabric. This is folded both ways.... so is twice as wide and twice as long.  $4

Shirt. $1

How can anyone chuck this out?! Got this for $5. 

John is in love with this!

I shall do a new post tomorrow with more on my recent finds from home.. but here's preview!

Linking this post up to Virginia and the other thriftaholics!

have a lovely Friday!!!

xx

JACKPOTs

I am slowly getting moments of time to sift through all the bags and boxes that were in my loft - it's like a sentimental journey and christmas and a treasure hunt all rolled into one!

I will reveal what's in this pile when I get the chance. Contain your excitement folks!

I'm airing stuff out and washing it..  and finding all sorts of goodies!!

What joy and bliss!

Except for the parts where I find my WINTER clothes (yes folks, winter is now over - I KNEW I had more clothes somewhere!) and dresses that will no longer fit Iris!

3 shirts I have worn (and John the middle one too) for many years in Winter!
 But not 2011!
The one on the left was my Mum's. I have photos of her in it which I should find..
And I got the middle one in London at a charity shop.
The right hand one I got at a garage sale when I was probably about 17.
 All built to last, of course!

Happy Days indeed!