Op-shopping. I have the habit deep! It’s a hobby that clothes my family, furnishes and decorates my home, fills up my gift-suitcase (I stow interesting items in a suitcase so I always have something on hand when gifts are needed…) and combines simple/thrifty living with re- and upcycling plus the joy of a treasure hunt. I often … Continue reading top pops to the shop of the op
Happy spring! *cue ubiquitous Daffodil photograph* I took this photograph at Mount Lees Reserve which was a-romp with daffodils. I don’t even like daffodils! but they are eye-catching en masse…. Here is a recent op-shopping haul: I’ve been looking for some kind of baskety receptacle for when I pick things out of the garden – … Continue reading receptacles, ted hughes and a pony
How is the first official week of winter treating you? (Game of Thrones fans will get the reference here….) Here is some vegetable bunting I made for the kitchen because….well, just because: Here’s some stuff from the op-shop lately. (I buy most of my clothes from the op-shop also, but they aren’t all that exciting … Continue reading gifts from the thrift
I went to a vintage clothing sale recently and had a lot of fun time-travelling through the decades as I looked through the racks. One thing really struck me though – the majority of the clothing was 1980s! Shoulder padded, two-toned, inverse triangle shaped, taffeta ball gowns….80s, 80s, 80s! And a bit of 90s. … Continue reading reality check at the vintage clothing sale
More op-shopping updates! I hyper-ventilated a bit when I found this – a vintage butterfly display. It was covered in thick dust and looking very neglected….only $5! After a good clean with some window-cleaner, it has come up a treat. I thought my mister would hate it and do one of his ‘not more clutter!!’ … Continue reading dead butterflies and time-travel
Here’s my best August op-shopped scores: Pretty vintage pillowcases: A cute wool chair-cushion: Tin pot planters – good as new! A roll of fruity 1980s wallpaper (imagine a whole room of this?? Yeek!): Continue reading op-shopping: august
I don’t have a smartphone, but my son has an iPod-touch, and when we first got it, I set up instagram…however he kept deleting my apps and generally being a pest so I sort of gave up on trying to share it with him and just left him to it… …he’s just received an iPad … Continue reading this time last year on instagram
I had the best cafe breakfast EVER – avocado mashed with feta and mint on sourdough toast with a poached egg on top, at Tomato Cafe: I DIDN’T buy these things from the op-shop: Horse fire-guard. I love these gothy horses…but I don’t have a fire that needs guarding… Gorgeous Magnolia plate….but $25?? C’mon, op-shops, … Continue reading this week
