Showing posts with label vintage necklace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage necklace. Show all posts

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Its Thursday again already!

 wasnt it just Thursday yesterday? I am a week older again?Well that sucks!

Ready for my thrifting week? (must say I have been very good and only been to all once.)

$5 basket at Vintage shop in town got me this vintage lok 70s dress.Not my size.

 close up


plus this vintage black velvet and burnout? velvet dress (doesnt fit me)
by Ninette in Melbourne
with scrumptious sleeves
but a tear at top of bodice which I am going to fix and add something maybe a brooch or fabric flower.
 and a vintage yellow top  by Stage 2 taffi brand

thats a tad too small.
 what a scruff-a-lug I am
and this gorgeous scrumptious petticoat.
 Vintage bag
and something I am always looking for
MOVIE BOOKS yay!

Love the coloured pics throught.

Margaret owned it I didnt know whether to laugh (which I did) or feel sad (which I did)  when I read the inscription.Hope she had family.She was a smoker tho as I can smell it so will add some lovely scented something inside.(no offence my dear smoking blogging buddies xx)

Now here comes the bling.A wooden ring
 agate necklace

 and
Vintage bling for the neck plus a vintage Neck.
What one do you prefer?
Vintage neck with Bling 1
Vintage neck with  Bling 2

 Vintage neck with bling  3

 Vintage neck with bling 4


 OOOOOO lets Blingy ding ding the lot shall we?
Better make sure the wind doesnt make my face stay this way.
Got 1st 3 at my lovely friends oippy and figured they must have belonged to same lady so how could I seperate them?The last one and the pink were at the next oppy.


Now I have 2 other dresses to share but you know you have to wait  till tomorrow right?

Oh and my record bag is holding up well so far have had some great responce and am making one for my lovely opshop boss lady who loved it and  who saved me a vintage lovely today.Stay tuned.


and I think thats all


Nelly

ps its still windy as here !!!

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Love my Opshops Show and Tell Part one

So after reading some great blogs on opshops and their exciting finds I decided I would do a weekly show and tell.Some things will be vintage (well most will) but there will be some other great bits that I will just want to share.
So hold on and keep watching there might be something you will see and like too.Oh and dont forget I have a youtube channel with other things that I may have not shared here.
All these pics are of things I have found in last month or so.New youtube video coming soon with extra things come and see.

Bangles for $1.50 love the
floral made in Thailand one wear them both all the time


Chinese style cardboard bag, loved it,originally was a gift box for tea it has 2 matching small boxes inside so cute and vintagy


Saw the box and had a nice surprise inside isnt it cute?All of $1


Gorgeous round glass dish(maybe a powder dish?) loved the fact it was waiting for me.Will be for my dresser as soon as I find one I like.(keep watching)


Gorgeous vintage purple velvet skirt by Susan Parsons


60s vintage? dress bet it was for a dance love it

Vintage jewellery bits love the flower earings



I was so happy to find this vintage necklace


I have been buying a lot of rose china peices lately whats with that? lol anyway it will get used just so pretty.



I shall return with part 2 soon have lots to share and think I will go hunting tomorrow too.Yep I really LOVE my opshopping lol

See you soon and dont forget to share with me what you find