A LITTLE REVAMP

Today's been a good day!

The sun was shining and I finally felt well enough to
go to the gym.
I was in for a very nice surprise as I stepped on the
scale, I actually weigh 7 kilos less than I feel!
I only have to lose 4 kg and tone up to be as fit as I
was last summer.
I did quite well, did more than I expected.
I didn't dare to get up on the cross trainer, in case I
overdo it and get ill again, so I worked on toning my
problem areas.

On my way home I popped into my favorite charity
shop and that's where I found these cute shorts.
I love bright colors and the orange red shade can't
be more perfect for the summer.
They cost £2.50 and was well worth it since they
never been worn.
Only bad thing was that it's one size too big and by
the time I toned up they gonna be two sizes too big.
And the buttons, yuk!
As soon as I came home I went through my jars of
vintage buttons and decided not to play it safe with
some matching color, I went for juicy green!
I think the result was quite nice.
Unfortunately none of the colors came out right in
the photos...

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I love the playful look on these shorts.


Before and after...


Much better!

I also listed 8 new items in my Etsy shop!

LET'S FACE FACTS!

Not much of an exciting day really...
I'm waiting for craft supplies so until they arrive I'm
on a bit of a stand still.
I did however send a whole bunch of packages and
I listed 10 new items in my Etsy shop.
I also made a new banner for my shop and updated
the Idaho Red Vintage Facebook page.

Let's face facts, I got way too much stuff!
I need to sort through all my stuff, I'm 30 something
and some things are "too young" for me, so to speak.
My plan is to bring the bits I no longer want or need
to the Ladywood Rockabilly Club in Birmingham.
It's an all-dayer on Saturday 26th of March and I will
be sharing a stall with lovely Dolly Cool Clare.

Here's something I never get too old for: Lucite glitter
bangles!
This pretty thing arrived with the mail this morning!
I have a thing for these if you haven't noticed. :)


Etsy, $5.

BARGAIN MOTHERLOAD!

Oy vey! We really hit the bargain motherload this weekend!
We decided to relax and just do fun things since I've been ill
and cooped up in the house for weeks and my man's job is
very stressful so he really needed a break.
So what did we do? We went scouting.
We got so many incredible finds that I had to select just a
few, otherwise you would have been sick of me. :))

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FRIDAY
Went to St. Albans for lunch at our favorite Italian and then
a scout at The Fleetville Vintage Emporium.


1950's miniature case, £4.
This case did once contain a manicure set but I wasn't that
lucky. Still it's dead cute and I can always find vintage nail
grooming tools for it.


1950's muff, £8.50.
Not really what I call a bargain price but it sure adds a bit
of flair to my winter outfits.


Box of deadstock vintage Ketty Daalsgard bangles, £5.
These thin bangles, or should I say spacers, are so me!
It's like wearing a fruit salad on your wrists. :D
(Bought privately, not from the vintage emporium.)


Don't you just love the colors?!

SATURDAY
Went to the scummiest place in north London, Burnt Oak,
to have a look what we could find at the Saturday market.
I really hate that place but the gypsies sure got good prices
on their stuff and they don't give a damn if it's vintage.
Afterwards we went to Edgware for a delicious lunch at our
favorite Chinese.


Vintage velvet top, 10 pence.
One of the gypsies had a big table with tons of clothes on it
and everything was 10 pence each.
I ended up with this top and a knitted glittery long sleeved top.
I just wanted to get out of there because it was cold and dirty
so I didn't had much of a rummage.

3 bamboo bangles, 80 pence for the lot.
Yeah, like I don't have enough of these?
Got them from an old lady who had a jewelry stall, nothing
I did fancy, except these and the one below, of course.


Bangle, 50 pence.
Got this from the same lady. I loooove this color, so juicy!


Summer sandals, £2.49 each pair.
Just what I needed! I was thinking about new sandals for the
summer but I'm not so found of flip flops and I wanted something
that was a bit different. Found these in a crap shop in Edgware.
SUNDAY
Went to Bedfordshire to our first car boot sale of the year.
On our way home we also stopped by two flea markets.
I got a 1960's teak floor lamp for £10! I'm now on a hunt
after a nice lamp shade. I wish it was easy to get hold of
those 1950's American two tier shades. *sigh*


1960's cake decoration book, 50 pence.
I don't bake much nowadays and frosting isn't really a Swedish
thing but for 50 pence it's worth taking.


Swallow earrings, £1.
Cute addition to my swallow collection.


1950's/1960's grooming set, 50 pence.
In absolute mint condition. So cute.
I really am a sucker for 1950's grooming sets.


The inside. Nothing missing.


1950's/1960's bathing suit, £1.
This poor thing has got stretch marks and the elastic is giving
up but for £1 it's worth to try a little revamp.


1940's bloomers, £3.
I died a little when I found these! So pretty!
They need new elastic bands but that shouldn't be a hard task.
These and a red gingham top and some bangles to match and
I got myself a cute summer outfit!

CREATIVE DAY

I had a really creative day yesterday.
I ordered some craft bits for a future project that I really
can't wait to start working on.
I also made two fascinator hats, some hair flowers for me
and revamped some old junk that has been laying around
for too long.

Like this thing...

It used to be a candle garland or whatever you call these
things. This one is from the 50's/60's, back then plastic
was very popular, nowadays is all silk flowers. Yuk!
Anyway, this one was the only one of it's kind and not in
a very good state as you can see here.
So I cut a bit off and then I stitched a pin onto the back
and got myself a unique and rather lovely brooch.

And this...

This was actually a 1950's bracelet my man gave me
four years ago. It was way too big for me and it's been
collecting dust ever since.
So I attached a thin chain and a clasp and hey presto,
I got myself a necklace.

And here's the fascinator hats...




And these arrived with the snail mail...

eBay find, celluloid type bangles, all four for 99 pence.

They kind of reminds me of Dita's bangles in this ad:

YESTERDAY'S FINDS

I got pretty lucky on my little hunt today.
One of the charity shops was jammed packed with
some weird people with too many bags and without
any manners or apologetic skills whatsoever.
I was about to leave because I get all nauseous and
a bit panicky when it get crowded but I went back in
again when I saw this beautiful vintage umbrella.
It was worth a few knocks and some pushing.


Vintage umbrella, £1.50.


Lucite handle, tassel and frill. What's not to love?
It also got a golden ring that hold it together when it's not in use.


It's never been used, still got the original tag.


Hawaiian shirt, £2.50.


I think this print is really nice.
The color of the shirt is not too loud, which is nice for a change.
Luckily it fit my man. I love buying him stuff but it's always tricky
since he's so picky. (Sorry for the rime, that wasn't intentional.)


Lamp, £1.50.

NEW FASCINATOR HATS

Even though my body isn't feeling well I'm glad
to say that I at least feel much better in spirit.
I dyed my hair this morning, that always boost
my self confidence and now I'm gonna walk into
town to post packages and have a little browse
in the usual shops.

Last night I felt relaxed enough to start working
on some fascinator hats, it all went well and they
all turned out much better than I expected.

Here's my latest creations:

HUGE SPRING SALE!

There's a spring sale going on in my shop!
The sale started today and I offer 2 - 10 dollars off on
selected items.
I also added a few new items yesterday.
For news, updates and offers, Like Idaho Red Vintage
on Facebook!
I'm still going under the name Rascal Kosher on Etsy
since they don't allow that you change your name and
I got far too many items right now to be listing under a
new name.
Sorry for any confusion.