FOUR YEARS OF WAITING

Today, after more than four years of waiting we
finally went to the RAF (Royal Air Force) museum!
It was the RAF Veterans Day and our dear friends
The Jive Aces were playing so we went.
I wish that my curiosity and love of old air planes
(and the fact that it's free) would have been enough
reasons to go years ago.
Oh well, I finally got to see some amazing aircrafts,
no nose art but still... WOW!
If you got the slightest interest in WW2, make sure
you visit the RAF Museum when you're in London.
And what do I do? I forgot to bring the camera!!!
I actually got my man to promise to take me back
there again, soon, when it's quiet and we got more
time.


Quite funny, we were asked if we wanted to be in the video
but we were busy that day and didn't have time to drive to
South End. At least my man's old double bass had the time
to be in it. :))

We didn't have time to stay for the second set, I was
quite looking forward to have seen Rebecca Grant
(known from Holby City) up on stage but we had to
run some errands.

While we were out we scouted a few charity shops
along the way.
Not much luck today but I did get my paws on a
vintage embroidered Mexican peasant dress.
I wanted one like this when we were in Mexico a
few years ago but they were not that cheap so I
only ended up with one halter dress instead.
At the time I liked the halter dress more.


Vintage Mexican peasant dress, £4.50.









I also picked up this thing.
Can anyone tell me what it is?
Is it a cookie stand? Is it a jewelry display?
All I know is that I love it and that it must be 1950's/
1960's because of the design and the wood.


Something, £3.50.

SCOUTING

Hi! Have you forgotten all about me?
Sorry for the lack of post lately but I've been quite
ill over the weekend and I spent almost all my time
in bed.
It was raining for the first time in a very long time
and it was nice to lay in bed under the covers with
the window open and get all that fresh air while I
was watching Dexter.

Since I was ill and it was raining there were no go
to the car boot sales, I'm only human. :P
Yesterday morning I said to my man that I wanted
to do something fun, so we finished some work and
then we went to our favorite spots (charity shops)
scouting for vintage, and vintage we got!
Pretty cheap too...

Click on the images for a larger view.

Let's start with my two favorite finds of the day, a
short blue lurex dress from the 1960's and a vintage
Hawaiian playsuit.
The Hawaiian playsuit has got the same pattern as
one of my Hawaiian dresses.


Lurex dress, 50 pence.
Playsuit, £4.


Pale blue angora lurex sweater, £1.
Brand new with tags. Score!


1960's bikini bottoms, 50 pence.
I was gutted that the top was nowhere to be found.
I was thinking about making a top myself out of the crazy fabric I got
at work a while back.


Vintage cap, £1.
Girls Brigade cap. The patch fell off but I kept it, not sure if I even
want it on the cap.
After some research I believe this one is quite old.


1950's leather gloves, £2.
Stunning condition! Will keep me warm during fall and winter.


1950's handbag, £2.50.
I love this bag. It has a faux tortoise shell (it's Lucite) bar on the
purse clasp and compartments everywhere. Stunning details.


Detail.
Like it was never used!


Vintage pants, 50 pence.
This is a bit sick, they are supposed to fit a 9-10 year old but they
fit me and I'm not even skinny, gonna revamp these into capri pants.


Red angora top, £40 pence.
Another kids item size 158-164. Fits like a dream and I've actually
been looking for a red angora top for quite some time.


Pink gingham shirt, £1.
For basic summer wear.
Makes me think of the Pink Ladies bowling team in Grease 2. :))


Just have to get me some gold pants...


Vintage wicker basket, £2.
Wicker baskets/bags are always useful for something. :P

CAN'T WAIT!

Not much to say today really. I'm up early, listing stuff
on Etsy, again. I've been a busy bee the last few days.
The Lurex items I listed yesterday went fast and I want
to fill the shop up so I always got 100 or more items for
sale.
Today I'm listing a few hair flowers.
Feel free to have a look.

And let's change the subject...

Here's my recent charity shop purchases!
They make me long for the Screamin' Festival in Spain
later this month. Can't wait!


Pia Rossini hat, £1.50.
Looks unused. White with black edge.
Matches the shorts perfectly.


J Crew shorts, £3.75.
New with tag, original price was $44. Nuts.


Close up.


I even got the perfect handbag for this outfit!
Featured in this blog post.

BETTIE, NOT GUNS N ROSES!

Oops!
I can't believe I forgot to add this kick ass find in my
last blog post!
I got this vintage leather skirt at one of the car boot
sales we went to last weekend for only 20 pence!
My man was very iffy about it at first, "No one on the
rocking scene would be wearing a leather wiggle skirt"
blah blah blah... (who the f**k cares?)
"It's very 1980's" blah blah blah...
OK, a lot of women had a leather skirt in their wardrobe
in the 80's, this skirt is from the 80's, but to me a black
leather (pencil) skirt is SOOO Bettie Page, not Guns n'
Roses groupie.
And I got pictures to prove it!!! :))


I love this skirt, it makes my tiny waist and my fat ass look good! :))


Yeah baby!

A BIT OTT

Another long bank holiday weekend, I'm not too fond of
them because everything seems to be on hold.
Long weekend means more car boot sales, this time we
went to seven all and all.
I got so many finds it's ridiculous, it was actually a bit
tedious to create this post. :))

Well, here's a tiny, yes, tiny, selection of my recent finds.
Click on the images for larger view.


Vintage pearl chandelier earrings, 50 pence.
Love these, I got something similar but with bigger and
a lot more pearls.


Vintage Thermoset earrings, 50 pence.
Stunning, now I'm on a hunt for a matching necklace.


Shoes, £1.
New. For casual summer wear.


Shoes, 50 pence.
New, I didn't think pink suede was my thing. :))


Spanish doll, 50 pence.
Perfect addition to my collection, I don't have a lady with a hat,
only with fans and guitars or a bloke.


Vintage mini basket, 30 pence.
This one is soooo cute! It really is tiny.


Vintage Bambi, 50 pence.
I got one just like this already but not with a polka dot bow.


Vintage necklaces, 20 pence and 50 pence.
Love the cherry Kool Aid colored necklace with glass beads,
the other one looks like olives on a string, would like to know
what kind of plastic it is. Love the fact that it has got a plastic
screw clasp.


Bracelet, 50 pence.
This must be the first wide bracelet that actually looks good on me.
The shape makes me thing of crocodile teeth.


Belt, 30 pence.
Funny, the same seller wanted £1 for it the other week. :))


Vintage picture, £1.
Perfect addition to our exotic lounge and my Hawaiian
collection.


Vintage picture, £1.
I want to get new black sleek frames before they go up on the wall.
They go perfect together with our customized 1960's Ladderax
units too!


Vintage shot glasses on stand, £5.
Even tho it's not pennies it's still a bargain.
My man refused to go home without it.


Vintage wicker box, 25 pence.
It's not that I needed another wicker sewing box but I don't
have a blue one and I couldn't refuse that price. :))


Lurex cardigan, £1.
Cute cardigan, perfect for summer.


Close up.


Vintage candle holder, 50 pence.
I'm in an orange state of mind at the mo.


Vintage cook book, 50 pence.
I love the colors in old cook books, don't know why, I just do.
This was a gift from my man.


Jacket, 50 pence.
Even tho I got tons of pretty things this jacket is my favorite
find. It's suits me perfectly, I look dead cool in it. :))
I don't care that the armpits are scruffy, I will wear it til it's
moulting.


Cami suspender, £1.
Vintage robe, £1.
The cami is from Ann Summers and it was never worn,
my man insisted on buying it for me. I wonder why, any ideas? ;)
The robe is amazing, deadstock.


Close up.


Vintage jewelry boxes, 20 pence each.
Now here's something I've been looking for for many years,
a jewelry case for traveling.
The pink one is ace too! I got two of these in white with black
polka dots and they hold more than you'd think.


R is for Rascal! :)


Both in very good condition inside and out.