LOVELY BARGAIN

I'm a bad girl, I totally forgot to blog about this lovely
bargain I made a few weeks back.
I won this baby blue 1960's hairdryer with matching
stand pink & cord on eBay for the tidy sum of £1.70!

WELL FINALLY!!!

Last Sunday (not yesterday) I finally managed to
get the man of mine to help me put up some stuff
on the walls!
I've been going on about this for 4 years!!!
So now, two Sundays in a row we have done a few
things around the house to make it look nicer and
it seems like he's willing to do something because it
all made a huge change for the better.

Hopefully a friend of ours will be willing and able to
help us out with some painting next month because
there's no stopping this house improvement now!


Got a mini sting shelf up by my side of the bed.


My 1920's peacock painting was hung over my vanity.


And last but not least my man's music room got a whole lot more
interesting with stuff on the walls!

THE TOP!

Click on the image for a better view.

I found this HUGE nightgown in a charity shop the other
day, on our road trip, for only £1 and I just loved the color
and the details on the front and knew this could be THE
top to wear this spring/summer.

This revamp was easy, I cut it to the length I wanted and
since I'm small I even cut quite a bit on the sides, zig zag
stitched it all and then sew it back together.
I think it didn't take more than 20 minutes.

Really glad I bought it.

YESTERDAY

Yesterday my man had a day off so we took a trip down
to the seaside, Hayling Island, to pick up a 1950’s glass
cabinet I won on eBay last week.


£18, eBay.

Afterwards we went to Chichester where I got two really
amazing dresses, one from the One Legged Jockey.
It was very sunny and warm and it was nice to get out of
the house and get some quality time together.
We also did something we haven’t done the 5 years and
three months we been together, we went to McDonalds!
LOL!

I don't really blog about vintage shops because most of
them don't want you to take pics, so what's the point?
One Legged Jockey in Chichester however really must
and deserve to be blogged about!
I've been to a lot of vintage shops all over Europe and
Scandinavia but no one made an impression quite like
this one. Amazing stock and really awesome staff and
they played some really good music too! :)
If you're ever down that way I promise they are well
worth a visit.












You find One Legged Jockey at 9 Crane Street,
Chichester PO19 1LJ

REVAMPED STOOLS

Hi there all my lovely readers!
I got good news! My mind is now set to craft, big time!
I'm most inspired and I've done a lot this week and it's
only Thursday.
Here's a revamp I did on Tuesday evening.
I found these 1960's stools at the antique market a few
weeks ago for only £1.50 each!
They sure were in a need of a revamp, I don't care that
the wood looks a bit iffy, that only brings character, but
the vinyl seats just had to go!
I don't like vinyl (it's not good for the lady parts if you sit
on vinyl for too long) so I removed the covers completely.

Last week at the antique market I found a pair of 1960's
curtains that were slightly sun bleached on one side and
the lady who got the stall likes me so I got them for free.
The color looked amazing after a wash and I knew they'd
be perfect for the stool seats. The wood and the blue were
like made for each other.
It doesn't look mega super perfect but I think it's my first
reupholstering so cut me some slack. :))






Oh, this is a bonus, the taller stool has got a compartment
unter the seat, which is very handy.

LATEST REVAMP

Click on the image for a much larger view.

I said the other day that I wanted something to revamp.

I had this dress listed on Etsy for 4 months but it didn’t
sell so I revamped it into a top.
Very easy but still a huge change, it’s actually useful to
me now.
I removed the ruffle on the sleeve and cut the skirt part
off and then hemmed it, not much else. :)

I plan to turn the skirt part in to a sexy pencil skirt, I just
need to get a white slip since it’s pretty sheer.

RETAIL THERAPY

Feel like a pile of shit today, I'm run down and ill from
stress and more or less decided to semi quit my job.
I got my own shop to think about right now and I have
a major gig in Spain that I have to prepare for and I very
much had it with all the bloody drama at work.
I don't want to be treated like shit, they seem to forget
that my restoring skills is what bring in the money.
When all this is over and done with I'm thinking about
maybe working for a Jewish charity instead because
it's a mitzvah to be a mensch and they offer way better
snacks. :P


Sunglasses £1.19, Bird ring 99 pence, Nautical ring 99 pence, Belt £1.49 each

I tried a little retail therapy earlier, found some cheap
crap that might bring some flair and cheer to my spring
and summer outfits.
(And the shipping was completely free!)

Hope I don't jinx it's arrival by blogging about it before
it actually gets here. It wouldn't be the first time.