flea market finds

 my two fave finds of the moment is this little kodak instamatic 33. i dont believe it to be anything special to anyone else but to me its got a lot of character and is very cute. and for 50 cents who could resist such charm?
and secondly is this (now) black gloss frame. unfortunately i forgot to take a 'before' shot, however am sure you could guess what it looked like in its former life. it wasnt unsightly by any means however the 'after' life is more my taste. ive added some extra string and thinking of hanging some pictures. we'll see. for $10 i couldnt resist as i've been on the look out for months. very pleased indeed.

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flea market finds

well i had quite a week with my oppy finds. i was so happy with all my finds i felt i had the fairies on my side this week.

 firstly was this lovely necklace, who knows it could quite possibly be from diva but i wasn't too fussed it was boxed in a lovely old aqua blue box and looks lovely on, something a bit different, sold!

next i found another lovely aqua blue jug this one a melmac made in australia one very happy! that makes two in the new 'collection'!

i found this lovely table cloth very 70's and a bit touristy but it made me think of my childhood and gave me a bit of that proud to be an aussie feeling!

and lastly these i could not walk past, they are not my normal footwear and i'm not a shoes girl, but i love them! very glam and high and for strutting ones stuff around town. as i don't get out on the town so much anymore i may save them for an occasion if not i'll wear them whilst vacuuming!

check out the other flea market finds of the week over at sophies.

flea market finds

as i have been a little under the weather this week, i didnt get myself out to any op shops so i thought i'd post some piccys of my two favourite baskets i have found recently in my rummagings and had yet to post about. a lovely sized round basket perfect for more sewing bits and pieces and a lovely old deep washing basket (pics dont do it justice i'm afraid) but deep enough that miss poppet can fit right on in shoulders and all : ) i have a love of baskets i blame/thank (which ever way you look at it!) my mother she always had beautiful baskets dotted around the house whilst i was growing up, well she still does in fact. they remind me of our country blood : )

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flea market finds

this little beauty is my fave find of the week. white wind up alarm clock made in czechoslovakia $2 at a local oppy. 

i love it. 

others in the house arent so keen with his ticking and i must admit i kept having little moments where id panic at the sound coming from the back seat while driving him home. now its grown on me and i find it quite soothing and as he now sits on my sewing table he doesnt bother anyone! : ) 

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flea market finds

this weeks fave flea market finds are going to go perfectly with the bedroom makeover instigated by the chair i bought a few weeks ago. as i'm going with a green/jade colour scheme i think these new pieces will work very well. all thats missing is a beautiful bunch of flowers to fill that milk jug! 

check out all the other flea market finds of the week over at sophies. i'd love to get my hands on something similar to the beautiful jug she found! 

flea market finds

this weeks favourite find- matching retro pyrex $4 for the pair.
i was very psyched! : )

very cool thrifty finds over at sophies

flea market find

my fave flea market find this week is this beautiful photo of st. kilda purchased for $2 from a local oppy. the photographer is leslie fratkin a new york based photographer.
and as i had a fabulous night out in st. kilda this weekend the timing of the find means even more.
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little golden delights

i, like many, adore little golden books and was overjoyed to discover a substantial sized bundle at a local op shop. so for $10 i scored myself and miss poppet of course 45 vintage little golden books. some are doubles to what we already own, so i will have to find another purpose for those. such joy they bring. 

brilliant

brilliant! 5 and a half metres of vintage (made in west germany) chocolate brown velvet ribbon for $3 at the little local op shop plus 4 little golden books .60cents. transported back to being a little girl again! brown velvet and golden books

baubles

op shop find after my dentist visit today. (was needing something to put the smile back on my face : ) these beautiful glass baubles made in west germany. $1 please!

latest op shop find

i have wanted to get my little bubba one of these tupperware shape o's for a while now but couldnt really justify (no matter how hard i tried) $36.45 so when i found this one in an op shop the other day for $2, i was just a little bit excited! : )