Wednesday Vintage Finds

I have been having major op shopping withdrawals lately and decided to head to a few of my favourite haunts as well as a few new ones. I definitely came home with some fantastic finds! I purchased most of these items all from different stores. 

My favourite find would have to be my gorgeous 1960's Kriesler radio! I could not believe it when I found her... It was most definately love at first sight. She was very dirty and grubby, but with a bit of cleaning she has come up a dream. I have been wanting to purchase a "Blush" radio (reproduction retro look alike radio) for a while, but now I have my very own authentic retro gem. 

Footrest reto slingback heals - pearl pink colour 

1 small green enamel jewellery box
1 large needlepoint jewellery box

Pretty green and floral cup and saucers trio

Vintage AVON milk glass perfume bottle in the shape of a cinderella carriage.
The lid is in the shape of a crown.

Vintage Oriental Tea Caddy

3 retro scarves 

Retro 70's Floral Maxi Dress

Retro 70's Maxi Skirt... this picture doesn't do this skirt any justice... The print is divine!

Retro 60's/70's Table Cloth's

Pink Flamingo LOVE

I was recently looking at Anna Spiro's stunning new online Spring Vignette http://www.absolutelybeautifulthings.com.au/  and fell head over heels in love with a gorgeous vintage pink flamingo. Off course by the time I visited the website it was sold, as were a lot of the gorgeous pieces which Anna hand picks. I tried to trace one down through etsy, eBay, gumtree but only found imposters! Loving the one that Anna had so much, I could not settle for something that just didn't quite resemble the one she was selling. To my absolute amazement, when it was my mums birthday we went to an op shop on the other side of town and what was starring me in the window? None other than the pink flamingo! My heart started to skip a beat as I could not believe I had found a needle in a hay stack. I was even more thrilled to read the little price tag stating $12.50!!!!

Mine is slightly different as it is not standing up, but for the price and compared to the others I had seen, I was a very happy camper! I am not sure how much Anna's was, but I can assure you it would be close to $100 if not more. It just goes to show you that with a bit of thrifter's luck and some dedication, you just never know what you might find out there in your local op shop.

For those who don't like thrifting, you just don't know what you're missing out on and the savings you can make in the process! I am not sure as to where I am going to put her (my flamingo) but I think it will be in my office.

The other beautiful piece that Anna had for sale is this stunning vintage pink and green jug or vase. She doesn't mention if it is a brand name, however I think it is Majolica. This beautiful item was another that was sold when I visited her website. As they say, first in best dressed.

A Thrifter's Life

As a vintage lover, there is nothing more that I love than going op shopping, garage sale hunting or market scouring! I thought I would share some of my recent finds with you. I thought I would try and share this with you more often. Enjoy

Vintage Magazines

Retro Coathangers

Vintage Fabric

Vintage Fabric

Beautiful Oil Painting

Vintage Pink Clutch

80's Nautical Scarfe

French Scarfe 

Tsubi Jeans... these were only $1

Vintage Ken Done Scarfe 

Retro Small Shopping Bag

Retro Sundress 

Retro Pink Maxi

Retro Floral Shirt

80's Leather Belt

Kerbside Shopping

While I was driving to work the other day I couldn't help but notice that the suburb I work in was having their annual kerbside collection. A lot of people think not much of this, but for me it immediately puts a smile on my face and I start to get excited about just what I might find. After work yesterday I drove around the streets and was absolutely astonished at what some people throw out as junk!! Tables, chairs, plates, cupboards, pot plants, kids toys it is absolutely incredible. It also saddens me that people are too lazy to take their items down to the local thrift store or if they are big items, organise for them to pick them up from their house! People have now become crazy consumers and we simply throw away so many things.

As the saying goes, someones trash is somebody else's treasure. I scored a cane basket, an old boudoir 50's stool, 2 vintage shabby brown stools, a magazine rack (with minimal rust) and last but not least 3 rattan stools! I still have not decided how I am going to restore these items, but when I do, I will keep you all up to date with the process. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please send them through!

If you are not afraid of going out there and hunting down peoples junk then I strongly suggest going onto your local council's website where full details of each suburb sould be available. For those in Brisbane, please click on the link: http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/environment-waste/rubbish-tips-collections/kerbside-collection/northside-kerbside-large-items-collection/index.htm