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Here's a quick photographic peek behind the scenes of what went down at Thrift-ola Towers last week...
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If it’s sunny at this time of year then I’m mega making the most of it as all thrifters know the car boot calendar is coming to a close. I was up at 5am three times and captured the glorious pinky sky one early morning before I was too laden down to take any photos! I don’t own a car so I go buying on the bus. Crazy, I know. I dug out my all time fave book Thrift Score to re-read on my travels; Al Hoff is like my thrift idol & reading it always makes me wanna go run Thrift-ola stateside. Although I’d definitely need a set of wheels over there! On Friday I photographed all my finds and then as always laid them out on my studio floor so I could picture how they’ll look in the store, it’s just like re-arranging your book shelves on a Sunday morning I LOVE IT! I guess it’s my post-thrifting-pre-selling ritual. Once everything is uploaded to the online shoppe I pack stuff away in my little stockroom. My fave find of the week was a 1970s St Michael cotton apron with an Alice in Wonderland illustration and it became Thrift-ola’s fastest ever selling item when it was snapped up less than 2 minutes after I added it to the online shoppe. Wowee.
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I only had one thrift mishap this week (which is good for me) I discovered this pretty 80s biscuit jar had a chipped lid when I got it home. Zoe from Convo Pieces suggested I use it as a plant pot. Twinkling thinking Miss CP. I also decided to keep a few of my finds this week including a set of Wyncraft salt ‘n pepper shakers and a beautiful pair of Crown Devon Tea and Sugar cannisters. We started the weekend with a trip to Borough Market which is like the king of farmer’s markets and then spent hours in Blitz Vintage Department Store just off Brick Lane where I began to build my goth winter wardrobe. I spotted this new piece of street art in the hood featuring the legendary landlady of the Golden Heart: Sandra – and that’s always how she looks, her mouth is open because she’s yelling at someone. Beautifully captured. On Sunday I met my boyfriend’s granny for the first time on a day trip to his home town Leicester. I tried not to be grumpy because we were going on a day when all the charity shops would be closed and then to my absolute delight his Mum gave me a bunch of thrifted gifts – gonna tell y’all about them on the next post. What a fun week.
Hey there! My name is Leona and this is my online shop and blog where you can follow my thrifty adventures and snap up a vintage gem of two.
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