Author Archives: Leona Thrift-ola

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*Giveaway* Handmade Patchwork Bag

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

After a long weekend thrifting far and wide (and mostly in the rain) tonight I fancied staying in, keeping cozy and making something. A few weeks ago I found these amazing oversized glitter bag handles at the Wills-Moody jumble sale, … Continue reading →

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In the Press! Mollie Makes Salutes Thrift-ola

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

The UK handmade scene finally has it’s very own ace neo-craft magazine that celebrates making, collecting, thrifting and crafting. Issue two has literally just hit the newstands and features lots of fun D.I.Y projects from cute club felties, strawberry pin … Continue reading →

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Craft Spotlight: Paper Craft & Origami

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

Today I added this delightful book to the shoppe ‘All Made From Paper‘ written in 1974 and published in Great Britain. It contains oodles of fantastic craft projects making decorative objects for the home, to give out as presents or … Continue reading →

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Girl Friday

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

I’m working as part of the digital team at Hemingway Design! More specifically I’m helping run the multi author blog on the Vintage website. Mostly I’ve been sub editing and uploading posts written by other people but recently I’ve been … Continue reading →

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The Last Ever Rock’n’Roll Jumble Sale

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

In my world a jumble sale is run by grannies in aid of charity, stuff is sold for about 20p and they’re really very hit and miss. Much like a car boot sale or charity shop – no pre-sorting has … Continue reading →

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