Author Archives: Leona Thrift-ola

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Make Me An Offer Monday!

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

How it works……… 1. E-mail leona@thrift-ola.com with the product name & the price you’d like to pay. 2. If I accept the offer, I’ll e-mail you back and change the price of the product to what you’d like to pay … Continue reading →

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Where I Work (and Daydream)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

I’ve had a bit of a studio re-jig this week and took this photo in the gorgeous evening sunshine last night. My unit in Hackney Wick is flanked on two sides by huge windows and to be honest I sometimes … Continue reading →

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My Next Crafty Adventure – Gocco Printing

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

I’ve always been fascinated by the vintage Japanese screen printing machine – Print Gocco and when researching my next crafty adventure I stumbled upon this range of classes held by Xtina Lamb of Printed Wonders. I’ve booked myself onto the … Continue reading →

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Car Bootin’ with the Boys

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

There’s nothing better than a giant bank holiday monday car boot sale and today I decided to go to Taplow in Berkshire to search for treasure. My friends Pete and Sam also fancied a thrifty adventure and joined me on … Continue reading →

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The Best Mode of Transport for a Thrifter?

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Leona Thrift-ola

Fifteen years ago I pulled off a most spectacular stunt which involved passing my driving test first time and then writing my car off all in the space of one week. Genius. Scarred from the horror (metaphorically speaking of course) … Continue reading →

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