Welcome to Candy Dreamland
Posted on: November 9, 2012I have a new favourite store on Etsy and it celebrates my love for one of a kind party supplies - dime store style! Continue reading »
Dime Store Buddy: Stripey straws, chilly dilly pickle bags & zig zag cutlery.
I can’t remember the keyword search that led me to discover and fall instantly head over heels in rainbow love with the unashamedly colourful and stripey world that is Dime Store Buddy. It’s an Etsy store based in the US, not a bricks and mortar in London. I was disappointed by this fact at first then slowly realised it was probably for the best, otherwise my kitchenette would be stuffed full of things like 50 chilly dilly pickle bags. Maybe this wouldn’t be so bad? Continue reading »
Rainbow Brite
Posted on: November 7, 2012I've spent the week thus far wrapping and packing a zillion orders from our £5 mega sale. The online shoppe was almost stripped bare and now the fun part starts... filling it back up again! Continue reading »
NEW IN! Leather bag, hokey Pokey 7", Polka Dot Frock, 80s baby tee.
To counter the grey skies and drizzly weather of late my nine new thrifted finds today are a serious batch of rainbow hued pieces. Clad yourself in this 100% silk dress from Hobbs and rainbow sea shell shaped leather bag, dress baby in the 100% cotton slogan tee whilst you both bop along to the Hokey Pokey and why not use the sleeve as a piece of wall art in the nursery. Continue reading »
New Cute ‘n Wintry Avatar
Posted on: November 6, 2012I thought I'd mark the sudden change of the seasons with a new more seasonal Thrift-ola avatar! Continue reading »
Diana for Girls 1982
The last vintage teen annual I have left in my online shoppe is a winter special from 1982 called Diana for Girls. Inside you’ll discover oodles of fun pop, illustrated stories, fashion and craft projects and it’s scarily modern considering it’s nearly 35 years old! I’ve scanned in a few of my fave pages and their cover star is now also Thrift-ola’s avatar star over on our Facebook ‘n Twitter pages. I must remember to wear my winter warmers with such a killer smile!
Caturday Giveaway
Posted on: November 2, 2012Caturday our monthly day of cat vintage is on hiatus til next year but in the meantime you can get your paws on this fantastiche 1980s cat mug! Continue reading »
WIN ME! Awesome vintage 1980s cat mug with tail handle.
The first Saturday of every month is Caturday on Thrift-ola, a day where I launch lots of vintage cat goodies, hold giveaways and post lots of silly retro cat pics. Unfortunately I haven’t been doing my usual levels of thrifting this month as I’ve been producing the first Thrift-ola designed product (more news on that soon!) so Caturday is going to be back in the new year when I’ll run it quarterly to give me more of a chance to find oodles of crazy cat finds for y’all. Until then you can get your paws on this super fun vintage ceramic mug, just tell me what 1970 album is our furry pal nestled in front of? Email the answer to me leona@thrift-ola.com and I’ll pick a winner at random by next Friday 9th. Good luck!
***UPDATE***
This competition has now closed, thank you to everyone who successfully guessed it’s Loaded by The Velvet Underground. The winner is Jamie Miller.
Hello November
Posted on: November 1, 2012A pinch and a punch the first of the month! It's November, which in thrift-oland is the green light to start listing our fun festive finds. Holidays are coming... Continue reading »
New in! Knitted scarf, holly apron and robin tea towel.
My nine new finds added to the Thrift-ola shoppe today are all red and white cuties! I’ll hold off using the c-word just yet but for those of you who like to be organised and prepped I’ve started to add a sprinkling of my festive finds which so far include a robin and holly tea towel and two super cute holly aprons. Continue reading »
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.
