Make Me An Offer Monday!
Posted on: June 6, 2011It's that time again when you can haggle over prices in my online store! If you've had your eye on an item but want to scoop it up for a cheaper price then send me an e-mail and make an offer for it... Continue reading »
Super old poster I snapped in a hardware store in Whitstable, Kent
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 for the rest of the day – although you’ll have to quickly snap it up before someone else does.
3. If I don’t accept your offer, I’ll send you a counter offer and the haggle begins.
Make Me An Offer Monday starts NOW until midnight tonight. Go shop!
Where I Work (and Daydream)
Posted on: June 3, 2011Here's a little peek into part of my studio where I photograph and store all my vintage finds and run the website, whilst drinking too many cups of coffee! Continue reading »
Half of my work space in the glorious evening sunshine.
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 spend too much time gazing out of ’em and up at the bright blue skies… The sunsets over the Wick recently have been particularly stunning.
My Next Crafty Adventure – Gocco Printing
Posted on: May 31, 2011Thrift-ola craft projects aren't just about using vintage materials to make stuff with, I'm also excited by experimenting with vintage systems and techniques like Print Gocco designed in 1977 by Noboru Hayama. Continue reading »
Hand printed bunting. Yippee!
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 Print Gocco workshop on 16th June. There are still places left and if you ‘like’ her facebook page you can score a 10% discount! Continue reading »
Car Bootin’ with the Boys
Posted on: May 30, 2011Once the boyz had finished up their impromptu dumpster photoshoot it was full steam ahead to one of the biggest car boot sales on the outskirts of London Town. Continue reading »
Dumpster diving outside Taplow train station.
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 the short train ride from Paddington into the sunny countryside. Continue reading »
The Best Mode of Transport for a Thrifter?
Posted on: May 29, 2011The only thing on wheels I go thrifting with is my 1970's cherry red granny trolley. It's time to consider the alternatives... Continue reading »
A natty 3 wheeler I spotted at the Braderie flea market in Lille, France last year.
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) I haven’t sat behind the wheel since. When considering the idea of setting up Thrift-ola it seemed crazy to have a business sourcing and selling vintage finds without any transport. I’ve managed thus far but I’ve had to leave behind far too many things I couldn’t carry *sob* so, I’ve decided to start some driving lessons and take my test again. In the meantime I thought this super Seventies tricycle with big ol’ basket could be a good summertime thrifting aid – if only I’d snapped it up last year at the Braderie flea in Lille. 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.
