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Cat Comp!

Posted on: September 1, 2012

Recently I thrifted an amazing 1960s book about cats and inside the owner had paper clipped postcards, newspaper clippings and cat related mementos dating throughout the 50s and 60s to the pages inside. I've enjoyed looking through it for the past few weeks and to celebrate Caturday it's today's blog giveaway! Continue reading »

Win this 1960s book about cats and all the mementos inside!

Win this 1960s book about cats and all the mementos inside!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning this book and all the ace mementos inside is leave a cat related comment on this post. I’ll pick a winner at random on Monday. Happy Caturday!

Want a sneak peek inside the book? Check out our Facebook photo album here.

*** blog post update ***

The winner of the book is… Laura Jayde. Woop, woop!

Caturday

Posted on: August 29, 2012

At Thrift-ola Towers WE LOVE CATS! So, on the first Saturday of every month I'll be uploading all my vintage cat related finds and donating 20% of all the product proceeds to Battersea Cats and Dogs Home. Starting this Saturday! Continue reading »

Celebrate how ace cats are with us on the first Saturday of every month!

My childhood cat was called Garfield and I’d chosen him from our neighbour’s cat’s litter when I was 6. He was ginger and fun and cuddly and did the best superman poses when stretching. When I moved to London I really missed not having a cute ball of fluff hanging about the place getting into silly situations. That’s when I started to thrift cat stuff. I filled my London flats with long necked 1950s ceramic cats, cat print homewares, cat shaped kitchenware… it was the closest thing to having a cat. When I started seeking out second hand treasures for the relaunch of Thrift-ola I noticed a large percentage of my finds were cat related and thought it only right to dedicate a day a month to uploading all these goodies and donating 20% of the takings to one of the bestest institutions in old London Town: Battersea Cats and Dogs Home. Continue reading »

Thrift-ola on Tumblr

Posted on: August 17, 2012

Flick through the pages of our thrifted books over on our all new Tumblr page. Continue reading »

The Golden Age of Advertising - the 60s

I absolutely love sourcing ‘n selling thrifted books but they often pass through my hands too quickly and I don’t get the chance to enjoy them. So I’ve decided to share my favourite pages of the books I find over on our new Tumblr page. Continue reading »

Delivery by Unicorn?

Posted on: August 1, 2012

The Thrift-ola eBay sale has now finished! Thanks to everyone who placed a bid 'n bought one of our thrifted vintage goodies. The pack-a-thon is nearly complete. Continue reading »

Our best eBay feedback ever!

I spent a nail biting 7 hours on Sunday on the couch with my ipad and an endless stream of teas watching all our vintage lots end in our first eBay sale for quite some years. It was lovely to see lots of old names popping up and snapping up stuff and for the past few days the studio has been a whirl of bubble wrap and boxes. Nearly everything has been sent out now and the eBay feedback has started to  flood in, I ‘grammed the feedback above from one of our oldest customers who knows of my penchant for the horned horse, yes I hooted with delight and wondered how much delivery by unicorn would actually cost? A superb rainbow filled alternative to the drab Royal Mail don’t you think!

The Owl and the Pussycat

Posted on: July 27, 2012

Our vintage sale over on eBay is in full swing and you'll not be surprised to discover there are quite a few owls and pussy cats up for grabs! Continue reading »

1970s flock slogan owl poster

Oh my, the cute-o-meter just exploded! Check out this super fun ‘Nobody’s Perfect’ slogan poster featuring a family of owls bundled together on a snowy branch and a naughty little scamp hanging upside down. Guess he’s the one who’s not perfect. You can bid for it here. Continue reading »

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