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The One That Got Away
Posted on: April 28, 2011On all buying trips there's at least one item I regret not buying & consequently spend too much time thinking about afterwards. It really would have changed my life, wouldn't it? From now on I'm going to snap these pieces so I don't recall them through a rose tinted memory. I did the best thing and left this one behind, or did I? Continue reading »
The biggest chipmunk cookie jar ever.
I was drawn to this ginormous 1970’s chipmunk cookie jar from the moment I stepped foot into Help the Aged in Eastleigh, Hampshire – my hometown nonetheless. His cap is the lid and he’s stamped with ‘Japan’ on the underside, natch. On closer inspection the poor fella had lots of little chips all over his ceramic body, but does this matter? I wouldn’t mind personally but felt it could disappoint a Thrift-ola patron. So I left him sat there *sob* did I do the right thing? I’m not so sure now…
Mad Hatter’s Tea Rooms in Margate
Posted on: April 27, 2011In Thrift-ola land there's only one thing that goes hand-in-hand with thrifting'n'crafting and that's... tea'n'cake. As I travel up and down the UK seeking out second hand treasures I'll be fueling up in the countries finest (and strangest) tea rooms and reporting back! Continue reading »
Mad Hatter Tea Rooms, 9 Lombard Street, Margate CT9 1EJ
Tucked away on the cobbled streets of the old town behind the mega brassy row of arcades and boozers, you’ll find the wonderfully eccentric Mad Hatter’s Tea Rooms. Continue reading »
Thrift-ola in Company Magazine
Posted on: April 21, 2011Jazz Domino Holly the founder of the Shoreditch Sisters WI and Viva Cake salutes Thrift-ola in her Mistress of Stitch column this month. Continue reading »
May 2011 issue of Company Magazine.
WIN! My Handmade Vintage Tea Towel Purse
Posted on: April 15, 2011It's my first ever giveaway at Thrift-ola towers and you can get your puddy-paws on this one of a kind pretty purse made by my own fair hands... Continue reading »
Win this one of a kind clip frame purse handmade using an Irish linen vintage tea towel.
A few days ago I handmade this pretty clip frame purse using a vintage tea towel with art deco styling at a wonderful Make Lounge workshop. It’s quite a large size at 20cm wide and 15cm long so it can handily hold everything from your mobile, keys, cards, lipgloss and cashola. I would also be tempted to use it as a summery make up bag! Continue reading »
Make a Snap Frame Purse from a Vintage Tea Towel
Posted on: April 14, 2011One sunny April evening I popped over to the much loved Make Lounge in Islington to learn how to transform my boring tea towels into great gifts for friends... Continue reading »
My vintage tea towel moments before it's transformation...
Vintage tea towels are easy to thrift, mega cheap and full of ace graphics and lovely colourways. The great part about using them as a fabric to make a new object is that most old tea towels are completely unused as folk in the olden days would buy them as souvenirs and pop them in a drawer as a memory keepsake. But really, how many tea towels do I actually need in my life? So I set out to find more useful things I could make ’em into. After setting aside two amazing Babycham versions which I’m going to frame and put on my kitchen wall I figured I didn’t mind cutting up and crafting with the rest. I spied the Metal Snap Purse Workshop on The Make Lounge website and instantly booked my slot… 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.
