The thrill of the thrift

I was so excited to find these vintage items while I was out thrifting the other day ~  it was really a case of hidden treasure!  There aren’t big baskets of fabulous sewing notions, or the $1.00 Bakelite bangles casually hiding amongst the plastic junk ~ no, true vintage pickings in Aussie thrift store are very slim to say the least. 

Actually, I’ve noticed that this seems to becoming an rather alarming trend.  Less vintage & poorer quality items + inflated prices seems to be hitting other charity shops overseas, not just here on my home turf.  A couple of UK and American blogs I read have commented on the increasing difficulty in finding decent stuff for a reasonable price at the local thrift store.  I don’t know whether it’s all the vintage sellers to blame; are they scooping up anything and everything remotely saleable and leaving us with the scraps?  Or is it the vintage trend, meaning that more Jo Blowettes are shopping around leaving less merchandise to browse from?

Either way, it’s rather hard on those with vintage style aspirations and slender pocket books, and I really wish things would change, but I hardly think that that is going to happen anytime soon.  So in the mean time, I will enjoy what treasures I do manage to dig up. 

And to be fair, I suppose that’s part of the thrill of the chase!  It does make thrifting a lot more interesting when you never know if you are going to find anything good or not. 

What do you think m’dears?  Can you still discover good finds?  Any tricks for hunting down the best bargains?  I am always on the look out for a good thrift tip!

xox,

bonita

Youtube Tags & Rambles

Okay, so this a tag video that just goes through some stuff about me!  I did it mostly for my Youtube channel’s subscribers{wow, I actually have some of those!} so feel free to skip it if you find rambling talking heads boring…  ; P

I had fun recording this meme.  It’s kind of interesting to find out what you think about some things ~ I sort of surprised myself with some of the answers.  And I thought it was funny how you could hear all the trucks in the background once in a while ~ yes, there’s quite a bit of traffic around our house.   > <

Incidentally, what do you guys think about commenting?   I like to reply to the comments I get on my blog, but I’m not sure that anyone reads the replies…  Should I keep replying or not bother do you think?  I personally used to not like it when I read a blog and the blogger never seemed to answer the comments, but now I sort of understand why they might not choose to do that.  Still, for me the whole point of blogging beside the enjoyment of it, is the community and friendships you form.  I tend to think that if you don’t reply to comments that dialogue is cut off.  What do you think?  Any advice on this would be appreciated.    ^ ω ^

xox,

bonita

What I got in the mail

 

More mail ~ yay!

Aaaaaannnnd it’s another haul video.  I keep getting exciting parcels on my doorstep so I just have to share.  ^ u ^

xox,

bonita

Vintage Reproduction ~ Almost as fun as the real stuff!

 

Yay, vintage clothes! : D

So the link to the specific style of Freddie's of Pinewood jeans I bought is here:  Ladies Side Button Jeans.

And really, I can’t say enough how fabulous and comfortable I have found them… I think I want at least a few more pairs and possibly the overalls.  We shall have to see!

xox,

bonita

What I’ve found ~ Catwalk Fairy Thrift Haul

Yeah, I know, I know ~ random title, but I couldn’t think of anything better! > . <

~ ♥ ~  This is the only vintage piece I picked up this time, but that’s okay.  And I do like the puppy; isn’t he cute?  ~ ♥ ~

So that’s my latest thrift haul.  I can’t wait to style up some of the clothes for outfit shoots ~ it will be fun.     ᵔᴗᵔ 

xox,

bonita

Teacups & Treasures ~ A thrift haul

Live from Depict This!

~ * ♥ * ~  A close up on the bead work.  ~ * ♥ * ~

So those are the best picks from my haul from last weekend.  I also took home a whole stack of books {around about 20 I think} including some by Janette Oak who is an amazing Christian romance author.  I am going to have a great time reading them all, but what I am really itching to get started with is my nightgown upcycled into a dress idea.  I will keep you posted on how that goes ~ I shall have to do a tutorial if they turn out like I hope they will! 

By the way, if there are any particular topics you’d like me to vlog about, just give me a shout out in the comments.  Have a great weekend!  ^ ω ^

xox,

bonita

P.S. ~ Sorry for those of you that might be viewing this post twice.  I had problems with the video, and did not realize this until I had already posted it.  I promise it works properly this time!  > o <’

Dig it up; my thrifting treasures!

~ * ♥  Happy feet!  A sneak preview of a pair of shoes in my video ♥ * ~

Yay! Thrifting!

So this is a mixed bag of thrifting jaunts ~ I bought the shoes in Perth, and the clothes in Canberra.   Mostly the clothing came from a thrifting expedition that was, in reality, a complete fail!

I had a mission to find some curtains {our poor house looks very naked with all the bare windows!} and ended up with a everything BUT curtains…..   A lamp, a wardrobe for baby’s things, clothing for me.  Yup, no curtains.  

Still I had some great finds, so all’s well it ends well yes?

xox,

bonita

Old and New Older Handbags

 

Random screen shot curtsey of Youtube!! > >’

I will not add much more to this post as I am pretty sure you have probably heard enough from me for the moment { I do ramble on don’t I?  > O < }  but I just want to say that I will be posting the results of my poll soon. 

Five people have voted so far {yay for you!}, but I am afraid that the results will not really represent what everyone wants to see.   Or maybe you do not mind?   Anyway, if you want to put in a word, pleeease do:  I really do want to hear what you have to say. 

Last chance to vote on the content of Depict This! right here!!   Go for it; click those buttons! 

xox,

bonita

P.S. ~   A big fat sorry from me as this is a technically an extremely late post.  No, I did not forget to post on Tuesday ~ this video was supposed to be up then but I have had some {!!!} technical difficulties.  I had to rerecord 3 times and then it would not upload to YouTube properly.  It has taken me two days and two nights of trying to upload this video to finally get it posted!  Sometimes tech is such a pain.  T ^ T

Vintage Goodies! ~ Vlog 1

 

Vintage goodies galore…..

As I said in the video, this is my first vlog post.  I did put up a video a while ago, but it was just a short clip of the plum blossoms outside my window.  This is first real face time recording!  Pretty scary stuff… 

I tell you what, that black, unblinking eye {camera lens} can be darn intimidating.   And unfortunately, my video editing software is less than great, so I did not get the best editing jobs done.   But I think the end product turned out ok anyway; at least I hope so!

Do let me know what you think ~ should I create more video posts?  They are fun, but kind of hard to do.  Actually, I am glad for my Toastmasters and Journalism training, because I would have found that a lot harder if I had not practised public impromptu speaking and broadcast anchoring.

Yay for university!    >  <    Yay for trying something new!  Oh, and did you like Ichi~Chan, my strawberry takochou?  He was thrilled to be in the video, and wants me to do more things that he can be in, so keep your eye out for him!  I am not sure where he will pop up next, but I am certain he will be around.  ^ __ ^

xox,

bonita

P.S.  ~  I totally need a better name for this clip too ~ my lack of imagination is rather appalling…