Thrift Finds

This is a sort of continual post from the previous just showing you what ABSOLUTE STEALS  I got when I visited all four of the Op shops down the road from my house, Red Cross, Lifeline, Asthma foundation and Salvation army. All of these stores are a little pricey compared to others I have been to but when they have sales the regular $6.00 - $12.00 per item prices drop to around $1.00 - $4.00 per piece. So I tend to just buy sale items to save my pennies and get a better deal, unless it is something that I MUST HAVE !!!! Then there is no negotiation. 

I only Picked up four Items this trip because I wasn't looking for anything in particular and I didn't want to blow all my money so I only got some things that I just couldn't leave in the store. 

Steal  1.

This amazing pair of black satin/ Polyester pants with gold embroidered leaf pattern  

believe it or not these babies were on sale for $2.50. I'll probably end up wearing these in the dead of winter because of the material I wont be able to wear them much in the tropical Queensland climate. But I had to have them !!!!

 Steal 2 

This Black trench coat jacket with the most amazing stripes and floral pattern I've seen on the inside of a coat. It also has deep front pockets in the front and a secret pocket inside the left breast.
 I LOVE IT !

Steal 3 

This awesome vintage tapestry accordion folio  has green leather trimming and a gold slide clasp on the front. its in amazing condition considering that none of the tapestry is faded or frayed. I got it for a steal for $4.50.

Steal 4

I found this awesome Vintage guess jean jacket in between two packed clothing racks. It's clearly from the 80's from the huge sleeves and the wide set shoulders I'm guessing to compensate for shoulder pads. It was a bargain for $2.00. In the left hand pocket I found six raffle tickets and a single speck of gold glitter. and you know what? I LOVE THEM! Is that weird? well if it is I don't care. I think they add a certain character to the jacket. I like to think that there is a story behind these objects. 

I imagine :

Ruby at the winter carnival standing in front of the Ferris Wheel. She is wearing the denim jacket Jett gave her last year, She waits, her hair is teased and held with gold glitter spray. She's waiting for him to show. They had planned to meet, as they did every year at nine o'clock. But this year it was different. This year as the wheel reached its summit to reveal the dim town lights in the distance, she hoped it would be the last time they looked back to the South. She purchases six tickets, one for each year they had planned to leave as a remembrance of what they had faced together in that time. She fixed her hair, and glanced at her watch, 9.15. placing the tickets in her pocket she sifts through the crowd for Jett. He would never show. 

Well that's what I imagine anyway. 

I love these purchases and I'm so excited to style them later and maybe post them on this blog.

OK time for bed 

XO Grace  

...and then she is the darkness

As the weather starts to cool and the winter chill comes ever closer (YAY)  I find myself raiding my closet for anything warm. Last week I stumbled upon some pre-winter gold!  A loose fit, black velvet, bell sleeve top and black velvet skater skirt. As I saw these beautiful pieces through eyes, blurry from joyous tears, only one word came to mind. I put the empty hangers back in place, stood back from the closet then yelled ... RHIANNON!!!!!....and began doing my happy dance, which looks like far too much like Carlton's dance from 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air' for me to describe it any other way.

I tried to create this image in my head of what I imagine Rhiannon to look like, I took inspiration from the images below. I took inspiration from foggy mountains, white roses, black velvet, Witch Mythology, old houses in the woods and Stevie Nicks herself.   

All of these images are not mine - they are a collation of images from 'we heart it' and 'Google images'

Listen To This song, you won't Regret it! And you'll know what I am talking about.

Rhiannon- Fleetwood Mac

Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night and

Wouldn't you love to love her?

Takes to the sky like a bird in flight and 
Who will be her lover?

Top (Urban Outfitters online) & Skirt (SES Fashions)

I really enjoy the juxtaposition of rough colour/materials such as black velvet or accents like buckles mixed with  softer white silks and crosses. objects, colours and materials that you normally wouldn't put together, but when you do it's just.... Magical.... bad pun ...I'm sorry 

     

 flower wreath - DIY

     

Platform sandals -Soul Shoes 

Gold Cross earnings - Equip 

Anyway that's all for today..... see ya 'round.

XO  Grace