winter warmth

I struck it really lucky at the op-shops during the summer wind down months, These flannelete sheets were sitting on the shelf, still wrapped in their original packaging, and with two in the pack, Claire and I both got one each. I Love flannel sheets, they warm up a bed so nicely, and with Claire currently recovering from having her wisdom teeth removed, I'm sure she is enjoying them too.

sorry...

Blogging and me haven't been going very well lately, i have been thinking about it alot but haven't really found the time to do any, hopefully today marks a change, and blogging will be happening a whole lot more from now on. Yesterday I had a rare day off and managed to fit in a little op-shopping, i found these little lovelies, doileys. which i love love love. there is something so satisfying to me about these little crocheted glories, i like their shape, their pattern and their use. I have too many but these were way to good to pass up, one day i will have a big house and these will cover every surface, maybe!

Photo Postcards.

On our recent trip to Daylesford Claire and I found a great big shoe box full of old postcards, with people's portraits on them, there really wonderful, I like the old names like Mrytle and the hazy colours and the scrawly writing.

ghost hug!

I saw this post the other day on Jesses blog and realised I owned the exact same shakers, except I didn't know it. I thought they were just standard ghosts, but know I know they hug and its really good.

Savers.

The other day I took my self off to Brunswick Savers, I hadn't been for the longest time before then, so was a little hesitant in heading down, soon after leaving though, I was really glad I had. I found some great jumpers which make me excited for winter, lots of good fabrics, some for clothes, some for quilts, some for McCranky things, a bag, purse and other little things. Savers is definitely not my favourite place for second hand shopping, but I think for that once a month hit of scavenging its quite good.

Doilies.

I really like doilies, I have many of them, I have more doilies than I do surfaces to put them on, but I just like them so much I can't stop buying them, especially embroidered ones like these. I found them at my local op-shop, which despite being so close, is rather expensive and not filled with the best of things. I would love to live closer to an op-shop which I loved so I could get to know the ladies who worked there and they could put away special things for me which they thought I would like, I would always buy the stuff they recommended, just in case they got upset if I didn't. But back to doilies I often wonder if there is a project out there that requires lots of doilies, so I could put them to good use, if anybody knows of one I would be very interested to hear about it.

.from meg.

New Top.

Well an old top that is now new to me, I found it in the op-shop the other day and it is really delicate and beautiful. It's originally from Marcs & Spencer which is rather impressive and is a lovely silky fabric. It has a key hole back, near the collar and has a sheer layer over the top. One of my favourite finds for a while, thats for sure.

Meaghan.

Recently Found.

From the op-shop!

I found this jewellery box at the op-shop not to long ago. I remember when we were growing up, Claire and I had ones similar, but they were wooden and painted on the outside, this one feels like leather and has a lovely velvet interior. The ballerina still spins to the music, but has a slightly scary look to her, all the same its pretty special.

Bendigo - Couture and op-shops!

Last Friday Josie and I travelled to Bendigo, mainly to see their Golden Age of Couture show, but also to visit some op shops. The exhibit is really wonderful, so many really really beautiful amazing dresses, they are so detailed and made of the most wonderful fabrics, its hard to believe they were actually worn. Op-shopping was good too, I visit Bendigo so often, one of the lady's in the op-shops recognised me and praised me for my persistence! Here's a little of what I found.

I also just found these maps and op-shopping guides on the Bendigo Tourism website, for anyone interested in making a day out of it. All the op-shops located in central Bendigo are in easy walking distance from the train station. All you need to do is click on the shopping and map links and all is there for you.

Meaghan...

Lastest from the op-shop!

I've been on a op-shopping, market spree lately and found many lovely things. Here are just a few of my favourites, I especially like the tapestry clutch and the ghost salt and pepper shakers. I found a heap of fabric too, which is already over at Claire's, it appears that our fabric drought is well and truly over, now we just need the weather to cool down a bit before we can seriously start sewing again!

From Meg.

Measuring Ducks!

I found these ducks a while ago in a Salvos in Ringwood, initialy I just thought they were a stack ducks but then I discovered they are actually measuring cups, which is really amazing, they were only $2.75, I'm missing the 1 cup one, but thats okay.

Yesterday...

...I had such a good day, on all fronts really. I dropped Mum off at work so I could use her car to run a few errnads I had been putting off and then headed to the op-shops, lately we haven't had much luck with op-shops and finding fabric in them (which is our favourite and most useful thing to find) but yeasterday in only two stops I found all of the above it was amazing, and made me feel really really lucky. All of the linen was in perfect condition and felt like it had never been use, which is rare these days I think. After the op-shops I met up with some lovely frineds and we sat in the park for a while, which was nice as I haven't had much time to do things like that really.

From Meaghan.

A few things from Daylesford!

These are just a few of my favourite purchases from our weekend away, some are from op-shops some are from antique warehouses. My favouite are the old christmas post cards I think they are from France and Holland.

From Meaghan.

Our Weekend

We arrived home from our lovely weekend away in Daylesford on Monday but have been to busy to post about it since then. These are just a few photos of the different things we got up to, we visited may op-shops, stayed in the lovliest little cottage, browed old things for hours, drank some wine, enjoyed some cheese, visited markets and ate delicious local chocolate. We even visited Hepburn Springs and had a relaxing time sitting in the spa. We also brought a lot of things to which we will share a little later.

From Meaghan

Ps. Thanks so much to Pip & Cam for hosting such a lovely christmas party last night, it was such a fun night filled with amazing old time favourite sandwiches and some of the lovliest cupcakes i have ever seen.

New Coat

I found this coat today in a op-shop in colligwood today, it fits perfectly and is a really lovely colour. Now I just have to wait until winter to wear it.

From Meaghan.

Bendigo...Again!

The other day some friends and I visited Bendigo again. We stopped at Woodend along the way and had some morning tea in their great bakery. We visited as many op-shops as we could, but one lady told us there were a total of 17 in the area, one day i hope to get to them all.

From Meaghan.