It seems as if I ‘can’t escape’ from Audrey Hepburn at the moment, whether in a Charity Shop (as usual…) or in a ‘normal shop’ (not many of those left …) that demure icon of the silver screen is gracing either a bag, purse or pillow! She is there! Either as most famously Holly Golightly Read More
On flicking through an old crochet magazine I picked up at the Charity Shop, I was struck by the huge multicoloured crochet bag talk about big! Talk about ambitious! So I searched further and I found a large shopper both you can make, though for me the shopper would be a lot easier as I Read More
So finally after watching my Bloody Valentine last year (a real hoot…) and not receiving any offers on a Valentine pasty meal at Gregg’s (still waiting on that one…) and facing yet another Valentine’s alone (apart from my dog who doesn’t give a s***…) What can I do to compensate…? Well…maybe buy a pink faded Read More
As my Charity Shop visit’s after the New Year was so overwhelming I have to follow up with a ‘part two’, namely to mention my total amazing bargain of a full and sealed bottle of Croft Original Sherry, yes obviously somebody did not like their Christmas present and I gained big time! As a Sherry Read More
The good thing about New Year is the amount of new stuff arriving in the Charity Shop’s after the Christmas ‘mayhem’ = Christmas castoffs = unwanted gifts…you know the story…In fact there was so much going on I can’t even fit it into one blog post! Part two will follow…with a report of my ‘amazing Read More
I was recently reading about how one of Primark’s make up kit’s has been a complete sell-out, not really ‘news’ except it’s a dupe for a higher end make up brand, that’s why it’s sold out…Which made me think of a number of items I’ve spotted recently where instead of being just a ‘dupe’ in Read More
Whilst browsing the latest Hello Fashion Magazine in their section ‘New Fashion Hacks‘ (wow this word is really been ‘bandied’ around at the minute…) I came across a look called ‘Cuff it’ in relation to wearing bangles and bracelets high on the arm (well not that high by looking at this picture…) but what immediately Read More
Ever since I spotted the Blondie vest in a Charity Shop earlier this year, I’ve been searching for any ‘rock inspired’ fashion only to find no other T-shirt to ‘match’ it for ages and ages. Until just the other week I came across a long black and white top with a ‘mysterious woman’ on it Read More
Baseball hats? No…not in my ‘normal’ fashion repertoire, I have never worn one ever. Never even thought of wearing one and my goodness it just wouldn’t suit me…but that does not stop me noticing a good number of mannequins donning a baseball hat recently, including one rather rude one…They have had some bad reputation in the Read More
I just wonder whether the messages on a coaster and purse I spotted in a Charity Shop recently will in the future be made totally redundant? Maybe not in the sense of ‘Shop A Lot’ lady, as she can still shop a lot online, but for ‘one more shopping day till tomorrow’ that does not Read More
With the aftermath of the Royal wedding starting to ‘calm down’ it was very good news to see Stephanie the Charity Shop mannequin dressed ‘fit’ for a Royal event albeit with no shoes and er…no bag…oh well…not all the boxes can be ticked all of the time! Though with a very bright cerise feathered hat Read More
I can’t say I’m really the one for high heels or whether they’re ‘trending’ right now, but it’s not escaped my notice shoes and boots of very high heels have made a strong appearance in most of the Charity Shops near me. Also most of them are in very good condition probably been worn only a Read More
It’s clunky, chunky and may be a bit ‘funky’ it’s Junky Jewellery! And…there is no end of this stuff in the Charity Shops. So you’re in for a treat if you’re looking for junky jewellery as there’s piles and piles of it..in fact it might be more accurate to describe that there is mountains of Read More
It may be boring, it may be safe but I was heartily glad that my local Charity Shops are offering an array of items in my favourite ‘go to’ colour beige. I don’t know if it’s ‘in’ or ‘out’, I really don’t care as long as I can get ‘comfy’ in my ‘natural armour’. It’s Read More
Two bags, two different stories, one is cheap and one is well…a whopping £5000! (and this was for the mini size!). One is pictured in a high fashion magazine, the other I photographed in a local shop that also fixes phones (‘interesting’ combination..!) so I thought I’d have a little ‘fun’ and place the cheap Read More
It’s ‘all about’ the red, yep it’s a full ‘fashion alert’ though it won’t be the ‘new black’ it’s a colour that definitely stands out and makes a statement. It’s bold, courageous passionate and powerful. It it’s not easy to ignore (ask a bull…but that apparently is the movement not the colour…) anyway ‘reds the Read More
