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
Was it just me..? That was struck by the very ‘Victorian’ appearance of a Charity Shop mannequin on a recent excursion out of my local area. Straightaway I noticed a number of things…the dark heavy dress with layering folds, the ‘unearthly’ yellow skin and the vacant face…it was kind of creepy…yet fascinating too. So I Read More
As summer wears on…I cannot go any further without mentioning ‘Bridal’. The tradition of the June bride now passed…does not stop summer being the favourite season to ‘tie the knot’. It’s now…when this lucrative and big business industry kicks into high gear. Even though I’m not going to be a ‘Bride’…I still take an interest Read More
Yet another Charity Shop ‘bit the dust’ I discovered this week, and I was very sorry to see it go. It was small with some very friendly volunteers and I used to look forward to going and ‘having a chat’, they even let my dog in (which is getting rarer these days unfortunately…). I wouldn’t Read More
I haven’t been down to my local Charity Shop for a long while…(shame on me), so I thought I better go get back there pronto, to check out what’s the latest ‘fashion scoop’. Where…I could discover by beating my tracks back…to one of my favourite local fashion icons ‘Stephanie’, the Charity shop mannequin! You never know Read More
‘Strange’ museum displays, ‘spooky’ shop windows, wig’s on sideways, missing limbs, crinkly clothes, dusty appearance, an occasional ‘musty’ smell, and dynamic poses…what might I be describing? Well it’s those favourite’s of mine…mannequins! Sadly it seems they are disappearing fast…so what is to be done about it? Times are a changing with minimalism, clean lines, and Read More
So Valentine’s Day is upon us, and for those of us who are expecting no Valentine’s Day cards, chocolates, or flowers…this day can be rather depressing…but wait! Why get down about it? It’s so ‘in your face’ and ‘absolutely everywhere’ (as my pictures will attest) that’s it’s laughable! There is it seems, no escaping it Read More
When is it a good time to update your look and don a new bonnet? Strike that, beret, no strike that ‘get ahead’ get a hat! With the temperatures plummeting in the New Year I was finding my ‘bonce’ was getting rather freezing…so to remedy this, I took a quick look as to what could Read More
Walking down to one of my usual Charity Shop areas I was very glad, very pleased, and almost ‘ecstatic’ that a new charity shop had opened! This was certainly an exciting discovery, in a time when many have shut down or have been so renovated you no longer realise that is a charity shop! (Not good..). Read More
In a recent search through my ‘archives’ whilst looking for bed jackets…I came across an ‘arresting image’ of brooches to make..so I thought why not? I did not indeed make the bed jacket, but maybe I would have more chance at making a brooch. This rather ‘clawing’ image of lace, ribbons and flowers was in Read More
