Red Roar!

 

Red is the colour of ROAR!!!

 

I must be a tiger on the inside, as this is the second red 1950s dress I've bought in as many weeks.

I was thrilled to find this one, a true shelf bust wiggle dress, in my exact size.

I've had this fabulous rhinestone necklace stashed away for far too long, hoping to find the pieces it needs for repair. It's too lovely not to show off...and wearing beautiful red things always makes us feel more beautiful, doesn't it?

Why not make your weekend a special one? Go on, wear one of your treasures and make yourself feel beautiful.

1950s dress- ebay
Shoes- old, 90s
Jewellery- from the stash

Ta-Dah!...New Stuff For Me!

Remember that motherlode of costume jewellery last week?

Well, the above necklace is the one I kept. Best of all, it was gifted to me by the people handling the sale for being the best and fairest dealer that they sold to.

Also from the same estate, the most fabulous red typewriter EVER! I'm not even sure why I'm so desperately keeping this...I just AM.

 

This too was a gift, this time from Katherine of theoldboathouse. She knows I'm mad for little 50s dishes with the black 'hairpin legs' and kept this unusual one aside for me. Thanks so much for remembering and thinking of me Katherine!

For those that don't know I'm a fiend for anything black and white and 50s. This polka dot pottery was made in England by H.G. Woods in 1957 and features raised polka dots. Similar was made by Australian pottery Diana around the same time. Sue found this boomerang dish for me which is a welcome addition to my collection.

And the biggest ta-dah! of all, my first gravel art!! I spied this on the stall opposite ours at Greazfest the other week, and ran for it.

Of course it doesn't match anything in my house right now, but hey, since when did that stop me?!

What glorious finds have you dragged home this week?

Vintage Costume Jewellery Motherlode

While you'll often hear me saying that my job isn't really glamorous...well I have to admit, sometimes it is a bit!

Today I picked up a small treasure chest full of 50s and 60s costume jewellery from a local deceased estate, nearly 100 items in total.

Yes, quite a few 'oohs' and 'aahs' of delight could probably have been heard by my neighbours, such was my glee!

Below, a few quick 'Ta-Dah' snaps as I was pricing and cleaning it all, the yellow glass figural shells necklace *so* made me think of Helga, I can totally see her in this one!

Enormous Italian micromosaic brooch

Limoges hand painted porcelain brooch

Mother of pearl brooch

No prizes for guessing who will like this beaten copper pendant

So many beads that I don't know where we'll put them all, but they'll all be instore later this week.

Linking up with Lakota's Ta-Dah Tuesday.

Vintage Rhinestone Jewellery

Who doesn't love a bit of sparkly jewellery?? No matter what your vintage taste is, no matter which era you prefer, you can always find something you like or can adapt to your taste.

Isn't this a beauty?! An enormous size, exactly the type of piece my great-grandmother would have worn at her throat to brighten up an outfit.

Traditional floral spray, this was a popular look in the 50s, the pale pink a lovely match for those who wear the pastels.

Beetle brooch, not very old, but I'm keeping this one!

Pearl-y bug brooch.

a MOUND of rhinestones

50s demi, the brooch is enormous, over 3" long

And who can go past red to add colour? Not me!

Coro scatter pearls on original card. I wonder where I would scatter them...