New To The Shop This Week

As always we have a wide variety of new treats to tempt you with this week :)

 

Fabulous, HUGE, retro wooden wall plaque, huge size, I can see certain Kiwis loving this one

1950s wicker box purse, ideal for the beach

We're big on vintage desk items at the moment, how fab is this rare triple in/out tray?

Gorgeous and rustic wooden wine box, see below the inside

Fantastic 50s wooden serving tray, love the toothpick holders in the middle!

Great for kids VBs age, old cane rocking horse

60s Samsonite mock croc suitcase or large briefcase

And for all you green bakelite fans, there's some newies in the kitchen too.

How cool is this green bakelite thermos, complete with original cork stopper and screw-on lid

And a huge bakelite citrus juicer, yum!!

Great compact size on this antique solid silky oak dressing table

Hard to do it justice in a photo but I have to say I'm proud of this one, my latest major project :)

We have quite a few new hats too- do you love the orange feather on this one, or do you love it!

Calling all 50s girls, you'll never go wrong with a black velvet beaded cocktail hat like this.



Of course there's lots more than this...you'll just have to come on in for a personal look!

New Kid On The Block

 

She's here! And she's up!!!

Our new mascot; a life-size, solid concrete Marilyn Monroe, out the front to greet you as you stroll up to the shop.


Regular visitors will have seen her 'tastefully' occy-strapped to the post behind the arbour for the last few weeks while we waited (impatiently) for her platform to be built. Don't ask me how many burly chaps it took to get her up there...I don't want to know!

She'll have some paintwork done soon, we can't let the legend look straggly and sans make-up for too long now can we?

Just checking!!!

New To The Shop This Week

 

We've had so much new stock in this week I hardly know where to start! I've been working my absolute butt off in the last ten days to get it all into the shop, here's a selection for you to ooh and aah over :)

 

We did a fantastic bulk buy of 30s-50s vintage clothing last week, above is one of the stunning dresses we bought. I've taken quite a few up to the shop already but you should see how many are still hanging in my laundry waiting to be washed, LOL. I'll show you a few more next week when I have more time to take good photos for you.

We've changed around a few of the kitchen displays- Sue put this red and blue-themed one together on our newest tea trolley, and didn't she do a good job?!

As I've mentioned before, things come in runs, and lately that's whats been happening with tins, we seem to have bought quite a few.

Can you spot the other (accidental) theme here?? Yes- cats! You'd be forgiven for thinking I'm obsessed with them or something, LOL.

Some beautiful retro 60s glassware

Fantastic mid century standard lamp with a perfect original shade

Can't go wrong with a tooled leather handbag...

But how about a GREEN tooled leather handbag?!

 

Bright red Vespa bag, not an oldie but so cool we've made an exception to our strict rule about not selling any repro

a selection of bow ties...I was going to say 'for the boys' but no, girls can definitely wear these too!

We now have quite a number of old copper items too-basins, kettle, jugs, and these trays.

We have them displayed up on a high picture rail in the kitchen, and I can just see them displayed that way in someone's country or shabby-themed kitchen.

Old Dutch clogs, brought to Australia by a migrant in the 60s, he'd held on to them all this time until I bought them from him last week. I love buying things with a bit of personal history to them

How awesome is this lamp?! Sue can take all the credit for this, she's the resident lamp queen!

 The wingspan is as long as my arm, hard to get a good photo, but see below how pretty it is when lit up

and last but of course not least, some jewellery

1920s/30s bakelite 'flapper girl' pendant

Some fabulous new shoe clips, I especially love the Art deco cut steel pair, a treat to add to either vintage or modern shoes.


Well I'm off to do another big fashion buy-up tomorrow (with VB's help of course!), I know I just did one last week, but hey, tomorrow is 'Frock on Friday', and I'll be giving it a whole new meaning, lol.

Wish me luck!

Ring, Ring, Why Don't You Give Me A......

Aren't these just stunning?! I love them. I love all of them.

Do excuse the ABBA-based title, it has nothing to do with this post. But I've had my DVD of Priscilla Queen of the Desert on high rotation this week. And if you've never seen this movie, I recommend you make the effort!

Anyway, back to the point, I picked up these babies today and aren't they just gorgeous. Sterling marcasite are my favourite rings, both to wear and to sell, but they sell out fast and are hard to get.

I'll definitely keep at least one of these...maybe two...but how to choose, that is the question!