Girls' Own Big Weekend

It's been a big, busy weekend for VB and I. Yes, we're totally rockin' out here in the suburbs, the weather has suddenly improved this week, bringing with it a fresh surge of energy for all sorts of activities.

Since my 6-degree morning a couple of weeks ago, the heater has now been packed away, winter stock has been pulled from the racks and put into storage and my little sunroom, so cosy to inhabit during winter daytimes, is now almost unbearable after 9am and will continue to be so for the next 8 months.

Saturday morning saw a fair spot of vintage treasure hunting- and finding!

Above and below, just some of what I bought, minus the sunnies obvs.

My most exciting find was an old razor strop (on the basket behind the phone), they're not worth a lot but the lady I bought it from said it belonged to her father who had been a barber, and it was his all-time favourite.

With VB and Lisa Enright, photo by The Stitchin' Bitch

Still rockin' on Saturday night, we went to some far-off 'burbs for a (adults) roller skating birthday party. The old-style timber rink was awesome, to my mind so much better than the modern concrete equivalents. This was only VBs second time skating and she absolutely loves it, even insisting on entering the skating limbo comp, I wish I had a photo of us going under the bar as apparently she looked hilarious.

And yes, that *is* a chenille bedspread I'm wearing on my bum! I'll have to show this outfit properly later, it's a bit mental but then that's the whole point isn't it.

Painting started off our Sunday, VB 'helps' a lot as you can see, note the vegemite toast on the lawn!

Midday saw us run around the corner to a local school fete, I mostly went to meet the principal as I'm looking to send VB there next year (can you believe she's nearly 5?!) but VB took full advantage of the massive slide, so big you can hardly see her at the top there.

Ah yes, here she is, not scared at all, and still in the dress from last night. They tell me it's called 'choosing your battles wisely'.

Excuse the grainy iphone pics, but we had a lucky score with clothing on Friday, what we bought was hanging over the rack on the left, so it was time to spend a few hours hanging, pricing, steaming and properly sorting clothing stock, especially as the Brisbane Vintage Fashion Fair (our biggest) is coming up the weekend after next.

 The other side of the stockroom was equally busy!

As you can see, VB came home with several bags full of treats from the fete, the main prize to my mind being the fuzzy felts, I had several as a child and absolutely loved them. And yes, this is all tidy now.

Tired but happy

See you soon!

Saturday is Fair Day

We did the big trip to Nambour today, as planned, and as usual we came up with a few choice finds.

An old white-painted seagrass table.

Cane rocking chair.

Blue/grey velvet bedroom chair. I'm particularly taken with this one, as my grandmother used to have a similar one when I was very young.

Bamboo wall shelf.

By now you'll see a theme developing here. I've suddenly developed an obsession with buying vintage cane/wicker/bamboo/rattan stuff.

 I have no idea why, I just kinda get a thing for something...and run with it.

But I am NOT running towards shabby chic. Hell no!

White-painted seagrass chair.

Poor old blog, it never gets the good photos These were taken very quickly as the van was being unloaded. Oh yes, the van! It acquitted itself beautifully, the 4 of us fitted in fairly well even with all this stuff packed in.

Aside from what you see here, we also fitted in 2 smallish art deco tables

This wicker chair is pretty modern I think, and not to my taste, but then I don't have to like it, do I?

Look at this poor 50s planter; some silly bugger has just resprayed it brown. Bleugh!

Obviously it has to be white again before I do anything with it!

Nice little wooden canister set with dovetail joinery. Cute, but not to my taste.

I kept an eye out today for the cream and blue bakelite 1930s canisters I'm after, but even with over 250 stalls to browse, I didn't see a single one.

Retro red rotary dial phone. These were the standard telephone installed in Australian households from about 1969 to 1982. They are now quite collectable, depending on the colour. Luckily for me, red is currently the most popular.

And last but not least, a nice retro ashtray, knocked down from $42 to $10.

Bargain of the day!