Again to the thrift store in Steveston, where everything is just a couple of dollars. I found this great coral dress, it reminds me of an old nurse’s uniform – and if I go to the Steveston Salmon Festival, I may just wear this! It ties up in the back, which adds some necessary definition around the waist line:
Then this white jumpsuit, which looks like another kind of uniform – a mechanic’s. It looks cute and very Fara Fawcett 70′s with the legs rolled up to the knee, but I think I might hem the legs and make them into shorts. Opinions?
My mom stopped at the antique store next door to pick up a table, and I saw this old wooden chest and shrieked a little bit. It was beyond my budget and mumsies knows I have been after a beautiful old chest for a while, so she made this my Christmas present (Christmas in July, indeed.) It has little hidden wheels, which I might actually remove because they are very stiff and squeaky – not of much use, as the chest is very lightweight:
This will house all of my knitting gear. It took me an entire day to rearrange the furniture in our house in order to make room for this new addition, and I like where it is but we’ll need a very large piece of art to put above it.
Spent a nice weekend on Pender Island to try and find some solid ground after a shaky week – I hadn’t ever been and it’s so beautiful. On Saturday we went to the weekly artisan’s market and picked up some fresh cakes and local goat’s cheese, browsed through pottery and jewelry, and I got these two beautiful spinning tops from some local wood turners:
The one on the left is juniper wood and has beautiful colours, and I think the striped one is fir. Later in the afternoon I went by Nu To You, the island’s thrift store, and found a whole load of goods for only $10.75: Nine West sandals, 2 dresses, 4 shirts, a mug and some knitting needles. The dresses need to be altered a bit and some of the items have tough (but minor) stains that I will have to work at – here are two of the tops:
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Toodlebunny Designs
This weekend the bi-annual FAB Fair hits Heritage Hall, with 45 local accessories designers under one roof! You’ll find jewelry, bags, scarves, hats, belts and more this Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss it, I always find lots of pretty inexpensive goods at this show. Plus, my accessory collection is pathetic so I must seize every opportunity to expand.
Heritage Hall
3102 Main St
Sat & Sun, 11am-5pm
$2 admission
In case you didn’t already know, you can find some pretty wicked steals at thrift shops like the Salvation Army, and they’re throwing a fashion show tomorrow [May 14] to prove it. Imagine what a fun job that would have been, scouring through all the clothes over the past weeks and selecting items in preparation for the show – I likely would have had a rotating batch of runway outfits with every new delivery of clothes!
You can enjoy high tea, a silent auction, gift bags, door prizes, and of course the unique fashion show featuring thrifted goods. Tickets are $20, however the show is nearly sold out so if you don’t yet have your ticket, call around to various Salvation Army locations because that’s your only hope in hell. No tickets at the door.
Four Seasons Hotel, 791 W Georgia, 1:30pm
PS – If you attend, you should celebrate the art of thrifting by wearing some of your own favourite finds!
Finally found a bicycle the other day, after a painstaking search. My quest began at JV Bikes with some of the worst service I’ve ever experienced; led to Reckless Bicycles which had amazing service but I couldn’t afford the brand new Biria bike I wanted; and ended with craigslist and finally nabbing an old cruiser before anyone else.
I got an Apollo Capri, 19.5″ frame, red with chrome basket and chain guard. I may give it a facelift soon – maybe a brown leather seat and matching handle grips, and perhaps some new pedals. Otherwise she’s golden!
For my inaugural ride, after years of not being on a bicycle, I was brave. Started in Gastown, rode along the seawall from Science World, stopped and picked up Carleen and her ol’ bess at Burrard, and straight on to Third Beach at Stanley Park for a well deserved rest. Aired out our swits, dug for clams and took some photos. Cut through and took the Coal Harbour seawall route back home, and managed to cycle within traffic without injuring myself, thumbs up!
All we can talk about now is, where to cycle to next?
Back at it again!
And Vivienne Westwood high-waisted cropped pants. The buttons and pockets are hidden by the front panel that buttons up near the hips – very cool:
I also spied a book by Mark Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut’s son. 15 pages in and I’m hooked!
