new instore

I've been listing a few new items in the store lately. I really love my little online shop. Nothing can lift my mood more than the searching for more vintage treasure. Here are just a few things I've listed recently.

Fisher Price Toy Telephone // Hostess Salad Set // Tea Cups and saucers by Tams // Flour sifter // Floral Cross stitch // Yellow Floral Ladies Blouse // Bright Orange/yellow Floral Staffordshire Tea Set with side plates // French retro Salt and Pepper Shakers // Red and orange Floral Enamel saucepan

Shimokitazawa

I thought it was about time I shared some more photo's of my recent trip to Tokyo. We (John, Ronan & I) had such a great time, we are already planning our next visit.

My favourite place to visit when in Tokyo is would definitely be Shimokitazawa. Street after street of vintage and secondhand stores. I love the relaxed atmosphere of this place. Such a pleasant change from the craziness of Shibya and Harajuka. I could easily have spent my entire holiday exploring this place.

Bikes and scooters everywhere!

 

We stumbled upon this sweet little Saturday craft market on one of our visits. I bought floral fabric collars for my cats. I just loved how simple and unpretentious each table was. No fancy banners or tables overloaded with products, just small picnic tables covered with paper, with simply displayed handmade craft. So different from craft markets in Australia.

Green bubble tea!

       I bought my lovely Enid Collins bag from this store called Lotty.

Pretty potted colour! I'm a sucker for a garden shop.

I just loved this store. It had a wonderful selection of vintage kitchenware. Unfortunately we found this store at the end of our trip , so my suitcase wouldn't hold anymore 'souvenirs'. I just admired all the groovy glassware, retro toasters and enamelware instead..sigh. Next time maybe?

    I love how every bit of space is filled with pot plants, no matter how small an area it is. There is 'pretty' everywhere.

Old homes with overgrown gardens amongst modern buildings.

Thanks for taking the time to look at this post. I hope to share some more photos of Tokyo soon. Bye :)

vintage thrift finds

 I was going to do a vintage thrift post yesterday, but I was having such a lovely weekend with my family I completely forgot until late in the afternoon, so it was too late to take decent pics. (I'm really over winter!) I'm kinda glad I waited as I get to include what I found today.

Check out this vintage dress and leather Oroton handbag. Cute outfit for under $30 :)

 Two framed artworks. The first is an Australian themed cross-stitch dated August 1967. Unfortunately there is some water damage so I'll need to re frame it. The second artwork is an original watercolour. It's signed and dated 1968. I can't quite make out the name of the artist. 

  I just had to have this book. 365 Animal Stories, printed 1974. The dust cover is a bit worn but i just love the illustrations. 

 This collection of classic children's stories really caught my eye. The Companion Library..I've never seen them before. They were printed in 1963 

  Finally, a snuggly warm wool blanket and a bright granny square rug.

 What I didn't buy-

This 1950's kitchen table with four chairs.

 I almost feel over when I first saw it. $150 for the whole set. But upon closer inspection I noticed that each chair had rips and there were some stains on the table...darn it.I knew it was too good to be true.

The search continues.

Happy thrifting everyone!

Weekend Vintage Thrifting

I really enjoyed getting out and about in the beautiful weather this weekend. The boys and I visited lots of country towns for a bit of vintage thrifting.

 

Just a few of my vintage thrifty finds-

* A groovy shopping basket with even groovier lined bottom

* 2mts of vintage cotton knit fabric and a couple of 1968 Snoopy comic books.

* Willow tin with cute teapot pattern

* Two very kitsch ceramic elephants

For more vintage thrifty finds, look HERE and HERE

Hope you all had as lovely relaxing weekend.

Take care,

Elethea xx

thrifty tuesday vintage finds

 I'm so pleased with my vintage finds this week. All of them were found in local op shops at bargain prices..gotta love that :)

 What i found -A 50's cream/red cake tin, retro 70's food canister (perfect for cookies), a pile of Golden Hands craft magazines, three vintage 60's/early 70's Ladybird books, two very sweet retro floral cups (love these!), and a cute little ceramic bunny.

For more vintage and thrifty finds, check out this post HERE at Her Library Adventures.

O how i love vintage craft books

Yet another cold wintry day here in Ballarat.

What better reason to stay indoors and flick through my ever growing collection of vintage 70's craft books.

Alot of people find these books ugly and out-dated, but i just love them.

Here are a few pics that caught my attention.

I really love the crochet zig zag bedspread, but i think it might be too big a project for me to tackle. I'll stick to granny squares and pot holders....for now.

No vintage 70's craft book is complete without an Owl Wall Hanging.

Love this!

Sigh!!!!

(heads off to look for crochet hook and wool)

Happy crafting everyone :)

I want/need this....

OK! I think it's about time I had a break from sewing and did a bit of online window shopping. Good idea?

Here are just a few things i found (sigh) -

This lovely vintage dress, in my favourite shade of green from {twin set}.

OK! I must admit, I'm not a huge fan of tattoos but when they have illustrations by French artist Alain Gree, how can I resist. I found these sweeties at Kidostore.

How adorably delicious are these reproduction retro vintage dolls from Lapin & Me.

A knitted Birthday cake from Creme de la Creme ala EdgarSuper . Super sweet but without the calories.
I'm in love with this vintage Tom Thumb kids size typewriter from Blue Carrot. Just look at those bright green keys....love it!

This sweet one of a kind retro necklace by Mad Mame. Love the vintage enamel earring and chunky white beads...very clever.
This adorable vintage mushroom kitchen canister set is from Freckle Wonder.

Well that was fun and I didn't even spend one cent...er....not yet anyway.

Now! back to sewing.