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Party dress

Winter coat

Rosy fabric

In lieu of any handmade activity going on around here (have had too many other things to attend to…) I thought I'd show you some happy secondhand things that have come my way lately:

(I'm so grateful we live in a place where secondhand is readily available if we so desire- it just takes a bit of time and effort. But then, so does buying new stuff, don't you think? So if given the choice, I'd choose secondhand every time.)

– A cream party dress with a red and black pattern and tiny fabric buttons down the front. Might have to wait till next summer to wear it, but I'll enjoy looking at it till then and imagining I'm at a sunny picnic in the park with the kids.

– An apple-red wool coat, made in New Zealand back in the day. It has big pockets and a boxy kind of cut. Actually, maybe I could wear this over the summer dress and sit in the park anyway..?

– Some crisp vintage cotton: cream with big grey roses. I can imagine making curtains from this, but they would need to be backed in wool fabric, I think! It's starting to get autumnal in our part of the world.

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10 responses to “recent finds of the secondhand variety”

  1. Ruth Avatar

    Lovely finds. I prefer second-hand and try to hit the second hand stores whenever we visit Australia.

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  2. Karen Schulz Avatar

    Love the party dress. Your Op Shop must be great. I found lots of cushions today – using the inners for my own creations.

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  3. Emma Avatar

    Please wear these together – they’re great! Maybe with some kind of mustard-coloured something?

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  4. Lucy Avatar

    I have a love-hate relationship with your op shop posts – mostly because I am consumed with jealousy! I bet we have some of the same favourites… we must compare notes some day (in a more private forum than this so no one else finds out about them!) Op shopping is not what it used to be, but your finds give me hope that there is more out there than just ripped Glassons t-shirts and warped Tupperware. Have a lovely weekend!

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  5. ockduspock Avatar

    Very nice finds! Love searching the op shop for treasures!

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  6. Lindsay Avatar

    nice finds. 🙂

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  7. Bree Avatar
    Bree

    Yay, my red wool coat found a great new home! So pleased 🙂

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  8. tinyhappy Avatar

    what- no way! thats so cool. : ) Thank you for donating it- I promise I will look after it.
    x

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  9. tinyhappy Avatar

    thanks emma- i will! and yes, great idea on the mustard-coloured… cardy, maybe? or hat? (im knitting one atm.) i hope you are having fun in japan and im thinking youll be back here v soon?

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  10. tinyhappy Avatar

    ha- ripped glassons tshirts and warped tupperware- that is brilliant. most of the time that is exactly what i find. yes please to a catch up and detailed chat about treasure location. x

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