We won, we won, we won! We won the 70s sunburst clock that we put in a bid for at the auction. Clock was collected last night and duly batteried, cleaned and inspected by the other half. A did a sterling job, as always! I absolutely love it and cannot wait for it to be…
Tag: retro
A Vintage Lover’s Trip Round London…
This weekend we had a fab time in London. A had planned to do the British stage of the Tour de France again – all 120 miles (plus 10 miles) of it. I had a very pleasant day wandering around London with A’s brother and brother’s girlfriend. As a result, here is my quick guide…
Charity Shop Finds: To Ebay or Not?
I absolutely love trawling round the charity shops. You can find the most amazing things for bargain prices. My boyfriend claims that I am far too bothered by how much things cost, and he hates how I list the prices on here. Yet, I can’t help but be amazed at facts such as: today, I…
A Rag Rug Inspired by West German Pottery!
I’ve already failed to post ‘A Friday Find’ even on the second week of my self imposed ‘must do’. I’ve actually got a few bits and bobs that I picked up last weekend, but alas I didn’t have the use of the camera last night. A has gone off today to do a leg of…
Odds and Ends of Retro Italian Pottery
The amount of knowledge I have about Italian pottery amounts to: zilch. I have not got a clue! Whereas with West German pots I’m beginning to build up a bank of knowledge about their origins, era and types, with the Italian stuff I couldn’t tell you who, what, where or when about any of it. …
The Friday Find…
Today’s find! At the moment, I’m all cock-a-hoop with the joys of writing a blog. Admittedly, I’m only getting an average of about ten people a day reading it but I don’t mind as I’m enjoying it so much. However, as I was wandering around Glossop today, I did think that maybe there would…
West German Pottery Collection
A few years ago, my boyfriend and I took our first ever trip to Hebden Bridge together. It’s a lovely place and I highly recommend going there. Anyway, we visited a retro shop, which is sadly no longer around, that had shelves upon shelves filled with West German pottery. At the time, we had no…
Vintage Decorating Ideas
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to find this gem of a book in a charity shop. I think I paid 30p for it. The past couple of months, I’ve been thinking about the next house we buy and how I’d love to do it up in a really unusual, retro style; each…
An Easy Peasy Retro Skirt
Ta da! Skirt with complete outfit. Please ignore the manic grin and double chin!! So one of the things I really enjoy doing is sewing. Actually, more than sewing itself, I enjoy looking at vintage patterns and seeing what other people have created. One of my favourite blogs to read is Sew Retro. Here, the…
Little Owl Ski 