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Portugal seems to be the place to go this year and I had a lovely trip with some friends recently. We stayed in Lisbon in Alfama just by the São Jorge Castle. I’ve never been to Portugal before and thought it was beautiful and the people were very friendly. Our Air BnB host dropped off the keys and took us on …
Vintage, Vintage Clothing
A few months ago I bought a haul of vintage bags on eBay. So many lovelies and I wrote about the first few, here. The last post was all about sparkles and this post is all about leather bags. I haven’t had a chance to use all these bags yet. But I’m going on holiday next week and I’m going …
craft & DIY, Furniture focus, Oxford, Rented home decor ideas, Retro and vintage furniture
Pineapples. Who knew painting these fruits would be such an exciting task. At the #bloggersatanniesloan event this weekend, we got very excited about them. Annie Sloan had organised a workshop at its HQ in Oxford, for bloggers from around the country. We spent the morning having a tour of the building, learning about how colours work together and having a …
Charity & vintage shop snoop, Oxford, Vintage, Vintage Clothing
The Retro Rooms on St Clements in Oxford has been open for about two weeks now. I got a message about it on my Facebook page and decided to take a visit. The shop is owned by Audrey, who previously had two shops up in Glasgow. She’s recently moved here to open the shop and be closer to her family. …
Charity & vintage shop snoop, Oxford, Vintage, Vintage Clothing
Down a beautiful Oxford street lies a vintage shop. In that vintage shop lies rails and rails of clothes. And in the rails of clothes lie plenty of gems. I featured Unicorn on my blog a few years ago and it’s still the most popular post so I thought I’d take another visit and see if I could get some …
Vintage, Vintage Clothing
I bought a haul of vintage bags on Ebay – I think I got about 20 bags for £10 #winning Some of them have seen better days but there are a real few gems within my vintage job lot. Growing up I used to love rummaging through my mum’s wardrobe and finding all her handbags. She had this red leather …
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Sunday is usually my catch up day – life admin, shopping for the week and I love a little stroll down the Cowley Road. I always stop into Barnardo’s to see what’s new. I’m gutted they have reduced the clothing and taken the vintage section away though 🙁 Spring is definitely on it’s way, there plenty of floral charity shop …
Vintage, Vintage Clothing
Vintage jumpers make my day. From cashmere to patterned to plain – they keep you warm and keep the style alive. I do have a great collection of 80s style jumpers from Elephants print to sequins. Here’s some old blog photos of my jumpers (ignore the dress…!) Here’s a few great vintage jumpers I’ve found online from Beyond Retro, Oxfam …
Charity & vintage shop snoop, Oxford, Vintage, Vintage Clothing
Although I was full of cold today, I made it out of the house to pop down to Judy’s Vintage Fair at the Catholic Chaplaincy in Oxford. Across the road from Christ Church you couldn’t get a more beautiful walk down from my house on Iffley Road. I walked through the meadow and crossed over when I spotted the yellow signs. …
Oxford
Oxford is a beautiful place to live. It’s certainly not bright lights, big city but it’s full of old school charm, cobbled streets and flowing rivers. If you like pubs, architecture and river walks – well you’re in! I headed out for a winter walk to get some fresh air and burn off some of those post-Christmas calories. I started …
