Latest finds: Chain straps & floral

My gosh, I have been at the height of laziness for the entire weekend. All I did was have a Monty Python marathon, which though wonderful, meant I was very unproductive. I blame it on having a funny week last week (went to a uni open day) and it nearly being the end of term! Anyway, onto some ‘latest’ finds (though some are from months ago, so can’t really be considered ‘latest’ but I’m just grouping them together)…

Chain strap bag Quilted chain strap bag

First off, I have had the incredible luck of finding not one, but two chain strap bags in charity shops. I know these style of bags are super popular with ‘indie’ crowds (how I hate group labels) but I guess there is something about the chain strap which make it so classic (very chic & Chanel too) and therefore draws me in like a little moth as well. I found the blue one a few months ago for around £1.50 I think and the black one I found a few weeks ago for £3.50 - but worth every penny as it’s in amazing condition.

My other find of recent times is this floral dress. It’s in need of alteration in the length and such - but I rather love the neckline/bodice shape and the print! It made me smile when I saw it because it was just so jolly looking and if my memory serves me correctly, it was less than £2!

neckline

I’ve been a little more selective with what I buy from charity shops now simply because I noticed that I was heading for that danger zone where you just buy for the sake of it being cheap. Not a good place to be because it means all your money just disappears and you end up with things you half like, as opposed to fully liking. I will at some point in the next few weeks be setting up an etsy shop comprising of vintage & handmade items, which I am very excited about! And don’t worry, everything I’ll be selling will be something I do like myself. How about yourselves, have you found anything nice lately?


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thats why i had to start selling stuff, because you find things and think ‘god they’re so cheap but not really me!’ today i found lots of good charity shops in acocks green on the 11c route, you might want to check it out if you get bored of the sutton side of town

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