Sentences with phrase «from op shops»

I get so much more pleasure in styling clothes from op shops.

In my spare time, I love to garden like a granny in my little inner city tropage «tropical cottage» garden, hang out with the Blokefolk, be bossed around by the Bunny Bros, read historical fiction and zombie novels, collect retro souvenir scarves, rescue vintage English bone china from op shops, indulge my latte love and drink endless pots of tea.

Despite the MOUNDS of cheap trendy clothes readily available at every store you walk into and online, chosing to either support small local designers who make in Australia / USA / Britian / wherever or buy things from op shops and second hand stores.

That is impressive, I know I have had the odd piece from the op shop that needed work.

Originally I tried to find a good material and pattern from another piece of clothing from an Op Shop, but didn't come across anything I was thrilled with.

Not exact matches

Think jars of deconstructed dry - mixes for baked goods such as brownies or cakes, with a handwritten recipe attached, or home made wall hangings, knitted or woven goods, or upcycled trash to treasure items made from op - shop finds.

I bought a dozen terry towelling square nappies (what we call diapers) for less than $ 20AUS and i bought another couple of dozen from the op - shop for a couple of dollars - they lasted three kids.

I like checking out op shops from time to time.

Cakes & Jellies Dress: Me Made, not blogged, copied from RTW Crinoline: Op shop, thrifted (similar) Pom Pom Bolero: Me Made, blogged Cherry Bowling Bag: Me Made, blogged

I stuck op - shop gold with this jacket - possibly very recent from Witchery, it has beautiful wool knitted sleeves to the contrasting satiny jacket.

I found that the op - shops had a lot of pink, blue or patterned ones in the polar fleece, but also came across some white ones people had clearly swiped from hotels too.

I bought these jeans at a local op shop for $ 5 and the lace is from a $ 3 doily I found at the same op shop.

I love op shopping and thrifting, and putting outfits together from the amazing pieces you can find.

Erica of Recycled Fashion is wearing a fabulous dress that she has upcycled from a thrifty op shop top and skirt and some amazing sandals.

Taupo has the full spectrum of men, women, kids and baby's clothing from boutique local stores as well as some big chains and fabulous op - shopping at prices that are downright reasonable.

So the other week I was happily vintage treasure hunting about these beaches... I must say that there may have been some broomstick twitching in this old cottage to get me out hunting... I had been doing too much and not getting out for any me - time... broomstick tends to twitch when I let that happen... so I took a few hours out, got myself in the Beach Mobile (I would like to say that this is a vintage white vehicle from the past, however it is a typical car of a forty - is - the - new - thirty woman of this time with three children to cart around to various activities), grabbed a coffee, a basket and my wipes (op - shops are the grubbiest of abodes) and went to work.

There is a studied playfulness in Leach's work that suggests a web of references: from the foliate designs of Arts and Crafts fabric and wallpaper to Brigette Riley's 1960s Op paintings; from the interlace of illuminated manuscripts to printed vinyl upholstery fabric found on thrift shop furniture.

This is made from a old retro wooden tray I found at the op - shop....