Plan. Drive to semi rural outskirts of Melbourne.
Visit op-shops in these outskirts.
Find pretty things for Betty Jo designs. Buckles, buttons, doilies, swap cards.Have a nice morning tea by a river, and then stroll by said river.
Come home and make some brooches......Plan accomplished!Oh, and another thing accomplished...I found a pretty cool shopping bag ( I am soo tired of my green bags) It's stretchy and quite roomy.Now to find half a dozen more!
This is one of my favourite treats. My sister and I hit the road every few months and do about 6 thrift shops in about 4 country towns. What fabric we find we usually share and I find four eyes are better than two for sportting the diamonds in dust.
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ReplyDeletehave fun
that bag is rockin'
justine
love the bag..
ReplyDeletei'm very over the green bags.
i have a very bright "dora the explorer" one at the moment...
lovely
Good finds you lucky thing! I have a couple of old string bags but I do get into an undignified tangle with them, especially if my purse falls to the bottom. And getting the shopping out can be a challenge - but who cares when they look so pretty! t.x
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lovely morning! And by the looks of it it was well worth it. Great scores!
ReplyDeleteNow, that bag is cool. I too am over the green bags and have made a couple but now I'm on the lookout for one like yours. Dora x
ReplyDeleteAs I spoke about with an acquaintance the other day..If you could produce a Great and stylish re-useable shopping bag you would make a fortune!!
ReplyDeleteyou're so lucky. I NEVER find swap cards at op shops.
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