Hello Goodbye

Hey peeps,
I'm moving but you are all more than welcome to come with me...

you will find me here from now on ;)

 

I'd love for you to come and join me on my new adventure!

Thanks for everything, YOU GUYS ROCK!

peace & love,

Jem

xXx

CAR BOOTY LOOTY

Last year I salvaged an old cabinet from a street corner that is now serving as our "cocktail bar", where I keep my ever growing collection of soda syphons & retro ice buckets and hubby his bottles of Polish vodka.

I've been planning to cover the back of the shelf with some snazzy vintage wallpaper or retro prints but haven't come across anything suitable for the job until today that is :)

When I was perusing a stall at the car boot sale I came across this carrier bag...

The inside held a large collection of old beermats that the seller had collected as a child;
this is just a few of them...

The idea struck me immediately, how fab would it be to dress the back of our cocktail cabinet using these quirky things, it was a done deal at £2.
These would make great trimmings for a retro cocktail party too :)

Speaking of party, how about these technicolour street sweeping lashes for a bit of party fun?!

I also came across an old biscuit tin for much cheapness...

It had a bunch of dominos inside....bonus!

More stuff befitting a retro party,
namely six 70s placemats in a cheery hue, yay!

Vintage 50s (just guessing) souvenir ashtray from Sydney...

I bought a brass coal box from the car boot sale last year that hubby now keeps his work shoes & cycle helmet in.
We don't even have a fireplace but when I spotted this brass fire screen for £1.50 I took complete leave of my senses & bought it.
Buying the box made sense cause you can obviously keep a plethora of different stuff in it but what the heck do you do with a fire screen when you don't even have a fireplace in your house, D'oh!
Och, never mind!
I'm sure I'll find some obscure use for it ;)

I also got another framed religious stylee print for 50p...

...and a handwoven wall hanging from Lesoto...

Last but by no means least, a bunch of vintage dresses from my vintage dealer friend who was at the car boot sale today...

Two 50s cocktail dresses
80s 'Kanga Collection' by Dale Tryon dress
80s 'Tricoville' chiffon dress
I also bought a rather jazzy shirt for hubby, it was a case of he'd either loathe it or love it luckily it turned out to be the latter.
Hope you've all had a fab weekend, it's been sweltering in London today...help I'm melting!
Peace & love,
Jennie
xXx

I stick two fingers up at Fullers!

After a shambolic meeting with the new management team from Fullers I decided to jump ship, they were actually expecting me to take a pay cut the cheeky fuckers, so henceforth I am officially a free agent, yay!

It is now my wholehearted aim to make a go of my FROCKTASIA venture, so if you are looking to buy fabulous vintage clothing…I’M SELLING IT!

More listings will be going up in my etsy shop over the next few days & I also intend to start listing on eBay again. 

I've got some friends coming over to check out the boudoir of delights tomorrow and I'm hoping that a few more peeps will rock up for that in the near future. 

It really is a golden opportunity for anybody who is into vintage clothing but remember in a few short weeks it will be no more!

If you are interested, then what are you waiting for?

I don't bite and I promise the racks and stacks will be full of goodies for you to peruse,
I'll even make you a cuppa to sweeten the deal who's that?! ;)

After four and a half years of working Saturdays it's been really nice to be able to just RELAX and take the day as it comes!

Earlier hubby & I went for a stroll in the sunshine and this evening we took in a funky local pub before going for a meal at a Turkish restaurant, it was absolutely blooming grand!

This Evening's Ensemble:

Vintage 70s halter maxi dress (eBay)
Vintage 70s suede waistcoat (vintage dealer)
Vintage 70s St Michael raffia wedges (charity shop)
Dean suede fringe bag (car boot sale)
Mexican earrings (market)
Tribal style necklace (car boot sale)
A pleathora of bangles (car boot sale & pressies)

I love this vintage suede waistcoat, I bought it from my vintage dealer friend some years ago and it keeps on cropping up in my outfits...it's fabulous!
The main reason to why I wore it tonight was to cover up my bra because I don't have a halter bra.
Although the dress looks far better with the plumped up clevage, it's a sad sight to behold from behind when the bra is on display.

This dress was part of a joblot that I scored on eBay a while back and I've now worn all but one of the garments from that.
I was really lucky in bagging these fabulous items and I put it down to the fact that the awful auction pics put a lot of other potential buyers off.
Just goes to show the importace of good quality pictures, if you are hoping for a profitable sale anyway.
I'll just show you the original auction pics next to one of my own...

Does blurry, bad quality pics put you off bidding?
Have you ever bid on something with a crap picture or even no picture and if so did it pay off?
Have a lovely Sunday peeps!
Peace & love,
Jennie
xXx

Transitional Times & a frocking Vlog

I finished making my first ever Vlog today :)

I've already posted it on my frocktasia blog, were it rightfully belongs but I'm so ridiculously excited about this whole thing that I'm just going to have to post it here too.

I'm not entirely comfortable with having a camcorder thrust in my face but I'll get over it I'm sure...

I think I could probably make another seven minute clip with me swearing at squeeky floorboards and cursing myself for meandering off topic, hehe!

If you want to see some more pics of my boudoir of delights then pop over to Frocktasia and why not add your pretty face to my 18 awesome followers while you're at it, ah, go on, you know you really want to ;)

I'll be posting more regularly over there from now on & I've got some fun stuff lined up & ready to roll and you wouldn't want to miss out on any fun stuff now would you?!

Take care peeps.

Peace & love,

Jennie

xXx

This Time I'm Gonna Try It My Way!

Today's Ensemble:

 Vintage 70s Laura Ashley maxi skirt (eBay)
Vintage 80s Wallis ribbed stretch top (car boot sale)
Vintage 70s Suede waistcoat (vintage dealer)
Vintage 80s sunnies (car boot sale)
Vintage 70s St Michael raffia heel wedges (charity shop)
Retro belt (car boot sale)
Suede fringe bag by Dean (car boot sale)
Necklace (market)
DIYed cuff bracelet (made myself with duffle coat buttons)
A pleathora of other bangles (car boot sale)
Mexican earrings (car boot sale)

Peace & love peeps :)
Jennie
xXx

FROCK ON REGARDLESS

More bags made it to the charity shop today....only two more to go now :)

I've found out what's happening to the pub after next Friday and I'm sad to say...

it's just another corporate takeover, as Fuller's are moving in.

Will I stay if they offer me a job?

Probably not, I'm not a company kind of gal.

Naturally I'll stick around to hear what they've got to say for themselves but somehow I can't see my situation improving under the new management. 

I have worked for brewery pubs before so I do have a fair idea of what's on the cards and I'll tell you something right now, I for one ain't wearing no fecking Fuller's T-shirt.

The 'wear what you like' attitude, food & beverage perks  & relaxed working conditions that were the mainstay of the current owners are likey to become a thing of the past.

Never mind, on a personal level, all this change has done me a world of good cause it's made me snap right out of my perpetual procrastination.

Things that I've been putting off for years & meaning to do for months are finally getting done and it feels flipping well wonderful!

Today I wore the dress that I bought at the car boot sale yeasterday, 

I'm in love with the funky cut & the fabulous colours!

Today's Ensemble:

Vintage dress (car boot sale)
Moschino belt (market)
Vintage deadstock tights (charity shop)
Demonia heels (car boot sale)
DIYed cuff bangles (made myself)
DIYed peace sign earrings (made myself)
Tibetan prayer bangle (pressie)

FROCKALICIOUS!

I made these cuff bangles using duffle coat buttons from a charity shop button box & large round beads from the car boot sale...

These earrings were made from a pair of keyrigns that I bought from the car boot sale & some vintage clip earring fasteners that I bought from a market.

Peace & love y'all :)
Jem
xXx

CAR BOOTY LOOTY

This morning's haul...

Four retro patterned trios: £2

Vintage St Michael bed spread: £2

Unused Scottish mohair blanket: £3

80s interior design book: £1

Four tribal inspired necklaces: £2

I also got a few funky threads currently drying on the balcony after being the first garments to be washed in our new washing machine.
The old one died on Friday, hubby ordered a new one on-line yesterday & it was delivered this morning...now that's what I call a speedy service!
The colourful pleats that you can see in the above pic form the skirt of a very pretty dress and the knitwear is a stunning balloon sleeved cardigan.
I actually found the website of the talented knitter of this lovely garment, Rachel Grimmer, you can get a similar cardi custom knitted for around £240...
I paid a bargainous £2 for mine ;)
Hope everyone has had a fabulous weekend?!
Peace & love,
Jem
xXx