Not everyone at the jumble sale is an evil witch prepared to fight to the death if you both happen to spot something good at the same time. One of the regulars, Tracey, found this 1960s wool cape at a jumble she was at last week and grabbed it knowing it was just my kind of thing. What a darling!
Even if I'd found nothing else at yesterday's jumble sale, it made the effort of leaving the house for the first time in nearly a week totally worth it.
No need to worry, it wasn't the only thing I came back with. This 1960s vinyl and tapestry holdall from a posh Wolverhampton shop that closed down in the mid-Seventies was another gem of a find.
What else? A Victorian hand-painted china soup ladle, a 1960s psychedelic toilet bag, a trio of kitsch 1950s ducks, some groovy 1970s spice measures, a retro velvet cushion (we've already got a mustard set of these in Gilbert) and a portable Olivetti typewriter in a turquoise carry case.
Donegal tweed jacket, 1970s cord blazer and a St Michael linen blazer for my next vintage fair, 1960s Bukta bri-nylon leotard and two hand-rolled scarves, a hand-made patchwork pinny, a hippy-tastic crochet shawl and an English-made waxed jacket.
A stack of travel guides for inspiration
And some insanely bright 1960s daisy print curtains, one of which I cut up and remade into this:
A 1970s style playsuit, using one of the patterns Tamera sent me.
I'm linking my creation with Patti's Visible Monday.
I'm linking my creation with Patti's Visible Monday.
I must be getting better, last week it took me all day to replace the zip in a dress, this took the best part of this afternoon.
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| Crazy playsuit worn with new-to-me old skool leotard & tapestry holdall, 1970s platform boots, lime green opaques, and a stack of Indian silver & second-hand junk jewellery |
Hope you've had a fantastic weekend.
We may have had a quiet one but there's lots to look forward to this week - helping out at the monthly jumble sale, Walsall's first night market, meeting up with some blogger pals, getting back into my exercise routine and BOOZE!!!
See you soon!
We may have had a quiet one but there's lots to look forward to this week - helping out at the monthly jumble sale, Walsall's first night market, meeting up with some blogger pals, getting back into my exercise routine and BOOZE!!!
See you soon!
Amazing finds, and I'm in awe of your new playsuit! I just need a free afternoon and a sewing machine and I'll be joyfully making my own attire too. Glad to hear you're feeling much better, enjoy your week! x
ReplyDeleteFabby playsuit, green is so you!
ReplyDeleteso fabulous playsuit, and it fits you so nicely!, and also fabulous cape and tapestry bag, they're great pieces.
ReplyDeleteAnd so lovely finds, I always enjoy watching whatever you've purchased, you've got talent, lady!!
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There are a serious lack of jumble sales in Bolton! I'm forever checking online and in newspapers and there are none! You got some great things, & that amazing playsuit! xo.
ReplyDeleteI'm WV13 - wish I'd known you were going to be so near, I'd have invited you round for a post jumble sale cuppa!
ReplyDeleteA night market? How interesting. Of all your excellent loot, it's the patchwork apron that most catches my eye. And the sewing project just turned out great.
ReplyDeleteFab playsuit! And I love the retro cushion - my mum made lots of those in orange in the early '70s. Wish they were still around.
ReplyDeleteSo many very great things! But your playsuit it my fav - it looks so awesome on you!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see you out and about again! How you manage to take a curtain and turn it into a sunny little bit of sassiness is so beyond me. You are workin' the Vix mojo in that divine little playsuit. I love the cape - so nice that Tracey snagged it for you. Kinda renews your faith in humanity ;)
ReplyDeleteLove the velvet cushion and the ducks!
ReplyDeleteIf you're my partner in Lakotas swap (See what I did there? Didn't mention the C word!) you might just be getting a box full of bad cats! Thanks for the offer!
Lovely jumbly finds. I especially like the old Olivetti and the fabric is wondrous. Glad you're on the mend.xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely finds! The playsuit looks great, I wish I could sew, argh! I need to teach myself. Sometimes I wish I could quit my boring job and learn a load of new things and just do them.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cape and very cute playsuit... you clever thing.
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You are a sylvan nymph in that fantastic cape, and then you reveal your incredible hand-made jumpsuit. In fact, most women I have met in thrift stores are extraordinarily friendly, I usually only see that kind of quarrelling in a retail department store. Congratulations on your trip out. I'm glad you're recovering!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are feeling better! That playsuit is lovely, especially with the green tights.
ReplyDeleteJealous (as per) of your jumble sale finds. The cape is utter fabulousness and the curtains look so much better on you. xx
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree, curtains do make the best clothes! Your jump suit is the bee's knees, Vix - your belong in the garden with all that fresh green about you. And you certainly look well again. hmmm, I think I may have some things you'd like...my long dangling earrings from the 60s and maybe some of my sewing patterns from the same era. I even have a pattern for making bean bag chairs!
ReplyDeleteThat play suit is so adorable on you! have you gotten thinner Vix? I love your bag too!
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Shubhi's Revels!
What a fab cape, and so nice that the lady at the jumble thought of you. I do love a tapestry bag too, I keep looking out for them but not really liking the ones that cross my path. I hope you are feeling better, you are certainly looking better. Have a great week. x
ReplyDeleteOh Vix, your cape and playsuit are just amazing x
ReplyDeleteIllness certainly doesn't stunt your jumble sale success. Without fail I also like what you get. I'm particular partial to those spice spoons and your fabolous play suit you whipped up.
ReplyDeletethe cape and the tapestry bag *___*
ReplyDeleteNot sure which I love better on you- that monster cape or adorable play suit. However I love best is the news you're feeling better!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely that a fellow jumbler was thinking of you! You've found some great things, really like the funky spice measures. The curtains are fab turned into a playsuit, you're definitely almost back on track!
ReplyDeleteStylish as ever :)
ReplyDeleteI was at a vintage fair this afternoon, I'm sure you would have loved it, there was so much beautiful silver jewellery and printed maxi dresses.
le fresne x
Been gone a week and just catching up on what you've been up to, Vix.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe all you've done this past week in your weakened state: shopping, selling, sewing, modeling (WOW!), blogging and more with no drop in the gorgeous factor or your sense of humor. I think you should be called the "Atomic Vixen"!
Friday's outfit post was da bomb and the romper made from the curtain was sheer Vix genius once again.
So glad to hear that you are nearly well. :) Take care, dear. xxx
Yay, glad to hear you're feeling better!! I love those spoons (the multicoloured ones) and the toilet bags!! Looks like you have a packed week coming up, too!!
ReplyDeleteagain i'm amazed at your seamstress talents. and that cape? omg, it is gorgeous, esp on you. love the tapestry bag also. hell, i love it all! hope you are having a lovely sunday night. xo
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see you getting back into your routineS!
ReplyDeleteYou are one of the most glamorous sick persons I've ever seen - active, too! Mercy!
I love what you did with the pattern & fabric.
You look nice and warm in the first photo. I hope you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're feeling much better! I love the playsuit you made - vintage curtains have the best fabric (curtains now are so boring). Also so sweet of a jumble sale friend to put that cape aside for you.
ReplyDeleteLet's play! Vix's curtain couture is always a joy to behold, and your new creation is no exception. What a fabulous print and such a cute little playsuit.
ReplyDeleteAs always, your jumble sale finds are enviable (much better than mine!) How kind of Tracey to spot that great cape and think of you, it's lovely. I am always on the lookout for a vinyl and tapestry bag - one day I'll find one. One day!
You do sound much better, it's nice to up and about again, isn't it? And a fun week coming up too - hurray! xxxxxx
Glad you're starting to feel better, if booze is on the cards then all must be good! Medicinal of course though eh! ;) Love the hot pants, very cool.
ReplyDeleteLovely finds.your missing the america travel book.hee hee.love the jumpsuit.you look great and love the colors.xx
ReplyDeleteGoing to a jumble sale with you is on my Bucket List. That bag is amazing, and I can't believe how creatively you styled up those curtains. You clearly have good friends, 'cause I would have had to keep that cape :P
ReplyDeleteSo envious of that cape! I'd love to find one like that! Trouble is, the only ones I;ve ever found were £80 in a vintage shop! You look lovely! The jumpsuite is brilliant, well done yoU! So glad you are getting better!
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely friend! What a wonderful friend that she does the fighting for you... And how wonderful is the playsuit. Spring in autumn! xoxo
ReplyDeleteDearest Vix,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that you are speeding down the highway to health.
I love that 70s playsuit, the print, the colours are AMAZING and you've done a grand old job with it.
Gawd woman, you should be knocking these out to sell at Glasto next year, the festi chicks would go mad for these I'm sure.
Seriously though you should offer up some of your fabulous creations somewhere. Vix-made hotpants, playsuits, dresses and tops...curtain couture, you've got a collection going already!
You look smashing :)
Lot's of love,
Jennie
xXx
I'm so happy you made it out and are feeling better, YAY! I'm positively drooling over those measuring spoons they are so seventies-a-licious! Look into the Olivetti typewriter, I think they are now quite collectible and will fetch a nice price. (Personally I don't think I could have one after working in special accounts for the asshats for a year! Although I will admit they are a sexy little number!) Keep getting stronger! XXX
ReplyDeletePS made your recipe again last night it disappears like magic!
PS forgot to mention that adorable outfit you made, you're such a talented seamstress! XXX
ReplyDeletecurtain to playsuit=awesome. Love how you put the big yellow flower in the middle of the bib. Don't know what I like more, the typewriter or the weird ducks.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're feeling better!
Just caught up on your last few posts - so glad that you are feeling better. I love the cape. It is gorgeous and you look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteOoooo,I adore that cape!!! How awesome that a lovely regular picked it up for you! I'm so pleased you got some great scores,that must have helped pull you out of your sick funk!
ReplyDeleteI'm BLOWN AWAY by the fabularseness of your gorgeous playsuit!!!EEEEK! Divoon style, made in the most scrummy fabric! Sturdy too,you'll do a lot of playing in that number!!!
You're on the mend,the booze and frolics await,and there are more fabularse outfits to be made!
Love Helga xxxXXXxxx
OH MY GOURD!!! That playsuit is EXQUISITE! I absolutely cannot believe the fabulousness of it - the fabric! the colours! the playsuitocityness!! And the cape is also GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteAll of your treasures are fab - I especially adore the rainbow measuring spoons, the typewriter, the cushions...oh, just EVERYTHING!
Love you more than SKYPE! Sarah xxx
The top picture = the perfect outfit. Every singlething is perfection.
ReplyDeleteI am very jealous of that rompersuit. I wish I had pins like that!
The kittens all say hi.
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Your curtain romper is INSANE! I am very inspired. Now I am lusting after your new typewriter.
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You made a sexy playsuit out of a curtain and I can't hem a dress to save my life:( I love it!!! You have really earned the title of seamstress missy! That wool cape is so gorgeous how sweet that Tracey picked it up for you, ya gotta love that! What comes around baby!
ReplyDeleteKeep feeling better dear!
MISSYOU!
Shut UP with the dungaree hot pants and the squeeeeeeeeeeeeeTASTIC cape!!!!!! Holy fuckballs baby, you have transformed one of those gorgeous daisy curtains into heaven-in-pants!!! GAH!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxxo
ReplyDeleteThe cape is fantastic -- how wonderful to have someone know your taste like that!
ReplyDeleteFabulous finds Vix especially the cape and lovely typewriter. I think my aertex PE shirt was a Bukta, blimey that takes me back. Your curtains look so much better as a playsuit, you did a fantastic job and I love the cheerful 70's print. You just could not be miserable wearing an outfit like that.
ReplyDeleteGreat to read an ultra positive post from you (of course, you're always positive). That playsuit is genius, such a fun.print - why don't we see such designs now? Tapestry is all the rage if you believe what the fashion journos are saying, doesn't it make you feel smug when you see something priced at what you'd spend on a holiday and you've got an original you paid pennies for?
ReplyDeleteThose spoons look very modern, Joseph Joseph have been making a fortune with similar designs haven't they?
You've got a brilliant week lined up, there will be treasure galore waiting for you.
Lucy x
That playsuit is a masterpiece, great colours, the blue leotard and the green opaques are awesome with it!Your tapestry bag is beautiful and so the cape that your lovely friend gave to you!Always a lot of great finds, I always wish to find a typewriter like yours, but often they are quite expensive!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week!
Love xxxxx
LOVE the cape, gorgeous, where did you get your green tights?
ReplyDeleteThanks to you I now look at Curtains, sheets and other fabric in a whole new light and I am totally inspired. I have a vintage sheet that I want to make into PJ pants, my old ones are clapped out so I can do a Vix and make some new ones!!! You are the Goddess of sewing, yes you!! ♥
ReplyDeleteLove your cape and your playsuit is wonderful ,what a fab idea :)
ReplyDeleteI like the way you positioned the ducks so they look huddled together and frightened!!
ReplyDeleteYou look fan in your cape - perfect for the cold weather you're dreading. The playsuit is great, what an amazing fabric! Everything you bought at the jumble was great, the playsuit did give me visions of you leaping round the house doing some experimental dance piece though.
I'm glad to see that you've bounced back with a vengeance. That's quite a haul from the jumble sale. It was so sweet of your friend to score that cape for you. I guess it 'takes a village' to shop when it comes to being in the right place at the right time. An afternoon for that playsuit? Again, I'm in awe of your speedy sewing skills.
ReplyDeleteHey that playsuit is divine!!! I'm sure you're loads better at sewing, you've made loads of things now I think? and what please is a waxed jacket?? I've never heard of that.xx.
ReplyDeleteOhh ! I love that cosy cape !
ReplyDeleteReading along,humming to myself thinking oh, glad to see she's better, lalala - SPROING! That's the sound of my mind being blown by the typewriter. Afraid I had to limp through the rest as that dreamy Olivette kept calling me back for a looksy. Love the print and what you did with it, too. But I will be thinking of the typewriter all day.
ReplyDeleteOOOO- that cape is freakin' fantastic!! You certainly scored lots of goodies at the jumble!!
ReplyDeleteI must say I am totally impressed with your playsuit of panache!! You are certainly rocking it out!!
What a gorgeous cape! Also, I am madly in love with those spice measures! Great job on the playsuit!
ReplyDeleteGlad you're better. I just adore all of your finds. I love capes. You are a jumble sale queen. Marvellous style dear. Enjoy your week Vix. xx/Madison
ReplyDeleteNice cape!
ReplyDeletecapecapecapecapecaaaaaaape! i'm not able to find the perfect discription how i adore this cape!!!
ReplyDeleteFantastical cape! And how I love a tapestry bag. Thanks for sharing your awesome-ness with Visible Monday.
ReplyDeleteThe Olivetti typewriter is my absolute favourite, such a wonderful find. That daisy print fabric makes for a perfect playsuit! xxx
ReplyDeleteOh my jumbley goodness!
ReplyDeleteWhenever I see your stack of finds I always feel like RUNNING out of the house to the nearest second hand shop ASAP. *LOL*
Vix I totally love what you made with those daisy curtains. What a cute idea.
I love the bag and the playsuit!! Amazing :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad your on the mend Vix. Have fun at the night market.
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love your haul!! ive not been to a good sale in time! i love love love the playsuit your so creative! I have been looking for a good wax jacket for the longest time you lucky thing :)
ReplyDeleteI know I'm miles behind with my comments Vix but had to say how much I love your playsuit, I love daisy print or anything daisy inspired really, you look great in it! xx
ReplyDeleteI'm just catching up with my comments and I am practially jumping up and down with excitement at all your jumble sale wares on display!! I have that exact same holdall style bag. I got it off Ebay about 2 years ago. I haven't used it for ages but I must dig it out. I love the colours you've teamed it with. That curtain playsuit is fab and I love your toilet bag and spice measures. Man, I would love to come thrifting with you but I fear we would end up scrapping like schoolgirls over the homewares!! Ha ha xxx
ReplyDeleteThose curtains are amazing and I love what you've made with them!
ReplyDeleteI love that bag its gorgeous x
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