Make, Do & Spend

I keep hearing the phrase grown-up glamour bandied about in the media.
I'm confused, people tell me that I'm glamorous and, at 47-and-a-quarter years old today, I'm officially a grown-up, but when I google those words my screen fills with images of women looking drab in pared-down neutrals, absolutely nothing like me.

There's not a hint of a neon pink bell-bottom, primary coloured boots or aquamarine eye shadow. 

No sign of a flamingo choker,

No armfuls of clanking bangles or even a cobalt painted nail.
Give me ridiculously rainbow glam over the greige variety any day of the week.

Still, it wouldn't do to all be the same. If we were then this vintage dress wouldn't have been reduced to clear in Blighty Bazaar, somebody would have snapped it up weeks ago. It appears psychedelic maxi dresses aren't everyone's cup of tea. Thank god. If every bugger loved them as much as I do there wouldn't be enough left to go around.

We've been busy, organising trade pitches for the ever-growing number of festivals we're doing this summer, reorganising the stockroom and travelling over to Leamington Spa to restock Kinky Melon's retail space at Blighty Bazaar - we can't replenish our rails fast enough lately, very exciting!

We did make a time for some chazza shopping. Our buys included this vintage Kay effects guitar (a make favoured by Jack White and that annoying bloke from The Beatles), some Spanish souvenir tat and a pair of fabulously kitsch religious tee shirts.

We managed a bit of recreational pimping, too. Jon Banksy-ied up some granny bags and I re-purposed an old canvas and some vintage fabric into poodle art and gave the waste bin in the office a Agatha Christie makeover.

1960s St Michael metallic tee shirt & super-flared pants (Courtesy of the fabulous Curtise), vintage suede waistcoat (present from Liz), collar (made by me), Crazy Vix portrait by Clare.

Great news, I did some research and discovered that Barry M ship to most countries - cruelty-free, bargain basement neon lipstick, rainbow nails and glitter eye shadow can now be yours, too.

I'm off to have a quick bath while Jon knocks up veggie Spag Bol.

See you soon!