The GORGEOUS 'Bells Belles' celebrates a MILESTONE....Happy HAPPY Birthday....Yayyyyyyy....!

Hello Friends....!

I hope this post finds you well & enjoying a FABULOUS weekend....!

My Saturday was spent in part in the company of Friends....Always a WONDERFUL thing to do....More so of course when they are Friends with which you share a common interest....Case in point, my Friend Leah from Bells Belles & the very CLEVER & talented Callie from Hunted & Collected....!!

I was fortunate to meet the GORGEOUS Leah a little over a year & half ago when Callie & I attended Fryerstown for the first time as vendors & shared a space....Leah happened to be next door to us which made for a WONDERFUL treat as her passion for Vintage Fashion made for a YUMMY place to visit during quite moments....!

Leah was working for a major retailer & like myself, had taken a few days annual leave to participate at the Antique Fair....Six months later though, Leah's business 'Bells Belles' became a bricks & mortar reality when she resigned from her job & moved into a DELICIOUS shop in Castlemaine at 28 Johnstone Street....!!!

One year on, 'Bells Belles' celebrated it's FIRST birthday & I was THRILLED to have visited with Leah today to mark the occasion....

And here she is....The ADORABLE Leah Bell....! 

Leah's business has diversified over the last year moving from being primarily fashion based to incorporate vintage furniture & homewares.... 

Gorgeous....GORGEOUS vintage furniture & homewares.... 

Stock literally disappears out the door as soon as it arrives due to the very VERY reasonable prices....This means EVERY time you visit, it's like you're walking in for the FIRST time....!! 

It NEVER ceases to amaze me the YUMMY pieces she finds....Don't you just ADORE these metal Sabco chairs & flags....!!! 

**sigh**....Chippy....White....What more could you want.... 

This pale blue dresser was a T-I-N-Y $140- but was sold BEFORE I arrived....BUGGER....!!

With a GENEROUS 20% discount offered today in honour of 'Bells Belles' FIRST birthday, Treasures like this AWESOME lino didn't last long.... 

One of the things I LOVE about Leah's vintage clothing is that EVERY piece is in DROP DEAD FABULOUS condition....And STUNNING.... 

Each & EVERY piece.... 

Something for EVERYONE.... 

Callie's LOVELY Friend Mandy came up for the day & was also busy taking pics.... 

I think I FONDLED EVERY dress on this rack....Yep....Along with a couple of cardis & boots what MORE could you need in your wardrobe....??!!!

Now I'm afraid to say, the pics I took of Callie's BEAUTIFUL jewellery turned out blurry....(SORRY Callie....!!!!!) So I suggest you pop in & visit with Callie at Hunted and Collected to view her EXQUISITE collections....!!

Leah Love I'm SO GLAD to have been able to celebrate your businesses FIRST birthday with you today....I look forward to sharing MANY more....!!!

Well I'm off to the Market tomorrow so I must away....!!!

Cheers for now,

Tamarah  :o)

PS:  I've moved into my space at The Vintage Shed however, due to the TERRIBLE weather last Thursday, all the pics I took were VERY grainy....Weather permitting, I'll be back this Monday or Thursday WITH pics....!!!!!

Happy 4th July to all my Junkin' Thriftin' mates in the USA....!!!!!

Hello Junk & Thrifty mates EVERYWHERE....!

I hope you're all having a WONDERFUL weekend....!!

I just wanted to pop in & wish ALL my Friends in the US a happy HAPPY 4th of July weekend....This is one AUSSIE (though I'm SURE I'm not alone) who lives vicariously through your Independence Celebrations....!!!!!

If you're travelling....Take care....I look forward to catching up with you soon....!!!

Cheers from Oz,
Tamarah xxx

Shabby Vintage Junk has MOVED to Tyabb & The Vintage Shed....WOOHOO....!!!!!

Hello Treasure Hunters near & far....!!

I trust you've all had a BRILLIANT day....!!  I've had busy....BUSY....B-U-S-Y day myself moving into my VERY FIRST space at The Vintage Shed down at Tyabb....Yayyyyyy....I FINALLY have a PERMANENT home to share my Treasures & unleash my creativity in between Extravaganzas....!!

I feel VERY fortunate to have been asked to join the WONDERFUL Team down there & look forward to spending time in the company of my fellow Treasure hunting stall mates as we meet up each week to 'foof our boofs'....hahahahaha....ALWAYS wanted to say that....**wink**....!!!!!

Each Thursday I'll be posting about The Vintage Shed....I'll show you the Treasures I take down there & I'll also introduce you to the Team....There'll be SPECIAL discounts for those of you who FOLLOW my blog to show you how MUCH I appreciate you popping in....Oh & they'll be giveaways....But more about that later....For now, I just want to show you my installation & then sit back & catch up on what you've all been up to....!!

This is the entrance to The Vintage Shed....There's a walkway either side of this alcove however, I recommend you take the right path first....**wink**....! 

OK....SO I came up with this idea that I wanted to install 'something eye catching' above my space....And to make it easier on Mr SVJ I sourced the PERFECT frame from the Hard Rubbish....Can you guess what it was....??  It WAS an old cot....I simply took it apart at either end & Mr SVJ screwed it together bracing it with aluminium strips....EASY PEASY....!! 

The ceiling is HIGH....That ladders's a GOOD six meters....!! 

Taking shape.... 

And there it is....PHEW....I think if it had taken any more than six hours Mr SVJ would have gone out on strike....Needless to say....I OWE him BIG time for this one....!

Well Friends I must away....I'll be back with pics of my space when it's finished shortly....In the mean time....Take care & ENJOY your weekend....!!

Cheers for now,

Tamarah  :o)

SWEET little NURSERY piece READY for another 50 years active duty....!

Hey Vintage Enthusiasts....!!

I trust this posts finds you looking forward to a potentially Treasure filled weekend....I for one have been flat out like the 'proverbial' working on a number of different projects....I'm doin' somethin' H-U-G-E tomorrow which I HOPE to be able to share with you tomorrow evening so be sure & pop by over the weekend....  :o) !!

While I've been getting ready for a BIG MOVE, I've ALSO been working on all the pieces I want to take to the Market on Sunday....

This little nursery piece being one of them....I could KICK myself that I didn't take a BEFORE pic as it was COVERED in horrid stickers that I had to peel off & painstakingly remove the gummy residue....TWO HOURS & half a bottle of eucalyptus oil later, I'm pleased to report this little 1950's wardrobe is ready for another 50 years on the front line....!!

It's the PERFECT height for a change table, comes with 4 x drawers to store all those little nursery necessities  as well as a space for hanging....And to top it off....Its painted a LOVELY creamy white which has stood the test of time remarkably well....The inside was painted not too long ago & cheerful yellow contact added to the drawers giving it a fresh look....!

If you're interested, it'll be for sale at the Market on Sunday for the THRIFTY sum of $90.00....!!

Won't find find one at Freedom or Ikea for that price....Nor will you find one made here in Oz....!!

Sturdy.... 

Original.... 

Cute.... 

Practical.... 

Functional.... 

Fresh.... 

THANK YOU for your LOVELY words re my previous post for my Friend, the GORGEOUS Miss Bec....If you haven't visited her yet, don't forget to have a squizz....Bec's one in a MILLION & probably the NICEST Treasure I've found this year....!!

Cheers for now,
Tamarah  :o)

Have you met my Friend Bec....?? No....Well then you simply MUST....!!!!!

Hello Vintage Friends....!

I hope you've all had a WONDERFUL day....!!

Since 'falling' into Blogland a couple of years ago I've discovered MANY blogs that I ENJOY & subsequently follow (though I prefer Reader to Follower)....!  Scrolling down my list today I was able to pick out a NUMBER of reasons WHY I've added particular blogs to my list: STUNNING pics, BRILLIANT info, AWESOME makeovers, FANTASTIC tutorials, INFORMATIVE business advice, HEROIC junking tales, BLOODY funny, EXCEPTIONAL writing skills....And the list goes on....Basically though....EVERYONE on my reading list is there 'cause they MAKE ME SMILE OUT LOUD....!!!!!

There are a couple of blogs however that are unique to my reading list because they've captured for ME, the playful side of granny/nana chic (YES....The VINTAGE in Shabby Vintage Junk) that I ADORE ALMOST above & beyond the 'shabby' & the 'junk'....!!!!!

I turn to these blogs when I find myself stressing & obsessing on a creative level....When I'm having difficulty translating the picture in my head into reality, I pop in & read BACK to the beginning....I smile as I re-read posts & gaze DREAMILY into the BEAUTIFUL pics....And when I'm done soaking up all their FABULOUSNESS....I'm ready to start....Again....

So....If you haven't had the PLEASURE of meeting this LOVELY lady, I'd like to introduce you to the INCREDIBLY CREATIVE....

And ever so talented....Miss Bec from naughty shorts!....!!

Oh & S-T-Y-L-I-S-H....Indeed....Be STILL my wildly FIBRILATING (NEW word) heart....!!!!!

We share an obsession fondness for vintage sheets & fabric.... 

***HAPPY dance***

Though I'm SAD to say my studio does NOT resemble this GLORIOUS work space Bec has organised for herself....!!

Every week, this UBER clever girl crafts BEAUTIFUL Tea Dresses....

....from previously mentioned sheets & fabric....

LOVINGLY labelling them....

Before sending them all over the world....!

Each.... 

....and.... 

....EVERY.... 

....One....

....Simply TO DIE FOR....!!!

Bec has a FAB Etsy shop which I'm SURE you'll ENJOY so be sure to pop in after you've visited her blog....!!

Next Wednesday I'm going to introduce you to one of my FAVE Small Vintage Businesses so be SURE & pop back to meet Trish....!!!!!

Well I must away....!

Cheers for now,

Tamarah  :o)

PS:  All pics in this post have been stolen, pinched, nicked, acquired, borrowed from Bec's blog....Come on....Did you SERIOUSLY think I took ANY of those beauties....hahahahaha....!!!!!