Souvenir

Back in London with treasure found rooting around in a discount bin at a junk shop. I now love this that unhelpful amount which makes using it a little nerve wracking in case I break it.

 

Trash & Treasure

The body of this woman carrying water is made from dried butterfly wings. Fear not:

An arguably strange buy, found at a car boot sale in Manchester's Trafford Centre. One of the reasons I like car boots, flea markets etc so much is because of the random, amazing things you can discover in the most unlikely places. Another favourite, also a find from our Northern friends (this time a flea market in Preston), is this Dave and Shirley name plate bracelet

One man's trash really is another man's treasure.

More from Preston here.

Softened Glass

 Glass found on a beach near Newcastle, that have been worn and softened by the sand.

Hannah's Room

Hannah's room reminds me of the dress up trunk my Mum made for me when I was little. It was full of endless treasures, and I still pull out things now that I reclaim and wear. It was Hannah's birthday recently and her room is full of newly acquired treasures, two of which are the Peter Pilotto Kipling bag from Tom, and new Russell & Bromley shoes from her parents. While riffling through Hannah's rails I found this amazing Jean Paul Gaultier dress which I've yet to convince her to wear. And just thought I'd show off a bit - the cowboy is my present to the birthday girl, I embroidered a transfer I bought in Minnesota this summer onto a pillow case.

Fleas

After hearing so many great things about Preston, Charlie and I decided to go for ourselves. The market was a mix of absolute crap and hidden gems, the best kind. Amongst my favourite buys was my Dave and Shirley nameplate bracelet (we are now a happy trio on my wrist), loads of gold tat earrings that are keeping my ears almost permanently sceptic and some Clockwork Orange gone-wrong glasses. The glasses sit in my tear ducts so I can't really wear them. You win some, you lose some I guess.