It's been half term and I've not been feeling that great recently, so I haven't really been doing much in the way of second-hand shopping. Also, I've got to be honest and say when I have looked, very little has really jumped out at me. If anyone could send me some thrift karma I'd be very grateful.
However, I did find this - which given the fact it's bright orange, with lairy 70s flowers on it, even I couldn't miss.
Tala Bread Bin
It cost me £3, and doesn't have a chip or a dent on it. Not only that, but it matches my nails.
Pretending I've got a Lamborghini
[Matching your nails to your bread-bin proves you're in advanced stages of housewifery]
By happy co-incidence the tea-towel which lovely
Loo sent me yesterday is also sporting an eye-popping orange floral, reminding me of my parents' bedroom wallpaper when I was tiny. Loo's parcel cheered me up no end, wrapped in the tea-towel was also a Habitat canvas shopping bag - I love the peacock and fox design - a birdy brooch from Acorn and Will and a rather marvellous 'build your own' cardboard crocodile. I made him immediately and he is currently guarding my earrings. She also cleverly made the box for the brooch herself - using orange origami paper.
Also on the orange theme - check out what I found when we were getting suitcases down from the loft recently. I bought these trousers round about 1996 and wore them not only clubbing but just generally out and about. I like to think that these are future vintage. It's no wonder I wore sunglasses almost permanently then...
Mid 90s skin-tight kick-flare leggings
Sadly I don't have any photos of me rocking these, I will have to ask around.
I'm not sure how many of you will appreciate this - but I'll leave you with club classic The Orange Theme by Cygnus X. Happy nights days...
Lakota x
Oooh I'd still wear those leggings...but then I'm probably a sad bugger!
ReplyDeleteI can just about still squeeze in 'em, but the stripes are a wee bit threadbare round the bum!
Deletethe bread bin looks divine. well done.
ReplyDeletei do think it depends on where you live/work/charity shop.
it never ceases to amaze me the utterly brillient finds that vintage vixen comes up with.
Great finds!
ReplyDeleteLove the nails! Very St. Tropez.
ReplyDeleteMadison xxx
Not sure I could (or ever have) done the leggings but I would love your bread bin - if it ever has babies please send me one :0)
ReplyDeleteThose leggings are hilariously cool!! I love the orange theme I don't own much in the colour though. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab find (the bread bin, not the leggings, although thay have their own charms!)
ReplyDeleteGreat nails and i bow down to your housewife chic of breadbin matching. Great parcel from Loo, the bag is beautiful - shes a star love her Scarlett x
ReplyDeleteJust keep it to matching nails and housewares, NEVER dye your hair to match your breadbin!
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I remember that design on the breadbin from first time round, on coffee and tea canisters I think. The tea -towel is very reminscent of my parents’ kitchen wallpaper at the time; we had a lot of orange!
ReplyDeleteI love orange!
ReplyDeleteTo say you haven't had much in the way of thrift karma I absolutely love the breadbin - it's gorgeous and at £3 it was a bargain too :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great parcel from Loo - the shopper is amazing!
Jem xXx
...gold nail tips!!! superb manicure m'dear! yep, the awesome breadbin find makes up for you not finding anything recently. and what lovelies from loo - have you considered orange as your new kitchen theme, perchance??? hope things are less gggrrr with the house/chain nonsense... x
ReplyDeleteI want that bread bin - it is pefection! You don't need to find a lot of other stuff when you fall upon a great find like that. I'd say you still have some thrifting karma love.
DeleteLoving the general orangeyness of your post and hope that you're feeling better soon.
PS I feel well blue today so am glad of a bit of your orange. Thanks!
My teenage bedroom had purple wall paper and orange paintwork!!
ReplyDeleteLove from Mum
xx
Ooh, wild leggings!! Love the bread tin.
ReplyDeleteThat bread bin is just fantastic and how cool to have the matching nails.
ReplyDeleteLove the peacock and fox bag from Loo and rather coveting those insane leggings, wish I'd kept mine! x
I love that crocodile! Or is it an alligator? Anyway, love it.
ReplyDeleteLove the bread bin - great colours. Very unusual nails!
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
Loving the bread bin, and the matching nails even more! All of the goodies you got in your parcel are even lovelier still, including that gorgeous shopper!
ReplyDeleteI remember distinctly being annoyed that I just couldnt rock the lyrca clubwear trend, what with being slightly podgy at the time (large thighs and bum do not appreciate being encased in such materials), but having seen your lovely pair I'm actually quite glad that said trend passed me by!
Very fond of orange! My friend Sue has the most gorgeous retro orange kitchen, the breadbin would be right at home! I had some rather groovy fake Pucci leggings I loved - I'd wear them under a black velvet hotpants cat-suit thing and thought I looked like an extra from a James Bond film!
ReplyDeletethat bread bin is AMAZING!
ReplyDeleteLove the nails - matching nails with fab kitchenware is stuff of domestic goddessdom! The leggings reminded me of the Deee Lite video for Groove is in the Heart - now reminiscing courtesy of You-Tube :)Good times indeed!
ReplyDeleteSorry you've been feeling poorly - hope you're feeling better very soon and glad you had the lovely parcel to cheer you up! Love the bread bin , but does seem to be damned hard to find treasures in charity shops these days.
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Ooooh I love your bread bin thrifty find! I bet you wanted to throw yourself on it to prevent anyone grabbing it...it gorgeous and I am muchco envious!! Very nice nails too :) been feeling a bit out of sorts too this half term. Hope you feel brighter soon x
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Ooh, am seriously coveting that marvellous bread bin you found. Plus, love the tea towel and bag Loo sent you - what a fab parcel.
ReplyDeleteLove that bread bin! A great find! I'm also adoring that habitat bag! It reminds me of the creepy beginning part of Watership Down with the animals hiding behind the trees! I'll send all my thrifting karma your way, I wont be needing it for a while as I'm not going near a second hand shop until after we have completed the living room! xxx
ReplyDeleteGuess what - I have a lidded canister (suitable for tea/coffee or biscuits) exactly the same design - I will give it to you next time I see you.Love
ReplyDeleteLove that bread box. Orange is my favorite color.
ReplyDeleteI bought some kick flares from Big London Topshop in 1996 which pretty much matched the tea towel pattern, with a bit more white perhaps. What were we like?
ReplyDeleteWell whatever the thrift karma situation, that bread bin is a wonder - and so matchy-match, oh Housewife Goddess!
ReplyDeleteGreat goodies from lovely Loo, that bag is brilliant.
And I say get those leggings ON, lady - they deserve another chance! xxxx
OOOohhh! The bread bin is FABULOUS and I adore the tea towel print and are you frickin kidding me? PUT THOSE LEGGINGS ON RIGHT NOW! Peaks and troughs... you'll find more treasures soon. Sarah xxx
ReplyDeleteThat bread bin is FAB!!! Rare to find one is such amazing condition!!!
ReplyDeleteI adore your bread bin Lakota and all of Loo's awesome presents. Maybe you should eat some oranges if you've been feeling unwell, you know vitamin c and all that...or are you feeling miserable because of all the crappy house-stuff?
ReplyDeleteSending you thrift shop karma (I don't op-shop much these days, so I've got plenty to spare) and a hug. Hope you feel better soon x
p.s. I am so glad you can't see my appalling finger nails.
I love the bread bin and the fact it matches your nails is just perfect.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone, in the 90's I had a pair of wide leg, shiny bright red pants. I cringe at the thought of them! I have moved about a lot so thankfully they haven't come back to haunt me - but there are always the photos....ugh...
Your nails are soo cute!! and i love the bright orange with flowers of the bread bin! loving all the parcels loo sent especially the bag and the tea towel, awww saw an orange earrings too! the video is abit dizzying but love all the polkadots and the short haired girl in it hehe
ReplyDeletexx susan
and OH! do share us if you ever found a pic of you wearing the trousers hehehe *wink*
ReplyDeletexx susan
We used used to have a bread bin just like that, although ours was in blue. Cor, that takes me back a bit! I think it ended its days in Dad's shed.
ReplyDeleteWow im loving that bread bin that is a real cracker what a fab find ;-)) And that tea towel to. Its funny when a theme seems to start with out trying ;-)) Have a lovely week, dee x
ReplyDeleteQuick comment because I've just noticed my nails are blue and my bread bin cream and that will never do.
ReplyDeleteLush bread bin, how did you get it so cheap? Love all the pressies your friend sent you too, aren't you lucky? x
Great bread bin, the pattern is the same as the one around the tea/coffe/sugar tins my mum had when I was growing up, only hers were in green and cream :) have a great week sweetie.
ReplyDeleteBee happy x
Have a delicious day!
Wonderful bread bin, I love the design.
ReplyDeleteHello my dear! How are you? Great find in that super cool bread container and Loo's parcel is rather fabulous! Love the colour orange. xx
ReplyDeleteThat bread bin is amazing. Orange you glad you bought it? (sorry, I couldn't resist!) But orange is strangely delicious to me as of late- is it the appeal of the perfection of the optimism of its hue? Your nails on the Lamberghini, I mean bread bin are great too- a squeeze of citrusy goodness!
ReplyDeleteyep I can just see you dancin around your kitchen with ya new funky bread bin to that track!! and how I wish I had a picture of the incredibly hideous lycra style flares I used to wear in my clubbing days...I got a little to in to UV colours and fractal patterns..scary stuff! x
ReplyDeleteWhat a splash of colour! The tea towel pattern is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous breadbin and the 'Lamborghini' photo made me smile ;-)
ReplyDeleteI fancy a vodka and orange after that little lot! x
ReplyDeleteI love that bread bin!
ReplyDeleteThe bread bin is MARVELOUS! And so are your dang nails.
ReplyDeleteThose leggings are INSANE!!!
Don't let them get into the hands of any WRESTLERS.
*wink*
I am sending some thrift karma your way :) I love the retro bread tin. I have a green coloured one and I use it to store my household cleaning supplies in..it works out great.
ReplyDeleteThose are some really funky trousers :)
Have a lovely week
Magie
I love bold orange retro patterns. The Peacock and the fox are lovely too. Those leggings definitely rock!
ReplyDeleteYou and I both. I haven't found much lately. I've actually said out loud "I hate thrifting." there must be a spell we can do to remedy this.
ReplyDeleteThe leggings the leggings the leggings how hot are they!!!!!I love them!!!!!They wanna be WORN AGAIN!!! Your nails look sweet too but I can't stop drooling over these leggings! I think I will be wearing them in my dreams tonight:)
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Krista
It seems orange certainly is the colour for you! I love the bread bin, it's retro appeal and pristine condition are just fabulous xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely goodies, the bread bin and tea towel are lovely. Also loving the peacock bag.
DeleteTwiggy x
adorar that bread bin so sweet!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a tamales pot at first.
Oooo pretty orange/gold nails!
we could never have enough cute tea towels.
We need to see you rocking those loco leggings.
besios
Over the past 6 months or so, I've surprised myself by some orange purchases which I've incorporated into the house quite nicely. (I'm old enough that I've seen it cycle in and out a few times!)
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