Well everyone should know by now that i just love vintage~not just jewellery but alsorts of vintage stuff!!
Flea markets are so fab!! Many people dont like rummaging around (my mum hates it) but i totally love it!! There are a few flea markets near me & i go as often as my business will allow me to!
I went to one though today and i went straight to the lovely man who i usually get my jewellery from when i want to buy something for moi! Anyway pevious to seeing him today he allowed me to buy the WHOLE stall again :-)!! Its amazing!! A lot of it TBH i dont use as i dont tend to work with beads unless they are vintage (and by vintage i can assure you i dont mean whole beads from China like some other people claim) so with the stuff i dont use i resell. I dont charge a lot for the resell items as i know that someone would get so much joy out of them and i just dont have the space!! Here is a bag thats on Ebay atm~also includes over 10 watches!!
Someone is going to have fun with all that!!
When picking out what i like i usually go for clip on earrings, scarf holders & cameos. I LOVE cameos!! Then i sort them and pop away in my little office/workshop. As you can see by just ONE of my boxes (i have several) i try to keep things as neat as possible... This box shown is my bead & cabochon box. The picture beneath it has been sorted into the things i want, but not sorted out proper!! For the time being i just wanna make things~as shown a finished ring made from a clip on earring. Totally vintage, totoally unique & totally affordable at £10 :=)
I love vintage!! Each & everything with a history! These day however the vintage trend has caught on BIG STYLE! Larger shops such as Selfridges & Harvey Nicks are selling vintage inspired pieces for BIG $! As a single mum i cant afford these pieces and to be honest dont want a mass produced piece SO i make my own out of finds from charity shops, flea markets & antique fairs. They usually are damanged and need restoring and that is what i do to make my reworked vintage items x
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