My cousin is getting married very soon and her “bad taste bridesmaid” hen’s night is this weekend so I went with my sister to find some terrible (yet incredible) frocks. We decided on a whim to stop into the Wooloongabba Antique Centre and stayed there for hours exploring the place! It’s a warehouse jam-packed with vintage stuff that will make you weep. The only reason why I didn’t buy so many things was a lack of money and space in our apartment, but you could decorate your whole house with amazing finds.

It is much like the Paddington Antique Centre and Chapel St Bazaar in that the space is given to individuals running stalls within the warehouse. Each stall has its own flavour and products, and some of them are really beautifully styled.

My sister was spoilt for choice in the dress department and went home with two gorgeous frocks (I don’t even think they’re bad taste, I love bad 80s frocks!) I went home with photos and the burning desire to sell everything I own and start again ;)

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It’s like shabby chic vomited everywhere, spectacular!

So terribly whimsical, couldn’t you just picture yourself living in this stall?

I love that stove!

And this crockery set!

A Madame Talbot poster that I was so close to buying. You can actually buy them from Madame Talbot for a lot cheaper, so I might do that!

I love old phones and I LOVE cameos, so this is pretty much my dream phone.

Nice, uh, shakers? The sticker says “Lady Boobs”, haha!

This stall had some beautiful 1930 – 1950s dresses, accessories and undergarments.

Yesterday Sonya and I hit the op shops up and down the road I live on in our (never ending) quest to find fabulous dresses. Unfortunately, the fashions had been rather picked through everywhere we went – and there weren’t any decent plus size sections in any of the three shops we went through! What’s the deal? I have a suspicion that the people who organise the shops and warehouses claim all the good stuff first! Maybe I should start volunteering at a Vinnies :P

I did find a few great crafty things and items for my house though! I have never really gone to an op shop to find household items before, but I think I’m a convert after finding:
⇒ A set of three embroidery hoops (Watch out for some embroidered paisley in the future! Pow!)
⇒ Doilies of all sizes, shapes and colours. (I have previously bought all my doilies from ebay in bulk.)
⇒ A brick red table cloth that I’ll use for my coffee table – with doilies on top :P
⇒ 10 ties of varying thicknesses and fabrics for crafty repurposing.
⇒ The best thing ever: TEA CUP CURTAINS.

For a few months I’ve been wanting to start making jewellery out of reclaimed items, like the doily necklace (above) I made a few weeks ago! I got so much inspiration out of going op shopping – even if there weren’t any fashion finds. Highly recommended, A+ would do again!

Speaking of recycling… Nick and I did a duet of Knowing Me, Knowing You by Abba the other night and posted it to Twitter. If you haven’t heard it yet, you really ought to listen. Nick’s falsetto is his secret power!