At Home | Crystals and Cookware

Its been quite a while since I've posted about vintage home-wares finds. To be perfectly honest, I plan on moving in the near future so I have been quite restrained with my purchasing. I picked the crystal-ware in the first photo up at my local Salvation army store whilst the vintage Sunbeam Mixmaster was a gift from my mother; no it wasn't hers she found it in a Ballarat vintage store. 

You might remember a post a did a few months ago about some neat jewellery organisation pieces I found op-shopping. Well I have now added and fiddled with it and am even happier, for the moment. I used to use a crystal ring dish and blue porcelain bowl. I've now upgraded all of the jewellery storage to crystal-ware with a bowl and a flat dish. I really love the way my fairly simple collection looks sitting in the glass. These dishes sit on my dresser intermingled with my makeup collection.

It is no secret that I love old things nor that I love cooking. My mum knows this all too well, so when she saw this vintage Sunbeam Mixmaster she was almost certain I would fall head over heels.  Considering I don't own a new mixmaster I am hoping to get a lot of use out this machine (fingers crossed it lets me). I love how the dial at the back instructs the user about what is best for tasks; that would never happen with modern appliances. 

That's my favourite second hand items from the last few months. I've got a few months before I move so I'm in the process of culling and figuring out what I do and don't need. These things definitely go on the 'Do' list. 

Happy hunting fellow thrifters! 

Erin xx

At Home | Jewellery Organisation

I spent my most recent Saturday partaking in one of my favourite past times; scouring the plethora of Op shops that Brisbane's bayside has to offer. I wasn't really hunting for anything particular but I did stumble across some great finds. Two of those finds have been most useful in creating a little more order in my chaotic hoarder life. 

The first is a small decorative bowl, something one can never have enough of (says the thrift hoarder). Initially, I had planned to use this bowl to collect loose change (as a saving mechanism) but I've never been the kind of person to take the loose change out of their purse - my coin purse is just too damn cute! The usefulness of the second item really cemented that that sky blue bowl would be the perfect accompaniment for openly storing my often-worn jewellery. 

The second item is, surprise surprise, a beautiful glass ring dish. My dear friend Ruby found this first but after having second thoughts she willingly relinquished the $2 beauty to me. As most of my rings and earrings are sterling silver or very subdued shades I knew that they would sit amongst the reflections of the glass in beautifully. It is also encouraging me to change my earring more often as they are so much more accessible to me during day-to-day grooming at my dresser. 

This isn't all I found in my adventure but I will be sure to share the rest with you at a later date. How do you organise your everyday jewellery? 

Erin xx