Bristol charity shops and sale haul

Good afternoon Bloggers, today I made my way back to Bristol as I'm moving out for good on Wednesday (sad times). These past 3 years have flown by and I can't believe all of my stuff has been packed up! This afternoon I decided to cheer myself up a bit and have a rummage on Gloucester Road. It is full of chairty shops and I enjoy this thrift the most!

I also checked out the sales in the city centre- there is so many at yeh moment! Shame I'm a poor student!

As soon as I walked into Marie Curie I noticed this skirt straight away. It has a beautiful Africa inspired print which is very chic. This would look great with a tan, especially with all the heat at the moment! Originally it is from Primark costing £10 but I paid £3.

From the same shop I also purchased this stunning Laura Ashley jug. At the moment these are becoming very popular to use as flower pots and when I'm back from university, I plan to do the same. Laura Ashley is quite pricey but you can get great bargains in store. I only paid £1.50 for this so I can't complain at that. Its small and very cute, will look great in my bedroom.

I popped into Dorothy perkins and noticed this. How wonderful is the pattern?! Its so georgous and summery. It will lovely with a simple black vest and my favorite vintage satchel! Paid £12 but got my student discount on top. Can't wait to wear this piece!

Have you ever thrifted in Bristol? Let me know your bargains!

Back soon, 

Rachael 

Xoxoxo 

Plymouth Charity shop haul

Good evening Bloggers! 

I spent my day off today visiting Plymouth Charity shops. I've never really been thrifting in the city centre as I'm usually with my partner who dislikes going in them. Mainly because his grandmother took him in all the time when he was younger! Either way he'll have to get used to it because I love a bargain and purchasing unique pieces!

One half of the city centre is full of boutique and high street shops where as the other half is full of charity shops. I must have spent about 2 hours darting from one side of the road to the other. 

Here is what I found:

This is a cute fitted skater skirt from Primark. Florals are a big hit at the moment especially with the lovely summer weather! It had a cute bow at the front and would look lovely dressed up for a smart work outfit with tights and a blouse or even just a vest top for the beach! I only paid £3.29 for it!

Another skirt? Yes another one! I love polkadots because it is very chic' and a popular pattern at the moment. Its a faded gray colour with bubblegum white spots. It's by a brand called hearts and bows that I have never heard of but after purchasing this skirt I'm definitely going to be looking them up :) only £3.95

This is my final thrifted purchase. Knotted t shirts are popular this season and are wore commenly with leggings  and sandals. This top is from oasis and features florals made with a light jersey material. I love the colours on this because it's very sumery and reminds me of Cath Kidston. £4.95 - which isn't bad for its amazing condition and brand. 

Keep an eye out for my next purchases- here on nottooshabby,

Rachael xoxoxo

Carboot Haul

I love going to the carboot- as some of you may have guessed from my recent blog posts! Today the sun is shining and there are many bargian hunters around! Fancy seeing what I purchased?

I love old leather tatty looking bags and you'll never see me without my satchel. Today I saw this lovely lady who seemed to know a lot about chic and vintage pieces. She had this adorable bag for sale which is right up my street.

It is a leather bag and the lady stated it to be over 30 years old! It's very tatty and rough but I like leather that looks worn. The lady wanted £12 and I offered her £8 and she accepted. In places like topshop or asos market street it would go for about £60 as it is a fashionable piece at the moment.

To complete my wardrobe that I blogged about the other day- I've been looking for a shabby door knob. I originally used the one that came with it until I saw this beautiful one today! Its a handmade porcelain knob and I paid £1 for it! It looks great!!

Over the last few days my dad has been doing some digging in the garden and he found this old bottle. I washed it out and purchased some plastic flowers for 50p to put in it. It looks lovely in my bedroom. What do you all think?

Back soon,

Rachael xoxoxo

Latest 'thrifted' clothing

Good morning bloggers!

Today I am going to share with you my latest thrift shop clothing purchases. 

Buying second hand clothing is such a huge trend at the moment and is a great opportunity to buy fashionable pieces at a low price.

Additionally, searching in charity shops and carboot sales is perfect for finding unique purchases. A lot of clothing companies have got onto the bandwagon of old clothing and are bulk buying and selling them on for redicolous prices!

I prefer to search for it myself and I know my money is well spent by giving to charity.

Here are a few pieces I found at my local thrift shops in Cornwall:

This is a Riverisland blouse featuring vintage inspired lace and polkadots. It's not an old piece of clothing but the style of it is very 'now'. It has no arms but I decided to wear it with my DIY collared lace cardigan. I also like to use my favourite bag of all time- my Moroccan satchel. One day when I am successful I would love to buy a personalised professional satchel like Zooey deschanel! 

I purchased this denim cut off top from a local charity shop for my town. Denim is making its way back into the fashion industry. For only £3 I couldn't say no! It looks cute with my clock necklace.

If you hadn't noticed, that's displayed on my new wardrobe I recently posted about :D

This is the top I'm wearing simply with black leggings and a vest. The more simpler you keep the block colour pieces, the more it will stand out. REMEMBER- less is more!

I'm also wearing a patterns headscarf wrapped around my bun. 50p from the carboot!

This is my final piece I would like to share with you. I love lace, so much!!! Its a cropped design made by newlook which only cost me £1. I wore this with a black skater skirt but not tucked it. Its light and floaty- perfect for summer and you can dress it up or down.

I'd highly recomend buying from chairty thrift shops because it's all for a great cause, and like me I'm sure you'll find some fab bargains too!

Back soon, 

Rachael xoxoxo 

DIY upcycled wardrobe

Hi everyone!

 You all know how much I love my vintage and shabby chic pieces! Well today I am going to show you my latest upcycled piece of furniture. 

In one of my previous posts I mentioned the end of my 'university days'. On top of that, the amount of clothing I had at my student house in Bristol and my home in Cornwall was crazy! 

Last year I painted a tall boy wardrobe which was so cute and perfect for my room at the time but I didn't consider the size of it when moving home. 

So, for the last few weeks I have been looking for a decent sized wardrobe. My room isn't HUGE so I couldn't have a queen sized, but just enough for my mountain of clothing.

I searched so long on EBay, gumtree and local newspapers for one but I hadn't seen any that I knew were perfect.

Anyway, near my home is a regular carboot on Wednesday and I popped over before my busy shift of waitressing at work. To my surprise, a gentleman with a large van pulled out this retro wardrobe.

Its an Art Deco 1950's gentlemans wardrobe! I must admit, I really hate furniture before it has been shabby chic'd! I paid £20 for it which was amazing!!! For an extra £10 the seller chucked in a matching chest of talk drawers! 

I got the gentleman to deliver to my home and during my whole shift at work I was super excited to crack on with it.

Firstly, I sanded it over to create a grip for the paint. I then washed the inside with a weak bleach mixture to remove the old furniture and must smell. 

I painted it with B&Q's own branded all purpose paint for wood in a duck egg blue colour (my favourite).

Three coats later I was able to rough the edges using sandpaper and create false appearing scratches and knocks.

TADAHHHHH

Its a perfect fit! I love the round edges because it gives my room a less harsh appearance because the wardrobe is quite big. It looks cute with my stacked suitcases, rabbit light and birdcage!

What do you all think? 

Back Soon,

Rachael 

Xoxoxox