Saturday 14 October 2017

Thrift Haul: Transmission to Fall

I have been very obsessed with thrifting over the past weeks so I decided to sum up here all my finds. I even spent two days off from work in multiple local second hand shops – yes, this is pure obsession! I love all the pieces I bought and can’t wait to incorporate them to fall season.

This year I decided to celebrate Halloween (um… where’s the coolest party in Prague?) and planning to dress up as edgy mermaid. I’m saying edgy because I will not wear classical mermaid’s outfit. I will focus more on the colorful make-up and have glam/futuristic theme going on. And guess what – I found a perfect blue sparkling dress during my epic thrift shopping!
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Olen viimased nädalad mitmetes sekkarites kolanud ja leidnud nii mõndagi huvitatavat, mida hea meelega näidata tahaksin siin. Minu kinnisidee sekkaritest on lausa nii tõsine, et ma veetsin kaks puhkusepäeva poodides! Kõik ostud on sügise teemalised ning täiendavad oluliselt mu garderoobi.

Sel aastal lähen esimest korda Halloween’i peole päris outfitiga ning loodan sõprade peale, kes teavad, kus kõige lahedam üritus Prahas aset võiks leida. Minu tegelaskuju on merineitsi, kuid riietun pigem futurismlikult ja glamuurselt. Samuti plaanin teha vastava jumestuse YouTube’i õpetuste põhjal. Kuid kõige olulisem – leidsin ideaalse sinise kleidi oma karakteri jaoks!


Dress for Halloween
 40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

Open-shoulder shirt
67 CZK (2.2 EUR)
S size H&M shirt for man, but fits me perfectly
67 CZK (2.2 EUR)



Jersey dress by Boden
67 CZK (2.2 EUR)
 I made my research and similar Boden dress retails online at 2600 CZK (100 EUR)

Grey blazer, ideal for work
67 CZK (2.2 EUR)

Wool+Cashmere sweater
67 CZK (2.2 EUR)

Velvet shirt
67 CZK (2.2 EUR)

Denim shirt with embroidery
70 CZK (2.7 EUR)

Cream M&M blouse
70 CZK (2.7 EUR)

Velvet leopard print shirt
This shirt remains me my unstylish Russian teacher back in high-school, but I will try to bring it back to live
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

Super long skirt
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

Velvet long-sleeve shirt
70 CZK (2.7 EUR)

Yellow retro style shirt
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

Smple H&M T-shirt
67 CZK (2.2 EUR)

Bulky necklace
80 CZK (3 EUR)

While belt with golden buckle, was looking like brand new
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)



M&S wool coat
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)
Unfortunately I damaged the coat in the washing machine. The wool was fading away on sleeves and left darker stripes. It is still in good condition, but the faded stripes are annoying so probably will re-donate the coat.

Comfy long-sleeve shirt
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)
Orsay tank top
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

The softest sleeveless shirt ever
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

Merino wool cardigan
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

Cardigan
40 CZK (1.5 EUR)

Set of small saucers for tea cups
I will use them for serving cakes
60 CZK (2.3 EUR)
Random books and cute jewellery dish
I'm more collector of books than an actual reader though
220 CZK (8.55 EUR) in total

Monday 18 April 2016

THRIFTY FINDS

Laupäeva hommikul leidsin üle pika aja võimaluse külastada oma lemmikut BRIT-TEX kaltsukat, mis asub Dolní Chabry's, kodust ühistranspordiga sõites 20 min kaugusel. Tegemist on absoluutselt mitteatraktiivse piirkonnaga Praha äärelinnas, kuid kaltsukatiir võib olla põhjuseks, miks puhkepäeval vara üles ärgata. Kuna maksta tuleb kilohinnaga, siis tasusin oma kotitäie eest 450 Kč (16.70 EUR). See teeb ühe rõiva kohta kõigest 35 Kč (1.30 EUR). Suurepärane diil!
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On Saturday morning I went to Dolní Chabry, where one of my favourite thrift shop locates (BRIT-TEX). To be honest, not the nicest area, but it is pretty close to my home and the shop has just great quality stuff. Haven't been there for a while, but so glad I went this time, because I scored some awesome things! They have cool paying system there - you will pay the value per kilo, just like you pay money for bag of potatoes in Farmers Market. For all pieces I paid around 450 Kč (16.70 EUR), so the price for one piece was 35 Kč (1.30 EUR). Can't beat that, right?


SUZANNE GRAE
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)

GEORGE
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)

M&S
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)

JACQUI E
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)

NIKE
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)

GLAMOROUS
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)

MARTINE DOUVIER
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)
NEXT
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)
CAPTURE 100% MERINO WOOL
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)

M&S
35 Kč (1.30 EUR)













Saturday 1 November 2014

DIY Wreath Ideas

A wreath is such a nice decoration on the door and just small welcome-home greeting before entering home. I would never buy it from store because it's much more fun to make your own! Why not to make 4 different wreaths for all seasons?

I love simplicity, so therefore the final outcome is looking simple, easy to make and universal. For both of them I used recycled materials like old fabric, old sweater, buttons, cones and necklace. However you need to have something supportive for making perfect shape of circle (any plastic, metal or wooden ring would be fine).


Any lace fabric is perfect base for the roses. I cut sleeves from old lace shirt and created the roses. It's essential for me to add some nice buttons to finish the whole look!


Add glitter + white school glue onto cones to give sprakling Christmas effect.

Originally a handmade collar necklace made from my lovely friend. It looks like angel's wings and it perfectly suits with Christmas theme.

Sunday 1 June 2014

Cornflower Fantasy

My first post of this blog will be about one simple DIY project. I have been having idea of sewing a fabric bag for a camera for a while. Finally I started with the project and I'm very satisfied with the result! Im so obsessed with these flowers on the fabric! Mostly because of the cornflowers that are Estonian national flowers as well. Actually the white fabric is an old tablecloth which I bought from thrift shop some months ago and just waited some remake project.

I used two layers of fabric to make the bag more durable. Originally I planned to use the zipper but during the sewing I lost it somewhere. So instead of zipper I added a small button and a rubber to seal the bag. There are leftover materials so I'm going to do soon similar bag for some another purpose.