Grandma Takes a Trip

How lucky for us Sydneysiders there are TWO Grandma Takes a Trip stores to explore :)

Gould St, Bondi Beach:

Monday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Tuesday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Wednesday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Thursday	10.00am - 7.00pm
Friday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday	10.00am - 6.00pm

Crown St, Surry Hills: I especially liked being in the balcony overlooking the street.

Opening Hours

Monday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Tuesday	10.00 am - 6.00pm
Wednesday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Thursday	10.00am - 8.00pm
Friday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday	10.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday	12.00noon - 5.00pm

* I took this pictures from the Grandma Takes a Trip website. If anyone from there has a problem with this, I'll gladly remove them. A post is just more fun w/ visuals.

My re-worked 21st Birthday Dress

Catch of the Day, my favourite op shop in Blacktown, is where I found the top-turned-dress I wore for my 21st birthday.

After cutting from the top of the sleeves and tapering the sides, this is what became of the gold mesh top:



Though I am really petite, the dress did turn out shorter than expected. I compensated and wore a black mini skirt underneath it, teamed with black thigh high socks and dark brown knee-high boots. Who would've guessed the dress cost me less than $10? :)

Port Douglas Op Shop Find

I was on hols recently and stopped by the local St Vinnies (I think it was) and my Husbie got a Wombles record and I got:



A Moo Moo (or Mu Mu)!!! The material is pretty:



So I'm sensing a refash coming on for this one as it's pretty big as is, I'll prob post the result in my blog!

AND if you wanna get involved in Pop Trashed - let me know!

Main Street, Blacktown

There are a few op shops on Main Street, Blacktown that I like rummaging through. They're not far from Blacktown station, marked in red on the map.




Some of the goodies I've found in these shops:

Bag $5.00
with nice button detail



Necklace, $2.00



Top $7.00



Jacket $25



When I first started op shopping I was surprised to find really decent second-hand finds. I think it was that bag for a measley 5 bucks that started my addiction!

Reverse Garbage

These are some pics I took at the Reverse Garbage - Addison Rd, Marrickville. There really should be more places around like this!

I must've been about 8 years old when my mum first took me and my brother to the Reverse Garbage. From memory, I had only been there once in the six years of living on the same road! Still, there was something about this place and it's mountains of junk that I would always remember.

When my brother told me he was going on a trip to Marrickville, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to go to the Reverse Garbage again. It was so random - he wanted to go back just to check out the place where we grew up. It was funny 'cos I wanted to go back there so I could take pictures and blog about it here. There was something serendipitous about it.

Hello I'm Maria and I'm an Op-Shopaholic

Hey Pop Trashed!

I'm excited about contributing to this blog and doing the work (ie op-shopping) to keep it updated. I really do love op-shopping. There's a rush that comes with finding quality stuff amoungst the junk. Especially the quality stuff with a ridiculously low price! It's like going on a treasure hunt. Another plus is that you're buying second-hand: good for the environment and good for your conscience.

I planned on sharing pics of some of my op-shop finds, but my digicam has just run out of battery so maybe tomorrow.

I also started a design journal at http://blognow.com.au/makemyheartsing
Thanks Veronica Darling for taking me on board!

Maria

80s dress to Bladerunner

Hey there Poptrashed visitors!

Here's a dress I got from SCRAGS, a fantastic second hand store on King Street, Newtown:



And here's with a little sewing, taking in, taking up etc:



More photos on my craft blog - Veronica Darling's Crafty Adventures - woo hoo!