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  1. Claireg

    50 Unexplainable Photos

    Word about the very first pigeon flash mob spread fast on twitter, but by the time the cops arrived, only the stragglers remained.
  2. Claireg

    Dyeing Clothes

    will do, I have bit the bullet after extensive talks with my awesome drycleaner, she is going to try to get the stains out for me and even out the colour - we are crossing fingers that we dont destroy it. So after it returns from the cleaners i will post pics - and maybe take a poll as to what...
  3. Claireg

    Dyeing Clothes

    Wow guys, im so glad I asked as ther is obviously much more involved than I had thought! Will source dye stripper now. C - dot HI!! its so good to see you again, you were sorely missed! xx
  4. Claireg

    Dyeing Clothes

    Dying Vintage clothes Hi all I found an AMAZING dress in a thrift shop today. (for $4!!! I KNOW!!) It is a 1930s (my guess) dress, in some kind of heavyish man made fabric. Trouble is that it is awfully faded and stained and I feel its impossible to change this. The fabric however is in...
  5. Claireg

    Besame cosmetics

    Hi all Just thought Id let the New Zealand girls that I have started importing Besame to New Zealand and that you will soon be able to purchase the products directly from me - via my party plan business "The Vanity Case", or on my website. Am I allowed to put the website address on here?? BTW...
  7. Claireg

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Nope legs dont fold. Unfortunatley the chrome is non existent now, its all corroded and stuck to the paint, so Im in the process of stripping it all off and then wanted to re-chrome it. Am thinking that it will be horrifically expensive to do properly, so was considering spray paint - but dont...
  8. Claireg

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Yes PoohBang, the stools fold under the table
  9. Claireg

    Show us your Thrift and/or yard sale finds

    Can you help me date my find?? Hi guys, I was going to post this in the powder room , but wanted to draw on you men's knowledge too. I got given this formica table and wanted to know whether it is earlier than the fifties, as the original owner doesnt know. The reason Im not sure is because I...
  10. Claireg

    What do you do for Living?

    I assess naughty teenagers for mental health and psychological issues, through youth court.
  11. Claireg

    Ever yearn for a vintage name?

    Both my grandmothers have passed away, one has a name i would LOVE to give a baby - Molly, alas the other (and she was the nana I was closest to) was called Myrtle. Myrtle is one of those names you just couldnt call a child. What a shame.
  13. Claireg

    Show us your hair do's....

    Ball Hair Hi there I thought Id post a couple of quick not so great photos, i went to a vintage ball on Saturday and did my hair 1920s style. It came out great - it should have done it took about 4 hrs to do! although the photos dont do it justice. It was 1 am at this point So I did marcel...
  14. Claireg

    Show us what you've made!

    OMG Marla I LOVE it, I am so inspired to dust off all my forties patterns and make one in exactly that colour! Thanks for posting!
  15. Claireg

    Obsessive thrifting and estate-sale-ing

    This little story has been pinned up on my fridge..... Las Vegas Hoarder Found Dead in Her Cluttered Possessions Hugh Collins Contributor AOL News (Aug. 28) -- A Las Vegas woman who had been missing for four months was found buried beneath a mountain of garbage and clutter in her own...
  16. Claireg

    Obsessive thrifting and estate-sale-ing

    Yeah i know about the poignant factor! i found a full set of art deco teacups, plates, sugar bowl and jug the other day. Someone had put them out all in different places over the shop so you couldnt tell it was a set. i HAD to buy them, if for no other reason than to keep the set together, I...
  17. Claireg

    Vintage Dating

    AARRGGH it wont let me join.. Is the universe telling me something?? I will try on my computer at home
  19. Claireg

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Havent seen Waterloo Bridge, will put it on my to do list, along with buying a big box of tissues
  20. Claireg

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    "An Affair To Remember" I wasnt holding out much hope for this one so imagine my suprise when I fell in love with it! Deborah Kerr was so sassy, and although I thought Cary Grant looked like a leathery old lech he was hilarious. It really got me and I even had a tear in my eye at the end.
  21. Claireg

    Obsessive thrifting and estate-sale-ing

    OMG.. this is MY story! I had this the other day, I felt like Id been given the keys to the magic kingdom! its gotten so bad that I just physically cannot drive past a thrift shop without going in, even if i just checked it out a few days ago. And i have convinced myself that i can "sense" if...
  22. Claireg

    Does wearing vintage Get you noticed by the opposite sex?

    Oh no.. you are right.. we LOVE suits!
  23. Claireg

    Can you help me date this item??

    Hi Lauren It doesnt have one! It just pops over your head.

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