I called into the Salvo's in Mt Waverley while I was in the area on Tuesday and found this AWESOME leather bag!
Mind you it didn't look like this when I bought it. It was pretty manky. It was very dirty and had some white powdery patches which I think were some kind of mould. It didn't smell though and the leather seemed in pretty good condition, ie still flexible. I nearly didn't take it, it was $25 which I thought was a bit steep for something that needed a lot of work.
I've been looking for a largish bag to use a nappy bag though and this looked like it'd fit the bill so I thought it was worth the risk. Who needs the fancy nappy bag that Angelina Jolie has!!
It took a lot of elbow grease to clean it up. I cleaned it with the leather cleaner I use for the sofa and scrubbed it all over with a toothbrush :) Then cleaned the brass hardware with brasso and finally applied two coats of (sofa) leather conditioner.
Very pleased with myself now :)
12 comments:
Very nice find, definitely worth the effort!
OMG, it's gorg! I agree, $25 is a lot for thrift, but this piece was well worth it, congrats! :)
That is amazing! I wouldn't have thought about buying it but well worth the effort.
A number of our bloggers have said in previous posts that they think the Salvos are too expensive, and sometimes I'm inclined to agree. $25 is a LOT to pay for a bag in poor condition, but it has come up really well, and I wish I'd found it this week instead of the bloody thing that I dropped when my poor camera broke!
Wow, that has come up beautifully. It looks like a bag that you can use for years to come and if you need any repairs (say a new handle or strap), because it is leather you can take it and get it fixed. Great job!
$25?! Whoa! But, it did come up beautifully and you have a fabulous find.
Much nicer thean the bog standard nappy bag I lugged around for two years!
Great job, after the nappy stage, you can use as a cabin travel bag, you must be a yummy mummy! Want to volunteer at Washed Up Treasure, I love challenges like that I.e. the bag, so rewarding, well done.
Well done, Nice find and nice work to bring it back to beautiful !
Such a stunning bag! I love leather bags and finding them so cheap in op-shops is always a thrill, especially as tacky fake leather ones are so expensive in retail stores.
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Hello, I love what you have done with this bag! Can you share with me the name of the leather stuff you used? I have a few old leather handbags, and I'd love to spruce them up like you have.
Thanks
Ren
Nice bag.
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