shoe sale at hawthorn road

Sam mentioned a while back that the Op Shop on Hawthorn Road, North Caulfield as a good selection of Nine West shoes.

I visited last week and picked up a lovely pair of black peep toe sling backs for $10.00.

I noticed a sign saying that new shoes had just arrived. As this was the first time I have visited this shop (but not the last!) I am not sure if this sign is a permanent fixture. Either way, there were heaps of shoes in stock.

I fell in love with this bag at Southern Op Shop Mentone earlier today. My photography skills don't do justice to the intricate beading pattern. Much of the silver has worn off the clasp and chain and the silk lining is a bit stained, but I think its just gorgeous.

A Good Week

Its been a very successful op shopping week for me. I found these fantastic Witchery shoes on Tuesday. I'm so excited about them that I've blogged about them here as well. Apparently they had only come into the shop (Salvos in Florence Street, Mentone) about an hour before.

Wednesday's big find was a stash of embroidered and lace doilies from Temcare in Portman Street Oakleigh. Again, they had only just come in (seems lots of people cleaned out their cupboards over the weekend). I bought about eight of them and as of Wednesday there were still about 15 in the shop.

Last find, and I think my favourite of the week, is a silk scarf by Liberty of London. I adore scarves (must be square and silk). This was $1.50 at Southern Op Shop, Mentone. Here's more thrifted scarves:

buttons!

When I go op shopping, I'm usually on the lookout for three things:

• Embroidered hankies (my latest obsession)


• Buttons


• Doilies

If you know of a shop that has a great stash, I'd love you to leave a comment telling me where it is!

The Southern Op Shop at 51 Florence Street, Mentone has a fantastic selection of buttons. Best of all, they've sorted them into sets and sewn them on to little cards. They've pinned them up on the wall in an area covering about 3m x 1m.

The ones shown above are from this shop and also Temcare at 5A Station Street, Oakleigh.

I saw this cute tea set at The Salvos in Atherton Road, Oakleigh.