Wednesday is usally my "trip to town" day.. I say town, Stoke town centre doesn't boast much beyond Sainsbury's, a couple of cheap shops and a plethora of charity shops.. Anyway, when I'm feeling blue, a good charity shop mooch is usually one way of elevating my mood, and so, there we have it, its what I did..
First up was the little charity stall in Stoke Market, where I picked up some cream Mary Jane heeled shoes (Heaven help my poor feet!) for the princely sum of £1.. the're from New Look and are made from leather and despite one scuff to the front of one of them, they're perfect. Next was The Donna Louise Trust shop, which is a fantastic one, full of furniture, clothing and all manner of "stuff".. purchased: 2 polka dot silk scarves, for the sum total of 50p!!! BARGAIN!
I scoured Scope and came up with nothing and so to the Red Cross shop, however the Dougie Mac shop yielded more bargains.. 2 black cotton summer skirts for £2 each.. the one on the left of the pic is a Rocha John Rocha, the other a Wallis, so both good quality skirts, for very cheap!! Can't wait to try them on and see what I have that I can team them up with.
The cream shoes.. well, I was going to cover them with fabric, beads and the like, but I really like them as they are, so I may just leave them for now.. as they are pretty cute as they are.
While my mood isn't all that great, I'm chuffed to bits with my bargains.. all for the princely sum of £5.50!!!!
Ooops, I almost forgot.. I also bought a lovely book called "50 Years of Everyday Fashion", which was published by Yours magazine, not everyone's cup of tea, but I couldn't resist it because of all the fantastic vintage photos from the Second World War right through to well, more modern times. I'm sorely tempted to do a photo montage, or somesuch, on a canvas to put around the flat.. But it would be a shame to cut up the book.. Oh decisions decisions... Oh yeah, and I got it for £1.. so either way its a bargain!
I've recently been getting back into "fashion", well, over the past few years I have, and looking back to the past for inspiration. Once upon a time I studied A level Fashion and loved it and have been seriously thinking of making clothes again as I have the skills, but rarely use them. Its motivation I lack in all honesty, distracted by other things, such as life, job-hunting, kids, etc.. However, I'm happiest when I'm doing something creative, which is why I knit and crochet so much! I have patterns and I have some material.. So I think I may set myself the challenge of making something, I'll say, at some point.. rather than commit to anything just yet, but I should get out the fabric and shears, the pattern and the pins and start making.
The thing is, I go to so many handmade fairs and the like and I keep thinking to myself "I could make that", or "I'm sure that would be easy to make".. yet I never seem to get around to it!! Procrastination is a killer, as is low self-esteem (which is something else I carry like a sack of spuds!), and its important to feel positive about projects before starting them, which I initially do, then get distracted, or just get up in a foul mood, like today.. hey ho.. at least its only one day!
So, I shall set myself a new challenge, to try and beat the "blues"...
1) Do something creative each day, whether it be writing a blog, sewing something, spinning some yarn, drawing, making, or whatever.
2) Not be disappointed with myself if I don't finish a project that day
3) Stick with it, instead of throwing in the towel
4) Don't give up on a project, unless its not working, then try to do something else with it
Well, its a good place to start. I have loads of ideas, some of them not entirely practical, however, some of them might just be "the thing" to get my creative juices flowing and to see where it leads me. So I plan to resurrect my "Spinyche" blog, where I show all my handspun yarn and knitting and crochet projects. Start another blog on sewing, or just general creativity and see what happens.
Hurrah for inspiration! About time you reared your head and allowed me to find some way through this quagmire of mud that is my bad mood...
Onwards and upwards!
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