MELBOURNE’S TOP FIVE OPSHOPS
Melbourne is a mecca for opshopping so I thought I better call on one of my favourite thrifting compadres, Emily from Blue Umbrella Lane, to spill the beans on the secondhand hot spots down south. Here’s her top five… 1. Brotherhood of St Laurence Address:...
MAKE IT A MERRY THRIFTMAS
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and if you don’t want to max your credit card this silly season, skip your local shopping mall and try scoring some secondhand goods at your local thrift store! Aside from saving you A LOT OF COIN, there are so many good...
MAKE YOUR HANDBAG THE HERO
We’ve all been there…staring at the wardrobe and not knowing what to wear. Sometimes the key to finding inspiration is picking a hero piece and going from there. I either like to work from the ground up letting my footwear set the pace, or if I’m really...
DIY $3.50 CHAMBRAY TIE UP TOP
This DIY thrifted chambray tie up top is a piece of cake and took less than half an hour, so for all those time poor people with minimal sewing skills, this one’s for you!
SHOW SOME SHOULDER FOR $4
Everywhere you turn someone’s showing some shoulder and whether it’s one or both, this trend is definitely one to try, so why not DIY? Thrift a large men’s shirt and bust out some ultra basic sewing skills for a new look… And when I say basic, I mean...
OPSHOPPING IS EASY LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING
We’ve all been there…Sunday rolls around and you’ve missed your weekend opshopping window. All you can think about is the fact that you’ll have to wait another week to get your thrift on. Wrong. Turns out 30 opshops across Brisbane open their...
LATE NIGHT OPSHOPPING
If you’re a nine to fiver and can’t get your opshopping ‘fix’ during the working week, your day is just about to get better. Forget your late night shopping bender at your local mall, on the last Thursday of every month head to Windsor Road...
YESTERDAY’S THRIFT SHOP
This thrift shop has so many rooms you could actually get lost! It was converted from a house so there’s eight to rummage through, including a bargain room where everything is $2 and on Sundays you can fill a bag of garments for $5. I’m still over the moon about...Online op shop
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