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Healthy New Year

So it is 2010 …can you believe it is ten years since everyone was carrying on about the millenium bug? It seems like much, much longer.

Ah well Christmas is over…and with it almost the  worst case of the flu I have had in ten years…well the only one I have had in ten years! And to top it off a headache so bad I could not get off the bed for many many many hours…..but that is a dim memory now…mostly because it kind of knocked me senseless! I think it was all part of the same virus…nasty bugger especially considering I had my swine flu shot recently.

Okay to show that this is still an occasional sewing blog….

something I am planning on sewing

and look…

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half hexi quilt top… almost finished

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A whole lot of thrifting has been going on over the break…but through ebay…oh my… the fat person’s lifeline! I cannot believe the things I have found and the new labels I discovered in the process. There appears to be a movement of plus sizes to affirm themselves with quite revealing gear…and now I know the names to avoid for me but to look out for at the local shop to resell as these brands are going like hotcakes but at platinum prices!

So I do hope you are all well and that you had quality time with those you love over the break…I will be updating the blog in a more chatty way this year and showcasing fashion labels and designers as well as the usual quilting and thrifting. See you soon!

Isn't it grand?

100% thrifted!

My new summer outfit, 100% thrifted and 100% natural fibres and products!  The designer is Marina Rinaldi of Italy who makes the most glorious plus sized as well as usual sized clothes in only the most gorgeous of natural fibres. This is a set which again took me three visits over two weeks to find as the outfit had been split up. It is unworn and made of silk and linen.

marina rinaldi

The outfit consists of a maxi coat dress in linen, a stretchy cami and stretchy pants. It is incredible to touch and really beautifully made. When new the coat dress would be minimum four hundred dollars …so this is around a thousand dollars for this outfit…a grand outfit in more ways than one!

100% thrifted!

Yesterday while charity shopping I found the perfect handbag made of silk….patchwork too! The Diana Ferrari mules with a small heel are the perfect companion  to this outfit. Roll on all those Christmas parties and theatre evenings! All I need to do now is make myself some jewellery.

Do let me know if you like this and if you would like me to look out for one for you..I am selling my finds through The Wardrobe Store.com and I can also look through their data base to see if they have anything similar on your size. Unfortunately though it would cost a tad more there than the thirty dollars I paid for the three pieces. The mules were eight dollars and a real find as they are brand new as is the bag…a steal at eight dollars also.

Designer's Delight

basler

I have just been looking at my favourite fashion label, Basler…oh so divine and in big sizes too

Basler of Germany

I have a three piece suit which I was delighted to find on three separate shopping expeditions! Yes I found each piece in the same shop but they had been split up..took me a few weeks of faithful popping into the shop to find the set! It is made of silk and linen and cotton…and is in a gorgeous soft turquoise. Very flattering to the over fifty woman.

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The jacket works with so many of this season’s outfits too, wonderful! My Elizabeth S wrap skirt is of the softest silk and the

My Size skirt is linen and silk. Do check out the My Size website for plus sizes if you are in Australia…even full price they are a bargain.

I bought this Basler skirt for my friend last summer…it will look spectacular with the

elegance for summer

Anthea Crawford blazer I found her recently. I adore black and white with a touch of hot pink!

Anthea Crawford original evening jacket

Anthea Crawford is one of our leading designers….there isn’t actually a lot of her fashion line on ebay so I probably could have made a lot of money on that jacket!  I also found her a really striking skirt with a border from the Smithsonian Online store which works with the blazer too.

dior

The other day as I was leaving my local charity shop I found a scarf for my son. I was really pleased when I examined it to see it is a Christian Dior made of 100% wool. It is quite something and in as new condition….and not a fake as were some on ebay.

I am in the midst of some quite exciting goings on workwise. I recently was asked to come in to interview for a charity and was told it was for a visual merchandising position…I was quite chuffed to be considered and although I was not in a position to do that I have a few other things going on that are quite interesting. Especially since my husband is now back at work but has dropped down from his management position….he was not well enough to come back as a manager and as his Worker’s Comp was taken away from him there was not a lot else he could do …they could not and would  not keep his management position open until he is fully recovered. We are down a considerable amount of money now per week so am thankful that these past years have given me skills or helped me perfect skills so that opportunities may be considered when they present themselves. Will let you know soon after I have a few interviews!

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