Every day has a story

Today I didn't have much to do or any plans really. I needed to buy a few house bits and decided to look in a few fun shops too while I was out. 

Surprisingly, as I didn't really intend to have a shopping day, today has been a day of bargains! 

First stop: H&M. They had sale banners in the window. I was weak and was tempted in. I got this cute slogan vest for just £1 in the sale...

 

I love it, it's the same basic shape as another H&M vest I have from 2 summers ago which is my favourite shape ever for tops!

Inspired by being able to buy clothing for £1 I headed to primark next in the hopes that the bargains would continue. I love primark. I'm a little bit sad that nowadays there's less clothes on the floor and the prices have gone up by 2 or 3  pounds though. I found a basic vest (again for £1) which are always handy and was also tempted by the novelty of some bobbles. But, in my defence, 2 of my bobbles have snapped in the last week so I do need some more. 

 

By this point I was really feeling the bargains vibe and I had to continue. I went to this huge (for UK standards) charity shop which I usually forget to visit because it's a bit out of the middle of town. 

I got a silky topshop blouse which is a bit cropped so I thought it would look good with high waisted jeans/trousers. 

 

I also found a Barbie pencil tin (which I'm pretty sure I have actually owned before circa 1998) and a mini purse/bag which screams #pocahontas vibes. 

 

 Total price at the charity shop for blouse, tin and bag was just £3. 

 Thanks for reading! Xx

'Small Change: The Newcastle Vintage Shop' Haul

Yesterday I went to Small Change vintage shop for the first time and it was lush! ^_^
My new favourite vintage shop! They have really low prices and so much stock to rummage through!
 Check them out on facebook: Small Change: The Newcastle Vintage Shop

What I bought:

Golfer print tapestry bag - £5

This is so cute, I love golf themed stuff, it reminds me of my Grandad.

Towel material jumper - £3

I'm wearing this today! So soft! There were loads of jumpers for £3 (long sleeved) and £2 (short sleeved) absolute bargain! 

Children's Christmas jumper - £1

This is the cutest thing! I had to get it, even though I'm not sure who's going to wear it. 

Children's knitted skirt - £1

Same with this little matching skirt! I thought this and the jumper would make such a cute little outfit together. 

Pink velvet top - £2

I can't wait to wear this with some high waisted denim shorts or mom jeans. I love the little tie at the bottom. 

Harley Davidson vest - £1

I love the studded detail on this! Small Change had a big selection of Harley Davidson tops, all £1 each!

Vintage shirt - £2

Thin summer vest. I'm going to wear this with high waisted denim shorts or black tube pants.

Bird patterned collar sweatshirt - £5

Small Change had a huge range of animal print sweatshirts all £5 each! I love this one because of the attached collar.

Total Spend: £20

Can't believe how much I got for my money when normally you would be paying £20 for just one vintage item! There's so much to look at too, me and my Mum spent 50 minutes there checking out all the stock!

Definitely worth a visit

Make sure you check out their vintage Barbies too, they'll bring back some memories!

Thanks for reading oxox

Charity Shop Haul - Shorts

I went round my local charity shops recently and I scored big on shorts! Originally I thought I might add some of these to my etsy shop: RosieBits but I decided because it's summer I would be greedy and keep them all for myself!

 ^_^

Amazing shorts - details:

Vintage Velour Fred Perry shorts - £3.49

I was so excited when I saw the little laurel leaf on these! I was searching through the swimwear and sportswear to see if there was anything cute and retro to add to my shop when I found these! 

I love Fred Perry stuff, especially when you find it at a bargain price on eBay or in charity shops.

Vintage Green&Blue Check shorts - £2.99

I love these ones! I think they're my favourite out of everything I got. They're a bit high waisted and I love the button fly on them. They're also a nice stretchy sort of denim material which makes them comfy to wear because they don't press on your tummy when you're bloated :') I can't wait to wear these with a cute denim coat and white plimsolls.

Vintage Black&White Gingham shorts - £2.99

I got these in the same shop as the previous pair and I wonder if they were donated by the same person? This pair is also high waisted and I like them because they're not only wearable in the summer. They'll also look good with tights and boots when it gets colder. Cute!

Purple denim Frayed Hem shorts - £2.99

These shorts also came from the same shop as the previous two pairs. I love this pair for summer, the colour is so nice! I already have a pair of lilac shorts but they're a bit tight on me now so I'm really pleased I found these to replace them. They're actually a nicer pair than the ones I already have because they're high waisted. I might get my boyfriend, who is a great artist(!), to draw Lumpy Space Princess on these ones. I'm still deciding though :')

I'm so pleased I got such a good haul as charity shops are often a bit disappointing these days :( 

Instagram gives me too higher expectations of all the treasures I'm going to find! 

I have to say though the three high waisted pairs are pretty amazing, I think. They remind me of Baby from Dirty Dancing before she gets too sexy and into dancing, but when she first arrives and it just chilling in her general holiday clothes. All I need now is some white plimms and a watermelon!

Let me know what you think of my finds! 

Thanks for reading oxox

Spain - Outfits

I'm honestly going to try and do more blog posts over the summer because I've been useless at doing them! 
I've just got back from a week in Spain with my boyfriend so I'm going to do an outfit post about some of the things I wore while I was there. 
The place we stayed was called Cap Salou, it is a small area near the town of Salou in the Costa Dorada area and we had a really nice time! The weather was amazing and I've got major holiday blues now that I'm back in England.

Vest dress - New Look

Shell necklace - handmade 

Sandals - Primark

Aztec drawstring bag - Primark - £4 this season!

Floral dress - H&M - £14.99 this season!

Bag - as before

Watermelon print flip flops - Primark £1 this season!

Watermelon crop top -H&M £3.99 this season!

Banana beach bag - H&M £7.99 this season!

Aztec shorts - Primark

Headband - Tourist shop

Purple bikini top - eBay

Mermaid bikini bottoms - etsy store: Alicia Zenobia

Shell boobies top - H&M £6.99 this season!

Mermaid bikini bottoms - as before

Headband - as before

Lace ribcage high/low dress - Primark

Sandals - as before

Gingham bunny ears hairband - Topshop £6 this season!

Purple crop top - Internacionale

Skirt - H&M

Sandals - as before

Bag - as before

The flamenco dancers, who were the entertainment on our last night, made me get up and dance with them, it even involved some hairography which I found difficult as I don't have all that much!

Thanks for reading! oxox

Recent buys - March / April 2014

Hi,
Here's some of the things I've treated myself to recently...

S Club 7 bag - ebay - £3.99 including p&p
I was so excited when I won this!

Adventure time leggings - substance store - approx £15

Purple bikini top - ebay - £3.80 inc p&p
I bought this to wear with the mermaid shorts that I got last year from this etsy shop

Fred Perry denim shorts - depop - £15

Vintage toy dog - 20p
Ugly cat make up bag - 20p
Backpack - 50p
All from a church sale

Set of 3 frilly socks - Primark - £2

Thanks for reading - happy shopping! Please also have a look at what I'm selling on depop, my username is rosiesaysrelax oxox

*Church sale finds*

Me and my Mum went to a church sale last Saturday and it was great! A proper classic church sale with properly bargain prices! Only 20p entry too ;)
It was even worth getting up early for when I had a hangover, plus I got a bacon sandwich and hash browns out of it as a reward for getting up early.

I got these great bargains! The dog is a proper vintage toy, probably older than me and he was 20p. 

The ugly cat make up bag is to replace my ugly floral make up bag which had loads of rips in it and my Mum despised, that was only 20p too.

The backpack was 50p.

This is Timothy -20p

I got this set of 4 flower rings for 10p

My mum got this oversized Zara clutch bag for 50p and it's suede on the other side

Definitely the best bargains I've found for a while, everything was so cheap >.<

Thanks for reading! x