Well, it sure was cold!

In Winterland, that is!

We didn't skate, but we sure shivered in the icy chill that was Winterland at Carriageworks!

By day...

A large notion of thanks goes out to the girls who were in our stall in week One (we believe it was Mechelle and Anny, they of Little Book of Bearded Chaps fame which I wrote about previously..) who kindly left their large white paper pom-poms strung up and helped make our stall look terrific!

...and by night

The vintage kimonos were snapped up in a flash! By pack-up time on Saturday night we had only three left of the twenty we brought to market with us...did you manage to get one?

This one - a 1930s rayon 'juban' (which is to be worn underneath a kimono!), $80 - was one of our very favourites and somehow was one of the three left...we're almost delighted that we get to keep it!! However, if you are interested, send us an email and we will send you all the particulars!

We are expecting another shipment of Kimonos, Haoris and Obis from Japan over the next few weeks, which will all be listed in Ginny & Jude's Emporium, so stay tuned...

These are now on sale in the Emporium...

The gorgeous Harlequin Collars - and yep, that's a posy of violets I procured from the Hamper Store next door!

I thought it was time to part with some of my button collection in a classy way...and aren't these little button cards cute! 

Email me if you have a hankering for one!

Yes, bundled offcuts of kimonos!! FREE with all orders over $100 at the Emporium until October...or to purchase by request.

With the lovely girls from the Hamper Store and Notions as neighbours, and Find Me Keep Me and Roger+Peach not far away, we had a fabulous time!

And yes, we bought ourselves that sexy summer singlet we'd had our eyes on from the adorable Melinda Morrison of Roger+Peach...Have you snapped up one yet? You probably should!

Stay warm!

g&j xo

Window Shopping - July Edition

Window shopping is one of those activities that we can't get enough of at Ginny & Jude's...we just love coming up with lists of MUST HAVE items!

Here are our very favourites for July...

Pepper Blouse in Olivia

from Sanoii and Six

Peter Pan collar, delightful print - we've just put in an order!

$70

Restored Antique Crazy Quilt

This is just puts a whole new spin on the humble quilt!

$325

  Aqua Orange Chevron 10 x 10 Print Mounted on Canvas

from American artist Riki Zarris

 Fantastic colours in this piece

$35

Single Bud Vase

from American ceramicist Cynthia Vardhan

How to choose? They're all so beautiful...

$40

Classic Cream Cashmere Coat

from yy Studio

These are made to order, AND you can choose what colour cashmere you'd prefer!

$398

Two Girls and their Friends Print

from the awesomely talented Portland artist Juliana Swaney

Every print of hers is a delight - I love the girls floral necklace!

$30

Two-Tone Wingtip Skimmer

from Urban Outfitters

These are just lovely. Yet another favourite thing from Urban Outfitters!

$34

Vintage Wool Dress

For when one dresses as Joan from Mad Men

$27

HAPPY SHOPPING!

xo g&j

WINTERLAND!! Get your skates on...

Carriageworks + skating + markets = WINTERLAND!

 

Truth be told, we at Ginny & Jude are not very adept skaters. In fact, we are more likely to be clutching to the edge for dear life rather than daintily twirling across the ice with ease.
But that's by the by, because there's a LOT more to Winterland than an ice-rink.
From clothes to fairyfloss, flowers to antiques - there's an eclectic array of items for sale at the carefully curated markets which sit just alongside the ice.
And with stalls on rotation there's different products on show every week!
Week Three - July 22-24 - promises to be quite fabulous.
We are absolutely thrilled to be flinging open our cupboards of collectibles and releasing some of our treasured collection of textiles and antiquities to the public.
Beautiful kimonos and obis dating back to the 1920s will hang aside delightful clothes from the 1950s-60s; bundles of vintage fabrics and cute little colour coded button cards are sure to inspire.
All of these pieces will complement our complete range of warm winter hand-knitted accessories, jewellery and a selection of headpieces.

WHEN:
Thursday July 22nd and Friday July 23rd 6-10pm, Saturday 24th 11-6pm
WHERE:
Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh
COST:
FREE!!

 

We visited on the first week of the markets and were quite taken with the atmosphere and the delightful look of the space!

Whilst sipping our mulled wine we bought...

from the super sweet Mechelle B

And some favourites to look out for in week 3...

 

Roger and Peach

for super cute clothes

 

The Hamper Store

for a sweet posy of flowers

 

In An Instant Photography

to celebrate the silly within

Find Me Keep Me

for a quick shot of adorable

 

AND

Ginny & Jude Designs and Emporium

for the vintage kimonos and the winter warmers

 

 

YAY! See you soon

xo g&j

doing a little dance with funny face ...

I'm sure your Monday will get better if you were to dance around as shown here by Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face...



Quite possibly our favourite dance routine of all time!

xo g&j

And then this little piggie went to market

By gee and gosh, we have been ever so busy...
A few weeks back we jetted up the highway in our beautiful powder green 1972 Toyota Corona Jackie to do the Finders Keepers markets in Brisbane.

What a beautiful site the Old Museum is - with tiered manicured gardens and a balcony, we were quite besotted by it. The weather remained a balmy 20 degrees for both days and as the sun shone brightly and we realised there was no need for wearing a cardigan let alone a coat, we couldn't help but smile broadly!

 We had a thoroughly lovely time chatting to all the lovely Brisbane people who visited our stall...

And felt very happy indeed to have the delightful ladies from Leeloo

AND Bespoke Letterpress

next door to have a giggle with in the moments of down time...

Not to mention regular lovely visits from our friends (and fellow stall holders) from

Sanoii and Six

AND Brooke Johnston Designs

All us lucky folk in Studio One were serenaded by an elusive busking DJ (who in actual fact is Sydney-based deejay and broadcaster Jack Shit) who spun his amazing collection of antique 78rpm records and kept us all feeling gorgeous and lively each day...

WHAT FUN!
 xo g&j

May Market Madness...and again in two weeks!

Winter woolens, big brooches, statement headpieces, knick-knacks galore...and more!!

We had a swell time at the Finders Keepers Winter markets at Carriageworks. A few ranges SOLD OUT, so we have been frantically working to replenish the stocks!

Our very best sellers were our splendidly beautiful Limited Edition collars...if you missed out, please contact us. Each is totally unique and features a stunning vintage beaded pearl collar with a hand-knitted mohair frill.

'Harlequin' collar, hand-knitted with vintage pearl collar ~ available in a range of colours.

Made To Order

Thanks to everyone who dropped by to say hello - it is always a lovely surprise on a busy day to see familiar faces!

In the few minutes I had to dash through the markets, I picked up some very cute pieces  including one of these super sweet rabbit brooches in white with black bow from The Ever Dazzling:

And after lusting after this super cute shirt:

 And these adorable shorts:

from Kindling - who were located within easy looking distance from us - we're glad that they will also be joining us at the Brisbane Finders Keepers on the 26th and 27th of June at the Old Museum!!

Surely it will be too hard to say no twice?!

And in case you missed that...yep, we will be taking our pretty parade up the highway to Brisbane for the Finders Keepers Markets in a few weeks!!

Tell all your Brisbane friends!

xo g&j