We're not the only ones...

If you look closely, just under the scroll bar on the right hand side, Moochi tells you the same message we have been telling you for a while...'online store coming soon, slowly but surely'.

It's the age old cliche right? Good things take time... keep checking in or you just might miss out :)

Things we love...Part 1.

twentysevennames. d-luxe jewellery. Richard Dawkins, the world's most honest Atheist. Op-shopping. Markets, especially Rozelle and Surry Hill markets in Sydney. Winter clothing (layers, leather, wool and boots!) Major Toms bar, Mount Maunganui. Watching the sun come up. DVDs in bed on a winter's day. Hot, strong tea in beautiful china tea cups. Biker boots. Justin Bobby. Fashion inspiration. Design. Erin Wasson. Pencil illustrations. Florence and the Machine. Bob Dylan. Floor lamps. Old grandfather clocks. Heirloom jewellery passed down through generations. Reading out loud. Laughing really loudly. Friendship. Blogs. Bidding wars. Antiques. Kate Moss.

Winter wishlist...

• Although we sell and scout for vintage finds, I am also partial to the extraordinary talents of Anjali Stewart and Rachel Easting, the masterminds behind twentyseven names (www.twentysevennames.co.nz).

I want the Black Bird and Osaka dresses (pic below). Check out the lookbook at Front Row Diary http://www.fashionz.co.nz/ptgallery/twenty-seven-names-winter-2010-look-book.html

• Jodhpur or Riding-Style Booties.
  

I want flat and tan. But I can't find them. A pair ALMOST perfect sold on Trade Me for $77 today (P.S none of the boots on gran's loose change are that expensive!! P.P.S This kind of thing, but nothing like them really...)

• Biker boots.
  

Bad ass. Black. Mostly flat, ankle with buckles. Fairy godmother? Please help me!

Gaining momentum...

Check out gran's loose change on Batt Your Lashes blogspot....!

http://battyourlashes.blogspot.com/2010/02/check-check-check-it-out.html

Hello. Hi. A recap...

Who/what is gran's loose change?
gran's loose change is an online store selling primarily second hand clothing, furniture, accessories and jewellery as well as a few handpicked designer items (these are NEW).

Why gran's loose change?
As a young girl, my grandmother used to take me to a cafe called The Chalet. I was always, without fail, brought a white bread ham sandwich and a neenish tart and my gran paid for it with her loose change from her gold glomesh Oroton purse.

My love for vintage / second hand clothing started from a young age, watching my glamorous gran in awe, and then grew when I was handed down my great grandmother's Cameo ring for my 21st birthday. Living in Wellington for four years and then Sydney for two years and being spoilt for choice with second hand stores and markets made the fire in my belly grow more and more, and now, here we are.

When will gran's loose change be live? Open for business?
Soon. Sorry, it's the best I've got.

Where can I find out more about gran's loose change?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/grans-loose-change/
http://sideroom.com/magazine/2009/12/lovers-of-vintage-rejoice-one-more-step-til-wonderland/

What is 'vintage' to gran's loose change?
We use the word loosely. It is anything second hand, recycled, worn or 'been here before'. We are not trying to be something we're not. We're scouring the shops and online sites FOR YOU and bringing you products at prices that we, ourselves, would pay for them. It's win win really.

Are you ready???

Go on, I dare you...

ENTER COMPETITIONS. You never know, you might win. Like Alice Dalton. Congratulations!! You just won the Sara Moon print! Thanks for your feedback.

Looking over my shoulder waiting for you to walk by...

Happy Wednesday...!