Welcome!

I have been contemplating starting this blog for sometime now. So many people have commented that they can never find anything in opshops, or don't know where the 'good' opshops are. To me, that's rubbish, as I almost always walk out of any opshop with at least one item, and have a firm belief that there is no such thing as a 'bad' opshop - it's possible to find something if you look hard enough, or just apply your imagination.

However, there are certainly some opshops which consistently produce gold, and others which are particularly good for finding specific items. That's why I thought it would be fun to create a space where people could share their tips on the 'better' opshops, and what treasures they have found.

Although opshopping is one of my stable supplies of recycled clothing, there are numerous other sources out there such as going to markets (Camberwell market being my favourite), restyling old clothes discovered at the back of your wardrobe, and foraging through your Mum's and Grandma's old clothing collections. So please don't limit discussion to just opshops - it would be interesting to hear of other creative ways of recyling clothes!

So what prompted me to finally get this going? You'll have to read the first 'real' post to find out!