..Sang Tiger Army in the background when this happened:

I didn't quite "embrace" the pain at that moment, but certainly, what a joy when it finished. It's so beautiful and mine for life. Better pictures when it has healed, obviously.

This busy blogger has travelled to Helsinki, for both business and pleasure, enjoyed most wonderful days with friends, and has been an eager "my first real balcony"-organizer..so I plead for forgiveness for the silence in the blog. This post rate might last till fall, but more likely no longer till to my holidays in July, when I have more time in my hands.. And more interesting things happening then, like a much awaited trip to Berlin with Anna. Oh my!

Marimekko's old gingham shirt thrifted, black jeans by Cheap Monday, wool gardigan from Cos, blue shoes with paint stains from a discount store, and the two ways folding bag is my mom's old. Like Gollum says it, my preciousss.....

This year we decided to celebrate my mom's Mothers Day a day before, since we had the whole family together on Saturday anyway, and many other places to visit on Sunday. That suited mom better than fine, we had promised to clean up all the waste at her almost ready prefab at the same time. Flowers and the easiest ever cheesecake from this old blog here: Voisilmäpeliä.

Evening was well spent with friends, we had american pancakes from this lovely blog: Aamukahvilla, with maple syrup, blueberries, icecream and some bubbly. Damn it was good, and the company even better! <3

This winter should literally be called the winter of awesome finds, because it feels like I´ve found something special every time at we've visited a fleamarket now. Here's some of the newest finds, from the three or so last trips. And not one of them cost more than 3 euros..it must be my lucky number, I like everything in series of three, so there must be something about it! :D

I have to thank Anna for these, again. Old but still beautiful, Finnish vintage shoes made in Tampere. Not in excellent vintage condition, but still wearable and as I think, many times aging is part of the charm of things.

Few little purses to store my make-up thingies, nailpolishes and lipsticks and so on.. a soft leather one and another with lovely black roses and again, red inner draping.
A bigger black leather bag. I really don't need any more bags, but they just sort of find me..like "ah, I don't have a bag just like this yet, so I must need it, right? It's so cheap and beautiful and you can't find a bag just like this in any stores nowadays, right?" Love the snake skin-like corners, my excuse for buying this bag........
The Perfect hang out-shirt, Marimekko's polkadot cotton shirt. Wore this at home like three days in a row after I found it, it's so comfortable..but yet nice enough you can leave it on in a hurry, if something unexpected comes up.
Well, sometimes I also get something thats not Finnish design or vintage at all. But H&M. Love the pattern and the flowy cut. This is made for those hot days, when you feel like even underwear is too much...
I felt like I needed at least one more formal blouse in my wardrobe, and this was an immediate crush with the black lined collar.
I've started to buy many vintage clothes in order to sell them forward, or actually I'm collecting them so I could open my own Etsy-shop. It's such a shame I didn't start this earlier, thinking of all the finds I've left behind just 'cos they didn't fit ME..When they could've been perfect for somebody else. This beautiful rosy dress is actually almost my size, but would be perfect on somebody with little more curves. Besides that better camera, I'd love a mannequin doll, so you could see the it clearer. Now it looks like someone's aunt's funeral dress.. And it really isn't anything like that!
White crepe blouse to add to my "for sale"-collection. Would keep it myself, but it's size 40 in womens European sizes, so again little too big for me. Mint vintage condition, love the collar and the fabrik covered buttons. <3
More extraordinary find, made in Finland and in very good condition. Cost me two euros. My size but not my style, so it also goes to the "for sale"-collection.
Last but not least, a long Marimekko cotton cardigan, don't know how somebody could sell this for three euros, but now it's mine mine mine! :)

This empire-waisted fullu lined beauty was a little more expensive find, but still a thrift costing only fifteen euros. I was in luck had nobody already bought it, since it was on a mannequin in the Red Cross fleamarket. The dress is, once again, Finnish vintage, guessing somewhere from the 60's-early 70's. The brand is funny, it's called "Merry Finn". Never heard it before. Love the cut, knee lenght and most of all, the rich colours! :)

Sorry for the "radio silence".. I've had busy long days at work and, to be honest, zero motivation to do anything at home. Hopefully the fast proceeding spring wakes me up too with all the green.. But yay, some fleamarket finds up and coming once I get them all photographed!