turban tuesday.

we are absolutely loving the colours on this fabulous headscarf/turban!! our new mission for the end of Buy Nothing New Month is to scour the op shops for some fantastic vintage printed fabric so we can recreate this look for summer, we will keep you posted on our progress.


also all eBay orders from Saturday night have been sent out today so if you bought something from GI jones it should be on its way to you now :) and all our new stock shall be up by the end of the week.

XX

harry potter

 I. jones went to a fabulous Harry Potter themed party over the weekend so we thought we'd share some of the photos she took on the night. how amazing does it all look!

also we'll be putting up heaps of great new items on our eBay this week so make sure you check them out. links to the items will be posted on our blog and facebook page.

XX

new stock & noodles.

hello! after almost a week of not posting we are back. this past week has been super busy for all of us jones' with work, uni, children but most importantly buying and organizing new stock for our eBay. above is a sneak peek preview of what will soon be available from GI jones and thats not even all of it. we are so excited this is our biggest collection of vintage and statement jewellery and accessories so far! it includes vintage leather clutches and bags, heaps of vintage leather belts, gold jewellery, straw hats by Akubra and Blue Dog and so much more. (we'll post them all on the blog and facebook when they hit eBay)





 


I. jones managed to get away from uni and eBay listings for a night and decided to check out the Night Noodle Markets in Sydney's Hyde park. good friends, a bottle of wine, delicious asian food and not so asian poffertjes (dutch pancakes) have made the rest of us at GI jones jealous. if you live in Sydney I. jones suggests you definitely check it out though tomorrow is the last night. for tips on which of the stalls to get food from (there are so many different restaurant stands to choose from) you can check out an overview of the markets at christhinksfood.


and just a reminder that we have some great items on our eBay at the moment you can check them out or bid here.

hope you've all had a great week

XX

it's in the bag.

 

 

 

 

 

 

we at GI jones seem to be having a heap of luck at the moment finding fabulous bags for our store.  this is a sneak peek of the six amazing vintage and statement bags we will be putting up on our eBay tomorrow night all starting at just $10. as well as these great bags we will also be putting up heaps of other amazing accessories so don't forget to check them out tomorrow night. we will also post a link to them on our facebook.

TGIF

XX

headstrong.

'Our band Headstrong has just recently recorded our first CD, and needed to shoot some photos for the cover. We are all high school students and decided to get our clothes for the cover from Salvos Stores. We all found something awesome to wear like a polo shirt, flanny, hat and a couple of sick singlets. We are happy that we have done our bit for the environment, and were able to get cool stuff really cheap. Our mates that have seen the photos are impressed at our clothes and are going to check out the Salvos themselves. We are now all converted Salvos shoppers and had a great time putting together our CD cover.'

this is our favourite entry so far in the salvos buy nothing new month competition. it comes from a high school band headstrong who wore clothes from salvos stores to shoot their bands album cover. we think that this photo proves that second-hand fashion isn't just for thrifty and stylish girls but trendy boys as well! 


we had been feeling a little bit uninspired because of the rainy weather recently but looking at all the great entries so far we have our motivation back! so make sure you're following GI jones so you don't miss out on our own buy nothing new entries. we're excited!!


you can check out the the rest of the buy nothing new month entries here.

XX

second chance.

buying vintage is all about giving quality items a second chance

we have decided to offer GI jones second chance items on our facebook page. this is perfect for people who don't have an ebay account or don't like auctions. all the pieces will have a set price listed under the picture and postage will be the same as our eBay $8.oo via registered post. unfortunately you will need a Paypal account to purchase items from our Second Chance range, this is so you as a buyer and we as sellers have some protection in case anything happens to go wrong.we will be putting up new items regularly so keep checking our facebook page for great vintage and statement accessory pieces!

HOW TO PURCHASE OUR SECOND CHANCE ITEMS:

1. please email us at gijonesaccessories@gmail.com and specify the item you wish to purchase, please also include the email address you use with your Paypal account

2. we will then send you a Paypal invoice.

3. make payment. we unfortunately will not be doing holds on items so the first person to make payment will receive the item.

4. you will receive your item(s) within 1- 5 business days after full payment is received. we will happily combine postage if you purchase more than one item.

please note: we will happily email you to provide further photos or information on any items, so please insure all inquiries are made prior to purchase as all sales are final. no refunds available.

hope you guys have a great weekend

& don't forget to check out our facebook only second chance items!

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parrot suit.

parrot play suit from salvos 2005

T. jones Gold Coast 2005

I. jones Taronga Zoo 2009

I. jones Sydney Mardi Gras Parade 2010

as well as showing you things we buy this buy nothing new month we thought we would also show you some of our favourite second hand and vintage buys of all time, like this vintage floral and parrot print play suit. as you can see from the photos this bright suit has got a great work out since I. jones bought it in 2005 and is currently on it's way to T. jones so she can wear it out this spring.

do you have any second hand items like this play suit that you never get tired of wearing?

XX

something old something new.

denim shirt from Salvos
$2

Miss Brown denim shirt 
from General Pants
$54.95

geometric knit by S&B VIE 
by Sass and Bide
$240

geometric knit
from garage sale
$4

buy nothing new month saving on denim shirt = $52.95

buy nothing new month savings on geometric knit = $236

here is the first installment of our buy nothing new month purchases starting with G. jones' fabulous buys. she managed to satisfy her love of shopping, buy designer inspired pieces and still buy nothing new. her key tip to great savings like these ones (she potentially saved over $300!!!) is to have an rough idea of key designer items or trends you want to replicate. this should keep you on track when you're rummaging through hundreds of vintage and second hand items.

keep checking back or follow us for more buy nothing new buys including some second hand DIY furniture transformations!

XX

st. george

in honour of GI jones' team ST GEORGE winning the NRL grand final (our Pa was St. Georges number one fan and he played and refereed for the club) we thought we would show you some of the red things we are loving at the moment. however because we've committed to buy nothing new month we promise we won't be buying any of them this month, instead we'll be searching high and low for some second hand alternatives.


hope you've enjoyed your long weekend if your in NSW and keep checking back to see pics of our first buy nothing new buys!

XX

pinch & a punch

today is the first of October and that means the start of the Salvo's Buy Nothing New month and we at GI jones have decided to take up the challenge.this means that our posts this month will be almost entirely devoted to our vintage and second-hand finds. this means accessories for our store, clothes for us, and pretty things for our houses! we can't wait being lovers of all things vintage we don't think we need another excuse to scour vintage, second hand and op shops for more fabulous finds but we are happy to have one for a good cause :)


so make sure you're following us to see what gems we find. and if you want to take up the Salvo's challenge yourself you can find out more at their website here.


also if you've bought something from GI jones we would love for you to email us a photo, or upload it on our facebook so we can see how you style it and feature your pictures on our blog! 

wish us luck

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