Dress Of The Day with Angela

  I asked Ask Gemini and got a detailed response. where do all the vintage and 1980s and 1990s clothes come from when I see them on ebay or etsy. Are they from people who have died, house clearance, private sellers, shops, online businesses The vintage and 1980s/1990s clothing you see on platforms like eBay and Etsy comes from a multi-tiered supply chain. While individual private sellers do list items directly from their own closets, the vast majority of commercial vintage inventory moves through a specific pipeline before reaching online storefronts. 1. Estate Sales & House Clearances (Including Deceased Estates) Deceased Estates & Downsizing: A significant portion of true vintage items enters the market when elderly individuals pass away or downsize into care facilities. Family members or professional house clearance companies clear out decades of accumulated wardrobes. Estate Sale Liquidators: Professional liquidators run estate sales on-site, where local vintage d...

  My umbrellas often break when I am travelling. I often see discarded umbrellas and pick them up.  Then what do you do with them? I often want to save the fabric, maybe to cover another umbrella whose fabric has got dirty. Re-using Fabric Other people have used the fabric to make a tote bag. You could sew a poncho or hat or raincoat for a doll, or a teddy bear. The Metal Use the wonky umbrella to shelter a picnic. Use the spokes to support plant stems, or as a trellis for climbers (those which are decorative, not for fruit in case you catch your hands on the spikes). Photo Props I use broken umbrellas as photo props. Turn the umbrella so that the broken part is behind your back. If an aquaintance wants to borrow an umbrella from you on a rainy day but you are afraid you will never get it back, you can lend them a broken umbrella for a one way trip from your house to a waiting taxi. While you are stuck at home or in a hotel or quarantine centre after travelling during Covid-19...