Both kids have come down with the sniffles over the weekend so we thought we'd drag them round a church sale and a car boot to give them some fresh air because we're thoughtful like that. Here's what we snagged.
First up this vintage Pyrex style turquoise mixing bowl £1
I'm currently following Liz (Me And My Shadow) on the road to almost certain paralysis and blindness by making my own wine. I've purchased a starter kit that came with all the stuff you need to get going but we spotted this book for 50p to give us some more information, let's hope our eyesight lasts long enough to read it!
A pair of wooden knitting needles and four crochet hooks
and this pretty spoon 50p all in
And finally this week a couple of scarf hangers. Since Easter I've gradually been declutting my home resulting in four car loads to the reuse centre and one to the tip, but for some reason I was putting off the last area to be sorted which was my side of our dressing room. I don't know why I was so reluctant to do it but I finally tackled it last week and I'm so glad I did as I was able to offload 8 black bags of stuff that was either worn out, ill-fitting or was just a general pain in the arse and therefore never worn (dry clean only stuff, stuff that required ironing - I don't do ironing).
Anyway, ever since I've been trying to get hold of a scarf hanger and a couple of shopping trips had sadly been fruitless but lo and behold, just when you need something a tat rummage seems to always come up trumps and that it did, two perfect for the job at the car boot, £1 for the pair.
Linking up with Liz and her #MagpieMonday over at (a lovely new look) Me And My Shadow
A school friend posted a picture of a knitted snail tea cosy on my Facebook and asked if I could make one for his other half. I informed him that I couldn't knit but that if he was serious I could have a bash at crocheting one, here's what I came up with
and the back
It's a tad 'Gary' from Spongebob Squarepants but that's no bad thing and his recipient seemed pleased enough, so job's a good'un.
First up this week is a massive cream 1950s musical jewellery box, it's the perfect size for Missy's huge and ever growing collection of dressing-up trinkets and baubles, seriously she's the Imelda Marcos of plastic, sparkly shite (£1.99)
Another lovely vintage sheet, a beautiful pink floral double for £3
cream and white cotton single sheets next £1.49 each for stitchery shenanigans, cue boring photo of the year...
And last but not least a Russian doll tapestry cushion (brand new with the tag still on) £2.98
Linking up with Liz and her #MagpieMonday over at Me And My Shadow
Last summer I purchased this rather drab looking tea trolley for a fiver at a local charity shop and ever since I've been itching to get my crafty mitts on it and give it a revamp.
I've spent idle moments during the winter scouring Etsy, Folksy and the like for the perfect kind of vintage wallpaper to complete my upcycle and just after Christmas I came up trumps with a suitably groovy print in a pleasing colour combo and was finally able to give her her makeover, and here she is!
Anyone for tea and cakes?
It's a beautiful bank holiday Monday here in the UK and, unusually, the sun is shining so I'm going to make this a quick one as I want to make the most of the wonderful weather with my little family whilst it hangs around.
Car boot season is well and truly underway here and we went to our first of the year yesterday, here's what I came away with
Firstly this ceramic lamb planter, I think it's made by a company called Rubens that made all sorts of kitsch ceramic planters as was the fashion during the 1950s, this was £1 but I've seen them on Etsy and eBay for about a tenner
Next up an old wooden puzzle, I'm going to make fridge magnets out of some of the foody shapes so for 50p it was a bargain
I saw this little beauty lurking under a stall, it's a set of old office index card drawers made by Crusader but I think it would be great for some of my crafty oddments but I think I'm going to have to give it a makeover first as it's been used in a garage or something and is covered in a thick orange varnish. When the stallholder told me he only wanted £2 for them I couldn't get my money out fast enough
A lovely double Witney wool blanket with pink stripes next and only 50p, probably one of the worst things you could purchase and have to carry round with you on the hottest day of the year so far but when they're selling for upwards of £30 a bargain's a bargain
And finally three packs of various vintage style fairy stickers 50p per pack
