Recent buys.

LOVE - LOVE - LOVE - Charity Shops.

I have a particular favourite one.
Todays visit found these goodies:

One mahooosive (made up word meaning bigger than massive!) piece of fabric.

I knew it was big, the label had an alien measurement to me 'yards' but just by looking at it i knew it was big.

Look at the bright colours, they are even brighter in real life.

 

 Selection of Ladybird books.

These are in great condition.

Mick the disobedient puppy has a dust jacket which hides the original cream with blue writing cover. A real treat!

 

This photo shows some which aren't in such good condition.

As i was skimming them over my son commented

"I have never seen anyone look so happy to find ruined and damamged books!"

the scribbles, the rips, no spines = recycling.

 

Last month i cancelled my Mollies Makes subscription.

This one has done well as i usually only keep them for a year before changing but this magazine is more of an inspiration book to me.

BUT all good things come to an end, recently i found the projects were getting more crochet and felting. Plus other crafty magazines were having the same projects.

Which magazine do i buy now?? There are so many!!

When entering WHS to choose i was drawn to the free gift on this one.

I don't usually buy magazines for the free gifts but this one was designed by Jane Foster and i love her work.

Ironically after cancelling my subscription i end up buying the same blooming magazine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

We recently went to Woburn and Alfie was allowed to choose a toy.

Surprisingly, he picked this one!

A cute bumble bee.

This got me wondering - why do we not have more bumble bee toys?

These cute insects are becoming extinct.

Toys could help children learn about them and not be so afraid of them.

PLUS learn the difference between cute bees and horrid wasps.

 

What treats have you brought recently?



This goes out to my friend Jayne ...

It's no secret i LOVE charity shopping and Jumble sales...anywhere i can grab a bargain.
Jayne also enjoys these activities.
She messaged me about an out of town jumble sale.
We got there to be greeted with a long queue!! The doors opened and we were greeted with a hall FULL of tables, all FULL of stuff.

It would be rude not to share some of the treasures that came home with me ...

 

i usually steer away from satin but look at the design!!!

It is a very random piece of scrap fabric but i have plans for it.

This gorgeous tin...

Look inside...

...thinking a great photo prop.

 

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- spoken in a VERY sarcastic tone!!

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i did something amazing to obtain this box.

Plucking up the courage to apporach the stall holder and asking what happened to the books at the end.

After discovering a man brought them i asked the price.

Get me!!!

And i grabbed a bargain!!

(I then had to ask Jayne if she had any money she could lend me! Bet she glad she asked me to go with her!)

 

Look at some of the gems hidden in there...

 

There were a few covered in brown paper and the books underneath were in an amazingly, fantastic, condition.

One had an inscription dated 1924 but looked like it been taken straight from shelves in Waterstones!!

 

The box even gave me a peek into an older time.

One had white cover but it turned out to be the dust jacket turned inside out!

The "risque" book was...

-the fifty shades of the 1920s-

 

Thank you Jayne, same time, same place next year!!

I will take more money i promise!!

 

a little peek

here is a sneak peek of some of the journals have been working on:

Pictures aren't great but don;t want to give too much away do i??

All recycled fabrics, except the blue flowered fabric that was a remnant, the 2 fairies are actually sewn onto some vintage fabric picked up in Oxfam.

As it's Sunday and feeling lazy just a quick post today but keep an eye out for something exciting coming up next week...