Tuesday 1 July 2008

Thrifting for Summer!

I'm still waiting for Summer to arrive, today started quite sunny and bright here in Cornwall but by lunchtime it had clouded over and I should imagine it will rain any minute! With the lack of Summer in mind I went to the charity shops on Saturday with the hope of bringing some flowery things home to brighten it up indoors.

Rose pyrex gravy boat and saucer£1.50 , small pot £1 , blue lidded pot£1 , Booths bowl £1, Octagonal lidded pot and matching bowl £1.75 , Limoges lidded rose decal pot £1
and ...........

another floral picture 50p, a gorgeous little clock £ , 2 pink tinted glass candlesticks £2.00, small glass candlestick 75p and a cut glass pot £1.45.

and then ....


in QS Ibought a couple of rose patterned boxes for £2 and £3. Then when I got home my bargain Laura Ashley throw had been delivered £3.50!



On Sunday we had a quick look around a very quiet car boot and came away with this lot ..


Red pan £1, Birds custard tin 50p, cake stand £1, 2 boots £1.
and .......

a mirror and a basket for £2 each.

and finally ...

a large blue bowl £1, rose spoon £1 and a plastic lidded server 50p couldn't resist this one as I remember my mum having one exactly the same when we were little.

7 comments:

Tonya said...

That cake stand is gorgeous, I'm looking for a tiered one, nice stuff x

angel said...

Wow you have been Busy, I love what your doing with the Caravan, DD has all that dusky pinky draylon as well,So I may be knicking some of your ideas.
The doorstop is so lovely.....
The basket was a bargain at £2!!! well done you on all your lovely bits and bobs.
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Elaine said...

Wow, did you leave anything behind!

Lovely bargains.

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sharie said...

Great bargains. I think you did amazingly well and can bet you cleared the place!
I was looking at those boxes in QS the other day and wondering whether to get them to stash all my bits and bobs. Wish I had now!

Tinyholder said...

LOL, I think we have the same tastes I blogged a few days ago about the bargain £3.50 LA throw and the bargains to be had in QS! :-)

Country Bliss said...

QS keep getting some really nice things in I bought some lovely baskets, tea towels and oven gloves last month and they were really cheap.

Mary Poppins said...

Gorgeous
Well done you
lovely and beautiful bargains X