I know! I'm supposed to be working. But I am the mistress of distraction! So yesterday I really felt I should pop to my local field sale. I was there before 8am and home by 9.15am. Not too bad then? A.W.O.L. for 90 mins maximum! And look what I found!
Six lovely, lovely pink beakers and a dotty trio...
Such delicate china. Don't you think it just wants to join in with tea and cake?
Oh yes I think so. This picture's for you Vanessa.....
Wonderful advertising leaflet for Lyons cakes... 20p!
A kitschen tureen with this wonderful pink graphic. Just asking to be adapted into an embroidery don't you think?
A 1960's china money box, so many lovely pictures....
A mini gnome with a cute little fox. Some of you will know our passion for gnomes!
And isn't this the prettiest glass ramekin? It's French Arcoroc which is similar to Pyrex but often more delicate in feel (if not function). I didn't buy one of these....
I bought eight! All in their original packaging... for £1!
Did I mention I got eight? EIGHT! How pretty are these!?
Oh look how pretty they are with my new pink beakers too! I know. I'm happy!
So, they have all been carefully camouflaged as items which have 'been there for years'. The glasses are looking very at home in the big china cupboard in the dining room (hubby only goes in there at Christmas and Easter!) ....
and the little ramekins are here... don't they look cosy?
Oh they've been there for years...honest!
Now then - back to work! t.xxx
Six lovely, lovely pink beakers and a dotty trio...
Such delicate china. Don't you think it just wants to join in with tea and cake?
Oh yes I think so. This picture's for you Vanessa.....
Wonderful advertising leaflet for Lyons cakes... 20p!
A kitschen tureen with this wonderful pink graphic. Just asking to be adapted into an embroidery don't you think?
A 1960's china money box, so many lovely pictures....
A mini gnome with a cute little fox. Some of you will know our passion for gnomes!
And isn't this the prettiest glass ramekin? It's French Arcoroc which is similar to Pyrex but often more delicate in feel (if not function). I didn't buy one of these....
I bought eight! All in their original packaging... for £1!
Did I mention I got eight? EIGHT! How pretty are these!?
Oh look how pretty they are with my new pink beakers too! I know. I'm happy!
So, they have all been carefully camouflaged as items which have 'been there for years'. The glasses are looking very at home in the big china cupboard in the dining room (hubby only goes in there at Christmas and Easter!) ....
and the little ramekins are here... don't they look cosy?
Oh they've been there for years...honest!
Now then - back to work! t.xxx
Comments
Envy is a terrible thing...
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Did you do like a supermarket sweep of the field?
I really, like really properly love the dotty set though.
I bought my 1st issue of Sew Hip today and love it!
Fleur
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Great finds T!
Jayne
If you find a professional that can help you, please forward their number!!
And I think I will become a mistress of distraction too!! Love the sound of that!
Victoria xx
I've got those same glasses in mixed colours and they are gorgeous no wonder they had to come home. I think thrifting feeds creativity so a needed part of the work process.
Lisa x
You have made my heart strings twang with that gorgeous little money box..
Mx
You have 'the eye' my girl...that's why you can find such lovliness so quickly and still be home in time to sew...
Is that smoke I see rising up over Norfolk?!...good luck reaching that deadline!
Niki x
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Thanks for the Victoria Sponge pictures! Wonderful! Actually, in hommage to those delightful pictures, I'm going to search for a recipe for a Victoria Sponge, and make one this weekend!
Love Vanessa xxx (do you mind if i knit)
Cute blog btw ;)
Saving all the pretty stuff otherwise doomed to a life of living trembling in dark dank corners of someones garge! lol.
The eye candy rating for this post is most definately 10!
MBBx
felicity xx
twiggy x
CKx
PS Serious envy at your availability of field sales nothing like that up here. Humph!
Lizzie xxx