New Treasure Finds & Summer Time Treats

I have spent the afternoon weeding, hoeing and eating wild boar sausages in the hot hot sun, I'm not complaining but blimey, I am feeling exhausted! Although, actually, I am complaining about pollen! Go to the bees and not up my nose! My hay fever is raging. It's a pain.

Anyway! See here! A big pile of new (to me) treasures!!

More books of course.



I mean, don't these shelves look like they need a few more books?



A jolly old jigsaw.



A nice old fat Pooh bear for Iris.



Tiny faded raffia sewing basket and babushka doll.



Some old bottles for my next flea.



After lunch today, Iris and I picked a good handful of wild strawberries from our garden and snaffled them with some strawberry ice cream. *YUM*



And now, finally, to bed. Hooray.

Saturday Finds

Here are my finds from yesterday's market.

As you can see I was practising some restraint. Unusual for me but then I haven't included the classic belted trench I picked up from a vintage clothes stall or the lightweight wool coat I reserved in my favourite vintage boutique. So, perhaps not quite as restrained as it first appears, eh? But Spring is a-coming and with it, new wardrobe demands.

Meet the family, everyone's here.


1930's Deco-ish brooch

The First Car Boot Sale of the Year

Car boot sales are the best.

Well, they're right up there with flea markets, charity shops and jumble sales. All so full of promise - it makes me excited to just think of it! Sunday saw the first one of 2009 and although it was super-cold and about the quarter of the size it usually is, I still winkled out some lovely things.

I have (somewhat foolishly, perhaps) told a friend or two about this, my favourite car boot sale, and in doing so piqued their interest. I shall have to be as cunning and wily as an old fox if I am to maintain my success rate now I might have direct competition!


What a combination, birds AND Russian dolls. They have such forlorn little faces as well.


A Swedish wall tile. Beautiful.


Everything is better in miniature. Well almost.



I am collecting a few of these old Agatha Christies for a friend's birthday. I love the covers, surreal and macabre.

Oh and these things too - a embroidered wool shrug, it's really beautifully finished with beading and lovely detail. And another piece of embroidered fabric to add to my huge fabric stash...

Old Year Resolutions

Well, I was going to start this blog in the new year, but I have been making lots of things and photographing them so I thought I may as well get on with it!

I haven't managed to keep a diary this year at all, despite having a very handsome one in my Christmas stocking last year. I thought this blog might be a good way of diarising the forthcoming year. And hey, no one even knows I'm here yet...

So, secret diary, I really like making things. Yesterday I made some lavender bags to give as gifts - three in the shape of Babushka dolls pictured here, the others (not shown) were a pair of pears and a sequined shelled snail. I sewed them by hand, and they are all a little bit wonky, but that is the nature of (my) handmade work. I try not to mind too much, although I do strive for perfection. Sigh.