Sunshine + Boot Sale = Bargain Treasure

Well it seemed like Spring had finally reached Hampshire yesterday and the boot sale was heaving.  I must have been rammed by a pushchair at least 15 times and also nearly mowed down by a mobility scooter but was well worth the scrum down to get the fabulous finds.

First stall I came to had boxes and boxes of junk under the table, the guy looked like he specialised in house clearance as he had a bit of everything on the stall. Well I spied these poking out of a box:

Oh yes June Rose print 1960s Pyrex! Love a bit of Pyrex and I managed to find 6 plates, 1 casserole dish, 1 large bowl and a single mug and the stall holder gave me the lot for £3.00. He was also kind enough to keep it for me so I didn't have to carry it around the boot sale but did get a little chatty when I went and picked it back up, even gave me a wink when I left - eugh!

Next I dug out this floral tray made by Scotwood:

Its more vibrant than the photo (damn my point and shoot camera) and I haggled on this one getting it for £1.50.  Trays seem to get ruined really quickly in my house for some reason so I'm not going to let mucky man hands get hold of this one.

Next find of the morning:

Floral shower curtain - bought for one whole English pound :o) I then spotted something I had been after for ever, a vintage Gresley mixing bowl - this ones a whopper:

Needed a good clean inside, as per the second photo taken in its former state, but now looks shiny and as good as new - all for £2.  I had seen one of these a while back in a charity shop but they wanted £10 for it so chuffed to bits to have found one more to my budget.

Next little treasure:

Vintage floral umbrella, which also has a fabric covered handle, it barely looks like its been used and the stall holder said it had been his mothers and been sat in her house for many of years - love it.

Now what was that umbrella resting on in the previous photos?.... Oh yes another Fortnum and Mason Hamper :o)):

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw another F&M hamper at the same boot sale only a month of so apart!  A woman had picked this up on a stall and it had a £7 price tag on it, the stall holder said he would take £5 but she put it down and stood back.  Shamelessly I picked it up straight away and handed the stall holder a fiver, much to the annoyance of the woman next to me - oops.  First rule of boot sale club "Don't put the item you like down" second rule of boot sale club "Don't put the item you like down...especially if its a F&M Hamper" lol.

Last item on my shopping list was some retro pillow cases:

I sold some a bit like this on eBay a while back and they went for about £5 so bagged these when the stall holder said they were 50p the pair.  I also got some toys for my little boy who has dad and son time when I'm running the boot sale gauntlet as there is no way I'd be patient enough to try and push a buggy round that boot sale.

Successful boot sale trip indeed, all these lovelies bought without having to fight a dealer.  The boot sale however has got dealer savvy and they as the sale opens at 11am then charge the early birds £5 to get in to view between 10-11am - sheesh, I'd rather wait till 11am and pay my 30p :o)

Happy Monday all

Scarlett x

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