Thursday, 11 August 2011

Treats

I've treated myself this week to:

 A Large old-school style sweet jar...

 Ideal for storing my vintage wooden cotton reels


 Another little friend for my pie funnels...

 ...found in the charity shop for 75p.

A little bit of steam-punk style..
 with this 3 dial framed wall clock which I spotted in the TK Maxx clearance sale

Its missing its hands but this is easily fixed and as it was reduced from £45 to 70p I couldn't resist it :o) New hands have already been ordered so it will soon be back to fulfilling its time telling destiny. (apologies for the photos being sideways!)

I also won a fabulous Giveaway hosted by Kat . I received this beautifully made brooch by Alison Moore:

 I'm thrilled to bits with it so a huge thank you to Kat for hosting such a lovely giveaway and thank you to Alison Moore for making such a gorgeous brooch :o)

A big cyber hug to all my blog friends and followers who are in areas affected by this rioting madness - stay safe.

Also a huge thank you for all the good luck comments on my last post - I'm now back in the world of work, and have survived my first days back :o)

Big Love

Scarlett x

28 comments:

  1. So glad you survived, I bet it felt like you'd never been away after a few hours.
    Cotton reels looking splendid in the jar. 70p for the clock - seriously? Well done, don't forget to show us when you've mended it.
    I love the brooch, glad it went to a worthy winner!

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  2. YAY! glad that u've survived first day at work! i loveee the jar with the cotton reels in it, what a winner to get that clock for 70p?!!!! i think a visit to TK maxx is long overdue for me, who knows i might be lucky like you!! i adore those pie funnels and what a cute brooch you won on the giveaway!! xx susan

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  3. Glad you have settled in again!
    -x-

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  4. Argh - Blogger hates me!! Attempt #4 at leaving a comment (because you're worth it lovely! ;-)

    LOVE the glass sweetie jar - I know, big surprise there, it's glass! But the gorgeous pie funnels are wonderful and the lovely TK Maxx find is out of this world - so up my street :-)

    Gorgeous prize from Kat too!

    Jem xXx

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  5. P.S - Attempt #5 (forgot to say . . . ) So pleased first few days back at work have been good! You're over the hump, all much easier from here! :-)

    Jem xXx

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  6. So the big question is...who ate all the sweeties in the sweetie jar?!

    Madison xxx

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  7. a lovely broach , a lovely jar with lovely threads all on show. xx

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  8. Scarlett I do love how that jar looks with your spools of thread in there! I have one little pie guy and I think they are a cute item to collect. Love that broach. Glad all is going well with work! hugs to you! Linda

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  9. Spools in the glass jar are just precious.

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  10. Adoro i barattoli di vetro!Possiamo riempirli con ciò che ci piace far vedere!Un caro saluto,Rosetta

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  11. Jar looks great with thread spools in it! Wonder how the clock lost all its hands!
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  12. Love the idea of having wooden cotton reels in a jar. Will have to copy (need to start collecting them first though!). 70p for a clock or three? Cripes, that's a bargain and a half. Glad work is going ok and I agree with Lucewoman, I bet that it's like you've never been away!

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  13. yay! I'm so glad the week's going well for you and you've survived to tell the tale. I love the prettily displayed cottons, they look too pretty to be practical. x

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  14. The threads in a jar look reely (sorry) good! The trouble is, much as I love the old cottons I have to have mine in ordered rows, in an old cutlery drawer. You can bet that the one I’d want would be right down at the bottom - oh yes I’d use them too you see; what a spoilsport I am.

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  15. Add another lover of your cottons holder to the list.
    Love from Mum
    xx

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  16. Glad your week is good at work, your threads look great in that jar.
    That clock cost .70, have to go to tk maxx more often. I used to go to ross and tj maxx in california always found lots of bargains.
    Pie is a cute addition to your kitsch collection.
    Congrats on the brooch win, i love big brooches, gorgeous design.

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  17. I love how you've filled it up with the cotton! I'd be totally tempted to fill it with all sorts of different buttons!

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  18. Woah 70p?!?! You truly deserve the title of the bargain queen!
    Sophie
    x

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  19. I love your tall glass jar Scarlett, it looks lovely! I'm looking for something similar myself, to show off my cookie cutters. Glad to hear your surviving your return to work scenario, must be very hard, take care x

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  20. Love that glass jar and the colorful spools of thread. It makes such a lovely display! Glad to hear you're return to work has gone smoothly =)

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  21. I do love the glass jar, your bobbins look fantastic in there :) glad your first week at work is going ok. TK Maxx have some great finds!!

    Bee happy x
    Have a delicious day!

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  22. Glad you got through your first day back at work. Your finds this week are just gorge! Love the jar of vintage cottons. I need to get myself orgasnised! Big hugs for a great week, Em xx Thank you for your lovely comment when I was feeling grim earlier in the week, it meant a lot. xxx

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  23. Thank you for kind comment on my blog :)) I love the idea of displaying bobbins in a jar! It looks fabulous!♥

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  24. Ooh I absolutely adore the sweet jar, it looks fabulous! And TK Maxx is a treasure trove for bargains, I love the clearance section xxx

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  25. I am smitten with your jar the possibilities are endless!

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  26. Your cotton reels look fantastic in the glass jar!

    I'm off to TK Maxx tomorrow, hopefully I'll find some fabulous goodies,

    Victoria xxx

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  27. I just came to check where you were and found you posted ages ago. Hmm, not sure blogger is working properly for me at the moment. Glad work has been going ok and glad you decided to get yourself something nice - the sweetie jar looks gorgeous with all those low-calorie cottons in it. Congrats on your win too, very pretty x

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  28. Gorgeous, gorgeous bobbins-in-a-jar! Love! xx

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