First off the stalls was this Sadler bird and flowers tankard:
Yes another posey holder for my home - but it was so unusual that I couldn't resist and for £1 why not! I then zoomed in on this tea set on the next stall:I love the pale pink and the duck egg blue colour of them and they look to be maybe 40's or 50's. I'm also liking the fact I can mix and match them! The stall holder only wanted £2 for the set so I couldn't refuse - and at that price I didn't even have the cheek to haggle :o)
Next in the bag was this vintage apron:
How cute is this! It was also a great buy at 50p.
Now I cant resist a bit of pyrex and I found this great casserole dish in a manky box under a stall and it only cost 50p:
If anyone can tell me what the pattern name is I would much appreciate it as my Internet search today didn't come up with much.
Next bargain was a little oval planter made by Royal Winton Pottery:
Its currently made its home on my kitchen window sill and is keeping my mini daffodils comfy. How much you ask...£1!
The next stall I came across was owned by a very young (dare I say chavvy!) man who was selling all the usual electronic gear and dvds but right next to his speakers was a large polly bag full of scrummy looking fabric, I asked him if he knew what items were in the bag and to be honest he didn't look like he had a clue the bag was there. So I went in for the rummage and found all these:
The above is a vintage duvet cover - I'm going to use the fabric in a future project.
Pink flower curtains - these are huge too, so I may shorten them slightly to use as curtains or use the fabric in something crafty.
Fabulous vintage satin brocade curtains - I'm probably going to use these on a chair revamp as the design is just so classical - they are also really long curtains so plenty of fabric!
And finally this ultra cute hand made duvet cover with 50's style print - i adore this fabric its so kitsch.
So how much did this young man want for all these...£3.50!!!! Can you believe it - I love finding those stalls whereby they haven't got a clue how amazing some of their items are and let you have them for next to nothing. He probably thought I was nuts wanting to buy old curtains and duvet covers! I should probably thank his nan who these must have come from.
Now for another kitsch and damn right cute item:
Retro wooden kitty door stop - hehe! As soon as I picked it up the stall holder was right next to me saying 'please take her home - she's only 50p' - so I had to re home this little kitty, she wont eat much anyway ;o)
Some people at the boot sale just want to give stuff away and at one stall the guy was shouting "As much as you can carry for £1" - now us all being British we were quite reserved in taking him up on his offer as it seemed too good to be true. I however thought I grab a few bits so I picked up there:
The final buy of the morning was yet another tea set ( this has also been sneaked into the house as I'm sure there will be a groan from hubby, my house is slowly being over taken with tea sets):
But its just sooooo pretty! I think this little lot is now up there with my favourite tea cups in my home and I did have to use my haggling skills on these but ended up shaking hands on £5 for the lot. Both me and stall holder happy :o)
So successful day today, the run of boot sale luck continues - hooray! So if you've also managed to get to the end of this post - you deserve a lovely cup of tea in a pretty vintage cup - cheers *clink*
Scarlett x
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