Sunday again which means Boot Sale! Weather is dry so was expecting a good turn out at the sale and I wasn't disappointed, even had to do two trips back to the car as couldn't carry it all! So going to do my usual usual Sunday round up off all my lovely treasures, so sit back and relax - you might be here a while lol.
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 red and white plates are by J Broadhurst and Sons called 'Swan Inn' - these are going to a friend who collects red and white. The Kellogg's bowls are from 1984 and I'm an 80's child myself so I love these and they are collectable in their own right, and I really cant refuse a bit of baby pink polka dot with this little bowl. I also picked up two cake baking tins, one loaf tin and 4 baking trays - all this for the £1 - he did ask me if I could carry more bless him, I think he was willing to give me the whole stall! I thought I had better leave some for other bargain hunters :o)
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*
