New Collection?

As usual, Sunday morning found us setting off for a car boot sale - it was a lovely sunny day & the sellers & buyers were out in force. I did find some lovely goodies but this has to be the bargain of the day - seven Woods "Utility" china cups & saucers in their pretty Jasmine colourway for 50p....that's 50p for the lot, not each!

I find myself becoming very fond of them so they'll be staying in my kitchen......could this be the start of yet another collection?

Today's Finds

Just a quick blog post today to show you some of my favourite finds so far this weekend.

Most Charming Find

goes to the lovely wedding photo - don't they look so very serious?
(Click on photo to enlarge)
As I don't know who they are it would be fun to name them, so answers on a virtual postcard please!

Most Useful Find

goes to the rolling pin with sunshiney yellow handles.....pie anyone?

Most Cottagey Find

goes to the cute Sylvac cottage shaped butter dish.

and the award for
Most Kitsch Find

has to go to this trio of plastic Christmas elves - hands up if you remember having this type of decoration on your Christmas tree too!


I'll be back with more after tomorrow's treasure hunting (hopefully!)

A Bit Of Booty

Just a photo post today to show you my boot sale finds this morning.....it seems to be getting harder to find vintage items amongst the piles of toys, clothes & Ikea cast offs!

Car Booty

I haven't posted any car boot finds for a while so I thought I'd better make up for it & show you what I found this morning.
When I awoke I was surprised & bewildered to see that above us was blue stuff...whatever could that be? Why! It was a blue sky!! ;-)

So Mr Cottage & I set off nice & early & this is what we found....

Lovely vintage books, a gorgeous pink pressed glass vase & a knitted tea cosy....
(Notice Toby peering around the corner?)

Gardening & Enid Blyton books.....

A Terry's chocolate box & a sweet puppy picture.....

An unused hand mirror & brush, a printed cot sheet, a comical tea towel & in the corner you can see a crocheted granny square scarf (never used).....




A collection of vintage baby congratulations cards from 1937 & a set of unused coffee wrappers which would look fabulous in a frame.


There was also a boxed set of assorted kitchen knives, a baby gown & a couple of vintage wooden coathangers - one from an hotel & one from Harrods - which I seem to have missed out on the photos!

So, all in all, pretty good pickings!