I went home home to visit my folks this weekend and, if there's one on, there's nothing that we like doing as a family more than sniffing around the local car boot sale. Unless you count Scrabble. I ended up with so much thrifty goodness that I couldn't carry it all home on the train and had to leave it behind. Trying to choose what to bring home and what my parents could bring when they visit in a few weeks was quite the Saturday morning chore.
Amongst my treasures were some photography books, lace, fabric and some photograph frames - including these dinky, little cute ones which had never left their box.
Amongst my treasures were some photography books, lace, fabric and some photograph frames - including these dinky, little cute ones which had never left their box.
I also managed to score this embroidery thread case and over 100 extra bobbins, which I snapped up for £2.50. Oh my! I've been coveting one of these for quite a while - my embroidery threads currently resemble a plate of spaghetti. The majority of the threads are spare bits of yarn, but there are some cute, little embroidery flosses in the mix and sorting them will be half the fun of the haul.
Anyone else been up at the crack of dawn for a good rummage around the car boot?
Oh I so want that thread case! really nee to get me down to a car boot! :)
ReplyDeleteMe, myself and I- oh my. Me, myself and I and a sigh...I am walking backwards with excited happy happies and joy joys galore. Those frames are major h-happies and J-joys tooooo. And I am going to have to make your last sentence under the photo into a quote...hmmm? To bad I can't fave them twice!
ReplyDeletewonderful!!!!
ReplyDeletewhat is a car boot?
Ooh, Kim. It's a car's trunk? Instead of garage sales we all pack our stuff up into our cars and trundle off to fields and car parks (lots) to sell our stuff :)
ReplyDeleteWow Clair! This is a great booty of car booty! Congrats :) K
ReplyDeleteThose frames are adorable. Really great finds, good for you!
ReplyDeletegreat finds, and nice blog! Thanks for visiting my blog, too.
ReplyDeleteI haven't, but if that's the kind of stuff you can snag at one, I'm seriously re-thinking the way I spend my Sunday mornings. :)
ReplyDeleteHave you ever tied your yarn and floss bits together and wherever the knots ends up, it stays there? You can do the knots all at once and than couch them on or start sewing and when you come down to the last 4 or 5 inches you add on and keep going(the knot has to be on the front side of project). Happy happies and give yourself a smile.
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