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Thursday, 21 February 2013

Home at last...

We're back home after a nightmare journey that should've taken 2 1/2 hours and took 4 1/2. And we had no snacks! Disaster!

The six year old was a star and behaved impeccably but I was very naughty and swore and refused to play travel 'Frustration' as I was too upset. (Travel Frustration - the irony!)

We managed a morning of charity shopping and a boot sale whilst up in York. The deal is, she has to come with me to the charity shops and then we can go to her favourite shop, The Disney Store. When she spots her shop her face lights up and she starts skipping. She likes charity shopping too and finds a lot of cool stuff but the Disney Store is the main event for her, and it's equal to seeing Grandad as a reason for visiting York.

So here's my haul. (I'll spare you hers!)

A Meakin milk jug. I could just see this filled with flowers on the new(est) dining table. (Currently there are three tables here!) It was £1.50 from the boot sale. 

More kitchenalia. I can't help it. I was probably a scullery maid in a past life. That would explain the state of my hands too.
The most expensive thing here is the board which wasv £2. The rest were £1.


And a wooden shoe last. Every home should have one. Just not sure why.


Gorgeous Boden dress for my daughter to grow into. Charity shop find. Not particularly cheap but I do love a bit of second hand Boden.


Also this pretty George top for her. I would wear this if it was in my size!


A huge roll of this loose weave hessian 'ribbon' for £1. Apparently it's a product plasterers used to use. But I shall use it as ribbon on brown paper parcels for a rustic look...


Also recent Hitchin finds I haven't shared; I'm in love with these...
 This is the last remaining original wallpaper in the house... these were £9 for the set from a charity shop in town. They'd be squillions on ebay!
And I had to get this...

Right, I'd better go and sell some furniture because we're running out of space to move around here. Anyone need a dining table? We have all sizes!



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18 comments:

  1. Vix21 February 2013 at 16:16

    I'm in desperate need of a dining table, anything to suit us?!!!
    Love your ancient kitchenalia and the idea for the plaster's tape is inspired. I've a strange fetish for shoe lasts, too. xxx

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  2. Fiona21 February 2013 at 16:36

    Lovely finds especially the kitchenalia and French jars. I too have shoe lasts, what's not to love?

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  3. MaryGrace21 February 2013 at 17:21

    I love the dresses!! I'll have the E if you're selling it, just need to find H,O,& M. :)
    Good thing it's FLDs on fleabay this weekend...better get listing xx

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  4. Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms21 February 2013 at 18:08

    Fabulous finds, Emma Kate. I love the shoe last and the kitchenalia. My daughter who has recently turned 12 used to enjoy charity shopping but no more - far too sophisticated (apparently) for charity shopping these days - how annoying!

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    1. Emma Kate at Paint and Style21 February 2013 at 18:19

      Oh no! Tell her that 'vintage' is all the rage and lure her back!

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  5. Hook, Line and Sink Her21 February 2013 at 18:52

    Love the kitchenalia, and the E- I'm falling more and more in love with ornamental letters and once I've settled on a word to write I'll be shopping my little heart out to find the kitschest ones I can :) xx

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    1. Emma Kate at Paint and Style21 February 2013 at 19:10

      Ooh let me know when you have a word and I'll look out too for you. They sometimes come up at the fleamarket. xx

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  6. Anne21 February 2013 at 20:24

    You made some fab purchases there. The last time I went charity shopping in York I found the prices so expensive. Its a lovely little place to spend the day in.

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  7. Curtise21 February 2013 at 21:41

    Aargh, the journey home sounds grim... Even grimmer without any sustenance!
    Still, the charity shop and car boot finds are looking good, I completely understand the kitchenalia and shoe last love, nothing peculiar about that at all. And what a coincidence, I bought a little Meakin bowl today too!
    Cute clothes for your daughter - I have been charity shopping with my kids today, my eldest is almost 11 and is still happy to be dressed in secondhand stuff - as long as I buy her some NEW Converse for her birthday. That's the deal, it seems!
    Good to see you are sorted for Es... Ha, you see what I did there?! I am hilarious... xxxxx

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  8. Kezzie23 February 2013 at 21:03

    4.5 hours without snacks?????????? OH my!!!!! You are a survivor!!!!!! (I am the snackmeister on car journeys!)
    Love your charity shop finds! I also get really excited about 2nd hand Boden! I got my mum the perfect dress for her birthday last year second hand (we had a £10 limit on presents!) and found a brand new, tags attached Boden dress for another friend for £5 last year!!!

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    1. Emma Kate at Paint and Style23 February 2013 at 22:02

      Boden with the tags on!?! It doesn't get any better than that!

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  9. gill23 February 2013 at 21:49

    I love looking around charity shops when we're away, the perfect way to spend a few hours....great finds, I do like the shoe last, I've been looking out for one myself. xx

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  10. Scarlett24 February 2013 at 21:59

    Hooray to all the charity shop booty! Great finds, and love the wooden shoe last :) Scarlett x

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  11. Max25 February 2013 at 02:33

    crikey you got some amazing finds there, and all in the one trip! i think my personal fave is the kitchenware too, i love rustic looking kitchen gear, to look at and display if not to use. york is always top of our list of places to visit when we come back home, but i don't remember visiting a single charity shop (or the disney shop for that matter) a serious omission i shall remedy next time, if i can get my self out of little bettys tea room!
    lovely to have you linking x

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    1. Emma Kate at Paint and Style25 February 2013 at 11:45

      No, not all in the one trip. The last two items were from Hitchin. I share your Bettys love!

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  12. Liz Burton25 February 2013 at 12:01

    Oh my word! I would have bought all those things to - gorgeous!

    *adds York to list of places to re-visit*

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  13. Lightly Enchanted25 February 2013 at 12:35

    some lovely finds. Would love to find a jug like that, I have mostly glass ones, also have a passion for kitchenalia :)

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  14. Anthea25 February 2013 at 13:57

    Love the little heart shaped molds! so cute! And jugs are a passion of mine too - they look so good filled with flowers :-)

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