Sunday, 30 August 2015

Car Boot Treasure

As is usual on a Saturday, I went for a stroll around the car boot sale at Stickney.  It was a beautiful morning and bank holiday weekend here in the UK so consequently a very large event.  There were a lot of vendors selling vegetables at bargain prices so I did bring back a basket full for the week and to top off the freezer.

2 griddle pans were purchased for just £2 each which I was thrilled with.



 
Both are cast iron so quite a weight and when I turned them over I discovered the green one was Le Creuset, a real bargain and just in need  of a good clean.
 
 
A handmade stamp was purchased for 50p, ideal for cards.
 

 
I also managed to get some more handmade buttons for 30p per card to add to some of my creations.
 
I am always on the look out for the children and like to add to the nursery shelf so this week we got lucky with 2 Peppa Pig games in perfect condition and with all the parts.
 


 
Both were 50p each so a real bargain and something different for us all to play.  Despite all the extra vendors and what seemed like thousands of books I could not find any that appealed, so that is something still on the list along with jigsaws for us all. 
 
Did you have any luck this week finding a treasure amongst the junk?  I am a great fan of the Antiques Roadshow programme and love it when a treasure is found for pennies at a car boot sale or charity shop and is worth hundreds.  It really does make my day, somebodies rubbish is somebody else's treasure.  Good hunting.
 
See you soon.
 

 
 
 
 
 

16 comments:

  1. Looks like you made some good purchase at bargain price. I am also using cast iron pans. And they are heavy! Love the children's game and the ones you bought are still in good condition.

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  2. I do love a good car boot sale and the treasures that it unfolds as you go around the different stalls. Those griddle pans are a real bargain!! You look prepared with the logs and coal! Cozy nights ahead :-)

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  3. Those pans are a great find aren't they! They are so expensive to buy new, you did very well there!!! xx

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  4. Well done! Those Le Creuset cast iron pans cost a fortune to buy!

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  5. I like the pans. I use cast iron pans for cooking most of the time, but mine are not as pretty as those you found. I am always hoping to find that special treasure that will make me rich. :)

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  6. Great finds! It is always good when you find games in good condition.

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  7. i love that show to , wish i had a treasure that was worth a lot of money

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  8. Very nice finds. I love those griddle pans and the games look like fun. We would call the same game Chutes and Ladders here and we've gotten a lot of mileage out of it because it takes my kids years to totally understand the rules. :)

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  9. Good job on the Le Creuset pan! I have a few and love them. My best finds were some vintage oak splint baskets in the Ozarks. Have fun! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  10. Cheers for your good purchases! I like Antiques Roadshow, too. My oldest daughter was given a box of old treasures recently, and can not put them to good use so is trying to figure out how much to price the items to sell. My last bargain I purchased is a cobalt blue glass candlestick I bought for ten dollars...pretty and perhaps practical,
    too :)

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  11. You were very lucky to find a Creuset griddle pan! I can never quite organised to get out of the house in time to find a bargain at a car boot sale... x

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  12. That looks like good fun. It's so true that someone's rubbish is another person's treasure. No treasures here this weekend apart from some quiet time!

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  13. Those saute pans should do quite nicely. I love when a bargain can be had on something useful!

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  14. nice pans! my dad would love something like that. I love that you find such nifty stuff. Not so around here but then when I do find something nice it makes it extra special then.

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  15. Just free veggies this week and saving $17 on groceries with good deals and coupons to match! !

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