Monday 9 May 2016

Car Boot Treasure

What a glorious weekend with amazing sunshine and the temperatures creeping up, certainly is uplifting and makes you want to work outside.  I spent several hours in the garden potting on a variety of seedlings and transplanting some into the ground.  I hope that I have not been too previous having just watched the weather forecast for the week.  They are predicting yet another change in the weather system and the temperatures to drop.  Time will tell.  I will share my garden news in a later post.

We went for a stroll to  Hemswell Antiques Centre, they hold an enormous car boot sale as well.  I was looking for something special for my husbands birthday next week.  The whole family are coming to celebrate, exciting times.  I did get lucky with a vintage gift that I will share on a later post.  The sun certainly bought people out, both buyers and sellers were aplenty.  It was a crafters paradise with so many items for sale. There were lots of stunning antiques and vintage stalls a feast for the eyes, although the majority were a little rich for my purse.

I did come away with some bargains which include a rather large wooden stamp for the bargain price of 20p.  I don't have a project in mind but couldn't walk past it.  It was brand new still in its original packaging.

 
From the same stall, craft scissors for 20p, always handy for the children who are just starting out with scissors.
 
 
Roller tape for 10p a packet.
 
 
A blast from the past was this Sooty and Sweep pattern.  Whilst I will probably never knit them, the pattern did make me smile and is a wonderful addition to the collection.  Once again a bargain for 10p.
 
 
A crochet pattern for 10p, I love the flower in the centre of each square.  I have always got a blanket on the hook so this will be used many times I would guess.
 
 
I did have a good look through a stack of fabrics but the only one that caught my eye was this cord fabric with owls, there is well over 2 yards of it and I paid £1.  I have a pattern for a pinafore dress so I thought I might give it a go for one of the girls.
 
 
I bought a whole roll consisting of 100 yards of ribbon for £2.  At that price I can afford to be generous with the children's craft projects.
 

 
I also got lucky with yarn there was lots of it about.  Who would be able to walk past this beautiful alpaca wool for 20p per ball.  There were only 3 balls but the pleasure just touching it, I am really going to enjoy working with that.
 

 
Finally some door knobs for a project I am working on  for 50p each, I loved them.  They will certainly enhance a rather plain cupboard into something enchanting.
 

 
Hemswell Antique Centre is a real joy housing over 375 dealers in a former bomber airbase.  A joy for us both with so many different artifacts to browse.  Certainly somewhere I would definitely visit again.
 
See you soon.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

26 comments:

  1. Wow! You did very well. Love that fabric, I can just picture it as a little girl's dress. Also really like the knobs.

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  2. It look like you found some great bargains! The owl fabric is very cute, and that wool looks luscious. It will be interesting to see what you found for your husband. Have a great week!

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  3. My goodness, you found such bargains. It sounds like a great place for a look around and to pick up one or two things at great prices.

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  4. You do very well, some real bargains, keeps the craft stash topped up xx

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  5. Another amazing bag of bargains. The fabric looks lovely, I can picture one of your granddaughters wearing a pinafore in this fabric.

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  6. Great materials to create lovely stuff !!!
    Have a nice week !
    Anna

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  7. Yes, you came away with some great bargains! Don't you just love it? Have a good week!

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  8. What a lovely day out....and lots of bargains too.
    I just love the door knobs. Trouble is I would need to find thirty to replace my kitchen cupboard ones.
    The owl fabric will make a beautiful pinafore dress-x-

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  9. You got some amazing bargains! I love all of them. I bought a new rubber stamp this weekend myself, along with a few new rolls of washi tape. I use it all in card-making, mostly. The hobby shop had 50% off all paper-crafting supplies and I really couldn't resist. I hope you have a good week ahead!

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  10. You got some great things there! So inexpensively priced too. I never seem to have that kind of luck when I go to antique places. I especially like that owl fabric. I'm sure your girls will like it made into a pinafore for them.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  11. Wonderful finds!! I love those knobs. So pretty!! Have a beautiful week!! The sun is finally shining here after a full week of clouds and rain. : ) xo

    ~ Wendy
    http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  12. It is especially fun to see the butterfly stamp you found. This weekend I used butterfly stamps to make bookmarks for Mother's Day gifts :) I can imagine you enjoying much happy crafting/gift giving with all you have purchased! xx

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  13. Wow you certainly did well with your treasures :-) love the owl fabric and the ribbon and that flower stamp is lovely. Look forward to seeing what you make with the fabric. I just wanted to say thank you for always commenting on my post's even though I am not around to comment all the time on everyones posts it really means a lot that you take the time. Best wishes, dee

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  14. Wow! You have a treasure trove of the loveliest goodies there! & all of for a few pounds! Can't beat that!

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  15. You found some lovely treasures. I especially like the cupboard knobs. I have some but not enough for all my cupboard doors so I've mixed them with new ones but am always on the lookout for old style ones.
    Love the Owl fabric too.

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  16. A wonderful assortment of goodies! That alpaca yarn is going to delight and the cute fabric and those knobs...swoon. Oh we are having a terribly cold week. The furnace is humming along and the temps are below freezing. Enough already!

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  17. Great finds! I like the fabric, and those knobs! It's cooled off a little here, but was still 20 degrees today so I won't complain a whole lot!

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  18. Your had a fruitful visit to the car boot sales, you have bought lots of treasures. Soon you will be very busy starting on the new projects.

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  19. You have great car boots near you, you've certainly got some lovely goodies - well done you.

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  20. I would have gone for that wooden stamp too as they're so expensive to buy new. You got some good bargains. Browsing around an antique centre or car boot sale is always enjoyable.

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  21. I could never walk by that yarn, looks like you got many wonderful items.
    Hugs,
    MEredith

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  22. You are a great bargain hunter and it helps to have a healthy marketplace mix of goodies to choose from. Like your purse, mine is not always own to everything I might like to snaffle up but it is such a satisfying feeling to have found that special bargain.

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    1. Sorry, typo - my purse is not always OPEN... (not 'own')

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    2. Sorry, typo - my purse is not always OPEN... (not 'own')

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