Taking a Deep Breath....

The deadline is fast approaching so I'm trying not to get overwhelmed with boxing up. I'm still finishing my " girlie stuff"...my vintage globe collection was a nightmare to pack and I hope they stay intact.

Packed my collection of thrifted  vintage evening bags in the hatbox I posted a few weeks ago

All were found in charity shops over many years, my favourite being the hand beaded navy blue clutch made in France.

 

 

 

 

Today I'm emptying the last of the linen cupboard ( my special white collection already boxed)

I'm going to launder and press this amazing huge table cloth I found many years ago in an Anglican op shop. Its Madeira embroidery and would originally have cost a heap to buy new!

A few years later I found a set of 12 tablemats. It does take forever to iron!!

 

 

 

 

Tuesday was our Wedding Anniversary and what a nice break to have a great meal out !

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Whats Doing this Week

This week's find was a lovely vintage white crochet cloth. It's very fine work and very large and a bargain at 3.99

 

WHAT WAS I THINKING !!!!!!    I'm trying to pack my huge line collection  from my ar

 

moire...I've filled 3 huge cartons and still going....

We are about 70% boxed up but the kitchen contents is going to be a huge job, and I'm starting to feel the stress.

Too many dinner sets I don't use...too many crystal bowls...

 

Mr VL bought a couple of presents for me from the  home ware sales to cheer me up

(Loving glass floats at the moment) He found this gorgeous verdigris covered candelabra all crusty and cobwebby

Checkout Sascha's expression watching us box up stuff!


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Garage Sale Score

An early morning supermarket shopping trip came to a screeching of brakes yesterday when I spotted a garage sale ....so glad we stopped ( Mr VL hates them!) I spied a big plastic bag of linen ( I can spot filet crochet from a 100 miles away!) Grabbed it  without looking inside . Lots of serviettes that I don't want, quite a few stained tablecloths which I'll soak and some beautiful pieces like the gorgeous old pillowcase. Cost me $8.... BARGAIN !!!

I have never found a vintage flower frog before, and this was $2....I think these people thought I was a bit demented!!

 

 

 

 

 

On Wednesday at the Salvos I picked up a vintage silver case with nice engine turned finish for 5.95

 

 

 

 

A Royal Albert Old Country Roses dish for 3.99

 

 

And from a vintage home ware shop called Éclat Bazzar sale I fell in love with this little darling...he's going under one of my glass domes in the new house. The shop had him in a nest under an expensive Victorian shaped dome...awwww

 

Anyway I'm off to do heaps of soaking and see what I can retrieve of my linen haul!



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5 Weeks and Counting

Only 5 weeks to go before we move to our rural retreat and the packing is a pain at the moment .I have started with china and crystal...more on that next week

I probably shouldn't be snooping around op shops but...I did visit the Salvo's and the Animal Welfare during the week

 

An ironstone tureen for my collection for $3

 

 

 

 

A little aqua tinted industrial style vase for $1

 

 

 

 

 

My find of the week was a Carter's Antique Price Guide fro 1986. I have never seen one in an op shop before , only collectable bookstores as they appreciate in value.

I saw this for $3.99 and is worth about $150-170

 

 

 

 

We were driving around yesterday and saw a gorgeous home ware/gift shop with 70% off . There were heaps of people squeezed in grabbing stuff and Mr VL grabbed 2 items ...a lovely tall carved candlestick and a cute tea light holder. I would have loved 2 of the candlesticks

 

 

 

 

 

 

One hour after this "butter wouldn't melt in my mouth" pic Sascha stole a bunch of grapes out of the fruit bowl and rolled them all around the family room ARGGHHH

 

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More Vintage Luggage!

 

I have been searching for a while for a vintage hatbox to store some of my girlie treasures....

compacts, perfume bottles,evening bags...they are all sooo expensive.

I found this just in time before moving in a small shop and haggled it right down.

It's from the 50's and sits nicely on top of my first box

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Salvo's find....I spotted a sugar bowl for $1.99 which was close to my precious Royal Winton "Summertime"teapot. The teapot was one of my first finds in an Antique shop on a trip to Melbourne as a newlywed a long, long time ago and cost me $25. It's now worth around  $600/700 and is going to wrapped very carefully!

The sugar bowl is probably 1950/60's as it has a Made in Japan mark and is quite a good match

 

 

 

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A Well Timed Find

 

Most of my week has been spent researching storage solutions for the new house. We spent 4 hours at the IKEA sale.....what a mad house that was. Bought tons of stuff which is has stay boxed for moving day.....DARN!!!!

 

I have been searching the op shops and the local second hand market for storage too and I was thrilled to find this large solid cane linen basket for a teeny tiny price. I LOVE IT!!!! I put 8 quilts in it easily and will look great in the new guest room which has a coastal colour scheme.

The icing on the cake is I have just found the same range of baskets in a magazine this morning ....$359 ...YIKES ...and YAY. I'm thinking of stencilling  some numbers on it.

 

I am still grabbing vintage Tupperware when I find it and throwing out all my modern plastic ones

This set was only $8

I have a nice collections of shells and I bought this bowl at the Freedom sale for half price for the bathroom

 

 

I gave this  table a second coat of white paint and a light distress (originally an ugly brown)and cost only $5 ,all ready for the gorgeous IKEA industrial nickle-plated table lamp we bought

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