Bargains without jumble sales

 we don't get many jumble sales now and the ones we do get are usually in the mornings and that's a problem as hubby's balance is not good then 

but I still love vintage so turned to ebay recently as you can get some bargains at the moment, not very good to sell though 

I wanted some usable kitchen pans to add a bit of colour in the kitchen and these were in amazing condition they  look better on the shelves than my old metal pans

Another bargain although not vintage this joules duvet cover because we upgraded from a king size quilt to a super king size  the covers of this size are really expensive especially anything with a name I managed to get this one for £20 it's not new but it's immaculate.

I found some more vintage  jewellery too. 

Reverse carved 1980s next brooch and clip earrings 

An interesting piece of silver 

Enamel art deco swallow brooch.

Not sure if this is indian 

This is huge it's only glass but  very pretty. 

Glass cameo on really long chain.

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kitchen update & jewellery questions

Its took some time and money to get the kitchen how i like it as it

has to be practical now due to health issues.

 The housing asscoiation put in a new kitchen and we had the layout changed so we could get a small table and chairs in

I choose the cream with wood style work tops the nearest we  could get to the country style that i love but  it  came with steel handles that  were too modern for the style I wanted so we had them  changed to the copper ones 

I would have loved a large range cooker but they are so expensive and my kitchen is just not big eneough so was happy with my belling cooker which fits in well.

My fridge freezer stopped working after 10 years so I was really pleased when I found the retro one for a fraction of the price of most retro fridges and its got a much bigger fridge too.

The tiles were plain cream so we made them more interesting with blue and white tile stickers.

I still found a place for my cake stands 

I found two lovely costume jewellery necklaces both have identification tags on but for the life of me i cant find any information about them and  was just wondering if they were designer or just cheap costume , if anyone knows i would be very grateful of information regarding them.

I still bake when i can

 I really dont know where I would be without my mixer as I would not be able to bake without it as I don't have the strength to mix or knead especially this week as I had a tumble with my foot drop and badly sprained my wrist and arm so today I made theese iced buns I wouldn't win any prizes for decoration but they taste amazing and really economical too they work out at less than 10p each 

My store cupboard is really important to me it enables me to make something when I can't get out for one reason or another 

Pasta bake toad in the hole gamon steaks, ham for sandwiches large pigs in blankets 

I had some wrinkly tomatoes and a packet of sausages  to use up.sausage rolls sponge pudding and bakewell tart style cake  and Belgium buns theese were all last months bakes.

Two more jumble sale finds all for £1.00 each.

    

I will replace the lamps in the bedroom with theese and sell the ones I have so win win 

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Bedroom makeover

 I don't know if it was just not blogging for some time but I have sorted the comments out now now just need to find out how to see the other bloggers in my side bar on my phone ☺

This post is for anyone who didn't see the bedroom makeover on instragram 

The wallpaper was found online for £5 a roll and the curtains were £8 from argos clearance near us they were the ones with the holes on top wich I don't like so I cut that off and re stiched them I have another pair waiting for the front bedroom when I get around to it the only thing that was new was the small green wardrobe I would love a vintage wardrobe but because of the bend in the stairs we had to have a flat pack xx

Thankyou

 Thankyou for all your comments unfortunately for some reason I can't reply to them but I will sort it out in the coming week hopefully 

Leaving you with a couple more bargains from the past few months, firstly my dressing table I purchased of Facebook marketplace ,eversince the 70s when theese were first made I wanted one like this and as the other one has been moved into the main bedroom I needed one in the other bedroom to use in there it was £50 included delivery and its very well made I love it. The candelabra and jewellery box where charity shop finds the box was £4 and the candelabra was £2.50 

The tea set and dishes were £1.00 each from my first jumblesale in ages.

Please carry on commenting as I will reply as soon as I have sorted out the problem.

Marlene if you are out there please say hello I was shocked when you just disappeared off instragram just wondering if you are OK xx

Hello is there anyone there

 Just seeing if there is anyone out there that used to follow my blog can you say hello if there is please lots have happened since my last post a few years ago I started instragram but since it is more about reels than regular posts now and I don't like it so much so here are a few things I have been up too 

Finally after two attempts of growing my colour out now have complete natural hair 

We have a grandughter who is now 2 1/2  she is a beautiful cheeky intelligent little bundle of fun 

I still find bargains 

These jugs were on a 50p table in our local charity shop its usually full of rubbish but I was happy to grab theese 

So will have another go at blogging see how it goes xx