The Bedroom is now finished , Thrifted , Re used , Recycled , Jumble sale and boot sale finds

Its took a long time coming as i have had to do it bit by bit , Time  and health allowing and 
waiting for help with certain things but here it is , 
This is the room i will be taking photos in for my business.

To start of we mixed two lots of the reduced paint we  have bought over the years to make this candy pink colour for the walls.

And painted the cupboard doors in another paint bargain wich we got from Aldi years ago ( I always buy reduced paint when i see it and it always comes in )

All the handles came from a jumble sale , They cost just £1.50 , They can work out very expensive bought from Diy shops.

The curtain pole and curtains were  was £1.00  each from a jumble sale , The curtains are quality lined and weighted curtains.

The wallpaper was £1.50 for two rolls from a jumble sale.

The dressing table if you remember was like this it was in the main bedroom 

  

My nail polish stand was a chipped cake stand that i got from a jumble sale for £1.00 but now sprayed with paint you cant see the chip.

And the candelabra had the same treatment too

The day bed was £69 from B & m 

The bedspread is Laura Ashley from a jumble sale for £1.00 there was a deep frill that was faded so i just removed it.

All the cushions on the bed were a pound or less from Jumble sales.

The vintage teddy's  i have had for years.

The mirror Below was £5.00 from a charity shop.

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The Tv table is from feeecyle , Thanks very much Carrie, If you remember the velvet curtains and mirror that i posted about the same lady gave me this , I dont really like putting a TV in the room but as its where i do my yoga Dvd , Its a must.

I've got somewhere to display my linen now while waiting to sell it.

The standard lamp was free from my sister  in law , Its still waiting for an up cycle.

This bench is just in there waiting to be sold.

Some of the  things i already have , Bought for bargain prices of course.

And the best thing of all my birthday present from my friend mel

The only thing left to do is hang some pictures on the wall behind the bed but i couldn't wait to show you , What do you think. 

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I have finally done it

Well that was easy , I have put a facebook link at the top of my blogger page  , I always put technical jobs off because i think they are going to be more difficult than expected ,

 My plan for the future is to try and build a customer base through social media , I love the market and the people  i meet but its not going to be forever as it takes me days to recover at the moment all the money i take there is going back into stock.

  Its just needs must at the moment 

 Anyway , Can i ask all my blogger fiends who are on Facebook to like my page i have just started it will be updated as often as i get new items for sale wich will be weekly ,The  more likes you get the more views you get then hopefully more sales , Can you leave me a message to say you seen this ask on my blog please so i know if its working , Thanks very much , There are some of my latest finds on there , Eileen xxxx

I am off to do some baking now. 

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Better late than never

We finished the living room completely a few months ago apart from the wall gallery that i really want but have decided for various reasons not to go ahead , The main one is we want to move to a bungalow  and have started the processes of doing that  , so here are the pictures of my completed living room complete with more comfortable ( not so low sofa) and rise and recline chair. 

All done on an extremely tight budget , Buying from jumble sales using what we have and thrifted new purchases. 

Here are some of my latest bargains.

The bedroom pictures will be here soon.

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This is what i have been up too

Getting the whole work life balance right  if very difficult if you have health issues and finding the right balance of work i can do is a nightmare , 

I sell on Ebay but its not enough to make a decent living.

 I can't hold down a proper job because of pain and the extreme physical tiredness that overwhelms me from time to time ,

plus i need to be there for Dave as i do worry about him.

So i sold  some of my household stuff i had left after moving from a bigger house three years ago a few times on a local market, It funded projects in the house but have

 now decided to take on a regular stall buying stock to sell  Second hand stock,

 one morning a week.

I have gone down the vintage fair route  but because we live in a less affluent area its hard to  get good prices for good quality vintage pieces , Its ideal to buy though.

So hence doing both , Its took a lot of organising and now i am in a routine , As long as i take rest days between i should ok 

I could do with you help in identifying the lace and embroidery on this stunning Antique bedspread.

Some more Vintage linen finds.

And some Antique boxes.

The best finds all for less than a pound.

My frugal find this week the co-op are reducing a lot of lines.

Did you know that you can blast these in the microwave with some bicarbonate of soda   covering  with water for 10 mins then leave to stand for 45 mins before transferring to your casserole if you forget to soak them overnight.   

Please message me if you can identify the lace and embroidery i would be very grateful.


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Frugal things i did today.

I take being frugal for granted and thought about what i do on a daily basis to be as frugal as i possibly  can.

This was just this mornings frugality.

I bought a large tin of roe last week that cost about £2.20, I cut it into portions two for Dave and one for me , It made 12 portions , Thats four meals to serve with chips or potatoes and mushy peas. So i fetched  this out of the freezer today.

My gardening gloves have  got extremely grubby with the on going gardening job  so i washed them instead of buying some more even though they are waterproof.

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I bought butter from farmfoods  for 59p each.

I bought night cream from Aldi £1.69 , I can see a difference when i stop using it for any reason.

I bought some reduced toothpaste from wilkinson just 68p and 75p , The sensitive is a really good  buy as Dave has to use this.

All the shops i visited were in the same town too so there was no driving about to save money.

And i complained to Procter & Gamble about not being happy about not being able to get the last bit of fairy out of the bottle as you cant get the top off the bottle.
 So they are sending me a voucher.

I have had to have my repeat blood tests done today , The nurse told me that my  ESR was 93 and the normal levels were supposed to be around 20 so i am a bit worried , Should know this week if its got any higher and what the plan will be if any.


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