The first jumble sales of the year

Its been cold today and i decide that i would not queue so early for the jumbles as the cold does not do me any good at all but most people had the same idea as there was only one person in front of me at both of them , Not a huge lot to find but some bits and bobs. 

Bristol Blue glass sundae dishes.

Pretty daisy tablecloth.

 Candy stripe vintage Ironing board cover.

Plastic Kitsch Barometer.

Pretty Tray cloth.

Another two finds not from the jumble sale though. This coat is from the 1950s/60s .

The last two pictures are from my aunts home they look perfect in my bedroom.  

Bambi group.

The glass dolphin candlesticks are cracked but i dont care.

Thanks Auntie Freda .

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post christmas catch up

Happy New Year to all my followers and blogging friends.
 Its been a while since my last post lots of things going on and i am looking forward to the new year for various  different reasons  but to start with here are a few of treasured finds over the last few months.

Very Downton Abbey.

Beautiful Tea pots sets. 

And of course the biscuits. 

I bought a lot of vintage jewellery at auction.

Does anyone know if these beads are Murano , They are glass.

And this stone looks interesting.

On the frugal front.

 Christmas i had a disaster with the second batch of christmas cakes  I used a food colouring that i used on the blue and white Christmas cake for my freind

 I wanted to make a pillar box red cake with bottle green trees for a traditional look. Not a salmon pink base with florescent green trees lol. I can laugh about it now.

This is what happend with the colours , It caused a great laugh amongst my family and friends , It also gave my great Aunt a laugh  when i presented her with a little one wich i always make her every year , This memory will be so special as she passed away just after christmas she was 84 .

 I was furious with Morrison though and let them know so i was really pleased when i received these vouchers.

So i stocked up with frozen veg that was on offer and some store cupboard ingredients

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Just for Tracey and anyone else who hasn't seen my kitchen

All done for around £200.

I might change the colour next year as its been three years since it was painted and its starting to wear in places 

Sorry if i bore you if You've  seen it before.

The before pictures when we moved in.

Its only a small kitchen so i had to make it work as an office for my business too. 

We have a new white cooker now though.

We revamped the old cupboards.

These chairs were £10 the pair 

I recovered them with Ikea fabric wich only cost me £5.00  to  recover  of the chairs and the cafe curtain in the kitchen.

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I have just dressed it up for christmas.

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OMG , £,1400 on Christmas food

Eat well for less , £1,400 on a christmas shop , Overtime to pay for it Ridiculous.

 If i spend £100 for a Christmas shop i have overspent , You just dont need to do it , Some of today's Christmas buys.

4 Cadbury's chocolate bars from home bargains £1.00

This roll on Icing is on offer at Morrison's for £2.00 for 1KG.

Some cutters and colouring and you have a present for your best friend.

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