After the visit to friends in Sheffield, over the weekend, and the ‘incident’, I was in need of some retail therapy. The kind that means spending next to nothing. It is this that gets me excited, beautiful, retro items at 20p, 50p or a £1 a pop. I don’t buy items just because of their price I have to get a feeling from the items that needs me to bring them home with me and find a place to put them, which doesn’t mean the overcrowded attic!
Popping in on a friend for a brew, after dropping the boy at nursery, I was there much longer than anticipated. The conversation was an interesting one but not one that I need to divulge at this moment. I wanted to get to the booty early, ok well early for me. I actually got there at lunch time so, I thought, all the good stuff would be gone.
Lucky for me I must like the stuff others hate. The first stall was a success and boy it felt good.


These three items cost £1 for all of them and then I also picked up 2 of these:

One was standing and one was sitting. I actually have no i-dea-r, (see what I did there? snorting through nose like a pig! (That’s actually how I laugh?! Unless something really tickles me and then I do the silent shoulder shudder)) why I like these. I’ve picked up about 5 in the last year or so and my hub is a little perplexed at this obsession. I know they are not actually deer, I think they are elk but I’m probably wrong. Actually if anyone knows could you please enlighten me… thanks. At 50p each I ain’t complaining.
Then I found MRS buttons. I love buttons and steal them from everyone I know… no not really! Hubs mum gave me a box full and I have loads from ebay and elsewhere.

I pick them up like a crazy woman but so far have only used them for one project. I’m thinking of doing more but on a smaller scale as this took me hours.

It was a valentines gift to my hub a couple of years ago… yes it takes me that long to get my backside into gear when it comes to projects. It’s been in my head over 2 years and I still haven’t got around to it. But I will!!!!!! More on that later.
Next I just had to have this… it’s West German and a combo of my favourite colours. It’s a thermos style flask with a spout and handle and I figure it’s one way of keeping those summer drinks cool… yeah mostly in looks!!!! Okay so I have those occasions where form beats function, but being German I bet it keeps it super cool! It was a couple of quid but it rocks my world so who cares.

In Sheffield a man showed me one of these in black and, if I remember correctly, he wanted £10 for it? It may have been more but only Fi could confirm that. This cost me 50p and I only spotted it because I’d already seen one. I may not have bought it otherwise although I like it’s form and I love vessels. It has stamped on it’s bottom, Made in ‘good Ole’ England (ok I made the middle bit up) Crown Devon? No idea what that means but hey I like it so there… fpluggggghh!!!!!

Last, but not least was this little trinket.

It was on a stall where everything in this section was marked as £1. The other stuff was a bloody fortune! I did ask what it was and he said it was for a posy of flowers? I have no idea if this is true but, ask me if I care… well go on then. NO I DON’T. I love it and so does the hub… go figure!
So that was an end to my booty stash but it in no way means it’s the end of my booty visits. I’m only just getting started. I didn’t get to many last year with all that was going on in the house but check out some stuff I got in the years before here.
Have a happy Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re gonna watch the wedding… enjoy. It ain’t my kinda brew but I might just have to check out the dress that we’re all paying for. : )