PYREX and PURPLE BEADS

Yesterday's finds. I only went to 2 shops, 
on my way to doing what I was sposed to be doing, of course!

After bemoaning the fact that I rarely see Pyrex at the oppies, I found these for $3 the set.
Score!!

Purple beads. A bit wonky so might have to re-string them, but I am in love with that colour.

Scarves, obv.
If you've seen my chiffon scarf collection you'd know that I don't usually pass them by. they used to be 10c and 20c, but now are usually $1 or more. But are also getting quite hard to find...

I walked into my local fav (Red Cross 5X Roads)
 and saw this just inside the door.
For $1

And it was a happy day!
That is in the stash for Iris's birthday.

Table cloth. Faded but still pretty.

I adore this little set.
Immaculately knitted. Elasticated gather on the dress/vest.
The dress/top has that goose motif on the back.
Totally love it.

$4 the set. 

I went to a garage sale (True Colours charity) at the END of the sale. They were trying to get rid of everything. So I got this WHOLE box of football boots for $1. No jokes.
With my crew, this is a MASSIVE saving.. (understatement)

At that sale I also got 2 awesome wood and vinyl chairs for $1 each that I'll show in another post..

In other news, I am going to start to sell some of my stuff. I need to start reducing now, so I can continue to accumulate!! LOL. Been meaning to do it for a while.
I'm going to be really ruthlesss!!!

Happy Days!!

I'll link this up with my mate Max @ Op SHop Show Off..

The Marquis of Queensbury

Just a few things here.. 
Mainly from the Dump Shop and Vinnies..

MIDWINTER stuff is usually a winner for me. 
I am never surprised 
when I pick something funky up 
to see MIDWINTER 
written underneath! 

And look at the price!

 Cute little trio of saucers.

Some great little 10c egg cups. I recon most people my age would remember a stack of egg cups like that.

JOHNSON plates.
I love the way they have a raised rim. No peas sliding off those ones!
(Have you seen Zara's collection in my linky? OMG!!!!)

I love these little handpainted plates. 3 of them. Side plates. $1

Decals before they were called decals!
More plastic-pretending-to-be-glass trays.

This was the type of little book Great Aunts would send us on our birthdays when we were kids. SO cute!

Arlo wanting to be in on the action.

Gratuitous Arlo photo.
He is ONE on THursday.
Whaaaaaat?!

Hopefully one of the last photos of my hair before I change the colour of it.
And I mean CHANGE!
(AFter a rainy excursion)


Happy Days!

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Just a hastily thrown together Collection today - better late than never!

There are large collections and small collections at my place. 

This is a small one, obvs!

I pick them up when I see them, but only if they're 50c or less (or $1 for cool ones that really appeal to me!)

They sit in this little bowl on the bench by the sugar bowl and the tea pot ..

They're mostly NZ ones (there's the CHCH cathedral there) and the gondola and the luge in Rotorua.
Some are aussie as you can see.
I like them.
They're kitsch.

And they don't take up much space! (win!)

Linked up to Sir Thrift-a-Lot
coz you know I love a good link up!

What do you collect?!
Show us!

A Badass Blogger

I've been a bad blogger!

It's been nearly a week.

50 slaps with a wet noodle for me.

Of course, I've been popping in to the odd op shop.

I'm a bit behind, but here's a start!

This little lot is from the little church oppie on Heaphy Tce. (St Aidan's)

* Best cotton money can buy (10c each) I just choose the ones with the wooden reels.
There are heaps there.
* Great little napkin.

These 3 were in the free bin. You know I love those little sundae cups.
A lot of y'all, like me, remember eating your jelly and ice cream out of these..
(M. R. I can't get your blog up anymore by the way..!!!)

I LOVE SHirley Hughes and her amazing illustrations. 

Such detail. 

* 3 more little egg cups for Iris'slittle collection in her 'tending (pretending) kitchen' (below)

And now a little haul from my local beloved Red Cross. I love that shop!!!

* Table cloth $2

* Little plastic jug 20c

* These funky old-timer picnic cups were in the fill-a-bag-for-$1 just inside the door.

* 2 bangles 50c
and my big $4 bill!!
Looks like I also got a kids top, but that was the table cloth, and my mate down there hasn't charged me the 20c for the jug..

Like Vix said the other day, even if I had unlimited  funds I would still buy most of what I own second hand.

I was gifted 2 big boxes of kids' books the other day.  One of the most popular has been this treasury of GB stories. So  familiar to me from my childhood!

I missed doing a Collection link up - I'll try and do it in the next few days!

Happy/busy days!

That Friday Feeling

It's Friday!!!
Jump for JOY!


Speaking of JOY,
my mate Joy
who works at the Hamilton Operatic Wardrobe..(incl costume hire)
has informed me that they are having a sale of COATS
starting tomorrow at 10am (Clarence St)

Here are some of the beautiful labels of some of the clothes. Drool!

Finally getting a chance to blog about the stuff I scored at the oppies on holiday.

I love exploring other towns and their op shops. 

Buzz.

SO

in no particular order...

I am going to finish off what someone started! 

These were 10c each.
I got the kid ones, from the 70s mainly..

I just love the packaging from bygone eras..
And this pattern is from my birth year. Any guesses?
I'm sure my Mum used this exact pattern.

LARGE table cloth $1

I cannot describe what a lifesaver these things are for crawling babies, in the winter!

* Another table cloth. $2
* Hat (reversible) 20c
* Trou for John (he lucked in BIG TIME on this holidy. He scored 6 pairs retro suit trousers and 5 very cool shirts)
* Apron
* Kitsch holiday snaps photo album on a stand. 

These items were on a 50c / 3 for $1 rack at an op shop in Te Kuiti.
* Nighty, tea dress, halter neck top.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
were in the Fill-A-BAg for $1 boxes at that Hospice shop I pictured a few posts ago..

Orange plastic coasters. Love the woodgrain in the packaging

* Plastic picnic stuff. Lots of. bowls, small and large plates.
* 4 green plastic-that-looks-like-glass for my collection.
* A large plastic weave basket.. (I really thought I'd taken another shot of all this stuff!)

Close up of that photo album. (It has slide in plastic photo pockets.)

* Very cool wool coat. Not sure about the buttons.
* Dress

Thermos, obvs!

Fill a bag of scarves/fabric for 50c

3 mexican scenes from the 60s.
I selected these ones (they were 10c each)
because they are 1966, the year of John's birth.

Friday's Frock..
This is Iris on holiday, in a dress I wore as a kid.

I bought this for my friend who we stayed with (she likes owls)

I WISH shop workers wouldn't put sellotape over things like that!! Pulled off some areas of the surface  which is frustrating!

 Have a lovely Friday!
Happy Days!

I've linked up to Op Shop Show-off