Charity shop finds!

I went shopping this week....to my favourite shops....charity shops! I do like the £1 shops too as there are some great bargains to be had and everything is just £1 - there is even a 99p shop and I went in those too! *Ü*

Here are my finds...

I LOVE this wooden box which I ummed and ahhed as to whether to get it then, or go back another day for it. I knew I would regret it if I went back and it was gone, so I bought it then. My immediate thoughts were to alter it with my pre-ordered Graphic45 Curtain Call papers. *Ü* I can't wait until they arrive. *Squeal*.

The drawer pulls out...

...and the lid lifts up. This box gives me the feeling that it has a story to tell. It certainly looks old and loved and it cost just £3.99 - bargain.

Also in the same charity shop was this beautiful medalion. At £1.90, I couldn't resist it but I did notice that one of the little gems is missing!

In another charity shop, I bought these 4 photo frames for £6.50 and I have already painted them with one coat - in red and they will hang in my kitchen with black and white photos in them. I will post them when they are finished.

Then I visited the 99p shop and Poundland and bought these....

Die cut shapes in about 4 or 5 different colours...

...and 2 packs of sequins in different colours in Poundland ... gold theme...

...and black theme - my favourite...

...and 2 other packs that I bought last year....pink...

...and pearl...

Also, I bought these 2 packs of voile in different colours and will use them for making and layering flowers.  

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Ikea and bought my long awaited Expedit unit! My 3 girlfriends gave me the money collectively for my 60th birthday last September but I don't live close enough to collect it - nor do I drive, so I had to wait until one of my family was able to take me. I am soo excited but I do have to finish the kitchen first before I start on my scrap room. The roof has been leaking and seeped through to the top room ceiling which will be my scrap room, so now the whole of the roof is being re-tiled - as I type.  So when the roof is finished,  I can then get to paint the room before I do a major organisation. It's going to be like one of those 'slidey' puzzles where you have to slide each 'tile' around to fit the tiles in some kind of picture/order! Stuff has to be moved to another room and scrap stash (that I seem to have in all rooms except the bathrooms!) will be shuffled around! Any offers of help will be gratefully appreciated! *Ü*

So last week, I sorted out my sequins and put them into my little Ikea jars. Just a small drop in the ocean but I am determined now I have everything except paint to get started. Any guesses as to what colours I have chosen for my scraproom?

Oh...I also bought this lovely metal jug which I saw in Wilkinsons last summer and wished I had bought it then - for just £4.97. When I went back this week, I was thrilled to find they still had some in stock - but in a different place! I imagine large pale pink peonies frothing out over the top, on the afternoon tea table in the summer! *Swoon*.

Enough shopping babble...I'm off to paint the next coat on my photo frames.
Toots for now and thanks so much for visiting.