A Little Bit of Thrifting

I've been doing just a little bit of thrifting lately.  Now I'm reduced to charity shops alone (no car boots for at least another three months - and I've got terrible withdrawal symptoms already!), my choice of thrifted items has plummeted, but I did manage to find one or two useful things these last few days.

I know this book is waaaaaay too late for this year but it'll come in useful for next.  It's a large-format hardback book and has lots of different projects to make for Christmas.  What I particularly like is that it gives lots of templates for useful Christmas shapes like robins, stars, hearts and Christmas stockings.  It was only 50p and for that money it would have seemed a shame not to bring it home.

These fabric dye sticks were also 50p and from the same charity shop as the book.  They've obviously been used once or twice but there stills seems to be a lot of life left in them.  I've never tried this sort of medium for fabric dye, but the instructions seem pretty straight-forward so I reckon it'll be worth a dabble.

 

And today in Billericay I got this bundle of pastel-coloured linen table napkins, also for 50p.  I intend to cut them up and use them as embroidery fabric for some of my cards - it'll make a change from using the usual cream-coloured linen.

I had a bit of time to spare whilst I was in Billericay and used it by having a look around a lovely shop they've got there called The Emporium.  It's an off-shoot of Billericay Cook Shop and stocks all sorts of lovely china, table linen, place settings etc.  What I hadn't realised until today is that they've got a large section at the back of the shop which is full of all sorts of unusual laundry items, cleaning products, and washing-up accoutrements.  I thought in the New Year I might go in and see if they would be interested in stocking some of my hand-knitted cotton dishcloths.

 

They had all sorts of washing-up brushes, sponges, bowls etc etc, but no cotton dishcloths so, fingers crossed, these might be just the thing they'd like to add to their range.  Anyway, I'll see what they say in the New Year, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Comments

[Claire]

Great finds - I think the shop would be fools if they didn't stock your dishcloths - I love the one you gave me and I love the fact I can stick it in the washing machine and it will come up as good as new again.

Have a lovely Christmas x

[French Knots]

Your charity shop bargains look great,the pastel dye sticks look interesting.
Fingers crossed you get a big dishcloth order!