Today was the 'Coffee and Jumble' at the local church again. I didn't get anything as brilliant as the Cath Kidston / Ikea duvet set I picked up last week, but I did get one or two useful bits.
A very nice (small) piece of raspberry-pink velvet. Not sure what I'll do with it but for 20p it was definitely coming home with me. A box of 12 unused white Chinagraph pencils - wasn't sure why I picked these up but I'm glad I did as they seem to sell very well on ebay, 25p. A 40w screw-in small lightbulb, also 25p, which should be the right size for my bedside light. The two packs of tiny cards with a black cat on the front (Mum, not sure if you can see from the photo but the cat is just like Tammy) were from one of the charity shops and were 20p per pack. These wil be just the ticket as a small 'thank you' card when I sell any of my hand-made items. I always like to nicely wrap any hand-made items I sell in tissue paper and string, and usually decorate the parcel with a vintage button and a small thank you note. There are at least 20 cards in each pack so these will last me for ages.
Also in the charity shop I picked up these four silk ties for 25p each. Three of them are by TM Lewin and the other is a Thomas Pink tie - so all really good makes. I'm not sure if P will like them as he usually wears Liberty ties, but he'll get first refusal and any he doesn't want will be listed on ebay.
All in all, an odd combination of bargains, but a good haul and an excellent way to start the week.
Great finds, I'm hoping to hit the charity shops this week in search of a bargain or two, maybe I'll be as lucky as you've been recently!
Posted by: Gill | 02/11/2008 at 09:27 PM