Antiquing in Hebden Bridge.

On Friday I had a lovely day out with my friend Miss M who has just started a little business in antiques. She has been collecting for years and is great at hunting out fab bargains. We drove to Todmorden first and went to Picture House Antiques where I got this.....

It's from the 1950's from Egersund, Norway and yes it should have a lid but I'm always attracted to things that might get rejected for not being perfect. I fell in love with it and my friend got me some money off (I'm too shy to ask for their best price!!)-it only cost me £4. I was overjoyed and it's going to go on my new kitchen shelf when it gets put up. They had a whole corner in the shop full of casserole dishes, coffee pots, tea sets etc etc. I also saw a snail dish! Never seen one of those before and hopefully I'll never see one again-lol.

We then drove on to Hebden Bridge a place I love and have been coming to for years. We went in some lovely vintage clothes shops and craft shops and were really spoilt for choice. I was on a very tight budget but I'll definitely go back on payday! Anyway Miss M got some lovely things to sell on, a lovely TG Green mixing bowl (that I hankered after,) a 'boudoir' sign and a vintage soap dish. I found this for my Dad's fittingroom....

My Dad is a bespoke tailor who has a lovely fitting room for his customers, which is decorated with lovely vintage things. I've bought him Victorian tailors bills, old copy's of Tailor and Cutter, an Art Deco tie press, all manner of 'tailor' related ephemera which he displays proudly. This was £2, I was going to save it towards his birthday present in July but I usually get too excited when I find something for someone that I'll probably just end up giving it to him next time I see him. 

I also got these for myself.

They are so cute I couldn't resist and only £2.

Then we went for lovely coffee and cake which Miss M treated me too in return for me doing the driving in the lovely Tulip. I still haven't finished the Tulip Car Blanket yet, but I did manage to squeeze this in...

Inspired by Lucy at Attic 24, I made this to take to work tomorrow to cheer me up while I'm chained to my desk for 8 hours.

My last weekend bargain was these.....

I really needed new wellies as it will soon be time for Classic Car shows /Country shows/ Steam rallies etc and all the other shows in fields which get muddy in the lovely British weather. I wanted shorter ones and saw these in Tesco (of all places). They were £12 and I had £11.50 in clubcard vouchers so they cost me 50p-total bargain!!!!

This week I will be chipping away at my Klimt-inspired car blanket. I've got a bag full of pieces now and I can't wait to start fitting them all together. Also I need to start knitting the puppy pug jumper I've been asked to make for 12 week old Tilly Puggles. My first commission-wish me luck.

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A Most Successful Day.

Well I had a wonderful day with my wonderful sister shopping for birthday presents for our Mum. We of course ended up in Cath Kidston (well I say 'ended' but we just went straight there,lol). I got Mum this , the mini dot box bag in green, and my sister got her this, mini dot passport holder, and this, red Stanley glasses case. The munchkins gor her this mug in Provence Rose. I also gave Mum the orange scarflette I made earlier which I'm modelling (badly) in one of my earlier posts. I have to admit I did treat myself to some gorgeous little red rose slides from CK too!! I also bought a keyring for a friend who is taking her driving test tomorrow-I really hope she passes and hopefully the keyring can go on her new car keys. We then lunched and chatted, then off to Primarni-it had to be done, it's the law! I got 2 beautiful vests with a chiffon trim, that could have definitely come from Monsoon-£3 each!! I just had to get both. One is a kind of jade colour and the other tan.  

I have started my car rug/blanket for Tulip and I'm really excited about it. I love the candy dolly mixture colours and it's so quick to do. Now that I've had my fill of neck and wrist warmers, I want to fly with this. In fact in my head I'm already planning another one for when Geordie gets around to decorating the bedroom. I'm also thinking about getting a sewing machine for my little box room cum study cum junk room. Even though my Dad is a tailor and has a fabulous workroom, I'd like my own machine so I can start a few sewing projects too. I've got 4 days off work now so by Sunday I hope to have doubled the size of my blanket-woohoo! 

Finished my purple one....

I actually do prefer this to the orange one. I made this a couple of inches longer which seems to have made it a little looser and nicer to wear. I used the same scarflette pattern from Ravelry as before and exactly the same wool as the orange (but obviously a different colour!!). Anyway I'm now leaving all types of neck warmers alone for now and moving on to my blanket. I'm making this, or my version of it anyway. I think it's beautiful. I'll probably not make it this big-I just want a blanket to put on the parcel shelf of my car Tulip, to sit out on in the Summer or for a car rug. I want it bright and colourful like this one but with a lot of red to match my car.

Can't wait to get started!!!!