Goodwill was huge and there really was too much stuff to choose from and the one at the top has a bag sale on - fill a carrier bag for $5! Not too shabby at all!
And just to prove that these soup cups get everywhere in the world!!
And smug browser me! And I couldn't believe the prices - I got a skirt for 25c - that's about 15p!!!!! And being me I got lots of granny style bright clothes which I'm sure you will see soon enough :)
First up is this copy of Marie Claire Idees - I inadvertently got 2 copies of this so one can be yours!
This photograph inside made me swoon - isn't it fab?
You will also get these Hansel and Gretel recycled envelopes - along with a couple more sets :)
And because I am feeling generous I will also include one of these chicken pincushions - you choose the colour! I'll also throw in some gift tags for you too.
One of the embroidered pictures up on the wall. The huge piece below is an indenture from 1838 showing the purchase of some land. I can't remember the exact details and I can't read the handwriting well enough to go and look at it now! We got it from a local auction.
The other embroidered piece up on the wall along with a family tree for Matt's side of the family and a copy of a line drawing of Matt's maternal grandfather.
And although I didn't buy this the other day I thought I would show it to you anyway. It's an oil painting of The Houses of Parliament with Big Ben that we bought at a car boot sale for £5 when we lived down south. We only had £7 left and we thought it would be way over budget but it wasn't!
This is what greeted me (with much cackling and laughter!) 5 minutes after I said we needed to put the washing into it to take upstairs :) Bless!
The first thing I bought was this dress for Anya for £1 - she loves it and it is in the washing machine as I type!
I also spotted these flick books for 50p each. I used to love these as a child and the girls liked them too.
I also bought some new artwork for the dining room. The photographs don't do these pictures justice - they are beautifully embroidered onto some sort of silk.
Just look at the work that has gone into this one - a bargain at £30 I think.
And this one was only £5 - it needs cleaning and I'm going to see if I can do that soon. I think all the pictures came from the same person as the donater number (for claiming tax back) was the same for all 3 pictures. There were lots more but I these were my favourites.
I made this dress Tuesday evening after remembering that I had this fabric tucked away that has teepees, canoes, bison and bears all over it. I made it large so that I didn't have to faff with buttons or zips and I plaited some fabric strips together to make a belt. I also fringed the bottom of the dress to make it swing and move when Anya walks.
And here she is with her Indian girl mask. We frequent Buffalo Grill when we go to France and the waiters are taken with 2 polite English girls saying merci a lot so they get lots of free gifts like these masks :)
A bloody great big red box that says account suspended! Am not sure why but they should be resolving it soon :)
Sports day in Nursery and Reception is more games and activities than actual sports.
Yes Anya is wearing her tights under her shorts - she wore them to school and I assumed that school would just put her in pumps but no!
Tossing the beanbag into the bucket.
Waiting her turn for scoring a goal.
And Tara enjoying the day :) If you want to see more photographs of the day then you can check out my Flickr here - there are 2 or 3 pages I think!
Notebooks from Paperchase, drawings by Anya. I also included some fancy mechanical pencils but the photograph didn't come out.
Here they are all wrapped up ready to give out - complete with Swirlyarts tags of course!
