Monday 21 November 2011

Magpie Monday - Yet more crafty finds!

I was so happy (more happy than is probably within the bounds of 'normal' behaviour if I'm honest) with the results of my upcycled granny blanket, that this week I've been on the hunt for more trash that I can turn into treasure.

The worst thing about moving out to the sticks is the fact that I now only have one local charity shop to peruse on a regular basis.  To be truthful, I don't like it much.  It's run by an army of women-of-a-certain-age who tend to look most affronted if you enter the shop part way through their important gossiping conversations.  They also stock the shop in the most minimal manner possible, I suspect only offering things that they would personally give house-room to.  Suffice to say, my taste is not their taste.

So, I've rediscovered the joy of eBay!  I'd forgotten how much I love having toot delivered to my door.

I purchased these old keys for a song (I won't reveal prices this week as I'm planning on turning everything into something else and they may well end up being given as gifts).  So, the question is, what on earth am I going to do with a bunch of rusty old keys?


On Saturday I was back in my old town attending my first School of Craft Crafternoon.  More on that later, but I spent a blissful 3 hours stitching, drinking coffee and eating cake, so it doesn't get much better than that.

I couldn't be in the vicinity of my favourite house clearance shop without popping in for a mooch - it would be rude not to.  I picked up these pretty old terracotta tom pots, again for a brilliant price.


I've already worked out exactly what I'm going to make with these, so I just hope it turns out as it is in my head.  I love the old markings on the pots - according to Google these are possibly Victorian.  Two of them are marked as being produced in Nottingham, so if my plan turns out there may be a couple of Twitter friends up that way getting a crafty Christmas present in the post!  Any ideas what I'm plotting?


This pretty little pillowcase is also destined for other things, and that will feature on the blog soon.  I love the yellow cabbage roses on it, but a single pillowcase is not much use on it's own.

Finally, I bought a wooden box of dominoes.  I'm sure these have brilliant crafting possibilities, I just can't think of them right now.  I remember Faith Hope and Charity Shopping made a cool domino brooch, so maybe that. Or does anyone have any other bright ideas?


So, what (most likely, more sensible) second-hand purchases have you made lately?

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21 comments:

  1. great finds can't wait to see what you upcycle them into :)
    No finds for me again this week as i spent all last week in hospital im still alive so must be ok lol :~

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  2. Great finds! I'm a big lover of eBay as well, but I somehow feel like its cheating a bit. Winning an auction is great, but finding something wonderful in a charity shop can't be beaten!

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  3. nice finds. I'd give them house room! (not that their is much room in my house as it is!)

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  4. Oh no Jane, what's wrong? :0( Hope you're feeling better soon x

    Thanks DresdenFae. I know what you mean. Needs must though and I gotta get my fix where I can! x

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  5. Woop woop! Hello Magpie Monday! Fiiiinally linking up.

    Nice work on these finds. I have picked up a few Dominoes, mostly because they seem to come in the coolest wee boxes. Need to do something with the Dominoes though I feel. Brooches may be a quick winner.

    Looking forward to seeing your crafting up of these goodies xx

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  6. I tend to see wonderful ideas online and then forget where, but know I have to pick up the main fixings. So now I have a drawer full of old playing cards, dominos, and plastic spoons.
    Good things winter is starting here so I can get to crafting.
    Curious what will become of your single pillow cover.

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  7. I'm very intrigued as to what you are going to do with these finds...will watch with interest.

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  8. Can't wait to see what these evolve into. If they're anything like the table and chairs for Ruby they'll be brilliant!

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  9. Great minds think alike this week, I was having a clear out of my crafting desk and found a box of old keys that I was going to make a wind chime from but never got round to it, I'll be interested to see what you do with them, likewise the dominoes as I bought a box this week (I have made a brooch but that's as far as I've got) and likewise the pots, when I moved into my current house there were about 100 of those little pots in one of the outhouses and I've never done anything with them but I know they have potential!!

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  10. Can't wait to see what you do with the pretty pillow case.

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  11. Ohhh those keys!! I love keys, doors, letterboxes and locks. Very envious of your discovery there. So many keys! :-)

    Jem xXx

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  12. stick magnets to the back of the dominos for easy fridge use, and kids can have a passing game :)

    Claire

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  13. Ooooo, so jealous of those keys!! What a great find!

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  14. Ooooooh dominoes! There's a set in the back of my car, Squeaky won them on the slot machines the other week. I think they're going to stay being dominoes for a while, she just likes taking them out of the box & putting them back, but if you come up with anything easy/inspiring, they may fall victim to my gluey fingers.

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  15. You are so clever, crafty ol' Liz. I love the keys although have not a clue what you will do with them (christmas tree decorations perhaps?). Remember that people are making a small fortune out of scrabble tiles so why not dominos too. They have numbers on so can be linked to birthdays, anniversaries, the possibilities are endless. Have linked up after a bumper shopping session

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  16. I know you will make wonderful things out of your treasures. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

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  17. I like the pots, intrigued to see what you do with the keys...jewellery? I've seen them make lovely necklaces.

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  18. Oh I like the idea of fridge magnets Claire -sadly my fridge front isn't magnetic (stupid/wise move depending on how you look at it!).

    Kate I do like the idea of using them as dates for birthdays etc....food for thought. x

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  19. Can't wait to see what you do with the pretty pillowcase! Thanks for the party!

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  20. yeah until recently my fridge was built in, so we haed to use the washing machine/dishwasher fronts for magnet bits....

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  21. Not actually a proper new comment, but I've discovered why the badge hasn't been loading right for me for the last few weeks. There's a second "http://" in the image source bit of code. I thought maybe I'd broken it, but I scanned back through my older posts & found one where it worked to compare.

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