This week I've been admiring a lot of bloggers' use of thrifty finds for new or unexpected purposes and thought I'd have a look around the house and see if there was anything I could share. Unfortunately, I discovered that I'm not one of these innovative crafty people who can make a chandelier out of nothing but a pile of wire hangers and some vintage earrings. My babies never slept in a vintage steamer trunk, and my garden doesn't have a single gazebo made from heirloom patchwork and an arts and crafts curtain pole. Bah.
So, instead, here are one or two pictures of things I've found recently, plus a couple of things I've had for years, holding things they weren't originally intended to. I will try harder, and if I ever make that bird house out of a Queen Anne teaset, you'll be the first to know.
Vintage EPNS toast rack from Brighton flea market - holding books
[Glass candlestick (part of pair) also from flea market]
Bit tarnished, but pretty.
Chinese teacups from charity shop
Coffee pot I found last week now living on cooker hood as a vase
Washing up liquid in olive oil bottle
Sponge in Stilton pot
Result: own goal as house guests never wash up due to lack of obvious equipment
Egg candles from Country Living Fair - love these
Jug and eggcups via charity shop
Pair of company stamps for embossing paperwork
Now bookends
These look as if they should belong on a barge, rather than a desk
Cedar wood cigar box from market in Cuba, storing earrings
[If you've read 'Kirstie's Homemade Home' you'll know that she (Kirstie Allsopp) also likes to keep her toothbrushes in a coronation mug. Difference is that she is probably distantly related and likes to look at her ancestors whilst performing her ablutions]
George VI coronation mug (car boot sale), regally holding toothbrushes
[If you've read 'Kirstie's Homemade Home' you'll know that she (Kirstie Allsopp) also likes to keep her toothbrushes in a coronation mug. Difference is that she is probably distantly related and likes to look at her ancestors whilst performing her ablutions]
I'm off across the Severn Bridge tomorrow (home to Wales for a week) so am hopeful of some cheaper treasure hunting than usual. Will report back as to whether the Swansea valleys offer an untapped goldmine or more over-priced Primark tat.
Lakota x
Also linking to Magpie Monday and Thrift Share Monday
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