Robson & Mason - Haberdashery and Home.

Been thriftin'

I went to our local charity / thrift store with one of my good friends this week- I'm going to introduce her on here soon, as she's started a new blog.

It always amazes me when I get home from thrifting, what amazing things you come home with- I have for about a year been collecting old vintage toys for myself- I say they're for my little one, but they're really for me.

An hour spent looking in charity shops to me, is as satisfying as a whole day in Selfridges. I think it's because you know you know you're getting a bargain.

So anyway- I bet you want to see what I got don't you?

Seth's new ride-on dog, he already has 4 ride on toys, but one more won't hurt, apparently, his name is Woof. 

Woof was a bargain for £1.50, I was literally jumping for joy when I saw him, and then I saw this and I was even more happy!

I was so excited when I found this little push along 'jingle' toy, it's marked 1972, and I think the illustrations and design of it-  beautiful.  Cost only £0.70, which I thought was pretty amazing.

I'm not sure yet what this is about, but I loved the cover, they look so happy don't they? And with all the snow we've had I'm hoping it will have a snowy story in for next years story sessions.

I also wanted to show you this Dick Bruna puzzle set too.My sister found it in a Charity shop in Edinburgh, and brought it round for us - She said it only cost her £1.

(It's so cute as we love Miffy in our house and would have paid more for it really.)

There was also a roll of really nice vintage cloud wallpaper me and my friend we're umming and arghing over, but we decided to to leave it behind, but she did get some Miffy books, and a really nice 1950's Scandinavian  prayer book which is full of lovely prints. 

{home} Cold- so cozy up and craft.

I just wanted to share these photos from my home, which feels currently like an Igloo. The ice is amazing. When I stood looking at it, it made me think of fairytales and magical lands where icicles hang  as tall as trees, and the wind is full of glitter.

 

Yes! This is the ice on the steps I accidentally left outdoors yesterday- it's been freezing here and there's been so much snow. And below  is the ice incasing out electric cable that is powering our outdoor lighting. It; It's over an inch thick -quite impressive really!

(Our oudoor friends aren't liking it much either, especially Beasty our Cockeral- he's refusing to crow- and by the looks of things, doesn't like the feeling of snow on his feet. Luckily his lady hens are stilllaying though, I wonder if The Little cotton rabbit Hens   are still laying?)

I came inside, sat comfy and started to read Jennifer at The Make Lounges blog , and that they were having a zip workshop. I also read that they'd had the magical Julie Arkell there to do a workshop! I was amazed when I saw the photos.

These are the ones going  to Jennifer's lesson, really cheer up a cold, wintery day, don't they!

And will soon be listed in bunches of 10 for £1.20- beat the credit crunch at Robson & Mason and make a million cosmetic bags as gifts, or maybe make some cute purses. The ideas are endless for zips!

It was going oh so well

I bought some new Merino Baby Yarn to knit my best friend a blanket for her impending arrival- 

The yarn is Style Craft Pure Merino, so I started to knit away following the pattern:

And, everything was going so well, I felt so pleased!

I did about 15cm, and then it all started going wrong, stictches came off the needles, I  tried to get them back on, and it looked so messy.

So now it looks like this: