Monday 25 February 2013

Magpie Monday latest

It has been quite a while since I managed a magpie Monday post, but we do still  regularly frequent the charity shops that are nearby, even though the prices seem to have shot up in the last year or so. The first item is the most expensive thing we have ever bought from a charity shop, my husband came home with it one day and on telling me it cost £30, nearly sent me into a panic but it is now a much loved family member... a rather loud one!


The wood needs a good waxing but the clock works perfectly and chimes on the hour without fail. I had been wanting one for quite a while, since we found out it was impossible to fix my Grandfather's old one, so it was a lovely surprise from my husband... now we know what the time is from anywhere in the house without even looking.


Next is just a cheap trinket picked up for 50p but I have been looking for one of these for years, they seem to be very popular amongst the vintage collectors. I wanted to stand it on my cut glass dressing table set to keep up the Parisian faded elegance theme I seem to have going on. I now have to look for another one for my daughter who has an urge for a pink one in her room.


I seem to have so many things to pick from but I'll finish up this week showing you some of the books we have found. These old ones were 50p each, a little ragged around the edges but fascinating to read. I am a huge Agatha Christie fan and read her books with great enthusiasm in my teens but sadly I no longer have the books I had then. So I have decided to collect and read them all again, so these two will be added to my library.


This last Photograph shows some of the other books we have managed to find lately all for about 30-50p each. This is a huge bargain for us as we are home educators and the children love to read books... it's handy to have books on as many subjects as possible so that we are prepared for any eventuality. Although our library does appear to be about to burst at the seams.

This post will be linked with missielizzie from the me and my shadow blog for magpie monday.





Me and My Shadow

7 comments:

  1. That clock so reminds me of the one my grandparents used to have on their mantle.

    I'm loving the idea of faded parisien grandeur! Mine just has old cotton wool balls and random odd buttons.

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    1. Mine used to be the same until I gave it a make over...lol :)

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  2. The vintage books are really sweet. I had no idea Eiffel towers were sought after, tres chic!

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    1. Neither did I, until I tried to find one...lol I know a few collectors, probably be like buses I'll find loads now :)

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  3. I love, love, love vintage and old books - the dustier the better! It's always brilliant when you find a message, or name inside the front cover too :-) Love the clock, even if it is a little loud!

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    1. I know just what you mean, I love old books :)

      We love the clock too, at first it seemed so loud it literally made me jump but after a few weeks I sometimes don't even notice it chime :)

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  4. love the clock, it looks just like the one my granny had :)

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