New Years Resolution # 2 - Refrain from buying any more goodies until sewing room tidy.

I'm afraid # 2 is a BIG FAT FAIL!

I took Rosie back to Uni in Northampton yesterday.

Just round the corner from where she lives is

A Most Marvellous Place to Shop

We always call in for a 'look'.

This sewing box bought memories flooding back to me.

It was the same as my very first sewing box!

Well, how could I leave it?

So that was the start of the BIG FAT FAIL!

All threads 'as new'.

Pretty coloured knitting yarns and mini needles.

(I have plans for these!)

Next came this linen nightie with the initials

F K and 2 on it in tiny cross stitch - mine!

More memories 

'Tell Me' game with questions in English and French.

Loving the colours on the cards.

Little Red Riding Hood wall hanging.

I feel a few embroidered words being added here.

Bag of old ribbons in pink ...

with a sneaky bit of green!

Another bag of old ribbons.

This time I picked blue.

How could I resist this yellow gingham vintage ribbon

with embroidered red roses on?

This Victorian tied pillowcase jumped in my basket while 

my back was turned!

(hang on! I didn't have a basket!!)

You know I can't resist a book.

Beautiful cover.

Bonus handwriting inside.

Thank you Telford for writing in it all those years ago.

I couldn't leave this behind because of the aged pages ...

and the signature...

but most of all because of the title.

A baby blue edged woollen blanket

with pink ribbon ...

pretty pink playing cards...

and these fairy tale playing cards unopened

and in a decorated red box finished off my BIG FAT FAIL.

If you haven't made any silly New Years Resolutions like mine

and your'e in area it is definitely worth a visit.

They have an amazing cafe and cake shop too. 

I hope you are managing to keep your NYR's better than I am !

Love

Daisy xxx

Back to business - A recent car boot visit.

You know how it is. Sometimes you get up at the crack of dawn, throw on some clothes and rush off to the nearest car boot sale. You walk round eagle eyed only to return home with absolutely nothing! But not this week! Look at these goodies. :)

Lucky for me it started off with the suitcase complete with tags and labels.

Oh Naples looks fab.

Then I came across this old artist box with lots of compartments inside.

Linens, old tape measures and a plastic quilted peg bag still in its packet. (This item was just so kitsch I just had to buy it!)

Next came the beautiful pink glass bowls and rose china dish.

And finally this wonderful old wooden truck.

What a morning! Thank you booty people.