tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post1594154540266292947..comments2024-03-17T10:48:57.403-07:00Comments on Memo Illustration: White Elephants giveaway!Helen Entwislehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13720566937648298827noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-59747688812794208942012-05-10T10:57:43.244-07:002012-05-10T10:57:43.244-07:00Thanks for all your comments, lots of good finds! ...Thanks for all your comments, lots of good finds! I asked my other half to pick a number from 1 to 7. He chose 3 so the winner of the copy of White Elephants is Dropstitch Emma. Email on its way to you!Helen Entwislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720566937648298827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-44595418895892562672012-05-06T03:54:42.020-07:002012-05-06T03:54:42.020-07:00My favourite thrifted item is actually two items t...My favourite thrifted item is actually two items that match, but I found 10 years apart! First I found a pillowcase with a kind of Love is/Big eye couple on it that said Yes. Yes? The couple are looking kind of coy and so I think we can guess what the yes is to. <br />Ten or so years later I found a matching No pillowcase, where the girl has a book under her arm and the boy a newspaper and they both look sleepy. <br />I was delighted to reunite them!<br />You can see them in this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessaberry/2401615255/<br />I love Katie's writing, I'm so excited about her book!Vanessa Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346109012899488298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-53602898433911621812012-05-06T02:28:51.545-07:002012-05-06T02:28:51.545-07:00Oh goodness, how do i chose? I feel like everythin...Oh goodness, how do i chose? I feel like everything in my life is thrifted. My favorite item *this year* is a vintage le creuset saucepan i found in my favorite op-shop. It's brown and enamel. Oh, and i love the tiny lacy pirex dish i found, as well. And the anchor bowl that's perfect for waffles and ....Miss Erin Faehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999287856799007149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-1458748386256514822012-05-04T12:19:43.525-07:002012-05-04T12:19:43.525-07:00nice one! my fav thrift find ever has to be my dun...nice one! my fav thrift find ever has to be my dunn & co green tweed suit which i picked up for £2. the jacket fits perfectly but they trews needed sorting. dates back from 70s and hopefully i'll have it for yonks to comeMatthew Spadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043383557092161415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-19728589375228940662012-05-04T12:00:01.563-07:002012-05-04T12:00:01.563-07:00Hmmmm, one of my favourite finds has to be a lovel...Hmmmm, one of my favourite finds has to be a lovely hand embroidered picture of two birds (possibly some kind of finch) on a branch. Its in an oval frame and is embroidered in a wool type thread and was only 75p!<br />I once found a wonderful old navy suitcase thrown out in someone's rubbish which i got for free...don't know if that counts...seeing as it was free.<br />The book sounds fabulous and your illustrations look superb!Ampersand Commoditieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057841932749161202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-11699499416983723082012-05-04T08:28:53.005-07:002012-05-04T08:28:53.005-07:00Like everyone else who's commented so far, I&#...Like everyone else who's commented so far, I'm finding it hard to pick a favourite. Recently I found a bass recorder, something I've always wanted, though I have yet to find the time to clean it and play it! My mustard typewriter is very lovely and I am always excited to find a 1970s craft book. You can see lots of my charity shop finds here - http://dropstitchblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/charity%20shop%20delights - all 82 posts about them. No wonder it was hard to choose! By the way, do I get extra entries for the fact that 9th May is my birthday? ;)dropstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891710367717242017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-50140812558300611872012-05-04T07:32:24.925-07:002012-05-04T07:32:24.925-07:00hello, oh boy, I have so many great thrifty finds,...hello, oh boy, I have so many great thrifty finds, my latest favourite was these http://helensarahvaughan.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/shoes.html found them in a charity shop in a small town called Wrexham in North Wales, they were £5 and completely unworn, I think they are beautiful and they go perfectly with all my clothes. My favourite thing about them is that they came from Brazil, so I envisage this scene of them being made on a market stall then bought my someone and take back to England and sadly not worn by the first owner, but now they have a new life with me and are worn every day xxotrees and what nothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999615751105027137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230694198862825729.post-26093190077823710902012-05-04T06:45:19.780-07:002012-05-04T06:45:19.780-07:00Err yes puhlease! My favourite thrifty find (thoug...Err yes puhlease! My favourite thrifty find (though there are MANY) is one of my most recent ones. About a month or two ago I laid eyes upon a dull grey suitcase which I went to investigate further and then I noticed it had Michael Jackson on the front! And I'm talking glorious MJ from back in the day with a beaming face, (pretty much) natural hair and a great red leather jacket with a plant in the background.<br />It was in excellent condition and only 1 euro. How could I refuse? Exactly: there's no way I could. And I've had so many people talk to me about it. Great conversation starter too :-)<br />Digging your recent finds Helen! And the book looks great.Gerlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283502171596436618noreply@blogger.com