Return of the Bargain Hunter

I'd been in a rut the past couple of weeks feeling a little uninspired and unblogworthy (not a word but it fits, haha) when to top it off I received a couple of very mean comments on several recent posts which some of you may have seen before I had chance to delete them.  I can be a sensitive soul at times so it did knock the wind out of my sails a little and I took an impromptu blogging break . . . .

 . . . . . on reflection though, I decided that some people are miserable sods who enjoy pulling others down so 'anonymous' can take a running jump as I'm back and here to stay!  I read an enlightening post on blog trolls by Sarah over at A Beach Cottage which helped - when I found out even popular superbloggers like Sarah get the odd troll it made me feel much better,  as did spotting a poster for a local table top sale in the grocers while I was sizing up some tasty looking strawberries :-)

So without further ado I'll get down to business and show you this weekend's treasure huntin' spoils (mentally added a pirate voice at the end there).

Wedgwood!  Cannot express how much I adore their jasperware, especially in the classic blue and white although I have seen some gorgeous green and salmon coloured pieces too.  Generally you can find me hanging out in a local antiques shop, my face pressed against the glass of the display cabinet ogling whatever jasperware they have on offer.  But as luck would have it Age UK and Cancer Research both came up trumps in the Wedgwood stakes yesterday!

I'm still doing the magpie thing when it comes to all things blue and white; hoarding knick knacks and fabrics to use in the bedroom.  This little trinket dish was the Cancer Research find at £4 and I can already picture it looking lovely somewhere, possible hung on the wall in a little nook above one of the large beams.

The little vase was slightly more pricey at £4.99 from Age UK but still a snip for Wedgwood so was whisked to the checkout pronto.  

This was my only table top sale bargain; what is it with me and glass? I have a problem, I'm a junkie but I like it.  50p from a lady with a full bouffant 'do and Pat Butcher earrings, sounds like a car crash but somehow it worked on her!  It's a ginger jar-type shape but I like to think of it as a biscuit jar a la Lady Sybil of Downton Abbey, delusions of grandeur aside it will probably play host to some dried lavender.

Couldn't pass up an old copy of 'Women In Love' by D.H. Lawrence, classed as a little racy in it's day there was plenty of controversy surrounding the novel and it's predecessor 'The Rainbow' although we'd consider it a little tame when compared with contemporary literature.  There was a recent BBC adaptation of the two books merged into one mini series back in March but I missed it, so at £1.25 in Mind I treated myself.

There's a little gallery type print/framing shop in the oldest part of town which is full of some gorgeous images, though being the thrifty chick I am I tend to rummage in the boxes outside labelled '£1' which is where I found these two little bird prints, one of a Martin the other a Purple Martin which I think must have come from a book at some stage.  

Last but not least was a big, gorgeous old key I've hung at the top of the stairs where the light streams in through the Velux window.  There was a large box of these and it took a bit of rummaging to find 'the one' but it was worth the time, I can't help picturing it opening a hidden door or a secret chest somewhere.  It was £32 for the whole box of about 25 but I'd set myself a strict budget (stupid girl) and stuck to it - small victories! 

Hope you are all well and have been enjoying the weekend!

Jem xXx

Linking to: Flea Market Finds, Thrift Share Monday, Thrifty Treasures @ Southern Hospitality, Magpie Monday,  Feathered Nest Friday, Chic on a Shoestring