thrift

 

 

one of my favourite passtimes is rummaging in charity shops. I seem to have amassed a small library of books, an entire wardrobe including a 1970s diane von furstenburg dress for £5, various pieces of furniture and about 120 cups and saucers. had I gone home to visit my parents yesterday I may have added to this stash, as it usually entails dragging my mum around the charity shops of cranleigh. it just so happens that chris evans' clumsy removal man took the wrong box of belongings to one of these very shops and I could have potentially secured a signed damien hirst spot painting for a handful of beans.

I will have to console myself with the slightly dampened joy of finding these three franciscan woodlore bowls from 1954 for $6 in phoenix last week. and maybe muse upon the idea design sponge posted about making lights from mason jars - a much cheaper option for our kitchen than the tom dixon beat and stout lights that I would have been able to afford if I had found that spot painting. (yes our kitchen has been finished for nearly a year and we still have bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling.) (and actually I would have had to phone up chris evans and give him his picture back.)

it seems I'm barely home before I have to leave again - josie I'll be posting this pattern for you from seattle tomorrow... let me know when you get it and we can have a transatlantic girly style wardrobe sew-off.

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[josie]

Score on the bowls. I'll keep a look out for the pattern. Have fun in Seattle.
xxx