on my way home from dropping
my son off at pre-school
i had an overpowering desire
to check out the charity shops . . .
my son off at pre-school
i had an overpowering desire
to check out the charity shops . . .
ooohh - what do we have here then? my little heart skipped a beat when i saw what was peeking out at the edges . . .
an antique folder full of very very vintage embroidery transfer patterns
and vintage christmas cards
the more i flicked through the folderthe more i NEEDED it!
some are over a hundred years old!
it felt almost wrong to be looking throughsomeone elses treasures
every now and then i'd find a little newspaper clipping from the war on how to make and mend
i think this is my favourite pattern
love these snippets too 
so much treasure - such an amazing find!
right at the back was this storysaved from the paper
dated new years eve 1940
skippity skip i went off to the countermore than happy with my find
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then i noticed these
vintage woman's magazines -these are definately good for a giggle
oh i would've been so bad as a 50's wifey!
Wow it really was my lucky day . . .
and d'ya know what?
i also scored three pairs of vintage knitting needles three of which are now bangles!
yep there are only two here pesky teenage daughter strikes again!
Fantastic finds. You'll be waiting at the front door with his pipe and slippers before you know it!
ReplyDeletewow, they're brilliant finds! I love charity shops :D
ReplyDeleteWow great finds! Alas they dont put stuff like that out in my town - they think they wont sell (crazy fools)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic find!! I'm sure, as a child, I had a jumper on which my mum had embroidered some of those birds!!! She used to read that magazine too! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful find. I too would be over the moon if I found it.
ReplyDeleteAMAZING!!! How much did this treasure cost you?
ReplyDeleteI'm green with envy... they're gorgeous finds.
ReplyDeletefabulous treasure book find.. thats fantastic... what beutiful old patterns.. I can guess what you will be up to craftwise soon.. more beautiful embroidery!
ReplyDeletelove the knitting needles bangles they are fab, I want to have a go!
What an incredible find - lucky you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab find!! Real treasure :) and it obviously needed to go to a good home where it would be looked after! x
ReplyDeletewow what a find! I love the bangles :)
ReplyDeleteGolly! Almost museum pieces!I hope you keep them in the same condition - acid free envelopes are good
ReplyDeleteCynthia
Oh man, why don't my shops have stuff like that! What a score!
ReplyDeleteYou must have thought you had died and gone to heaven, good for you. It just shows if you keep popping into Charity shops, just one day you might just get lucky and so you did. x
ReplyDeleteI would have had to hang a drool cup around my neck lol! what a brilliant find for so many reason.
ReplyDeleteps. I love amy winehouse too.
ReplyDeletemy word - a brilliant find - i would be so pleased with these - they are wonderful
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