More Nice Things

Yes, this is the second, in a mini-run of 'nice things' posts.

This can never be a bad thing, nice things are what makes life....well nice.

Being of a thrifty nature, please understand, that all my recent purchases/additions have been purchased for a very special price.

Today saw myself and the lovely Ms Beth Taylor visiting this Lovely Ladies
Vintage Sale.
I was very happy with my purchases, but on our way home, I was forced (in rather a harsh manner) to stop for yet more thrifty shopping, and guess what, I bought a little bit more.

So here are my treasures.

vintage doll heads, I have plans!!

eventually succumbed to the charity shop mug that fits in nicely with my current red and blue theme

more doll faces.....one of them is maybe slightly unnerving

great melamine storage box, doll head storage maybe?

vintage school cupboard with empty shelves...I love empty shelves :)
only £20

a printers tray (for me this time) and possibly awaiting a few of  these

vanity case with the most lovely, orange, satin interior

rather nice plastic pots, made in Germany

more heads....

rather a fantastic chair and only £5
my fave purchase

I also bought a most flabby wall shelf with 4 hooks.
This will be positioned, professionally, by Mr Betty when he has a few minutes to think (his words).
I am going lightly on him today, well, it is Fathers Day.

Thanks for reading and watch out for my shop update. 
If nothing goes wrong, like a spate of CBA, it should be done by the end of the week. x

Nice things

Just back from the most idyllic mini-break...ever.

The perfect weather, and the most lovely family time, which can be rather hard to achieve with our age gap kiddos.

I am just sharing a few piccies of the holiday and maybe a couple of other nice things along the way.

I was involved in a Craft Mafia bring, buy and swap sale which was rather lovely (see my swaps below).

I also visited the most wonderful Vintage Village today and bought a few lovely bits there, also see below ;)

Bill enjoying my little teawagon blankie

my boys

gumtree find ercol chairs-to be sanded and re-upholstered

den building

kiddo's (yes eldest has got some mesh on his head, best not to ask).

swappsies from the Craft Mafia bring & buy sale

diana camera, free gift with my Crafty Mag subscription

frisby action

my miniatures in Mollie Makes

new short hair do and a vintage headband bought from Show us your Threads at Vintage Village

my Vintage Village stash, there was more cake but it has been eaten...by me

bring & buy sale apron

new arrangements (lots of that around here at the mo)

quite probably the best tin EVER, bought from a lovely new friend at VV
ignore the random cat kibble??

a 'cheer me up' present from Mrs Teawagon that has indeed cheered me up

this little tough guy

Cut a story, and the reason things have been a bit quiet round here, other than our mini-break,
Littlest had his tonsils and adenoids out last week and it has all been rather traumatic (possibly for us more than him).
After rather a bad reaction to the anaesthetic  he is now recuperating and doing really well.
I am extra proud because not once, even when he was in a real mess, did he complain.
I however have had a mini breakdown and Mr Betty has been an emotional wreck....good job Littlest is such a trooper!!
If you have to go through this sort of thing on a regular basis I have the utmost respect for you I really do.

There will be a shop update in the next few days which will include the addition of my pocket money pets and my new critter cushion.

tis a pug cushion!

Thanks for reading x

Money Supermarket Room For Improvement

How excited was I when asked to be part of the Money Supermarket room for improvement makeover challenge.

I was selected along with a number of other bloggers and as soon as I knew the details I thought to myself, this is right up my street.

I was given a fifty pounds spending limit, and the next thing was to decide on a room that needed a mini makeover.

It didn't take long to come to the most obvious conclusion that our playroom was in dire need, and being honest, had been for quite sometime.

the greyness

The fact that it spends most of its life resembling a squat made me sad and I have always avoided doing anything too much for this precise reason.

The teenragers like to put all the cushions on the floor and what i like to call 'lollop'

Littlest has more toys than most reputable toyshop.

There would not only be a new room, there would be new rules!!

My first challenge was to make my beloved Ercol sofa look a bit more beloved.

I decided to make some new, loose, washable covers using the existing seat cushions and half of the back cushions.

I purchased some bright yellow curtains, in the sale, fromB&M for 7.99....bargain.

I also added an old crochet blanket, a homemade vintage cushion and one of my fox cushions.

The fox cushion cost, in materials, 5.40

I am really happy with my sofas new look and it has added a lovely pop of much needed colour.

I also wanted a 'feature wall'. Not my usual thing but I did stumble across the most lovely roll of 70s wallpaper. The roll cost 7.00

I added some flying birds that I already had but i made them more funky with a quick paint job using a pot of yellow paint purchased from the bargain shelf in B&Q

I paid 3.00 for the paint and I also used it to upcycle a 1.00 charity shop spice rack.

I took it from orangey pine to this.

I think this is my most favourite thing in the whole room.

My last part of my budget was spent on storage.

Storage is an absolute devil to get right.

We did have a good old Billy bookcase but I found it always looked untidy and I didn't particularly want all the DVDs and PC games on display.

As soon as I spotted this vintage cupboard on eBay I knew I had to have it...and it was local!

I managed to get it for the starting price of 15.00 and I love it.

It houses all the aforementioned games etc behind its doors and I have added a piece of wrapping paper to the top cupboard to add a bit more pattern to the room.

I also bought the BOYS lettering at 1.00 a letter, painting them in some white gloss paint.

Both the letters and the wrapping paper were purchased from Fred Aldous

I moved the old school desk in to the fireplace and added a thrifted typewiter

that I paid 5.00 for. Littlest is over the moon with both the typewriter and his new office area (as he like to call it).

And, might I just add, that I am a big fan of Freecycle. Not only do I list a lot of my unwanted things on there, mainly toys, but I also check in regularly to see if there is anything I may require.

Although i have had the coffee table for a while, it was indeed a Freecycle find and it is an example of the treasures that can be found by becoming part of the Freecycle community.

I hope you like what I have done.

Thanks for reading. x

This is my entry for the Money Supermarket Room for Improvement challenge.
I received £50 spend.