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Sunday 13 March 2011

Thrifting Gems

I do love reading other thrifting posts in the blogging world and I have recently found some Gems via the lovely Lakota at Faith Hope and Charity Shopping here. There are some great vintage/thrifting blogs listed  showing their beautiful  finds which they share lovingly in their posts. I have been following like mad this evening, and I am looking forward to reading their posts in my google reader very soon.

 This week whilst thrifting I  found these lovely Wooden Russian Dolls at my local charity shop. I have inherited a 'thing' for Russian dolls recently and I could not believe my eyes when I spied these this week. They were £1.99.



They look so cute lined up and I love the detail painted on there little faces!



I thought initially I would give them to my little girl, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. So I have them sitting quite nicely on the piano in our sewing/dining room.

I also found this 1970's Enid Blyton children's book for 60p, the illustrations shown in the book are timeless and so magical, they do take you away to a time far ago.


Finally some readers will notice from my earlier post , this Dolls pram which was brought for my little girls birthday for a bargain price of £3.99. She really loves playing with it!


I am linking in here at Sophie's 'Her Library Aventures'for this week thrifty finds,
and here at Liz's Magpie Monday


My wonderful treasures, my thrifty finds, my bargains galores!

Bxx

21 comments:

  1. Russian Dolls/Matryoshka are such lovely things to look at! I did a little post on my own a while ago. £1.99 for a set was an absolute bargain, you clearly have an eye - great find!

    Jem xXx

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  2. Gorgeous Russian Dolls. I visited Moscow years ago and stupidly gave away all the ones I bought as presents! x

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  3. Great finds ... I'm not sure which I like best although I'm rather fond of those dolls. They very sweet.
    My Flea Market Find

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  4. beautiful dolls and a great price too.

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  5. Oh I have always been fascinated with the wooden nesting Russian dolls. There are so many fabulous designs out there. Just beautiful. That is an exciting find! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. the matrushkas are special, wonderful design on the biggest one! great find.

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  7. Oh I love the dolls too, they look beautiful displayed like that.

    Thanks for linking up x

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  8. The dolls, oh ! the dolls. How wonderful. I absolutely love the idea that I am giving a home to a once loved item and am always wishing I knew more about the previous owners of the treasures I find. xx

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  9. The dolls are beautiful, I don't blame you one bit for keeping them :-)x

    No wonder your daughter is pleased with her pram, what a great find at a bargain price x

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  10. those matryoshka dolls are so cute! and a bargain at £1.99, no wonder you kept them, perfect for hiding secrets in plain site too! :-)

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  11. Just found your blog today and wanted to say hi! I love your bargins :)

    Bee happy x
    Have a delicious day!

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  12. love the russian dolls and great bargain!

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  13. I too posted about Matryoshka dolls a while back, they've become a bit of an obsession, great find.

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  14. I love Russian dolls too! The ones in this post are beautiful! Fab finds x

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  15. Thank you Lovely Ladies! I adore this thrifting link and your comments make my day. So nice to meet other kindred spirits. Bx

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  16. Those are lovely purchases. Especially like the Russian Dolls xx

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  17. Love the Russian Dolls. My uncle (a magical tap-dancing gay alcoholic man) bought me some years ago and I loved them to bits. Saw a collection at a car boot years ago (hundreds of them and she wanted to sell them all for not much money but was a lot at the time to me) and have always regretted not getting them.
    Love Enid Blyton stories for their predictability of what to expect (ie no real violence, no gaming machines etc)
    My finds this week are all on one theme at http://gigglingatitall.blogspot.com

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  18. Hi Becky, amazing finds... I can't believe you found those beautiful Russian dolls for such a bargain! Sarah x

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  19. Hi Becky, just found you and I'm glad I did. Just had a good rummage round your blog! Love your finds but loving those Russian dolls a lot! What a bargain. I'll be back!! xx

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  20. Hi Becky, I've awarded you with a well deserved blog award, pop over to mine if you would like to take it! Sarah x

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  21. Hi Becky
    Have just found your lovely blog via Sarahs home made gorgeous.
    Congratulations on your award!
    I am also one of the lucky ones, do pop over for a visit!
    Great Russian dolls! And I thought Id seen all Enid Blytons books but have never heard of that one!
    Thrifting has been a way of life for me for the past 30 odd years - I love vintage things and I have rummaged at Jumble sales and bought second hand fabrics, clothes, furniture and accesssories for as long as I can remember!
    For the last few years Ive been making cushions and accessories from vintage and recycled fabrics.
    Have a great weekend!
    Gill

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