Kestrel Makes: Recent Charity Shop Finds

Finds have definitely been a bit thin on the ground around here recently. I don't think I've been browsing in local charity shops much less but I have been making fewer charity shop excursions, with the specific intention of going to an area with a number of suitable shops. Combined with my efforts to clear stuff out of the flat, I've been fairly disciplined about what I bring in (err, maybe some fabric, but I'm going to use that, ok?).

Here are three finds from the past couple of months:

Plastic bracelet for 49p - it's a lovely warm shade of brown, a bit fake-lite looking

Dot investigating a vintage Fisher Price pull-along turtle bought for 99p. So cute, I couldn't resist.

I love this handmade vintage skirt picked up this week for £1.99. I'm too big now to even try it on but it's just a bit bigger than my pre-pregnancy waist size and I love the paisley pattern. It's beautifully made and the cheap price was too good to resist, especially when the same shop was selling pretty crappy quality high street clothing from £3.99 upwards. I'm not sure when the skirt dates to - the fabric looks 50s to me but the shape says 60s/70s.

K x

10 comments:

Vix9 June 2013 at 16:38
I love the picture of Dot and the turtle - too cute! x
Gail9 June 2013 at 17:22
Wow, these are excellent finds!
Helen Le Caplain9 June 2013 at 17:56
Great pic of your cat checking our the turtle toy - and love that skirt!

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Miriana9 June 2013 at 18:51
My dad bought my daughter a vintage pull along toy from a charity shop and she loves it. Charity shops are excellent for children's books and toys.
Elise9 June 2013 at 19:24
Ooh awesome finds, can't wait to see you modelling the skirt! :)
MrsC (Maryanne)9 June 2013 at 21:22
How cute that turtle is! And the skirt, yum. I'd say late 70's. I used to wear those skirts when I was a teenager (with a granny clothes fetish, as they were definitely not hip for teens!)
Kathryn9 June 2013 at 21:26
Great charity shop finds, the turtle is very cute! Great find on the skirt too, the fabric is lovely!
Philippa10 June 2013 at 07:25
I like all your new stuff. Once my children were toddlers, they loved pull along toys, to the extent that now they are teenagers the pull along dog is still with us in a cupboard as I am not allowed to part with him!
Anonymous10 June 2013 at 08:45
Even though good stuff is thin on the ground in the charity shops, when you find a skirt like that it makes it worth the wait. Good old Fisher Price!
Anonymous10 June 2013 at 11:30
I think I had a turtle like that as a young'un.