Sunday 15 September 2013

Carboot finds!

Hey!
So about a month ago I went to a vintage car boot with my mum which was held at my local college, so I went a long not really expecting to find anything.
It was such a nice car boot, really different from others I have been to, I really enjoyed looking around & picked up two things that I thought I'd show you.

I'd been wanting some sort of dish to store my rings in, so was on the look out for that in places like Tkmaxx, I never thought to look at a car boot. There was a whole glass stand which I wish I had taken a picture off as it looked gorgeous, the way it was displayed was lovely. I'm not sure if it was all hand made or just shipped into the seller as it was new but I found one which I paid £4 for and I'm really pleased with!
It's now sitting on my dressing table holding my rings!
The last thing I picked up is a bit random to some people probably, so some of you may not like it but I thought it was adorable and had to pick it up!
It's a vintage 'Burns Poems' book which reminds me a lot of my childhood as my dad's Scottish and used to earn a Burn's book & would every now & then jokily decide to recite them at the weirdest times! I paid £8 for it, which I don't know if that is good or bad but either way I'm very proud of My Scottish side and I'm glad I picked it up.
I love the tartan (Jumping on the tartan trend in a different way haha!) & also think it's really pretty how it's edged with this gold look. It has that typical old book smell which I weirdly like!
I'm still deciding where to put this in my room, but it would have to be away from sunlight as I wouldn't want it to fade! Any ideas?

Hope you enjoyed this slightly different post!

xx

12 comments:

  1. I love Carboot sales! You can always find something you like!

    You found such cute items! Very jealous :)

    Georgina
    www.georginaburnell.com

    xx

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    1. Yeah their really good for finding little unique things :)
      Thanks!
      xx

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  2. I love the glass bowl you bought! I love how glass plates and bowls look as jewellery storage. The little book is lovely too.

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  3. Perhaps you could put it next to your bed or on a shelf above your bed (don't know what your room looks like)? The glass is a great idea for the rings, realy pretty x

    Jodie Marie | à la Jode

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    1. Yeah, I may put it near my bed somewhere.. I'll find a place for it eventually haha!
      & thank you :) xx

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  4. Love reading car boot finds, the little glass dish you got is so cute, I like to store my rings on a vintage plate I got from a carboot too :D x

    Kathryn
    effievanity.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Thankyou :) & aww, I think that's a great idea xx

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  5. I've not been to a car boot sale in ages! Love your finds, especially the book!

    www.ceejayell.blogspot.co.uk

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  6. That was the first one I'd been to in a while haha!
    Thank you :) xx

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