Monthly thrift | July

July was awesome on the thrifting front and I'm so chuffed with some of my purchases...

These two cases and camera bag were £10 for all three

I love these jars with weird faces, this guy was 50p at the car boot

I picked up these records at the car boot and from the Hospice shop for a grand total of £1.49

These butterflies were gifted to me by Rich's Dad, I LOVE them!

A couple more observers and Readers Digest books to add to my collections

 

This Imperial typewriter was £3 at the car boot

While browsing on Gumtree I saw this dresser and instantly fell in love. When we arrived at the house to collect it turned out the couple were clearing their uncles house and there were all sorts of treasures. I scored this footstool for £3 and the dresser for £15, I don't have room for the mirror to be on it just yet but I am smitten.

Another great thing about the car boot is the fruit and veg stalls, I picked up a tray of nectarines for £3.

 

Sid the camera guy is at the boot sale every week without fail and is an absolute gem. I've nicknamed him Sid Delicious (not vicious) because he's just so lovely, and I love old people.

 

We've seen some great classic cars while we've been out thrifting, and some not so great dolls!

Happy thrifting.

Sarah

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Tesco Clubcard Boost

Like 99% of the female population I have been lusting over Kitchenaids for a long time but lets be honest, who has £429 on a mixer? Not me! I'd been eyeing up cheaper alternatives and saw this Breville mixer in Tesco for £52, much more in my price range and it's MINT! As if by magic a couple of days later an email popped up in my inbox from Tesco about their clubcard boost meaning I could double the value of my vouchers, which coincidentally I had been saving to exchange for Longleat tickets. Long story short I hopped on their website and saw the mixer now had £10 off and was included in the double up offer so it had to be ordered at the total cost of £18!!! The blender was also on offer for £30 so I couldn't resist that either. Thanks to good ol' Tesco I got both pieces for the total price of £48, saving me £44.50 off the full price.

The Clubcard boost is running until the 8th September and there are so many bargains to be had, it's definitely worth checking out.

Sarah

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Taking Stock | July

Making: Homemade lemonade
Cooking: Tagliatelle, chopped tomatoes and feta cheese, a lot
Drinking:  Homemade lemonade
Reading: Evil Revelations by David Smith
Wanting: A week or two lounging on a beach 
Looking: forward to my week off next week
Playing: Scrabble and losing every time
Deciding: What to grow on the allotment over winter
Wishing: The good weather returns next week
Enjoying: This great weather, still
Waiting: for the new Gaslight Anthem album to come out
Liking: Kimonos
Wondering: If I can pull off a kimono
Loving: All of Kaelah's photos of baby Linden
Pondering: What to get rid of and what to keep
Considering: Life
Hoping: Lilly the dog get's better soon
Marvelling: At this planet, it blows my mind sometimes
Needing: to stop buying things 
Noticing: The evenings pulling in already
Knowing: How lucky I am to have such awesome family and friends
Thinking: About places I want to visit
Admiring: My beautiful friend Amy for going a week overdue and giving birth to a beautiful baby
Smelling: Night time summer air
Wearing: as little as possible in this heat
Sorting: still sorting through my 'junk'
Buying: a vintage dresser from a house clearance
Getting: Excited about seeing great friends next month
Bookmarking: DIY ideas for pallets
Opening: a new book
Giggling: at bad jokes, always
Snacking: Nectarines and watermelon, a lot 
Feeling: Excited about two weeks off in August
Hearing: Crickets in the grass all over the allotment

If anyone fancies playing along please leave me a comment so I can check it out.

Sarah
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