Friday, July 1, 2011

spoon flowers




What is it with Blogger at the moment? I've been trying to post for the last two days and have run into problem after problem, insufferable I say! You'd think with that complaining I might actually have something interesting to go on about but sadly, no. The husband had his birthday on Wednesday and try as I might I still couldn't manage a birthday gift that either worked (hello dodgy vintage Atari video game) or fit (I ordered the wrong sized t-shirt from the US) or tasted good (too much seasoning the Shepards pie). If this was a one off I'd have a bit of a laugh and be done with it, but I've gotten it wrong every year since the kids came along....... I did get in some good thrifting onWednesday though. Freddy and I headed east for a bit of outer suburbs thrifting while Ada was in Creche. As usual in those small suburbs the bargains rained like manna from heaven or more realistically, like crap from an over flowing box above. Loads of fabric, sheets, knitwear and homewares, all waiting patiently to be plundered by some greedy thrift Viking.  None were spared, we were merciless and returned victorious. 

I'll share most of my finds on the weekend, but this collection of spoons was looking so pretty I thought I would get in early with a bit of gloating. Accidental collections are the best, especially when they're '5 for a dollar' and while I don't really need any more salad servers they looked to good to pass up and have made a cheerful addition to the kitchen. Not that I can actually photograph them in my kitchen. My kitchen is so ugly it like the 90's threw up all over a crack den and then they slapped an oven in it (illegally wired of course), still the 'Spoonflowers' are nice. 

9 comments:

  1. I LOVE the spoonflowers! And I love your Game of Thrones language - 'conquering those insurgent ope shopes!! And I have delivered less than satisfactory birthday celebrations to the husband on many occasions. It's become a bit of a joke. I did well this year though - got him an iphone!! All of your ideas were great, which I'm sure he appreciated. Can't wait to see your booty.

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  2. I can't wait to see your haul, as well.

    I'm not usually a fan of instant collections, but I've changed my mind seeing your spoons! They're forking unreal!!

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  3. hey Estelle...I bet my kitchen is uglier than your kitchen! Have a v nice weekend x

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  4. oh I love the spoon flowers, and a very appropriate doily too♥

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  5. fabulous little array of colour and I cannot wait to see what you found on the week end.

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  6. I'm sooo with you on the "only showing a bit of a detail" on the pics; my kitchen is still a work in progress; perhaps I can transform it into a crack den with illegally wired oven;)
    Great spoon-finds, thrift viking!
    Is the husband picky - ie did he tell you all those things were wrong, or are you just too self-critical?;)
    Ditto blogger - pain in the arse again.

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  7. I'm another one with an ugly, ugly kitchen.
    Cute spoons though!

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  8. "My kitchen is so ugly it like the 90's threw up all over a crack den and then they slapped an oven in it"... I love it! You should have seen the best kitchen I ever had, lime green 60s laminex and all...

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  9. These spoons are sooooo funky Estelle, I have a couple like that and I'm always on the look out for more, but they seem quite 'rare' in this part of the world. So, you are very lucky to have found those ones, I love the different colours, very cool indeed. Lucky girl. xx

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