Charity shop haul

Please excuse the bad lighting in the following pictures, they were taken in the evening and my living room lighting is awful!

Hi peeps. As it was a Saturday I decided to pop into town after work and have a look around the charity shops, I have to say I was a little disappointed. I found no books for the kids, nor clothes or toys (they were either not in their size, far too damaged or something they wouldn't like) however I did manage to set myself a few little things.

1. A weekly planner. As a working mummy (or just a mum in general) this is a must for me. Normally I have a family planner calender but I didn't buy one this year. This fits perfectly on my desk and I love the vintage tea set design - well tea is my thing. You can buy these here I got this one for £2.99.

2. A pair of touch screen gloves. I don't actually have a touch screen phone, but that isn't why I brought them. My hands were freezing and I'd left my gloves at home. This red pair cost me £1.99.

 3. Books. The Stranger by Camilla Lackberg and The real thing by Catherine Alliot. I am a sucker for the book section in any charity shop, but I have also found I am a "judge by the cover" kind of a person, which I didn't think I was (only when it comes to books) If I see a nice cover then I pick it up and read the blurb before getting it. The stranger was £1.99 and the real thing I got for 99p.

4. Wild rose soap and lotion set. Bath items don't need explaining, I love them. This little set cost me £2.49, which is actually quite expensive for a charity shop I think.

Bean xo

Charity shop haul.

It's been a while since I did a chrity shop haul, June I believe, which is mad as I love my charity shops. Anyway, yesterday (saturday) I went shopping in my local town, People around here moan for having more charity shops then people but I am one who loves this!

My haul.

New Look, Pink / Purple flower print top - £3.
 Top Shop, Dark purple tank top (bad lighting makes it look black) - £2.
New Look, long pink top / dress - £2.
The white strappy top isn't from a charity shop but it was on sale (70% off) so I included it. - £1.99
And a book (not pictured) The boy in the stripped PJ's - £1.49

Eva's Haul.

I was quite disappointed by the lack of clothing for Eva, there was a few things in each store but nothing she would wear - Yes at 5 years old she already has her own style!
Where's Wally books - 70p each
Sam Plants a sun flower - 99p
The snail and the Whale - 99p
Kittens - 70p

 I also found these John Lewis pumps in her size for £1.99. I don't normally buy her shoes with heels but these are "play" shoes and to be worn every day. Although she loves having shoes "like mummy".

Archie's Haul.

(Please excuse the bad lighting, I took the photo's in the evening by the ceiling light)

Little green radicals, all in one - £1.49
George Jeans - £1.50
Disney @ George hoodie - £1.50
Mini animal plate - 70p
Noddy plate - 70p.

After our charity shop haul we headed to Next and I ended up buying a few super cute things for Archie (Ooops) In my defence though, he's now out grown all his 6-9 months bottoms so he did need more. (I've put up the links incase you want to buy any of them)

 

1. Navy blue and white stripped T-shirt, £4
(buy here)
2. Plum Braces Trousers - £13
(buy here)
3. Orange Dino T-shirt £6
(buy here)
4. Navy blue joggers - £6
(buy here)

- The dino t-shirt and Joggers when brought together are £10.

Charity shop Haul.

I do love a charity shop! My town has loads of them, which is lucky really. Going shopping I'm always suprised by what people "throw out", children's clothes are always my best buy. Anyway, this week I headed into town to do a little Charity shop haul, I ended up spending just over £18 on items that would cost (brand new) almost £60! I am very impressed with myself.

Something for me.

 A box of six of these gorgeous bath petals cost me 99p. They have the most beautiful lavender scent. Link here if you want to buy your own. I cannot wait to try these out in a nice bubble bath, they look so pretty!

Something for Eva.

 Pink top cost me £1.75 is from Next, it has some lovely little details like glitter on the girls dress and a bow on the rabbit. Eva loved it as it's pink. The yellow time which just screams summer to me is from George at Adsa and cost me £1.95. 

Something for Archie.

 Blue monkey top cost me £2.25 which is quite expensive for a charity shop, however it's in such a lovely top plus it's next that I think it's still a good bargin. The grey Jogger's are from George at asda and cost me £1. I am a big fan of the George range, your notice Archie own's alot of their Joggers, these are the disney one's which he doesn't have. They are such good quality, wash really well and are hard wearing, perfect for Archie who spends most his days crawling around. 

Books!

Hungry Hen - 50p.

Tell the time with Croc and Bet - £1.99

Aldo - 99p

Animals of Farthing Wood - 25p

Dr.Seuss "One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish" - 99p

Jane Green "Mr Maybe" - £1.50

Photoshop Elements 8 - £2.50 (This is my biggest bargin of the day, new this book costs £22.99)

The magical Mermaids Jigsaw story book - £1.99

 

Charity shop haul

 Shopping trip, Saturday 26th April

 Tesco 'I love pugs' T-shirt - £1.99

This is actually in a 6-7 years but it was just too cute to not buy, plus it will last that little bit longer. Eva isn't actually a fan of Pugs, she likes them yes but that's as far as it goes.

 George at Asda 'Robot dancing' outfit - £1

Tiny Ted ip front hoodie - £1.25

Both of these are in 9-12 months, but at 7 months Archie is already fitting into some 9 month clothing. I haven't got him any jackets that fit him yet so I had to buy this.

 Books all 99p each.

Duck soaps - £1.59

Mini bath bombs - 99p

I am re doing my house at the moment and the bathroom is a kind of vintage / retro feel. These super cute duck soaps aren't to use but instead shall be displayed in the bathroom. The bath bombs however, will be.

What's in my bag?

I thought I would do a completely different sort of post today, the what's in my hand bag post. I actually had no idea what was in my bag, I tend to just stick things in there and forget there even there!

My bag is from New look, I love it because of it's size. As a mum I have to carry all sorts of things as well as my own so having a larger bag is a must. I also love the metal corners at the bottom which make it a more sturdy bag. 

- Tesco Love Baby fragance free wipes.
- Little big nappies.
- Hair bands.
- Tigger teddy.

- Teetha Teething Granules.
- Ibuprofen.
- Elemis Sp@home Hand and Nail cream.
- Vaseline Aloe Vera Lip Therapy.
- My spare glasses.

- A book ; I have no idea why this is in my bag. I read it at home not while out and about.
- Nikon DX 55-200mm lens ; my Nikon D5000 camera with a 18-55mm lens attached to it is also normally in my bag too.
- My purse, from Next
- My house keys.

- Spare clothes for Archie.;; T-shirt & socks both from Tesco. Jogger's were a present and the bodysuit is from Asda living.

Shopping haul.

photo from google.

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BHS

 Brave PJ's - £6.50

Hair ribbins - £2.50

Matalan

 Boys priate swimsuit - £8.00

Coat hangers - £3

Asda Living

Purple swimsuit - £14

Tutu swimsuit - £7

Arm bands - £6

Infant float seat - £11

Huggies little swimmers - £4

Lush

Creamy candy bubble bar - £2.50

Floating island bath melt - £4.15

Think pink bath bomb - £2.50

Acorns Charity shop

Book, Remember me - £1.45

Tank top, forever21 - £3.95

Carluccio's

(because no shopping trip to Stratford is complete without something sweet)

Strawberry meringue - £1.99

Charity shop haul

Saturday shopping, normally means heading to the local charity shops and having a look around. I love old unique things, I'm also looking for some gorgeous jars / tins for all my baking bits. This week I only managed two shops - we had other plans for the afternoon and I normally spend 30 mins in each shop. The photo above shows my little haul - minus the Barbie doll I brought as Eva was playing with it when I took this photo.

Amaretti Virginia buscuit tin
Brought for £1.50.
After looking for this tin on the internet I have found one selling for £8.96 on Ebay.
I fell in love with this tin after seeing it, it's beautiful. I adore the vintage design, although the date on the bottom of the tin says 2005, so it's actually a new tin the design is the same as the one the company started using in 1860. I was going to use it to store pasta, then I remembered nobody in my house eats pasta so that would be pointless. I'm not sure what I'll use it for yet.

Autograph at Marks and Spencer shirt 75p
StMichael at Marks and Spencer t-shirt 75p
On the M&S website a shirt from the same range is £10 new and the T-shirt is £8.

 7.0mm Needles £1.99
& chunky wool barley shade £2.49

Barbie doll £1.50
This is the old style Barbie with bendy legs at the knees. My daughter has quite a few of the news one and they are no longer bendy. Barbies these days are between £10 - £20 depending on the type. The hair is matted but a quick sprits of Laundry softener with sort this out & leave the Barbie smelling fresh.