Sunday, June 20, 2010

Flea Market Finds

Having Saturday all to myself, I woke early, chored it up then rewarded myself by going on my local op-shop route. Do you have a route too? I get super happy when I happen to leave work early and have 20 minutes before shops close, meaning I can whip into a couple and have a rummage.  


I feel like I have an op shop honed GPS navigator in my head, I can tell you all the oppies within a 3 km radius throughout metro Adelaide - seriously this is an illness, right?!  

Yesterday I came away with a pile of fabrics. A bright floral table cloth for $2.


This flannelet sheet will be the back of a vintage sheet quilt I make after the Vintage Sheet Swap.... which reminds me, I really need to get to cutting and posting my fat quarters!


I nabbed the orange polka dot and cute animal fabrics both $2 for 2 m.  Sure I don't have kids yet, but I may as well start collecting now. I googled the animal fabric and looked on eBAY and it's worth ~$45 a metre!


Lastly... and not flea-markety in the least hehe,  our red hyacinths are growing beautifully on the kitchen window sill!  Woot!

Pop over to Sophie's to see more finds x

14 comments:

  1. The love for polka dots is never ending for me and love the cutsies. Never to early to start planning a nursery, hehehehe ;) Wish I was opping with you, my excitement starts and ends with chores today :(

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  2. Love the fabrics...how can Op shopping be unhealthy when you share this obsession with such great company! Keep on Oppy shopping I say. Beats spending a fortune at the real shops and so much more fun!

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  3. that animal fabric is my favourite - you have superb op shopping instincts!

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  4. i got an email yesterday re the swap and i can't wait. i have to get ripping into the sheets i have and i can't wait to see what i get back. love the new backing for your vintage quilt.
    My Flea Market Find

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  5. i find you are all having too many oppies on a small square of land (kidding!)... i have to make do with one recycle shop (try not to moan here).... :)))

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  6. I loooooooooooooooooooooove that table cloth hon, and if it's an illness... well, we're afflicted together Sweets, and it's a pretty good illness to have, I think...

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  7. Wow great score on the fabric! I love that flannel sheet, what a pretty pattern...

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  8. I love the animal fabric, it is very cool. Good score!

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  9. Oh I am so jealous!!! I always scot out the fabric in second hand stores.

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  10. Lovely fabrics - and the tablecloth is gorgeous!

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  11. Such fabulous finds! I love the colours of the tablecloth.
    x

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  12. the blue floral and the bright tablecloth pieces are amazing. it's finds like this that make me want to scream out loud in opshops. nice one!

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  13. these are fabulous :) i cant wait to get all that vintage sheet goodness back in my mailbox! check out my blog to see what vintage sheets i sent off to ange :)

    kel
    www.greenteaandrednails.blogspot.com

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