Charity Shop Finds, Buttons and a Monkey...........

I've been a bit remiss this week on the blogging front as wee Twiglet has still got a grotty cold and I'm starting with it now, so we've spent the last couple of days cuddling under a throw on the sofa, very nice. no one gives a cuddle like a nearly 3 year old (yes my baby is 3 this month - where did the time go???) however, they do tend to end with him rolling on my head or tickling me or something equally as minxy.

Anyhoo, I've been meaning to post some of my charity/thrift shop finds for a while now and blimey I've found another belter this morning in the next village. I've lived here for 2 years and never noticed it. Ok, here we go.......................

Firstly above is a fantastic book that I found with oodles of cross stitch patterns in it, it is so useful and cost £1 !!

Don't know if I've mentioned this before but I love peacocks,(I also love seahorses, and nearly called my blog Peacocks and Seahorses, but I digress :) love their colours, their shape,everything. I was v.giddy to pick up this Irish linen tea towel for 25p !!!!!!! still haven't decided what to do with it but I LOVE it.

Here's a bundle of scarves that I bought purely because I love the colours, I've already worn the teal one as a kind of jaunty neck scarf -ooh get me. I love the colours of the one at the front, it just encapsulates Spring to me, gorgeous.This beautiful tea tray cloth was a find in the new charity shop I discovered this morning, it is wonderful and hand embroidered, it cost me 30p!!! I know the work and love that no doubt went into this, so I'll treasure it forever.I can't believe the amount of books that I've bought for Twiglet from charity shops, all of these were great finds and are Twiglets bedtime favourites and you wouldn't believe me but they are new and cost 30p each, they are all fairly big as well. I actually put the Spike Milligan one (it's wonderful by the way - buy it for you, never mind your children) on my Amazon wishlist and it was around £17 so imagine how pleased I was to find it :)The beautiful lady lying next to the books is Nellie my elephant that my Grandad bought me before I was even born, so imagine how old she is. She's covered in bald patches, her tail and ears have been sewn back on more times than I can remember and Twiglet now loves her as much as I do. Don't tell anyone but whenever I've been in hospital or doing something scarey, I've hidden her in my bag, she was introduced to Twiglet on the morning he was born - yes I'd smuggled her in , in my bag :)Seeing as I've introduced you to Nellie it would be rude not to mention Musha. This is Mr Twiggys well loved teddy bear, who is now completely bald. Apparently a cousin of his passed him on to Mr Twigs when Mr Twigs was very small and his name was Monsier bear, however this proved a little difficult for him to say, so he was christenend Musha, isn't he lovely?? He has pride of place in the spare room as he doesn't feel it would be dignifed for a bear of his age and stature to be manhandled by Twiglet :)Look what I received in the post this week, OK call Buttons Anonymous, I'm an addict, I just can't help it. Aren't they lovely? I played with them for ages and now have 2 large button tins - woohoo.

Finally despite Twiglet Towers being a germ zone this week, Twiglets little mate is 3 on Saturday so I had to get busy. Don't know if you remember the baby blanket I made for his little brother?but I promised James a sock monkey and finally here he is.........................................I do hope he likes him, but if not we've also bought him a little die cast James engine and a big pack of Thomas the Tank Engine stickers, chosen by Twiglet. Very subtle my son, can you buy them for my birthday too Mummy, erm ok, but look surprised when you open them :)