I wonder how long car boot sales will continue this year. As the weather gets cooler with darker and damper mornings there are noticeably fewer people selling. In theory the big Saturday boot-sale should carry on until 25th October with their one-off Christmas boot sale on the 13th December and the smaller Sunday one will carry on until the ground gets too soggy. It's all weather dependent of course.
At the Saturday boot sale the weekend before last I noticed lots of people had already started to bring along Christmas decorations. One man had a small trailer full of new boxes of huge baubles - which would have needed a huge tree -in a huge room!
A few bits of Halloween stuff too. There's no need to buy new when you have a boot sale to visit.
I spent just £2 that morning with £1 being for a really big cauliflower and the other £1 for these two coasters- yes, more Portmeirion Holly and Ivy Ware! 50p each - what a bargain.
It's been 16 months since I last found something (a bell tree decoration) for my 'Not a Collection' which obviously now IS a collection.
I've been really lucky finding so many pieces second-hand, some are still available new at crazy prices, although they don't seem to make these coasters any more. There's lots available on ebay but I'm sticking to car boot sales and charity shops.
It was a good find which I'll enjoy using through December .
Here's what Debby said last December when I posted about the bell decoration. Love it!
If you put them together, they become a collection. If you scatter them artfully around the house, they are merely decorations.
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I thought about you last week, Sue when I picked up an autumn vase at the charity shop. I'm hoping I don't get hooked!
ReplyDeleteI never meant to start a collection .............but then spot another piece.
DeleteAn autumn vase sounds good hope you take a picture of it filled with autumn flowers.
One is an ornament, two is a pair, three or more become a collection.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, definitely a collection of Holly and Ivy then.
DeleteAH, but it's a small collection . . . at the moment! These pieces don't turn up very often anyway.
ReplyDeleteI have had collections of all sorts down the years, but some are difficult to display/take up a lot of room and so the rolling pins, teapots and jelly moulds have all gone to new homes.
I've had owls, stamps, postcards, thimbles(why ?), eggcups - that was short lived. Now just books and the Holly and Ivy bits. I can still fit the Holly and Ivy in the cupboard so that's OK!
DeleteThe coasters were a bargain and so was a big cauli for £1. I've just paid £1.19 for a medium sized one.
ReplyDeleteI like that Portmeirion pattern, we were given a lovely piece as a present but I haven't found anymore yet in charity shops.
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It all started way back in 2017 so it's taken 8 years to collect the 9 different things - a slow collection!
DeleteI love the Holly and Ivy ware and have picked up a few pieces at car boot sales. The best being a cake stand for £1. I was thrilled. I think of mine as a collection and have about 10 items, all found cheaply. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteMy first was the best bargain cake stand in 2017. As long as I still have room for them in the cupboard it's OK - they are crazy prices new and on ebay so I don't look there.
DeleteAs long as you enjoy them, don't get hung up on whether it's a collection or not. I love Portmeirion, the plates are nice and deep for a meal that has a goodly amount of sauce or gravy! If they increase in value they you can sell if you want to, but if they don't then at least you have enjoyed them {and got your monies worth!}
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