Bits and Bobs...little treasures

Monkey and I popped into one of my favourite charity stores this morning. It's the ADRA op shop in Mitchum. They have the most interesting stuff and their prices are so much better than some of the big name op shops. Personally, I think some of the prices that op shops charge for some things are too much. I've picked up many a piece to see what the price is and then put it back down cos I'm not willing to part with that amount of money for something that is secondhand and well used. I know it's for charity, but c'mon...

So, this morning I spotted a sewing table and pulled out the top draw to check it out. It had a utensil tray in it so I pulled that out and underneath were tins with stuff in them and also some other sewing bits and bobs. I asked the ladies how much they wanted for the tins and some of the other stuff. I didn't buy everything, only the things that are useful to me.

These tins once housed 50 cigarettes. Not anymore though. The previous owner used them to store sewing essentials.  She has even etched what was in them on the lids.

Press stud, threads...even nylon thread for mending stockings.

Don't we just throw them out and buy a new pair now when they get a hole in them?

More tins that I will be filling with my own sewing and crafting essentials.

And I found these great little bits and bobs. A little tin, for little stuff, a couple of crochet hooks in a size I don't have, a tape measure, a tin of pins and a cute little stanley knife.

I just had to buy this tin of pins! My mum had/has one. As soon as I saw it I had a strong sense of nostalgia wash over me. There was no way I was going to walk out of the shop without this little gem. Now if only I could get it open.

How cute is this stanley knife? Just for the girls, this one. I couldn't see a man using it. It's not manly at all. It's not really a stanley knife, cos it doesn't have stanley written on it, but I just call all knives like this a stanley knife.

This tea towel is 100% linen and made in Ireland. I'm beginning a collection of good quality tea towels for an Etsy shop idea I have. I've had this idea for a long time, but I'm finally going to do something about it.

Here's another one. This one is made in ...

...Czeckoslovakia! It's 61% cotton and 49% linen. Don't know how they work out those percentages. It amused me, I have to say.

So there you have it. My exciting morning of treasure finding. I might add that all these items, plus 2 viewfinders for the kids cost me the grand total of $18. Not a bad mornings shopping I must say. Do I love a bargain or do I love a bargain???

~ Ky x