Flea market finds... Camden market, London

Hope you had a great week! 
I am still trying to settle back in and it feels that being in London just a week ago was not real... I look at the pictures often and I think I already miss that place. 
It was so much fun! 
During our first week there, we stayed a few days in the city and one day jumped on a tube to visit local market. I was told to expect something unusual and quirky and so it was! I've never seen such an unusual space to hold a market before - old horse stables:)



 We arrived there very early, way before the opening to get a chance to have a good look around and take pictures as it gets so busy, it's hard to even stop and stare at something gorgeous like this shandelier!



Shopping at that market was an experience on itself, just walking around made me so excited about what I will actually might find there when it opens!



We found so much vintage and quirky things that day but, unfortunately, not many of them I could take on a plane so I just picked a few little keepsake size goodies.

First, I had fun browsing through 4 draws of vintage buttons and here are my finds. I especially like that large blue sparkly button.

Then, I saw vintage clothing store where I found this great vintage leather clutch (in my favourite brown colour) and a few scarves. That brownish one matches the clutch perfectly and I love the folklore style flowers!

I really wish I could bring a few more things that I saw their but maybe next time...


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Enjoy your Sunday!

Another op-shop find - green mugs

Hope you had a lovely week and had some time to stop by your local op-shop or a flea market! 

I've been lucky this week to find a pair of green mugs that were made in Norway (hand-painted silkscreen). The mark also says "Brazil" which I assumed to be the name of the collection or name of the print. 

Most of all I like the pattern of the leaves! So detailed but at the same time simple and sweet. 

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Happy Sunday! 

Op-shop find

This morning, while walking back home I stopped by our local St. Vincent op-shop and I am so glad I did. I found this sweet set of Crown Staffordshire china. 

I like it's simple but very pretty pattern with lovely flowers. It will be a perfect set for some picture styling and a cup of tea in the afternoon. 

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Happy Monday! 

Flea markets finds

Every time I go on a trip, I go to the local vintage and charity shops to meet local people

and look for the goodies and keepsakes that will remind me about the great time I had!

The honeymoon in Tasmania last year was not an exception!

I found this beautiful embroidered napkins,

cross-stitched table runner and 2 matching napkins

(I just can not go pass the cross-stitch embroidery!)

little glass bottle,

and, finally, cup and saucer that my husband picked up and we just had to buy it as he loves Royal Crown china!

Thank you Sophie for hosting Flea market finds theme!

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My place & Yours: My Collection

I've already posted once before a few pictures of my collection here, but thanks to Meet Me At Mikes and Fox's Lane I now have a great opportunity to tell you a little bit more about it and other things I collect. My collection started with a white and blue bowl and a piggy, then I bought a matreshka doll, a bird and then I found a dark blue matreshka at the markets. I also like that small chopping board that my mum brought for me in traditional Russian colours.

It’s the primary collection that I actively search shops back home for. One of the reasons why I started this collection is due to nostalgia and passion for traditional handmade crafts. I do not have any strict rules about this collection but I do have some boundaries for my other ones.

S0, besides Russian souvenirs, I also collect:

• vintage/secondhand embroidery books. The rule for this collection is buying a book only if there are at least 3 projects I want to put on my to stitch list. This collection comprises only two books 1991/1994 but I am working on finding more. I enjoy going through the shelves of the secondhand bookshops trying to find preloved embroidery books.

• Teddy Bears (I particular like David Jones charity bears). I have been collecting soft toys, bears in particular, since I was a child. Unfortunately, I had to leave most of them behind when I came to Australia but I packed my passion with me and started collecting again.
  
  
  
  

• vintage craft supplies. I bought this sewing box in Tasmania. I loved it when I saw the beautiful paper box with all those hookes and other sewing necessities in it.

I recently got into hunting for vintage bobbins and lace. Nothing much to show yet so I might keep it under my sleeve for later.

It is so exiting reading about other people's collections! Thank you Fox's Lane for the great theme.