Treasures

I can't get enough of pretty things, and drag my poor husband round charity shop after charity shop looking for pre-loved items. Somehow the fact that they previously belonged to someone else makes me love them more, like a little peice of history in our home!

A few things that I've purchased recently......


Rose picture, I know there are lots of these about (I have quite a collection!) but they are just so pretty, and although probably mass produced I haven't seen any two the same. This one was £1.50 from our local RSPCA, my fave charity shop!

Peach glass ring dish, I'm a sucker for vintage coloured glass, this came as a set, a glass tray, two little glass trinket boxes with lids, and this lovely ring dish, all for £3.99 from oxfam. Ahhh. I couldn't wait to get home and give them all a place of their own!

The rose trinket box behind the ring dish is from a charity shop in Edinburgh. I'm ashamed to say that it used to have a clock inside the lid, but I had to prize it out one night, after hours of laying awake cos of its loud ticking! Sorry little pot!

Oh, and sorry for the poor pics, the closest I normally get to taking photos are the drunken cheesy ones, and nobody wants to see them!

Laurie xx

My Little Magpie

I've had this blog laid out for months, just keep staring at a blank page! I even posted once and then deleted it. I keep making excuses of blogging when I'm less busy, when I've lost weight (for scary outfit photos!!), when I've something more interesting to write about. But then I go about my life as normal, and think that maybe I should just bite the bullet and write about my life, as it is. Normal.

I'm Laurie, 30, living oop north with my lovely husband, and our doggy. I spend too much time dreaming, scouring charity shops for a bargain, and partying, but I wouldn't change a thing!

So here we are, My Little Magpie, where I'll write about my normal life and any treasures I find along the way

Laurie x