...2nd hand & nearly spring...

...as the sun & the clouds are still sorting out spring together...i am sorting out & swapping my winter bits for my springy bits...

..whilst doing this i thought i'd take some snaps of my absolute 'favourite & my best' thrifting buys- 3 things that make me happy every day...

...australia has some brilliant '2nd hand' shops, as we call them back home, & i have been virtually brought up on them...

...raised in what i remember as a lovely bohemian household- a quick detour to a 2nd hand shop, on the way to the beach sustained on mums home made museli & honey cookies was pretty standard...

...my dad also is the ultimate bower bird- i actually don't think he's ever thrown anything out- wood is recycled from one part of the house to another, every tap, sink & piece of sandstone is stored in his pandora box garage...until he, well...ahhh actually my mum, has thought up another project for him, herself & something in the garage!

...one can't be raised like this & not continue in the same way...it's just a big part of who i am...& who my brother is...i  would never part with a scrap of fabric- they get tossed into the 2 big baskets of 'bits' next to my sewing table...& my brother has an enviable stash of timber, paint & 'bits'on the go in his backyard studio...

...so our respective partners & kids have also been 'blessed' with the thrill of the old, recycled & pre-loved...

...our home is a lovely mix of vintage & modern- it makes a house, in my eyes, a home...

...so whilst i am giving my lovely old table its final lick of white- {tricky to do this in this part of the world as it may or may not decide to shower on me whilst in action!}...

...i thought i'd relive some of my fave & best finds...

...spotted on the table of a little 'seine' side market in paris...

...worth in emotional & excitement stakes alot more than the 7 euros i paid for it...

...isn't she just gorgeously special...

...a place for my £2 teapot...

...i'm a little obsessed with kitchen thrifting...

...theres something i love about old china & cutlery...

...& nothing in this drawer of history & junking eyecandy cost more than 50p a piece...

...& my favourite & my best ever side table find in the garage sale of a local farm...

...i still smile at it each time i walk upstairs...

...had to borrow back the £2 pocket money i had given one of the kids for this little angel...

...so thanks mum & dad for that oh so humble of beginnings that has created a junk monster...
...what a tin of white paint & a morning at the 2nd hand store or car boot sale can't fix...
...an afternoon of sewing can...
...& mum i thank you for that too...

...don't you just hope that some things become family tradition...