First of the Year

Mom this one is for you!

I know, I know it's not fair showing you what you're missing cos I know you love a car boot sale but today Dave and I went to our first couple of car boot sales of the year and boy oh boy did I bag a few bargains!

I paid just .50p for these two metal hearts that I plan on decorating. I figure maybe a cute rub on quote and some 3 D flowers, beads, buttons or vintage lace maybe? Something along those lines anyway - I'll figure it out when I get to doin it.

I picked up 17 hinged rings for £1 which is way cheaper than in the shops here in town. I paid £1 for a pack of 100 diamantes that were about 1/2" big so I was happy with that cos I don't have any that big and I got 3 frames all the same for .50p the lot! I have seen a really neat Papertrey ink project using the 'garden of life' set so I figure I can do something similar for decorating my craft room or gift giving.

To top it all off nicely I 'bagged' a bargain (sorry couldn't resist the pun) bag at £1 that will take my Big Shot die-cutting machine as well as several dies. You wouldn't know it to look at my craft room but I do like storage systems and bags and boxes for everything - plus I like to be able to grab and go so I like things in their own bags.

I used a camcorder bag for my old Sizzix (the older larger style camcorders of course) which worked perfectly but wouldn't fit my new Big Shot machine. This bag was for a lap top and was surprisingly deep so it fit my new machine just right.

Since it has a couple of zip pockets, one of which had several smaller pockets and compartments it means I can take along scissors etc.

If it wasn't for a stinking cold I brought back home from our weekend away that got progressively worse as the day went on (and is now lodged nicely in my head and nose) it would've been a perfect day. I just love a bargain!