second hand finds Archives

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I’m sure you know by now how much I love second hand shops here in Stockholm and that I often visit them because you never know what you could find. Here’s another post with some items I picked up a few weeks ago, but didn’t show them to you.

I try to buy only those things that I really like and before I buy something I try to imagine how would I use that item (would I use it in my kitchen? would I use it as a jewelry/makeup holder? would I use it as a decoration? and so on). I don’t buy things just to look pretty, I prefer to buy items that look pretty AND that actually have a purpose.

My recent purchase includes mostly English fine china which is indeed gorgeous and not to mention really cheap in many second hand shops! Not sure why is it so cheap, but I won’t complain!

Here’s what I got:

black bowl, unknown brand (I keep it on my dining table, it contains different tea sorts)
Wedgwood Clementine Trinket Pin Dish (jewelry holder)
Wedgwood Mirabelle Murray Powder Bowl (haven’t decided yet if it will be a jewelry holder or a makeup holder)
The Birds of the Hedgerow by A.J. Heritage (jewelry holder)
Royal Swan Historic Castles Cup & Saucer Set

All in all, I’m more than happy with my finds! ♥

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Wedgwood Clementine Trinket Pin Dish (top), Wedgwood Mirabelle Murray Powder Bowl (bottom left), The Birds of the Hedgerow by A.J. Heritage (bottom right)

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Royal Swan Historic Castles Cup & Saucer Set

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Vesna ♥

One of the things (among many others, of course) which I really love about Stockholm is the amazing offer of second hand stores and after moving here I became quite a fan of buying second hand so here are some items I purchased recently. ♥

For some reason, I fell in love with old(er) tableware and I decided to pick up a few things. Since I like to drink tea and coffee, I got a coffee pot (I never had that so looking forward to using it!), different tea/coffee cups, a sugar bowl, a small milk pot, a few plates (didn’t photograph all of them) and wine glasses. I’m still looking for a tea pot. I’ve seen some but didn’t really feel like ‘that’s it’ so I skipped buying it for now. But I’m sure I’ll find something. :)

Also, I like how these stores have a nice selection of second hand yarn and buttons so I picked some of those as well. I have a few small knitting/crochet project on my mind and instead of buying new yarn I decided to buy second hand yarn and needles.

And, my last item in this post is a book about birds with descriptions and sketches, which is what I actually need since I want to work on my drawing skills. :) I got other books as well; I’m especially grateful for cheap dictionaries since those are really expensive if they’re new (like $100 but I paid less than $5 for used ones). :)

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