Thursday, 9 October 2014

Charity shop and kiwi trading finds!

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I visited lots of charity shops and took a few trips to kiwi trading over the holidays. Here are some of the items I picked up!
 
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Plate from kiwi trading £1
 

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music book 50p kiwi trading

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suitcase £5 kiwi trading


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threads and case £3 kiwi trading

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cottage teapot £3 charity shop

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mini teapot 30p charity shop

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grandfather clock 70p charity shop

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saucer £2.50 vintage market (a bit pricier than the other things I found but I love the colours!)

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saucer £2.50 vintage market (again, pricier but I love it!)
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small trinket boxes £3 kiwi trading
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teapot 75p charity shop

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music book £1 kiwi trading

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music sheets £1 kiwi trading
I love the front cover on this one and think it will make a nice design for a future project
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bags of stamps various prices charity shop







Sampling!

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A couple of pictures of my bay at the moment, research and paper drawings!

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These are the samples I produced in the extended print workshop a couple of weeks ago!
Procion Raspberry on silk twill
illuminated discharge - Ill acid violet & Lime green pigment
 
 
Discharge with red pigment

Discharge with buttercup yellow dye and illuminated discharge - Ill acid violet

Two tone Devore dye bath
Devore velvet
Procion Bright turquoise - Kenanthrol Violet
 


Pearl binder with turquoise pigment

Illuminous pink pigment with metallic binder

All photos are my own :)