London shopping trip

So I have a Thursday off from my part time job this week. This is exciting because on Thursday's before I moved to Essex I used to semi frequent a wonderful market where I would wander about and look at lots of glorious vintage and antique things. I would often buy complete pieces from here for in my shop, or up-cycle vintage fabrics in to my work. At this market you could get furniture, clothes, odds and ends like printers drawers, jewellery and textiles! Oh sweet sweet vintage lace pieces were always in plentiful supply. So this Thursday come rain or shine I shall be getting on the train in rush hour (something I normally avoid at all costs, as I hate being crowded) and I shall be making a long awaited trip back to this market! I am super excited I have a big list of things I would love to buy.
My List:
Printers drawers X 2 for in the shop
White doilies X as many as I can get get my grubby little mitts on
Vintage lace trim
An apple crate or a wonderful decent size wooden box for storage at home
Plus any other vintage things like white crochet gloves, tray liners, small ornaments for my home

Ohhh I am so excited! I shall take photos of the market and of course what I buy.

Image of boxes and the crate from Pinterest, the lace is my own image and collection.

Hello!
I have decided to update you about my shopping trip on here!

Well the printers drawers/trays I found really weren't up to my standards so I didn't get them, not even one. I also didn't get a wooden box as there were only a couple of fruit crates and they were out of my budget so I also left them behind. I did however find some great trims and doilies. Hoorah!

On the left in the image are some wonderful table runners. There were loads of wonderful tablecloths this time in the market. Some had the most detailed embroidery others had lace inserts, most were simply lovely. I also got some great pieces of vintage trim that I am very much looking forward to using in the future. Last but not least I got a stunning vintage hand drill! Not something that was on my shopping list, but the colour is amazing and so was the price, so I had to have it. What do you think?

                              








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