Dark Academia and Cottagecore Haul

 

Close-ups:


Tea light lamp post lanterns


Little Red Riding Hood book




Framed hedgehog papercraft


Vintage looking frame


John le Carré collection







Intricate carved cork scene. Unfortunately the overhead light insisted in getting in the pictures.

What was your favourite item from this haul?

Comments

  1. Debra She Who Seeks8 January 2023 at 23:37

    I like those elegantly bound John Le Carré books!

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  2. Vix9 January 2023 at 18:44

    We've got a larger version of that carved cork tableau, I gave up trying to photograph it for my blog as the reflections drove me daft!
    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is the greatest espionage book ever written (and believe me, I've read a lot!), the film with Richard Burton is incredible, too! x

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  3. Polyester Princess10 January 2023 at 05:09

    I'm loving the carved cork scene. We used to have several of them in the office, belonging to my old boss, but my new bosses got rid of them, unfortunately. Hearing you on them being hard to photograph! xxx

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  4. Winter Peach Photography10 January 2023 at 21:07

    The Little Red Riding Hood book took me back to my childhood and I like the look of the beautifully bound John Le Carre book. x

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  5. Sheila17 January 2023 at 09:04

    You have such a good eye for intricate finds! I like the cork scene.

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  6. Magaly Guerrero23 January 2023 at 03:48

    Love the Little Red Riding Hood! You always make such wonderful finds.

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  7. Bracken Crafts- 100 garments30 January 2023 at 23:16

    Love the John Le Carre book. Those lanterns look good. You must have some really good thrift shops round where you live. You seem to find so much thats good. Finding anything interesting is really difficult for me!

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