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Mini Book and Clothing Haul

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Close-ups of my finds: Cybele's Secret by Juliet Marillier Poems by Australian poet Kenneth Slessor Steampunk 3 edited by Ann Vandermeer The lovely lace jacket I found The crochet bolero/ shrug I found Which was your favourite item? Have you heard of Kenneth Slessor?

Cottagecore and Dark Academia Haul

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My finds: This lovely cameo bracelet. If anyone knows when this is from please let me know! I forgot to get a photo of this DVD before I lent it out so here is a stock photo. It was not the best mystery ever but good for its time. The hero is adorably awkward and also really not great at art. I am not sure if the latter was intentional or they forgot to hire someone really good at art to do the portraits like they usually do on TV shows. They might have been making a point about rich people back then being dilettantes but I was not sure. Everyone acted like he was really good. This weathered but lovely edition of Poe. This school copy of Tennyson, given as a prize. I don't know if a lot of schools did this, but it can't have been cheap. The bookplate with the details of the prize winner for needlework in December 1920. The school is a girl's school in Sydney. It was originally opened in a terrace house by Miss Marian Clarke on 20 July 1885. It moved to larger premises at Wa...

Dark Academia and Cottagecore Haul

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  Close-ups: Tea light lamp post lanterns Little Red Riding Hood book Framed hedgehog papercraft Vintage looking frame John  le CarrĂ© collection Intricate carved cork scene. Unfortunately the overhead light insisted in getting in the pictures. What was your favourite item from this haul?

Market Haul

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Close ups of my finds: Big vintage shawls, $10 each Secondhand belt. I am not sure about this one but it was $1 Perfume bottle that gives me magical vibes Little deer antlers for Christmas Stickers and the gorgeous little animals below are from Koki Craft.  She's currently taking a break until January.  Website Instagram This cat is basically me, reading a book on top of a pile of books. Snow fox pendant Stacked birds Tiny foxes Caite got me, it's us as foxes! Amazing box that I wanted but didn't have the funds for that day Yet again, it's me! This wasn't from the market, but I wanted to show off this book I got recently. It's a beautiful modern collector's edition of Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book. I obviously can't afford the originals so I was excited to find this! I hope you enjoyed my market haul! What were your favourite items?