White Wednesday Surprise

Because most of the brocantes/vide greniers got rained off again on the weekend, we went to a shop which sells used stuff today, mostly to buy some more pots for the garden and a slatted bed base for our old Victorian 4ft bed. I always have a rummage around in the bits and pieces section where I often find sewing stuff. There were a few tins with some buttons in amongst all sorts of other things, and then I spotted a rather large box with peeling mickey mouse sticky stuff all over it. UGLY! Had to open it though, I can't ever resist closed boxes, lol. Inside were sewing supplies, lovely old wooden spools, corset ribbons, sewing needles, all kinds of weird and wonderful stuff.  Hiding under the peeling Mickey Mouse sticky stuff was a sturdy wooden box, so really it had to come home with me. I found some nice MOP buttons in other boxes, and a couple of little tins with hook and eye fasteners. And a little cardboard box, which I didn't even open because it was very light, didn't rattle, and felt empty. But I liked it, so into the big MM box it went. When I got home, I spent half hour or so sorting some buttons, digging around in the MM box and finally came across the little cardboard box as well. Boy, did I get a surprise when I opened it!!!


Wanna see what I found inside? I actually gasped, which made my husband snigger, lol -

 The beautiful L monograms couldn't have been more appropriate, me being called Liz, lol -

Wrapped in that little bit of paper with AL stamped on the outside, I found these, the most delightful little A L monograms -

I have seen these on those wonderful antique French nightdresses, as well as on the finest lawn hankies

Isn't it just wonderful when something totally unexpected comes your way? I am so delighted with these little treasures.


I am linking this post to WHITE WEDNESDAY No. 153 over at the fabulous FADED CHARM blog. If you are ready for more lovely whites, hop over there and visit some of the links, they are all so gorgeous.


Toodlepip xxx