Wednesday 11 July 2012

Skip pickings

skip pickings
skip pickings
skip pickings
skip pickings

They say one persons rubbish is another's treasure and who would have ever thought I'd be writing a post about skip raiding. Well not so much raiding just taking what was sat next to one. Being in an apartment complex we all take our rubbish out to huge skips and on my particular wander on Tuesday night was a pile just sat there - my eyes zoomed in on the vases. It was only with Joe's encouragement that I went back to grab them after telling him about the goodies. I came back with two vases, a serving dish and a glass cutting board - score! Do I care that the vases are slightly kitsch and probably rather cheap? No. Do I love having something to stick on our window still with a splash of colour? Very much.


Have you ever skip picked?

17 comments:

  1. I'm always amazed what people will throw away. Why don't they sell it or donate it to charity? Lucky you though!

    Caroline
    xxx

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    1. Oddly in our city we don't have any charity shops. But I get what you mean. With the goodies I grabbed there was trays and candle holders, a bucket filled with saucers and a tin tea pot!

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  2. You mean someone just wanted to throw those away? That's insane! I especially love the vases, good for you!

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    1. I know! These things you tend to keep too but ah well they have a place with me now!

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  3. I've never seen skips around here to pick! Love what you found!

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    1. I use to see a couple when I was a student but never bared to look in them!

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  4. I can't believe what people throw away! Great finds :)

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    1. There's always loads of things kicking around the sides of the skips around the complex - i'll have to have a better look around them next time.

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  5. I always look at skips on my way past, but I've never found anything good in them, just mud and bricks. These are such a score though, I'd have totally nabbed them. Xx

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    1. I know - you always hear of that one person finding vintage Victorian tiles and things in skips - never had that luck!

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  6. I think the vases are great !
    Amazing find :)

    www.launainponderland.blogspot.com

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  7. Wow! those vases are really pretty, actually! I can't believe someone wanted to get rid of them!
    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights
    the shop of worldly delights

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    1. I know - would have been such a shame if they'd of just ended up in the landfill.

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  8. They look wonderful grouped together like that! I love rummaging through other people's junk. x

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  9. I like the colour of the vases. What great finds.

    Glynis
    Www.librariangirl.co.uk

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