- old suitcases - esp leather ones.
- Penguin classics - increasingly hard to find these days
- boxes - all kinds, from old slide cases to wooden veg boxes
- old sets of fish knives and forks, bone handled knives, steel and silver plated cutlery - make great presents
- cloth maps - look good framed on a wall
- enamel kitchenware - esp in cream and green or turquoise
- silver-plated bonbons dishes, bowls and candlabra - can be polished to look like brand new.
Well, like many people, long ago we had an old leather suitcase, also fish knives and forks, bone handled knives, silver-plated dishes and candlabra - and now wish we'd kept them.
Where to buy
Oxfam (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/) now offers all its best things online.
steptoesantiques (http://www.steptoesantiques.co.uk/) - vintage heaven
preloved (http://www.preloved.co.uk/index.cfm) - second hand china
theoxfordteaparty (http://theoxfordteaparty.com/) - sells a huge range of antique and retro goods
Be warned: it's a buyers' market. It is harder to realise these prices by selling your vintage homewares unless you customise.
How to donate
The Emmaus charity is always seeking donations of household goods and furniture. Visit http://emmaus.org.uk/.
We've found Freecycle is pretty useful too. It's amazing what people will take away (and probably use).
A Stitch in Time
For ideas of refashioning and recycling evrything from your wardrobe to your loo rolls, visit http://www.makeitandmendit.com/. It includes video clips giving useful tips.
Stitchers will love http://bedecked.co.uk/, a site filled with buttons and trimmings, perfect for turning fabrics into furnishings and customising old clothes.
Other sites I found include:
http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/get-crafty-no-sew-crafts-for-and-with-children/
http://www.weupcycle.com/en/tag-189-gastbeitrag-%E2%80%93-teeregal/
http://craft-recipes.com/category/craft/other/
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