What Tales Could These Binoculars Tell?

I found these gorgeously old binoculars at a charity shop in Huddersfield today. Can't help wondering what sights they've magnified. Have trawled the Internet, I found some exactly the same. Apparently they are Edwardian! They cost me £3.99.

Folk Art Box

How beautiful is this???!! No, I didn't paint it, but it'll certailnly be providing me with lots of inspiration for other upcycling projects. I picked this up for £6 in Oxfam, Huddersfield. It has some age. I just love the fact that someone once spent ages painting this. It feels like it has stories to tell.
Oh, incidentally, the little sunburst frame in some of these photos was £1.45 from Age Concern. I'm thinking of removing the back and hanging it as an empty frame, or possibly trying to find a mirror to fit it. 

Little Boxes

This was a little dark wood box that I have painted with test pots and covered the drawers with wallpaper samples. A quick sand, and a coat of varnish and ta-da!

You've Been Framed

I picked up this cute frame yesterday in the Charity Furniture Warehouse for £3. The two chests in the first photo came from The Salvation Army shop back in the summer.

Gypsy Caravan

I spotted this little gem on the way out of a local house clearance shop (having bought a wardrobe - more on that later). Initially I gave it a passing glance, but the further from the shop I got, the more I heard it calling me back....so I gave my husband the money and sent him back in for it! It was priced at £5, but the shop owner reduced it to £3. It stands in our living room on the DVD cabinet (again more on that later, and you will see how well it works there). Incidentally - the sofa in the background there came from a charity furniture warehouse (£30) and the crochet throw was from a charity shop also.