Do you remember this? Well, I took a bit of time to sleep on it and do a little thinking about colours etc and now the room is nearing completion.The dilemma of the blue cupboard was solved by ...
I just want to write a little about this gorgeous new magazine that plopped onto my doormat this week. I met the lovely ladies behind Pretty Nostalgic at the last Vintage and Handmade Fair...
Last week I attended the book signing fair organised by Selina Lake, the author of the inspirational Homespun Style.It was a great day and I got to meet some wonderful makers who I had only correspon...
Another month has whizzed by and here we are in April, my favourite month. Its Spring and the time for renewal, rebirth and regeneration. This must be why I am frantically cleaning up the house...
I cant believe that it has been a month since my last post, where does the time go?!!! I have been so busy that it has flown by in a minute!Anyway I am only popping by briefly to say that tomor...
Brrrrrrr!! Isnt it cold?!! We have no snow here in North Devon but plenty of ice and our country lane is treacherously icy!As a result I have spent a lot of time indoors going through fab...
Happy New Year!I hope this post finds you well and happy. My New Year has got off to a great start and I have many plans to make improvements to my home and work life this year.I have planned t...
Well, it came, it went, it was wonderful!!!! I hope your Christmas was as lovely as ours was.I have just a few images to share with you which pretty much sums up our family Christmas.
I have been so excited about decorating this year. My daughter is living back at home with us and for once I have nothing to get in the way (no illness or renovations!!)I am still part way thro...
I was so hoping to do a few more posts after the Frome fair but life just got too busy and now of course I am preparing for the wonderful Vintage and Handmade Christmas Fair which is on this Saturday...
A picture heavy post just to show you all the wonderful stalls that were at the Vintage Bazaar on Saturday.The next one is on April 21st 2012 so if you havent made it to one yet, put the date in your...
Tomorrow is the Vintage Bazaar, the wonderful vintage fair held in the Cheese and Grain , Frome, Somerset. There are lots of wonderful sellers there and for lovers of vintage it is a MUST!!As us...
Just popping in quickly to show you my drawers. No, not those ones, saucy, these lovely old cotton reel drawers! How gorgeous are they?There are a set of vintage Sylko drawers made of wood with...
With the weather turning a little colder and a definite nip in the air I have listed some eiderdowns and quilts to the website in readiness for those inevitable cold nights of Winter.Lots of pretty e...
Just a little preview of the stock I am taking to the fair tomorrow(Click on images to enlarge)
Just popping in quickly to say I am busy getting ready for this event on Saturday. It looks like being a great fair as per usual with new stall holders as well as the fantastic old faithfuls.Ca...
Sorry for the lack of posts. I have been busy. Busy filling up my new warehouse shed full of fabric!Each shelf is piled up with fabrics, 2 deep, so you can see just how much fabric I have. The ...
This year I found it impossible to find anyone to share a cottage or go on holiday with as money is so tight. It is just me and the kids every summer as the OH is very busy during the tourist s...
Whilst in London I did a bit of treasure hunting. We only had tickets to Vintage 2011 for the Friday and Sunday so on Saturday we popped down to Brick Lane. I say popped down because we s...
Do you remember this? Well as we had such a good time last year we thought we must go again. I was apprehensive as it was not a camping festival but more a series of events. It wasn...
6 years ago today I started blogging!!! Thank you for reading my blog. I am genuinely flattered by each and every comment I receive and the fact that anyone wants to hear about what ...
This weekend, 16th and 17th July, I will be having a stall at the Vintage Weekend to be held at RHS Rosemoor here in North Devon. Read more about it in my new blog that I have created on my website.D...
When I was One,I had just begun.When I was Two,I was nearly new.When I was ThreeI was hardly me.When I was Four,I was not much more.When I was Five,I was just alive.But now I am Six,Im as clever as c...
This weekend involved two of my favourite things.On Sunday I, together with my lovely Mum, took a trip to Somerset and home of the lovely Washer Woman who was having an Open House. I buy from L...
Well last time we spoke I was very excited because I was off to Cowslip and the Make Do and Mend workshop.Cowslip is the loveliest of venues and is a real sanctuary for me. It is the only place where...
Tomorrow I am going to meet a lady who I have been wanting to meet for a long time. Cowslip Workshops has long been a sewing sanctuary of mine, I have been going there for about 11 years now, and thi...
Just popping in quickly to remind you all that the wonderful, original, Vintage and Handmade crew are having a textile fair tomorrow in Chipping Sodbury (see my side bar for details).Lots and lots of...
No, not a Roxy Music reference! This Friday, Talent for Textiles is holding a sale at a new venue. The Avalon Textile and Decorative Fair will be held at the Abbey Barn in Glastonbu...
I have been away for some time, life has been very busy!There have been a lot of fairs lately and I have had stalls at a few. I decided to give my crates a lick of paint and lined them with vin...
My Christmas present from my OH was a pair of front row tickets to see my favourite band at the O2 Arena in London.Anyone who has been following my blog for a long time will know of my love for this ...
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