The Vintage Bazaar at The Cheese and Grain, Saturday 27th October

Good morning to all our new followers, and thank you to everyone who came to our event last weekend in Lydeard St Lawrence.

 We will announce the next West Country Textile event here very soon, but in the meantime we are preparing the stock for a very special event...

Beautiful textiles and other treasures will be for sale on our stand at The Vintage Bazaar at The Cheese and Grain in Frome on Saturday 27th October.

  As always there will be a super selection of stands selling Antique Lace, Linens, Haberdashery, Quilts, Vintage Costume, Millinery flowers and much more....

 The event is open from 9 am to 3 pm, with ample parking and disabled access. Admission £2 for adults, with an excellent coffee shop attached to the hall.

When in Portscatho.....

Yesterday morning Mr W and I set off at an ungodly hour to drive to Cornwall. Our destination was the Memorial Hall at Portscatho on the stunning Roseland Peninsula.

 We had been invited to take part in The Homespun Fair organised by Jane, Gertie and Christine. Once we had set up the stand it was time to take a few photos of the other stands (many apologies to those whose stands I have not included, the camera was being a tad temperamental!) No doubt Sal will have some extra piccies on her blog.

 There was a definite "sea side" theme to several stands in the hall ...

 Also lots of colourful beautiful stands stacked high with delectable goodies.... which were soon pounced upon and purchased as soon as the doors opened. To be honest, I was lightly overwhelmed by the throng of smiling, friendly shoppers. So, apologies to anyone who may have thought I was rather vague at times. The 4 'o clock alarm call does really odd things to your head, and remembering familiar faces and names can be something of a challenge!

After lunch the mad rush calmed down and I was able to walk down to admire the sea, the view and the shop!

 I have waited a long time to visit this little gem. The Sea Garden is just beautiful and every surface is crammed with gorgeous-ness!

Thank you girls for inviting us to share your day, we had a lovely time. (Oh and I forgot to mention the cakes.. which were sublime..) Keep an eye here for news of the next event in Portscatho!

Holiday Time continued......

 Still catching up with everything after being away! Have had a look at my pictures from the 2nd stage of our hols and see that most of the images are similar to this......

 ..and involving quite a lot of this....

Despite being on holiday it is inevitable that I will come home with lots and lots of this......!

 Nearly all these items will be coming with me to the Fair at Newark next week. I will be in my usual spot, The "Textiles Tent" inbetween the Lady Eastwood Building and the George Stephenson. Click on the link for opening times for the event which takes place on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th August.

PS and if that wasn't enough excitement for the week, Clare and I have organised an exciting new event for Summer 2012. Click here for details!

Latest french Finds.

  I have just returned from an amazing sunny weekend in France where the Vides and Brocante were plentiful.

The French car boot sales are not unlike the English ones in that there are acres and acres of plastic toys and a huge quantity of baby clothes.....

 BUT.. for the determined bargain hunter there are treasures to be found alongside "Pour les garcons 0-3 mois"

 I will be bringing most of the items shown to The Giant Flea market at Shepton Mallet on Sunday July 17th. My stand is inside the main hall up on the balcony. It is then onwards to Ardingly Antiques Fair on Tuesday 19th and Wednesday the 20th of July... usual pitch in the furniture marquee with Rosie and Maud near the food stands!

  ..... and the larger items will be in place at the Dairy House in Dorset this coming Friday!

 Other purchases include cockle baskets, linen sheets, buttons, hat stands, tea towels, flags, Pernod carafe, cafe trays, cake plates, funky garden chairs and much more. It has certainly been a busy few days!

Dancing in the Street!

This was the scene in a tiny hamlet in rural France last weekend. A musical evening of a varied selection from traditional French music to Rhythm and Blues..............

There was a great community atmosphere, young and old took to the stage to perform. The "stage" was parked literally in the street, so that is where the dancing took place!

Much earlier that day we had travelled many miles to this beautiful location for yes, you have guessed it a Vide Grenier (Car Boot Sale) of course!

You can just see the field where it took place (below) behind the Château..................

We visited many "Vide's" over the weekend, and here are a few of our finds. Some are destined for The Dairy House, and others for the various fairs coming up in the next few weeks........

Regular trips to France are always a "lucky dip" as to what you find. This time I was lucky enough to find a mannequin (a first!)

Along with these kitchen posters..... shutters.. garden bench..... cuddly toy!

Ticking.... pretty plates.....

Glittering glassware included funky 50's tumblers, Deco Sundae dishes, and a 50's glass jug suitable for Pimms (with 10 matching glasses)

Vintage champagne buckets seemed to be on every stall, so I bought 6 in total!

...and of course the usual selection of kitchenware, enamel jugs, cake plates, toys, baskets, mirrors, pictures, vintage dresses and textiles!

Hope you all had a fab weekend too?