Frost Fair...

What a fab way to spend a couple of hours with two of my girlies!

Abba made a few wreaths for me and they were fabulous

{thanks Abba}

x

Soooo in fairness it was a teeny, tiny stall.  Just the table, no more - no less!

This lovely Vintage French Cake Plate & Dome are heading to Etsy this week

I spotted this cute bunny hanging out, hiding behind a wreath, amongst the Vintate Tins!

And just because...

once again we managed to fit a lot of loveliness into a small space!

Vintage Inspired Mini Milk Bottles...

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Lampshade...

Part two

{no photos though}

Sewing Heaven or Hell?

The sewing of the lampshade has begun...

Eeeek!!

Truthfully?  So far it isn't so bad as I had thought it might be {phew}...

The seams match up quite nicely to the frame which will look tidy once it's actually on and the lamp lit.  I'll hold my hands up that I could have left more of a seam allowance to trim back to make life easier but at the time of cutting I didn't want to waste the lovely fabric.

So that's the heaven but I can't help but feel that hell is just around the corner, chuckling to itself at what it is waiting to unleash.  

I'm not a seamstress and this is so far turning out better than I had hoped.  As I tap away the cover is sat half hand stitched to the frame and I think I may have made a bit of a boo boo....but then again I may not have.  It is late and my eyes/mind are tired so it's not the time to go and take a look...

as I said it I could be sewing heaven or I could be be in sewing hell by this time tomorrow night.

On a side note I did pick up my copy of Granny Chic from the works yesterday for a fantastic price of £5.99!!  Pop down to your store and if you don't see it ask them as mine wasn't yet out on the shelves.

Almost wishing I had the book before I started this project as I may have given their glued patchwork method a go on this shade, as it would have been a perfect one to use.  

The one I have waiting in the boot of the car {they are so big I cant find space for them both indoors!} is definitely a strip and recover one.  Just waiting to see how the first one goes...

I must get to the charity shop tomorrow as there was a super large drum one in there the other day but I ran out of budget to pick it up when I saw it {isn't that always the way?}

Apologies once again for the lack of photos Lolly's camera is out of battery and by the time it charges I shall be tucked up in bed, dreaming of finding Vintage fabrics.

Lampshade...

part one

Poor pictures but pictures at least

In the beginning there was a rather outdated 1980's floral shade

trim was removed and then the stitch n rip came out to unpick the seams to make a pattern for the new covering

Material was cut and no I didn't do the sensible thing of making a trial one first

and this is where it is at the moment, sat on my ironing board

my sewing machine came home this morning and Im hoping to get a chance to start the actual making of it this week

Im also a tad scared as it is looking tricky and Im worried a degree of precision might be needed!

Seeing how....

well the recovered Vintage suitcase turned out I have the urge to play with fabrics a bit more,

which is handy seeing as it is so cold out in the shed for painting!

Having not found another Vintage case to recover I have been hunting out dusty and unloved {some might even say hideous} large standard lamp shades...

but you know what?  Even they are hard to source!  Yes I know you can buy the frames new but that really does defy the idea of what I want to do *shrug*

So I have managed to find the grand total of 2!!

1 is really quite dusty, grubby and unpleasant whilst the other is a plain white {and lined which is a bit of a bonus}

I have been tempted by this months Country Living magazine to turn them and others that might wander into view into an uber funky Christmas tree malarky....but the chronic lack of space has out a damper onto that idea {for the time being anyway}

If you've read any of my previous posts you'll know I have a bit of crush on Amy Butler fabrics and have the perfect ones lined up...firstly though I think I should give it a go with a good old fashioned sheet {save any expensive mistakes}...that said Im not known for my patience, I do like instant results, so will more likely dive head into chopping up some of Ms Butlers gorgeous fabrics!

Once again the lack of camera is making for very dull blog posts and the distinct lack of before n after photos'

if I do manage to get a photo I will add it at a later date

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Small is good...

...right?

I have a table booked for a school Christmas Fair, that's it a table!!

No humongous space to fill, so a refined and compact version of Priddy Priddy Vintage it will be.

Hmmmn...

Vintage Fair Fun...

Priddy Priddy Vintage really did have all the fun at the Vintage Fair

{again}

3 days this time....I was a tad apprehensive before we left, but I needn't have worried as we had an absolute ball of a time!

So once again time to share a  few of my favourite photos...

Our stall was if I say so myself packed to the brim with lots of goodies and looking non too shabby

We stood out with a lovely selection of painted furniture

view from John Lewis cafe

It's always hard to pick my favourite on the day as I genuinely love everything I sell

but these little beauties have been to almost every show and finally sold this time around

The Vintage sugar shaker I wanted to keep also sold...yes I know that's the idea but darn it I had my eye on it!

I also put a couple of my favourite tins out, which not surprisingly didn't stay on the shelf for long

this beautiful bedspread is huge and all handmade...stunning

This lovely little bureau came home with us...if I had charged a £1 for every time someone said how lovely it was and opened/closed it I could have double the weekends takings...

it's all good though as one of my daughters, Lolly, has earmarked it for her study desk...

and I have a lovely Ercol chair to go with it 

{but shh I haven't told her that bit yet!}

that bread bin got about a bit!

*sigh*

I do love a Vintage Linen {or two}

perfect Christmas hampers

{I don't think we bought any baskets home again}

Vintage pressed glass; sturdy, functional and yet still so very pretty...

It was a fantastic Fair....3 days all heaving with people and every day different in terms of what was popular

Thank you to all, just over 100 of you, who stopped to buy a little something from us

to those who stopped by for a natter, too many to count

to my lovely neighbourly stallholders

and to MKHandmade & Vintage for once again putting on an amazing show!

2012 has been quite amazing for us

Lots of love from the girls