2017 A Year of Positivity...

I decided that this year, 2017 is going to be a good year!

Life felt like I couldn't step of the merry go round towards the end of 2016

After our annual trip to Brighton it was decided; I'm moving forward, onwards and upwards only!

A set back with the naming of my candles has been an opportunity to totally change the name & give them their own identity

There is already a succesful brand which sounded almost identical...

...But that is a post for another day

After lots of tea I've decided to keep Priddy Priddy Vintage running

Despite the neglect it goes through during winter I do keep an eye on things, the odd listing and making sure that any enquiries are answered

I'm looking forward to stocking the cupboards with beautiful things for you all

From this gorgeous little F&F Japan porcelain sea conch - just what a mermaid needs in her life!

To the timeless Sylvac Clam Shell vase

which when filled with gorgeous blooms transforms into something like this

More of the ever useful and yet still pretty Woods Ware Beryl range

To handy, practical and oh so pretty storage tins

And I still cant pass a little piece of Hornsea by, so many happy seaside holiday memories

I enjoy the collecting of these things but not as much as I enjoy sharing them with you.

So I make no promises to post more regularly here on the blog and I can't promise that I'll update the shop weekly

But I do promise to share some truly Priddy things with you

Sweet Valentine...

Do you 'do' Valentines Day?

We don't, never have and really don't think we ever will.

I do however help out at a florist over the busy times of the year and it seems many, many people do!

The workshop has been a sea of gorgeous flowers

Traditional red roses, 

Naomi and Freedom being my favourites

...to the more modern, spring bouquets

Which if anyone was to think about buying me flowers this would be quite perfect!

So many sweet smelling flowers.

A short break before I'm back there to help out with the Mothers Day orders

Super September...

Away with August...it was an uninspiring month, wet, cold just downright miserable for the most.

Poor kiddos.  First days back to school and we're having a Super September {so far}...weather has been gorgeous!

Summer Holidays are a blur of small and big kiddos passing through...

I have to confess I am enjoying coming home from the school run to a quieter house.  

{no super yummy mummy awards for me then}

Priddy Priddy has been ticking along nicely, like a swan gliding on top whilst paddling like a loon behind the scenes

And speaking of swans, they keep appearing to me, real ones at the park to beautiful figurines

so much so that I'm making a real effort NOT to bring them home with me! 

Alright I'm not really trying that hard and they do keep coming home.  There are some lovely Art Glass ones that I need to photograph too.

What would summer in Good old Blighty be without at least a trip to the seaside?

On one of her many trips to the seaside and New Forest {in years gone by} my mum was bought by my grand-dad a sweet little donkey, it's still on her mantle to this day!

These little sweeties made their way to me recently, they could be from the same family as my mums, so so similar.

Aren't they adorable?!

How can you resist those big eyes and super ears?

Another thing that I used to see at the Seaside and we'd bring home for grandparents were the Hornsea Flora and Fauna range.

It was the era of Disney's Bambi and I think its fair to say it influenced us.

I have in the loft a gorgeous vase, bought again for my mum from another seaside trip.  I can't ever imagine letting it go.  It's minimal financial value but the emotional tug it gives me?  Well you couldn't put a price on that.

Something is telling me that it is time for it to come down, that my kiddos are now of the age were a rogue football is less likely to wipe it out

As if to prove a point these little treasures have found me this year...I've enjoyed having them out.  But Im not a collector

Larger Sylvac vase, that cute little squirrel sat on the oak tree

See what I mean about Bambi?  You remember Thumper right?  That lovely saying his mama tought him? 

'If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all'

I tell my kiddos that to this day!

Can't just be me that thinks you'd have to have a heart of ice not to find these two below almost too sweet!

Bambi & Thumper

All of the above are on Etsy.

A flying post from me, I've vintage linens to get on the line to sun out in preparation for an upcoming Vintage Fair.

News on that later this week