MK Handmade and Vintage June 2013...

Did I forget to show and tell?

Oh my...I am so sorry!

So where do I start?  I wont show you the set up photo's as they just show me looking rougher than nails as I try to set up what is a mini shop in just a couple of hours.

So where and what would you like to see?

Well this was us on the first day, right outside John Lewis...just in case you want to pop by and say hi hey de ho in September.

The display cabinets look pretty non?

Now what is that in the suitcase of wonders I wonder?

Not one but a bakers dozen did we take to the show...

This may just be my favourite...

Love the art deco styling ^^^

Displaying them in the suitcase was perfect, easy for everyone to take a look at and it showed them off nicely

Both of the lampshades came home...which was a surprise but then it wasn't either.  

I think they're very reasonably priced  £35 for the Amy Butler fabric one and £45 for the Frilly Frou Frou Knicker one.  

The Frilly Frou Frou is currently lighting my lounge as I tap, tap, tap on the net-pad.

Im not too sure what this would have been originally, it is sturdy enough to be a stool to sit on and perfect size to hold a cuppa tea or Pimms?

Another pretty little sewing box...

Lots of lovely glass ware...

Just a snippet of the selection we took

A vintage suitcase full of tins and enamel ware...

I love, love, love Midwinter...

And finally...

4 trios, milk, sugar pot and cake/sandwich plate

We may not have the most curated, display perfect stall but we do have a diverse selection...a little bit of something for everyone!

Almost time for a little Ta-Dah...

But

The Frilly Frou Frou knicker lampshade is taking longer than I thought to finish.  

Granted a horrible bout of tonsillitis has knocked me off my feet this past week but...

The Charleston trim came, went on and is slightly whiter than I had thought it would be, not major just not what I had hoped or expected!  

When I finally stopped sulking about that long enough to actually pin it onto the shade it turns out that the colour isn't as bad as I had first thought...but once it was pinned it was clear that something else was needed and I think after a little potter about today I may have solved that dilemma!!

But when I will find time to attach the trim and finish Im not sure.  

For I have 2, yes you heard me right, 2 lovely little china display cabinets...already taken back to the bare bones, washed and primed they are looking quite yummy already.

Like buses I waited aaages for 1, then in 2 days I find 2!?  

I still hold that what's meant to be will be so I knew I just had to keep my eyes and mind open...then 1 would find me.

1 of them was an obvious choice, but the other was looking a lot more shabby than chic and took a leap of imagination as to what a good wash could do.

However I waffle...

So not to tease or bore the pants of you I will stop this waffle, apologise for the lack of before photos on the cabinets {I get so excited I start stripping down and washing as soon as they get out the car} and apologise for the no Ta-Dah today...

but...

Cross my heart that I will get myself along for yet even more Broderie Anglaise for the shade and finish it!

However

*I can not be held responsible if we have sunshine this week and I am forced to take said cabinets outside and paint them*

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PS 

just wanted to add that the dressing table was sold this week to a lovely lady who does the MOST amazing cakes!  

Lillibet Bakes on facebook for any cake lovers out there...

Crafting Goodness...

I refuse to accept that I am the only person who struggles to find the perfect finish!  

I uhm and ahh over the small stuff.  Finding the right, the 'perfect' trim for the frilly fru fru knickers lampshade is taking time...

However I may just have found the right one, a lovely 6" Charleston trim!

...alas for me though it abides in a shop where I get my crochet yarn from.

This can only be a sign from the crafty goddesses that I should make an additional purchase - right?

So I find myself with a lovely bundle of yarn 

{acrylic - functional not fancy}

as well as a couple of metres of trim.

I shouldn't have, but I did!

Whoopsy

So what will I do with this bag of wool?  

Well a couple of the balls are due to make a dent on my 'Fortnum and Mason' blanket...the rest however...

  

I think I will start a new ripple blanket for one of the older kiddos, probably one for my eldest.  

They all keep nagging me for their very own one, my eldest son has declared the 'super duper' blanket I made last year to be his on the cold nights, truth is we all fight over it!

This is the blanket folded in half!

It's approx 7' wide by 6' long

I used the Attic 24 ripple pattern and found myself doing a line or two a day, every day for quite a while.  

Each colour row used a ball of yarn.

Im not a great crocheter, I mean I love it, I love crocheting, but in all honesty I've never really tried to follow a more complicated pattern.

So next week should see a little tah-dah post on the frilly fru fru lampshade.

Fingers Crossed!

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