Vintage and Handmade

What a wonderful day of delights it was at Vintage and Handmade! Here is some of the Pixieland stall which had lots of lovely visitors.

 

Thank you to everyone who said came and said hello, it was lovely to put names to faces at last.

And I admired Frank who was created  by Nicky. Isn't he gorgeous?

And as the pixie camera is generally rather crap, the lovely Sal has let me use these pictures. you can see more at her flickr group.

Firstly, Sal's amazingly colourful stall -what a feast for the eyes.

 

My favourite stall: Cowboys and Custard. Michele  created this wonderful display as well as organising the whole fair with Jayne. They did a brilliant job! 

Of course there was much feasting on cakes too. Did you know that tea and cakes were free for stall holders? I was rather worried I would have to be shoe-horned out of the doors at closing time but luckily the busy atmosphere kept me on my feet. And a lovely gentleman brought round dainty cups of tea at regular intervals. Oh yes, we were spoilt.

But do you know what the worst thing was? Not being able to shop because I was on my own. Sigh! But then my fairy godmother arrived in the form of my good friend Jo, who kindly offered to man the stall for a bit while I rushed round buying all sorts of treasures.

And what did I get?

These two tins from Cowboys and Custard. The one on the left was made for me as I am a painter of toadstools, don't you think?

 I have no idea what chocolate table violets are, but they sound delicious. 

Lots of tiny vintage Chinese lanterns. How I love these!  I've put them in a jar so I can look at them every day until Christmas. 

Finally it was time to pack up and off for my last night at Jo and Scott's beautiful house. They made us so welcome, it was like being on holiday with the good weather and fine food on offer :-). Alexei and I slept in Finlay's magical room tucked into the roof. 

We were sorry to go but looking forward to seeing Roland who had been looking after the furry friends and in our absence, had done a lot of tidying up and had even mowed the lawn. (I normally have to do this and I grumble about it.) It's good to be home but the weekend away was fab! Can't wait for the next one.

Comments

[kitschen pink]

Great pics. Your stall looked beautiful. Loving those vintage lanterns - you can never have too many! Birthday's and Christmas - we use them everywhere! Can't say I fancy chocolate violets - never liked parma violets really. but lovely lovely tins! And wow! What a bedroom to stay in! beautiful! t.x

[rachelwhitworth]

Hello, it was lovely to meet you at the fair, your stall looked gorgeous, very colourful.I'm so pleased with my cards and note book,you're a very talented lady.
Rachel x

[Liz]

Hi Clare, what a great day we had! I just loved the pixies that were keeping me company for the day.
I have one little picture, which is a bit blurry, but I'll send it over to you anyway. Let me have your email address.
Hope you have recovered from the rush of the weekend and that I will see you at the next fair.
With love, Liz

[Michele]

Hello Claire..
It was a delight to meet you ... you are indeed a very talented lady and had the most lovely collection of pixie items...
I am really chuffed that you had a good time.. there was such a lovely friendly banter to the day.. but as you say.. very difficult to escape from your stall if you were on your own..
Next time we need some de-briefing time after the show to have a good natter..
Look forward to seeing you again..
Michele x

[LissyLou]

so wish i could have gone - i WILL be at the next one!!

[Alison]

Aaahh it sounds like you had a fab time at the fair! Love all you goodies.
love
Alison
x

[Katie]

it was lovely to meet you at the Fair. I'm not sure I can bring myself to use any of the gorgeous note cards I bought from your stall! xxx

[Jayne]

So glad you enjoyed the fair - I was disappointed that I didn't have time to shop & chat - hopefully next time!

Jayne

[Twiggy]

Looks wonderful, the stalls look fab, so glad you had a good time
Twiggy x

[Building home]

nice place..