Vintage fair

Save the Date girls.
Just spreading the word about the next Vintage Fair from Sarah and Jackie

Vintage Fair
Banish the winter blues

Thirlby Village Hall
Sunday 4th March 10-4
At this time of year we need something bright and colourful to light up the dark winter days and give us a sense of well being.
Be inspired by.....
a celebration of colour to brighten up your home
a treasure trove of vintage homewares and painted furniture along with beautiful homemade pieces arranged in inspirational displays
ideas for lovely and unusual mother's day gifts
tea and delicious homemade cakes served on pretty vintage crockerySpring is just around the corner
Hope to see you all there.
Sarah & Jackie

Homespun and Vintage Fair.....

Well, girls. Hope you are all feeling tickety boo.I cannot believe that it is actually Friday tomorrow and that I have been back at the chalk face for a week....I have been late in posting about the fabulous Homespun & Vintage fair which was a huge success in it's larger venue at Hallgarth.It took a lot of styling to make the Hall look vintagey and gorgeous and we worked into the small hours the night before but it did look the part by the next morning...Here are some of the stalls....... enjoy!

Andrea Willis designs

Gail & Temple

Gorgeous Rowan yarn from Joanne

Vintage fabrics

Pretty gifts from Linda & Cheryl

Naomi Newton

It was a lovely day and Franny,Maxine and Naomi did an amazing job in the tea room.

Thanks Cheryl & Linda

                   (It was also lovely to meet fellow blogger Catherine from Alchemillymolly.)
                                                                    love Anne xxx

Homespun and Vintage fair,Pickering.

Can't wait until next Saturday.Cheryl and Linda are holding their annual Homespun and Vintage Christmas fair.I am lucky enough to be able to have a stall there and have been  making bits and pieces and sourcing lovely vintagey stuff.Hope you can make it as it promises to be a lovely experience and it's now at Hallgarth which is much closer to the town and those handy cash machines!!!!
Hope you can make it and come and do some Christmas shopping with  difference.

A very nice Sunday....

The night before a new school term, I always go to bed too late in the hope of putting off the inevitable,(that's not to say that I don't love teaching) it's just that I am increasingly reluctant to get back on the hamster wheel which is my life, during term time,the travelling every day, the stresses and mental fatigue akin to being pecked to death by hens and the fact that I have to do a professional job with exacting standards( which my pupils deserve) and dress in a way that is alien to me(yes we have a fairly strict dress code).All of this is at war with my yearning to head for the hills and live in a shed where I can create,draw sew or make whatever I fancy and live in my dressing gown.
On the plus side, the beginning of the autumn term is my new year.I have a new school bag and coat and new shoes.I am full of good intentions to write menus for meals so I can write sensible shopping lists in order to not waste food and have things mouldering in the fridge long after their eat by date.
I will eat a proper breakfast instead of standing in the staffroom shovelling mueller light yogurt into my mouth two  minutes before the bell.I will eat lots of soup and exercise more and become if not thin ,then certainly thinner.I will tidy the kitchen before I go to bed and I will keep on top of the housework  by rising earlier  and doing a bit each day instead of a bucketful at the weekend.I will take my cod liver oil tablets and I will use my rescue remedy when I feel I am about to come apart at the seams....I will watch less television until Downton abbey returns and I will spend an hour a day after cooking, ironing,marking,planning doing something I enjoy and the list goes on....good intentions...all achievable if only I didn't feel so tired after about three days and the good intentions pack their bags and bugger off to torment some other poor soul..Anyway I digress..back to my opening words.Procrastination in my best friend,I am an expert in the field of denial so today-instead of doing what I really should.I dragged my poor Mum(Poor Jules is laid up with a nasty flu virus) off to Thirsk to Homemade and Vintage, run by two lovely ladies called Jackie and Sarah.The fair was on both today and yesterday and was quite delightful.I don't know how on earth they managed to organise everything so brilliantly.It was such a lovely way to spend a sunday morning and it all looked so beautiful.I had to part with a few pounds and will take some photos when the light is better.I did however take some photos of the room to give you an idea of how fab it was.

                                  Loads of pretty vintage kitchenalia and furniture....

Lots of pretty sewing

China to hire for a vintage tea party..

China to buy...

Lots of ideas and suggestions about how to make your home beautiful in an imaginative and thrifty way...I love the flowers in the Tate and Lyle syrup tin....

                                                     Homemade cakes , jams and chutneys...
Very clever ladies who must be exhausted by now.Jackie and Sarah are having their next Vintage & Handmade on 4th December at Coxwold near Ampleforth.

Here you can see Cheryl and Maxine(Cheryl's Mum ) enjoying their coffee.(Sorry it's a bit blurry).Cheryl is the clever girl who organises the Homespun and Vintage fairs in Pickering with Linda.Cheryl has invited Jackie and Sarah to take a stall at Pickering  on October 29th for the Christmas Fair...something lovely to look forward to....
In my next post I will tell you about the Rural Arts at Thirsk which was the venue for today and which was totally inspirational...I must log off now and pack my school bag and polish my shoes. or shall I read You magazine??.Have a great week...

Anne x

Homespun & Vintage Fair..

We spent a lovely morning at the fair,Cheryl,Linda,Naomi, and supporting cast did a wonderful job and everything looked so lovelyI forgot to take any inside photos but I took one of the garden where we enjoyed a wonderful cup of tea and carrot cake sitting under the apple tree.. 

It was a really glorious morning and it was more like a day at the height of summer rather than a Spring April morning

The friends Meeting House is a very tranquil place and has wonderful views over the town...okay what did I spend my money on...lots of things that I really didnt need but which I will treasure especially when I know how much hard work each piece entails...I was hyperventilating as I didn't know whxt to look at first so much vintagey goodness......

A lovely folder made by Andrea who now has her own shop on Hanover Rd in Scarborough.Andrea makes, among other things, pictures and beautiful cards which I am hoping to stock in the near future.

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One of Cheryl's pretty hair clips -methinks I am probably too old to be wearing such things but it is so pretty I may just have to .....probably more alarming if I started wearing it with white ankle socks!!!

 Some floral fabric for a birthday project I have in mind and some pretty doilies from Naomi's stash.Jules was forbidding me to buy anymore but I managed to buy these two.

Some fine lace that will come in useful.The whole fair was a wonderful experience full of like minded,lovely people and things.I could have bought so much more but the bank manager said No!It was lovely to meet Naomi who is a good friend of Cheryls ( they both  have two little boys)I read Naomi's blog and it was so nice to put a face to a name http://naominewton.blogspot.com/ Naomi's Mum is a lovely lady too...Naomi has posted a milion photos which give a flavour of the whole day ..For those of you who missed it or would like to go to the next one,I will keep you posted and...
 Thank you girls for all your hard work and for giving everyone such a lovely day.
Anne x

Homespun and Vintage Fair

The Spring Homespun and Vintage fair is happening this Saturday at the Quaker meeting House (near the castle) in Pickering.Doors open at ten o clock.Cheryl and Linda have been busy since their last fair before Christmas.If you are not too far away, it is a wonderful experience and in such a beautiful setting.Tea and cakes are also served if you want to linger awhile. I have been saving my pennies for a little fritter.See you on Saturday.
Anne x

Rosie's Boudoir.....

As promised in an earlier post, I managed to pop out for some vintage therapy at lunchtime and took some photos of Rosie's boudoir which is so pretty.The sun was shining and the window looks so inviting.

Step inside and there is so much that I would love to buy,many of the clothes though would only fit a stick insect...

Gorgeous silk scarves...

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I love these nude colours and  faded pinks...very of the moment..

cashmere cardis and sweaters so soft and pretty...

Just had to photograph this shell box.It reminds me of my grandmother Daisy. She had many shell boxes and I have happy memories of spending an afternoon covering a Mateus rose bottle in shells which we collected on a caravan holiday in North Wales...it rained the whole time and my brother John and I played Old Maid and Happy Families with nanny and our great aunt Polly and her spoilt little dog called Squibby...
Nanny made the bottle into a lampshade and sometimes when I went for a sleepover she would light some candles (also in Mateus Rose bottles!!Obviously the drink of the moment) and we would have beans on toast followed by tinned mandarins and carnation milk and call it a dinner party.I was allowed to watch Emmerdalale and Crossroads on the understanding that I would not utter one word until they ended...

Hope you enjoyed the tour.I will try to post about the amazing tea shop which is opposite Rosie's, next week.