FuN @ ThE FaiR....

To everyone that came & helped me with this FAB fair thank you so very much..

More pictures links & details can be found over at our

Handmaid & Vintage Blog

HoPe To See YoU ThErE...

MeEt OuR SeLLeRs.....

Our next Handmaid & Vintage fair takes place in a few weeks..... pencil into your dairies

SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER would be great to see you there...!!

For more information & a sneeky peak at some of our sellers work hop

over to our

HANDMAID & VINTAGE BLOG....

I ShOuLd Be DoInG ThE iRoNiNg....

It's Sunday today, so we play "catch up time..." in this house, I'm meant to be doing the ironing, but instead I made a sneaky exit, & played about with paper & rubbers stamps...
Please tell me I'm not the only one that skives off from doing the dreaded 'jobs'...!!

MoVinG FoReWoRd.....

Not sure how you do move foreword...

People keep saying... "time"..

Others say "routine"..

I've tried both.. not sure either of them really work....

I feel like the world is carrying on all around me at the moment...

Like I'm in some sort of dream..

People keep saying every one's grief is different.. & everyone deals with it different..

I'm just trying to get threw each day, as best I can...

You may remember me telling you a while back that a group of us, hand make things, whilst a few others of us collect vintage finds, flea market finds,

& thrift a bit...

Well, a few years ago we decided to all get together & hold a few fairs...

Starting off small & growing slowly....

We're called HANDMAID & VINTAGE & I'm the organiser...

I have gathered some very talented people, with some beautiful handmades, & some fabulous finds, all different, all unique & all well made, to find out more, about their work & finds, please hop over to our other BLOG

I've been trying to make things, & collect things, it's been at times a blessing

Because you can loose yourself for a hour or too....

I do hope if you have the time, you'll be able to join us on

SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER

@ Boxted Village Hall

ShAdoWs BeHiNd Us...

I can't begin to tell you how painful these last few weeks have been.. after a short illness my poor dad passed away recently...

I've tried so hard to keep saying to myself that it's better he's no longer suffering, but it's so hard to really get your head & your heart to accept that you'll never have a conversation again, never laugh at the same jokes again, or look at one another & know that above all, you understand each other, like no one else does, because you're so alike...It's like a part of me has died as well...

My mum had to go to dad's wallet for something the other day, & came across these photo's of me,... I never knew he carried them around with him all the time...

My very proud dad on my wedding day, he was like a small child grinning from ear to ear all day...

A friend wrote to me & said that everyone leaves a touch of colour & shadows behind them when they leave us....
I hope where ever you are dad, that your colours are shining bright...

10 YeArs MaRRied...

It's been an interesting few weeks to say the least, with a very ill father in hospital, pulling together all the elements for our FAIR & celebrating our 10 years of marriage....

I can't believe where the past 1o years have gone...

From running a business in town for 14 years, to working from home, James taking a massive risk & changing his career, to building & living through 4 extensions at home, to bringing home the curly Mr Alfred our dog...

Threw to new changes & creative adventures here on my blog to web shops & fairs...

Below are some new goodies we're gathering towards our next handmaid & vintage fair..

Be GrEaT To See YoU ThErE...

Plans are well underway

Sooooo many lovely handmades...

So many beautiful vintage goodies to bring to you...

I hope you're coming.....???

NeW MaKeS....

My lovely pass time...

Playing about with paper...

Butterflies & bunting cards...

OnE FoR YouR DiArY...

Preparations are under way.....

More info to follow...

Put it in your dairy.....

MaKeRs & SeLLeRs....

As many of you may, or may, not know, we already currently, do two HANDMAID & VINTAGE FAIRS a year, one in the Spring & another at Christmas time, & we're in the process of going to a much larger hall & are looking for more stall holders to join us…

We are looking for handmade & vintage people, making & selling these items only please, in & around the Essex & Suffolk area, sorry but we are NOT looking for ‘buy in’ gift wear stall holders, or anymore card or jewellery sellers, but would love to hear from sellers that sell vintage haberdashery & or linens.....
If you would like to join us, Please do get in touch, where I can give you more details regarding this up & coming event...

WiShiN' & A HoPiN'.....

Wishing & dreamin this Caravan was mine... here's my inspiration.....

Small enough & cute enough...
*All images from cool caravan

Another delightful morning a car bootin'..., early bird catches the worms...
An old trunk to be our storage & coffee table in our kitchen,..
just waiting for me to line the inside with ticking...

Old tin bath & flour tin, waiting for plants & flowers to be planted...

I'm a sucker for an old tin... holding papers, photo's & the like, lovely baker light handles, which will replace the two on a cupboard in our kitchen, & a pot, waiting to have dried lavender resting inside it...

An EvEniNgS WoRk.....

Had some time off today.. lovely...

Walked Mr Alfie first thing

Mooched about a car boot

Ate ice cream

Enquired about a new/larger hall for our Christmas Fair

& made stuff.......

What things did you do today..?

LiKe A CeLeB....

*image from sepiasmiles blog

Must share this with you....

When I started this blog, & hand making lark, I was just someone that loved paper, making things, & was 'just' happy that someone else well, liked them too... & enough to dig deep in their pocket to buy things from me....

So I started a blog, mainly to write stuff about things I liked, had seen, & wanted to share...

Along the way I have 'met' some truly lovely people, people that have encouraged me lynn (which led me to send some work in, that then got published!!), people that have sent me lovely cards in the post saying how they loved the things they'd bought from me, & most recently people that have blogged Roseanna about me....

I just want to say... A BIG thank YOU...

HaTcHiNg A PLaN......

Ooh aren't these just Divine.... gotta an idea...

more another time pehaps.. these were found here

& here are somethings I've been working on, glass pins & glass pendants, french style note-lets, & more ceramic brooches the others flew out of the salon......!!