V&H FAIR GOODIES

Well, what a day! The Vintage and Handmade Fair Christmas 2009 was fantastic and I did not come back empty handed. As well as doing some shopping, it was a great opportunity to say hello to fellow bloggers. The selection of items for sale was plentiful and the standard very high!

Miss P came along too and had a fantastic time. She enjoyed chatting away and walking around the stalls with the very sweet Munchkin (Hen), looking at the vintage Christmas baubles & comparing favourite colours.

I had half expected this to be said within 30 minutes of being at the fair: " When are we going?" Instead, after having had lunch at a nearby cafe called the Pink Panther (One of Miss P's favourite cartoons) she asked to go back to the fair again. Music to my ears!

I'd like to thank my lovely husband Alan who took a lot of photos of the fair first thing (3d photos to follow shortly, he is working on them as we speak) and then patiently waited for the rest of the day whilst I had a very good look around! Not a single moan..

Here are some of my purchases...


Two cute owls from Hen - HenHouse, Red boot decoration from Liz - Pretty Practicals
Fabrics from Donna - Donna Flower, Viv- Hen's Teeth , Amanda -Shabby Chick & Lizzie - The Washerwoman


Soaps from Jayne - Slimbridge Soaps


Decorated Crystals, pink, purple & blue beautiful corsage flowers and postcards from Niki - Nostalgia at the Stone House




Grey & White vintage sheet & Purple flowers peg bag from Amanda (Shabby Chick - Totnes Friday Market)
Strawberry brooch from Jayne- Country Cottage Chic


Buttons from Leonore - International Quality Kitsch


Heart from Sal - Sal's Snippets, buttons from Leonore- International Quality Kitsch






Pillow cases from Lucy - Lucy Bloom & very pretty brooch from Viv- Hen's Teeth

PHOTOS OF THE FAIR ITSELF IN 2D AND 3D WILL FOLLOW SOON!

KEEP LOOKING!

ALAN IS WORKING AS FAST AS HE CAN CONVERTING THE PHOTOS IN TO 3D BUT IT TAKES TIME.

A bientôt!

Isabelle X

NEXT WEEKEND see the V&H FAIR in another DIMENSION...

Next Saturday (14Th November), I will be going to the V&H Fair with Alan and Miss P. Youpi!... If you haven't been there before, it really is worth the day out. It will be the perfect place do to some Christmas shopping and to treat yourself, as well as meet fellow bloggers. You will NOT be disappointed!

Michele & Jayne (the organisers of this fair), have kindly agreed for Alan to photograph the event in 3d.

SO, DIG OUT YOUR 3D GLASSES (red & cyan) as next weekend, I will be doing a post of the V&H fair in 3d. For those of you who can't make it there, it will be just as if you were there. Well... almost!

If you wish to buy a pair of 3d glasses, please email me at suzysvintageattic@gmail.com
Cost: £1 each p&p INCLUDED (UK only)


Shabby Chick's (Amanda) stall at the V&H Fair May 2009

For those of you who are not all that familiar with 3d photography see photos below or click HERE for some examples. All photos taken by Alan (www.somerset3d.co.uk)

You will need to click on the photo to enlarge it and will require the 3d glasses to get the 3d effect. Take a few seconds to let your eyes adjust to the photo as at first you may not get the 3d effect.


Dog peeping through a garden door


Monte-Carlo


Chesterblade, Somerset


Galhampton, Somerset


Wellow, Somerset


Cactus, Sardinia


Mells, Somerset


Bruton Church, Somerset


Bruges, Belgium

A bientôt!

Isabelle X

DORSET PUDDLES Part 2

Following on from my PREVIOUS post....

After our night's stay in BRIANTSPUDDLE, we left our B&B and walked to the post office/shop situated just yards away. I bought some lovely cards from original watercolours by Mary Sherwood, they are all of Briantspuddle.


The building on the left is the village hall and the one on the left is the post office/shop. On a Sunday it opens for a couple of hours in the morning.


After that we headed back to the car and drove straight for LULWORTH COVE to have a walk along the coast.
It was a VERY BLUSTERY day!



I always have a look to see what has been washed up, there wasn't much this time.


A steep walk uphill, looking back to where we parked our car.


We were walking against the wind and it was HARD WORK but the views were rewarding.


After our walk we popped into Country Wines in Lulworth Cove (surprisingly no website).They have a fantastic selection of wines, liqueurs and beers. We came back with some ginger wine (delicious and warming) and some Piddle Beer ;-)) (a local ale)




We headed for Wareham


We stopped here and had a car picnic


After Wareham we made our way back to the outskirts of Briantspuddle, there is a lovely forest there.




A cottage in the woods


View from the back of that cottage



After the forest walk, we had one last walk around Briantspuddle itself before it was time to head back home to Somerset.


This is where the Post office/shop used to be when I lived in Affpuddle.

















I really like this cottage, very unsual in shape


The sun is going down and after several miles worth of walking, it's time to go back home.

Affpuddle & Briantspuddle have a strong sense of community and take pride in their villages. They often hold events in the village hall which many villagers attend. They are lovely places to live in!

As mentioned in previous post, I have very fond memories of the time when I lived In Affpuddle in the early 1980's.

A bientôt!

Isabelle X