Mad about hats!

In my last post, I mentioned that I something was being hand made for me. Well there it is! A cloche hat made by Clare - Daisy Darling. I have admired her work ever since she began making hats. I have a small head and as a result I find it hard to get hats that fit me. I usually have to go to the children's section and the selection can be rather limited and not very grown up looking... To have a hat made to fit my head perfectly is wonderful! I am so pleased with it, I love it! Already thinking about which colour to go for next... :-)





I arranged to meet up with Clare in Frome where the Christmas Artisan Market was on. It was packed! The stalls went all the way up St Catherine's Hill. The shops were open and the whole place was filled with a Christmassy atmosphere.




Really liked these tweed hats. I love tweed and hats, the perfect combination!




Boho


Boho


Poot (Some of Clare's hats are also for sale here)


Poot






















Yes I couldn't resist the blue tweed hat in the end...It was a good day for hats! Well it's like shoes and handbags, you can never have too many :-)

A bientôt!

Isabelle X

What I bought at the V&H Fair

As promised in my previous post, here are the pictures of some of the things I bought at The V&H FAIR....


A pretty and delicate blouse from Tamzin - The Little Vintage Company


I fell in love with this purse the instant I saw it. It's from Viv - Hen's Teeth.


The inside of the purse is very pretty too.


A hand knitted beret and two hand knitted scarves from Liz - The Washerwoman. I have bought a few berets from Liz over the past couple of years as I really like them, they are a perfect fit.


The scarves were very reasonably priced and beautifully made.




Pretty lace & velvet Ribbon and little cut out paper people from Donna - Donna Flower
Black buttons from Sue - Dairy House Antiques


Dogs card from Sue - Pennychoo and the Kitten Christmas card from Hen - HenHouse


This is a special surprise gift bought by Phoebe at the fair. She bought the piece of jewellery from Leonore - International Quality Kitsch and the lavender scented heart from Tracey - The Vintage Bothy. Thank you Phoebe!

I made a couple of other purchases but which will arrive in the post separately, one of them is being made to order. More will be revealed when I receive them...

A bientôt!

Isabelle X

The Vintage and Handmade Christmas Fair 2010

Acorn & Will

Today Alan, Miss P and I went to Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. This is the 3rd or 4th time that I have visited this fair which is held twice a year. The standard of stalls was high as ever! We arrived around 11am and the fair was in full swing, it was so busy that at times it was hard to take pictures but I did my best to give you a flavour of what was there. This year the fair was even bigger, the upstairs floor was also used. So many stalls! So much choice! Who is complaining though, you can never have too much choice...


Acorn & Will


Shabby Chick (Amanda -Totnes Market)


Shabby Chick (Amanda -Totnes Market)


Helen Roskell


The Vintage Bothy (Tracey)




Donna Flower


Donna Flower




The Washerman (Liz)


The Washerman (Liz)


The Devil Makes Work (Woo)


Country Cottage Chic (Jayne stall holder and fair organiser)




HenHouse (Hen)




Sal's Snippets


Textile Treasure Seeker (Katie)


This'n'That Totnes (Lesley)












Dairy House Antiques Semley (Sue)


Dairy House Antiques Semley (Sue)


Nostalgia Shepton Mallet (Niki)


Nostalgia Shepton Mallet (Niki)


Hen's teeth (Viv)


Hen's teeth (Viv)


Cowboys and Custard (Michele Stall holder and Fair organiser)

It was yet another fantastic event. Looking forward to the next Vintage and Handmade Fair!


After the fair we headed for Bath to have a late lunch in Cafe Rouge and to do a spot of shopping.


Bath looked very festive as day light faded and the lights came on.

I did of course made some lovely purchases at the V&H Fair which I will share with you in my next post.

A bientôt!

Isabelle X
P.S: I will add links soon...