First Class Vintage Bazaar

The  first Vintage Bazaar at Strathacathro Hall, Inchbare was a first class event. Thanks to Fancy That? Paul and Carol for the work in organising the event and attracting so many visitors.

No thanks to me for the lack of decent photos. As ever, when it's busy, pix are the last priority.

 This is Hazel and this is her photo - I hope she doesn't mind my copying it

I did move off the stall to take some but became distracted by Hazel's lovely Vintage Tea Party dishes and bought three items from her.

Hazel's lovely Mum

As always, I met some lovely customers and potential  - once I've checked the stamp on my cereal bowls, the shape of a  pouffe I saw somewhere and photographed some of the piles of 'stuff' in my house - customers.

One aspect of the day I enjoyed was that it was a real rural event. Stall holders were drawn from Forfar and Glamis, via Laurencekirk , Edzell and Fettercairn to Stonehaven and Bieldside. I've started linking so I'll see how many more I can manage, Gladrags, Encore dress agency, Pend Emporium, Salt, Swatchmaker - I think that's it for now.

Customers had come from as far as Aberdeen, but most were from here and there around the Mearns and North Angus and a lot appreciated that they didn't have to hake away into Dundee or Aberdeen with the traffic and parking implications that entails. "More Country Venues" - that'll be my new campaign for 2013 - or more correctly, 'let's take more events into the venues that already exist in the countryside' but that's not so snappy! (I'm out of circulation for the first three weeks of April, but I'd have liked to sign up for the Easter event in the Inglis Hall Edzell and one in Laurencekirk.)

Anyway it was a great day, I've got more space in my house; I'm looking forward to clearing out even more, and the three small things I bought are useful, beautiful and joyful, too. Now, all I have to do is prepare for lambing.

 PS  'Hello' to the friends of Eric the Peacock, I hope he comes home. If anyone finds him, he is missing from a home near near Inchbare Hall.

Mid Century Modern

After torrential rain this afternoon, the sun came out so I took some pix of the things I am taking to Inchbare Hall, between Edzell and Brechin, on St Patrick's Day. I hope everyone can see and admire the splayed legs - very modern. 

The azaleas on this lovely, neat little table, are a mother's day present to me from my Jack Russell, Tilly. She stayed with my neighbours while I was at the Funk Fair last week and when I picked her up, it turned out she had asked the neighbours to take her shopping for a present for me . . .

The cross bars on this stool are the reason the stool is still stable after 50 years or so, while the legs of modern ones go skeewiff after a couple of years.

This little stool is so-o-o 1960s and astonishingly, the woven cane seat is still in perfect condition. Maybe it's not so astonishing at all, just an other example of the quality of vintage furniture and one of the reasons it appeals to people.

This nursing chair is a perfect piece of untouched mid century modern. The springs are good, the moquette is clean with very slight signs of wear.

 Apologies to serious vintage lovers, now, but this is a response to a request for pink lace.

 This looks too orangey - the effect of the sun setting in the west.

This is a better representation of the real shade of pink.

Just the weather to relax outside with a good book - and a thick jumper! Looking forward to the Vintage Fair at Inchbare. . .  Seeya there!

Frosty Teacups

Another great Gin in Teacups fair in Dundee - despite snow falling and blowing outside.

For a change, I remembered the camera and managed to take some pix;   

I tried to get an impression of the fair, although I should have taken more 'face on' pix like these above, to show the goods on sale.

Some stalls had a wide range of goods, others focused on one product.

Chloe's cards deserve a better pic than this, they are (laser?) cut and can be made to order.

There was wide variety of styles - and products, from fashion to furniture and even fire lighters!

 Some dark, and some very colourful.

Customers varied; families of three generations enjoyed the day - and grannies bought too.

This has to be my most exciting customer of the day - she bought this jumper from me at one of my first fairs and says it is now her favourite jumper. I bought it in the 1980s and I'm sure she won't see another one like it. I think it was knitted on a domestic knitting machine. The intricacy of the pattern is astonishing. There were plenty produced with rows of free standing sheep - Princess Diana wore one - but these are overlapped and interlocked, not unlike an overhead view of a real gathering of big numbers of sheep. The designer put a lot of thought into the pattern, before computers took the heavy work out of graphics.The jumper was too small for me but I liked it, and kept it to make into a cushion.
That didn't happen, but I'm pleased it has found a good home with someone who appreciates the work that went into it.  

 Speaking of home, nice to see some painted furniture.

 Lots of pretty things, even a live fairy, whose wings are just visible in the bottom right corner.

Sorry to anyone I missed. 

 Some of the pix were a bit fuzzy - sorry about that, too!

Remember - next event is Vintage Fair at Inchbare Hall March 17th.

 

PS - I hope to photograph some crockery and a pink lace cardi - for those who asked - in the next day or two, but have been busy today.