The Brocante is open!!!

Well, our summer season is underway, the first guests are settling in, and the Brocante is re-stocked and filled to the brim with yummy treasures sourced over the long and cold winter months. We just need the sun to start shining, and finally summer will be here!

French birds!

Ooh La La!!! These lovely French chickens have been rehomed to a French lady up the road, who asked for Tricolour birds made from vintage torchons and kitchen linens. I particularly liked "no 161" in the corner! Others are available, £16 ea...ch, plus £3.50 postage to the uk. For ease of delivery they will come un filled, but with a handy hidden zip, you would just need to fill with sand, rice or a mixture of wheat and French lavender like these 3. A bag of dried lavender can be supplied at a nominal fee, and then be mixed with a heavier filling of your choice. Each bird is 25cm x 25cm and weighs about 1.5kg when full, so plenty large enough to keep the heaviest doors open.

A girl can never have enough handbags...

So I made myself one to go with my new duck egg blue and chocolate spotty  winter coat...

And I think I got a bit carried away.....

Here's  hoping the Christmas markets are busy this year!!

And here they are...

My decorated elephant's feet, for your decorated princesses....

Elephants feet!!!

We went to India earlier this year, took 1000's of photos, and this one is the inspiration for my next project...watch this space!

Reversible handbags...

Just trying a new idea, reversible handbags....What do you think?