FUN AT THE FAIR

I can't believe that amost a week has gone by since the Spring V&H Fair! I have been meaning to write a blog post & show you my stall since Sunday but as always time just seems to fly by.

So...here goes....it was a lovely day as usual with 40 stalls brimming with wonderful goodies & 800 eager visitors making a beeline for their favoured items. Everything from jewellery & ceramics to vintage toys & fabrics...even a flower bedecked taxidermy 'pink footed goose' made an appearance on Niki's stall! The ladies of Rangeworthy kept everyone plied with endless cups of tea & coffee & delicious cakes which raised almost £300 for charity - well done ladies!

Thanks to all the fabulous stallholders & visitors for making it such an enjoyable day.

My stall.....vintage swans, books & china.

 The vintage toy department.

I even had some boy's toys!

Daffodil teaset.

Bluebird china.

 Little toys.

Doggies.

Dollies.

More toys.

Snowy - a very big dog.

If you'd like to see photos of the fair do pop along to our Facebook album here: Spring V&H 2013

The Latest Addition To The Stable

This week sees another vintage horse joining the Country Cottage Chic stable.
This is a 1950's Mobo 'Prairie King' rocking horse.

The black blob on the old wicker chair is Purdy....we have two of these old chairs outside & the cats love to sleep on them & use them as scratching posts too.

All Quiet & Vintage Finds

At last the carpet is down & there is no more 'clip,clip,thud,clunk' on the stairs. It feels so thick & squishy & luxurious underfoot & we are very pleased with it.


Lucy had to do a bit of stair modelling....


As did Cowboy the rocking horse who is stabled up here....


This bit where the stairs split is one of the dogs favourite places to sleep - they can watch what is going on downstairs & sneakily attempt to trip up anyone walking up or down the stairs! As you can see Toby blends in quite well so is camouflaged in the dark & can get up to his naughty tricks....


This week I have been working on sorting out & pricing goodies for the V&H Fashion & Textiles Fair which is under two weeks away. I bought myself a rail & got to work on fabrics & tablecloths & a few items of vintage clothing including baby dresses. There is even a pretty blue girdle by Triumph - it is marked Medium but is sooo tiny!

For those of you on Facebook we do have a V&H page where we post updates & news if you'd like to 'like' us!


I also wanted to share a couple of vintage toys that I bought recently. I have collected antique & vintage dolls & toys since I was a child so am always excited to find something new for my collection.

I bought these little Edith Reynolds horses which are in super condition - they were made in the 40's & 50's & were sold through retailers such as Harrods & Hamleys. They are made from calf skin over a wire frame & filled with rubber. You could buy tack & riders for them too. They are a forerunner of the beloved Julip horses of my childhood.


Who could resist this sad looking Panda? He was just crying out to come home with me, so here he is flanked by two doggie friends! Isn't he cute?

Two Happy Dolls

Well, here are the girls, clean & spruced up in new outfits. I didn't make these - knitting is not my favourite occupation. I have dressed them in knitted clothing as these are the sort of little outfits I used to have for my dolls so I thought they were appropriate replacements for their original clothes.


I have decided that Tearful Cheerful will stay with me to replace my long lost childhood doll, but as I do still have my old Tiny Tears this one will be coming along to the Vintage & Handmade Fair on Saturday, along with a 1970's Silver Cross pram, a Pedigree push along dog & a Scotty friend too!

I am so looking forward to Saturday but am mildly panicking about having everything ready for then so must love & leave you & get back to sorting & pricing stock!!

Toy Museum

Today Mr Cottage & I set off on a jaunt to Stow on the Wold as I wanted to visit the toy museum there & it was well worth the trip. It was stuffed to the rafters with a most delicious selection of dolls, toys & vintage childhood ephemera. I felt quite envious!

I think in this instance pictures speak louder than words, although these were taken with my phone camera, through glass & without a flash so some of them aren't brilliant! Click on the photos & they will enlarge so you can enjoy the details.

It is definitely worth a visit!