SHERBORNE DIGBY HALL MONTHLY MARKET

Sorry my posts on here are sporadic these days!!
Remember folks, I usually only post on Instagram now!!!

But I do have some exciting news to share...

Next Saturday I'll be at the Sherborne Digby Hall Monthly Market.
This will be the first time I've traded at this market, so I'm really looking forward to being at a different venue and meeting new people!
 

Sherborne is an amazing historic town in Dorset, so come along to the market and soak up the atmosphere of this lovely place.

See you there!!
I'll be in the Main Hall!

 
 

ARTS AND CRAFTS BELLOWS

On my travels to look for new stock, its always nice when you find something unusual and amazing!

 

Take a look at this...

Wooden bellows with a striking carved face of a Medieval king.

 

With their more unusual long handles, they stand at 116cm long, and also feature an intricate carving on them. 

 

Made during the Arts and Crafts Movement of roughly 1880 to the early 20th Century, the ethos of this movement saw the revival of decorative Medieval designs and motifs.

They'll be on sale soon ... when I can bear to part with them!

MID-CENTURY MAYHEM!

For a while now I've been dabbling in all things Mid-Century.

 

Funny how things turn out and how your tastes and inspirations change.

I still do an eclectic vintage mix of anything from Victorian to the 1980s, but seem to be drawn to that 50s to 70s thing at the moment!

I mostly do furniture, and this week I've been restoring and sprucing up an amazing set of drawers.

Check these out...

 

I'll be doing a specialised Mid-Century fair in April, more news on that to follow!

MARCH TOUR DATES!

Finally things are starting to happen!!

Although I've done a few fairs so far this year, it's nice to have a few dates to put on the calendar!

So here goes for March...

Sunday 5th March:

GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET

Saturday 11th March:
LANGPORT VINTAGE MARKET

Sunday 26th March:

BRIDPORT VINTAGE MARKET 

 

Hope to see you at one of them!

 

COLLAGE!

Here is a collage artwork I finished recently ...

Everything used on here are from recycled and reused items.

I found the antique frame in a skip, just thrown away, so I rescued it knowing I could use it for something.

All the images are cut from all sorts of magazines and newspapers, that again would just be thrown away.

That's the thing with people dealing with vintage and antique items, we reuse and recycle everything!

I can never believe what gets chucked out, and I'm also finding more and more that recycle centres are throwing away perfectly good items that could have a second life.

I used to love doing digital collages, but I'm into doing physical collage and decoupage at the moment, especially when I can reuse these bits and pieces.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Well that's January done at last!!!

To be honest, it was a very slow start to the year.

Bad weather, not being able to get out, people not spending money, and worst of all ... no vintage markets!!!

At least that was remedied, with my first market of the year, at the Giant Shepton Flea on the 22nd.

Brilliant to be back out there and selling, I was missing getting up at 4am and standing around all day!!!

Had a brilliant days trading, and it really boosted my flagging confidence.

I've also been lucky recently with new stock, finding some amazing stuff, which makes me think things really are springing back to life now. 

 

As the weather has finally been drier recently, I've managed to get out into my yard and start again on some renovation projects. My house is literally full of stuff waiting to be sorted out!

Us vintage traders are the best recyclers in the world, as we can spot things left abandoned by a roadside, rescue them, and then give them a new lease of life.

The last thing I found was a 1950s Lloyd Loom seat, which had been left out in the rain.

I'm currently repairing it and re-covering the seat, and will be out at the markets soon seeking a new home!

Talking of markets, my next one will be the brilliant Langport Vintage Market on 11th February! 

Do come along if you are in the Somerset/South West area, and fancy seeing some amazing vintage stuff!

See you there!

FIRST MARKET OF 2023!!

Finally I'll be back out on the road for a market this Sunday, at the GIANT SHEPTON FLEA MARKET!

I love this event, as its huge and full of amazing stuff.

I also love the challenge of finding unusual and interesting vintage items to bring along.

Has been a long old January so far, but I've been busy getting ready for this event.

 

So come along if you can and getting spending!!!