Glitzy and girly....

Lots of pressed glass was sold these last two weeks at the  Rival Arts Christmas Fairs in Durham and Hexham...

Fabric pictures, silver plate, cutlery and bowls of hyacinths all disappeared from the table.

Tealights in vintage tins and handbag mirrors made from old fabric and manuscripts proved extremely popular...

And the Annie Sloan French Linen painted dresser did a sterling job displaying white china all weekend

Before finally moving onto its new home on Sunday afternoon.

Two great Fairs.....lots of hard work, but thoroughly enjoyable...meeting fellow exhibitors and customers.

Naturally I had to buy something when I was there...

A heavy, linen pinafore in charcoal grey...with the most amazing pockets,

Big enough to carry a bottle of wine in each pocket...fab!

Thank you Susan at Village Lanterne, love it...

Julie x

Boxes, baskets, bookcases and mags...

Lovely wicker basket with galvanised latch... filled with this year's hydrangea harvest,

Two battered deed boxes in need of attention with fabulous brass maker's label inside....

Pretty little old pine bookcase....ideal for a bedside,

A glazed bookcase or kitchen wall cupboard with original amber glass knobs,

And a large pine dresser now painted Annie Sloan French linen over white, great for a display of all white china I think....

All coming to my Fairs in the next few weeks....starting with Hexham , Northumberland tomorrow.
Priced. packed and ready to go...

And to sit nicely on these pieces of furniture....this month's Country homes and Interiors magazine,

 Featuring my gorgeous friend Helen....her donkeys...

And her to "die for " kitchen where just last week we had coffee and cupcakes round that very same table!

The other gorgeous magazine is the fabulous Danish Jeanne D'Arc Living...

 

Won in a most generous giveaway from Ali @ Betty and Violet

I am thrilled!

So tonight I will be hunkering down reading how to transform furniture...

Swooning over Raw & Natural bedrooms...

 And wishing I had another house to play Scandinavian style re -decorating...

Julie x