What happened...

Well, we did it!

I'm not going to lie, it went OK. To be quite honest, the fair itself was not quite what we expected. It was more of a antique/ carboot sale that took place inside. There was only two other tables selling handmade things, all the rest were selling general stuff from home or antique jewelery etc. Also, the weather was not on our side - it was beautifully sunny all day and most people were on the beach (not that I blame them!)

However, we did sell a few things, Adam's prints went down well - especially the donkey and seagull ones. I didn't sell any cushions unfortunately, though I did sell some cards and brooch's.

We have come up with a strategy to try and book at stall at a more crafty themed fair - perhaps nearer Christmas when people have presents in mind. I think the end of August is a hard time to sell crafts as everyone is low on money thanks to the holidays, plus there are not really any seasonal activities going on like Easter or Valentines Day for example.

Thanks to everyone who came to see us on Sunday - we are going to concentrate on sites like Etsy and Folksy over the next few months so keep an eye out for those.

Sarah
xxx

Come see us tomorrow....

Good Morning to you all on this rainy bank holiday Saturday!

Just a quick post to let you know that our little tester stall called 'Enjoy the Little Things' will be making its debut tomorrow. Adam and I have tried our very best to make things which are a little bit different, items which we hope people will love and want to snap up! It will only be a small stall, with quite a random mix of stuff, but we are using this as an experiment to see what sells and what doesn't...

So just to confirm, the venue for our stall is The Grand Hotel, the fair is tomorrow (26th August) and starts at 11 and ends at 4.

Heres a few photo's so you know what to expect....

One from my series of doggy embroidered cushions

dreamcatcher made from vintage ribbon and buttons

My mums lovely hand stitched bunting 

French Fancies....

Bonjour!

Well the wedding and all its loveliness is over (sigh!) Thank you cards have been sent out,  the honeymoon has been and gone and all the wedding stuff has been packed away carefully until we decide what to do with it all! What a whirlwind the past couple of months have been, but its quite nice to get back to normal as the new Mr and Mrs Moore....

I'm quite proud of myself this week as I have been busy making for my little tester stall on the 26th August. In fact, so has Adam - he is making some local monoprints which he hopes to turn in to postcards. I have been making a variety of items with some of the gorgeous bits and bobs I found whilst honeymooning in Paris. The flea market at Vanves was a particularly good spot for finding some vintage goodies - old buttons, material, ribbon, badges and stamps - it was all there, I could have spent all day rifling through!

We stayed in a very quirky B & B in Paris, called Une Chambre à Montmartre - Paris.  The room was fantastic, decorated with all sorts of antiques, stripes and lush colours. It was a style that I had never really seen before - the use of old curiosities such as old clock faces stood on miniature plate stands and glass paperweights used simply as decoration. It has inspired me to try and create things that combine the old and the new, and stay away from the obvious ideas of decorating everything with cupcakes and cherries etc! I'll leave you with a few piccies, look out for more posts this weekend....

Clock faces removed from the casing 

Quirky mirrors all placed together

Variety of french combs framed