Treasures from the fair!

So yesterday I had the pleasure of a fabulous day out at the Silver Springs Antique Fair with the lovely Miss Mona Bells to hunt for treasure! 

My big prize of the day of course, is this incredible 19th century HMV gramophone, complete with tin horn, a collection of wild swing records and plenty of needles to keep us going for a while! It has the iconic and beautiful background crackling, and I adore the little hand painted logo on the front. Doesn't it look so sweet in our kitchen? Perfect for the odd dance around the place in the morning with Heidi ;) Needless to say, my life is now considerably more complete now.

I also got my mitts on some bits and pieces of beautiful hand painted china, as well as some fun, colourful Royal Tara. I'm come to accept, that a girl can never own too many pretty teacups, no matter how small her kitchen may be and don't even try to resist any more.

I got this dinky little Victorian trinket box, which well to do ladies would have kept on their dresser to store their engagement ring and other precious pieces of jewellery in at night. I love glass boxes and display cases in general, and it reminded me of a terrarium, so I had to have it!

Finally I got a good deal on a handful of lovely silver thimbles which I plan to make into necklaces, I especially love this one which says 'Forget me not' across it.

We also have a date planned for next weekend as I'm going to be attending my very first auction, with lunch and drinks after, and I am beyond excited about what bargains await! What vintage treasures have you dug up lately?

Giveaway!

 Over at the Ruby Robin Boutique page I am hosting a very special collaborative giveaway for a pair of my 'Make a wish' dandelion seed earrings and a 'Feed your face' gift set full of amazing goodies from Cork based organic skincare company Bia Beauty! Don't miss your chance to win all these fabulous treats, the competition runs until next Sunday and you can enter here! Good luck :)

Sun, strawberries and kitty cats!

 

Today was spent out at our allotment, weeding, watering and picking strawberries in the sun and muggy heat. I don't know how we did it, but I have never seen such huge strawberries as the first few ripe ones we picked from our own plot today! Although we are quite behind with our garden this year, we have still been able to enjoy our own salad, kale, herbs, rhubarb and strawberries so far, and the broccoli and beetroot haven't long to go before they're ready too!

When we got home, we had the strawberries with whipped cream sweetened with the last few spoons of the mountain wildflower honey we brought home from our travels in Bosnia last summer, and gave the cats a little of the cream too as a treat. They then spent ages licking their lips and washing their faces like little bunnies after.

Then we went up to the garden and played with the cats in the grass for an hour or so. We're moving to a new house in a couple of weeks, and while we will have a small front garden and patio there, we want to make the most of our chance to play with them in the long grass.

Sneak peak from the Kinsale craft market!

 

Of some new designs all packed up and ready to go to the Kinsale craft market in the morning! I have a crazy weekend of trading ahead of me with my good friend Molly of Ewe Sir, with three fulls days of crafts fairs, so I'm really happy to have some new things to bring with me! 

I love how these little vintage thimble pendants turned out, I've been meaning to make them for ages and I think they're so wonderfully whimsical. The glass rose orb necklace is such a romantic and elegant piece, full of blushing cerise rose petals and suspended on a beautiful cobweb like bronze chain.

 I'm also getting to try out my brand new display tomorrow, so I hope I'll have some pictures of that to share with you soon! Hope you all have a lovely sunny Bank Holiday weekend where ever you are!