Grey Dey Thursdey-ish

Well it is almost still Thursday somewhere, probably, maybe. I wanted to do a little post to link up with Petite Michelle Louise's Grey Dey party, which I enjoy so much every week.

A few silver grey religious items found at a French brocante -

And a few of the dark grey shell buttons ( are they mother of pearl? ), mixed in with some very old French coins and two tiny little shot cups -

Toodlepip xxx

Too much, too much !

I have lost the plot already, lol, and I thought I was going to be so organised whilst we are here in France. I had intended to photograph and list straight after every brocante, post as soon I had made or done something, blog at least every couple of days. Alas, I find myself miles behind and desperately trying to catch up once again. Sigh.

So, where to start? I was just looking at Petite Michelle Louise's Grey Dey Thursdey post, so lets start with a bit of GREY ;-). Here are a few recent brocante finds in glorious grey -

This lovely old lace might have started out as a steely blue. Maybe, difficult to tell. It has faded to a gorgeous grey/ivory and is so perfect for my craft projects -

I am so bad at keeping my promises. I know I said a few days ago that I would post photographs of more of those beautiful antique French clothes the next day. I failed miserably, of course. But as white goes very well with grey, I'll post some of the photos now.

This full length night gown really is the most amazing one I have come across. I am sure it must make you feel like Royalty wearing something so incredibly fine. This was the little teaser I posted -

and here it is -

I think while I am on a roll, I'll prepare another post and schedule it for tomorrow ;-).

Until then, thank you for visiting and toodlepip xxx

Happy First of May and silver grey brocante finds for Grey Dey Thursdey

What a beautiful, fragrant French tradition, the giving of 'muguet', Lily of the Valley, on the 1st of May. Today is a bank holiday in France, Labour Day, and also the day when people give each other little bunches of 'muguet' as a good luck token. I can't give you real ones, but perhaps the images will do the same and bring you all good luck. 

Everywhere I looked today, there were bunches of Lily of the Valley for sale, and their scent in the air was so delightful. Where did I see them? At a brocante, of course! Which brings me neatly to the second part of the post, the Grey Dey Thursdey bit :-). 

I almost didn't make it. We got into the car at 7am, bright eyed and bushy tailed, lol, and............ it wouldn't start. Flat battery. ARRGGHHH. Now as you know we live in the deepest countryside, very little moves on a normal day, and on a bank holiday, well, just about nothing at all, lol. And you can't just knock on the nearest neighbours' door at 7am on a holiday, lol. So my poor darling husband stood in what passes for the main road near our house ( about as wide as a country lane, lol ) and waited for someone to drive by. And waited. And waited some more. And finally, somebody did drive by, and eventually, 2 hours after the planned start, we got going. Hurrah. But I did find a few lovely old things, so it was all worth it. I'll just show you the silver grey treasures though, so that I can link the post to Petite Michelle Louise's lovely GREY DEY THURSDEY linky party ;-) -

And I'll leave you with another little bunch of muguet -

Thank you all for your very kind comments on previous posts and of course for stopping by today. Toodlepip xxx

Baking on a Grey Dey

Did I say Baking? Errmm, well, not exactly, lol, just admiring some sweet old French baking forms, thats all. It is a rather grey day though, a nice all over pearly grey, just the right colour for Petite Michelle Louise's GREY DEY THURSDEY party!

I found these little darlings at the antiques fair on Sunday -

Thank you for all the lovely comments on the lace I showed in the last couple of posts. It is good to know that I am not the only one who goes a little weak at the knees over these beautiful things.

For more beautiful greys visit Petite Michelle Louise HERE.

Toodlepip xxx

Grey Dey Thursdey

Grey. Grey is the only colour I see outside these days. The rain just goes on and on and on. Every once in a while we get an hour or two of respite, even a little patch of blue sky and a ray of sunshine, but those moments are very few and far between. THAT kind of grey I am not liking very much right now. But, there is always the other kind of grey, the silvery kind :-) ! I had searched through my stash for some silver grey hearts for a little project I have been thinking about, and while they were on my desk, I thought I might as well take some pics -

Whilst looking for something to put them on, I came across this commemorative wine bottle coaster -

I hope that the grey in your life refers to gorgeous little treasures, not the weather. For more beautiful greys, check Petite Michelle Louise's GREY DEY THURSDEY post.

Toodlepip xxx

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH, I was just about to link this post to Michelle's party, when I saw my name in her post! Woohoo, I am one of the winners of the gorgeous totes she had found and showed last week. Thank you so much, Michelle! Right, off to link up now :-).

The Velvet Touch

I have been making a few little Suffolk Puffs out of this gorgeous silver grey velvet fabric. They are for a project I have in mind, but knowing me, it will probably just stay in my mind for a long time, lol. It is so relaxing making these little puffs though and the velvet fabric feels so nice, so I might just carry on making them and use them to put into the grey fabric and embellishment kits I occasionally put in my Etsy shop -

You can find more beautiful greys over at Petite Michelle Louise's GREY DEY THURSDEY party.

Toodlepip, xxx