I got all excited when I spotted this lovely beaded fringeing on one stall -
and even more excited when I unearthed this in a paper bag, a piece of gorgeous Victorian jet beaded fringeing. I have to confess to fondling it for quite a while, lol -
This Edwardian copper planter had seen better days, the rim is somewhat "fluted" to put it kindly, lol, but its big and bold and solid copper, and I love it -
And a couple more copper bits, dirty, dull, and in desperate need of a polish, but luuurvely -
Isn't this just the dinkiest, girliest, fluffiest, loveliest little powderpuff? To-die-for pink swansdown with a pretty little pink bow, never used as far as I can tell -
I bought it really to go with one of the one-off crystal powder bowls I have been collecting, filled with the talc free body powders I make, but it is so lovely, I may just have to keep it for myself.
Still going with the soap business side of things, I found another shaving mug, this time a Crabtree & Evelyn one, to go with the shaving soaps I make, again special edition one-offs -
When I look at the things I have bought over the years, it really looks like I collect just about anything under the sun, lol. But come on, tins are not just collectors items, they are so useful! They can be filled with buttons, and pens, and beads, and a million other things, so I didn't feel at all guilty for adding this little darling to the others. It is a Cadbury's Three Queens tin -
Can't go to a boot fair without getting a necklace or two to recycle, remake, restring, lol. That lovely green one is some kind of stone, no idea what, the other one is plastic, but so pretty -
I thought I had done quite well until then, total spent £5.40, that was until I hit the last row and spent 15 minutes and £5 all at the same stall! Almost unheard of for me, lolol, but this is what I spent the fiver on, thinking all the time how happy my friend JJ would be for me -
BEADS BEADS BEADS BEADS BEADS BEADS SWAROVSKI BEADS BEADS BEADS BEADS
Oooh, oooh, look, drool, swoon, drool some more, Swarovski crystals -
Thats it folks boot fair wise, probably for a little while. I won't be able to go booting this weekend, I have a two day craft fair to do, but I may be able to squeeze one in the weekend after, weather permitting.
Hmm, I just had a thought, I suppose I really oughta mention another purchase I made, which was loads of dosh for me to spend at a boot fair, but................ they are plants, so they don't count. I bought two hanging baskets absolutely frothing over with the most delightful pink petunias. The baskets are massive, and I so adore that gorgeous light pink. They are for the garden, which is outside the house, so they are not part of any collections, so there.
TTFN xx
