Studley Treasures

This morning we got up nice and early and went to sell some clutter at Studley Car Boot Sale.

The sun was shining and it brought out the buyers as well as the booters!

I allowed myself a little wander about and only spent £1.50 in total on a lovely little wind-up gold watch for 50p [which amazingly keeps perfect time!] these old haberdashery cards and a slightly ridiculous mug commemorating the engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Di from 1981. J did not like the mug as much as I did.

Charity shopping: Claret coloured tea glasses

Whilst out shopping today I fell into Age UK [ My best charity shop - Age UK are far less organised and picky about the layout of the store than most others which I think increases the probability of finding treasures.] When I happened across these beautiful red plastic tea glasses. Needless to say, for 50p each, I snapped them up!

I'm not sure how old they are, I suspect quite old because J's Granddad has some almost identical in blue. The glasses themselves I think are a mix of two sets, half are Pyrex and the other half say 'JTJ Made in England' on the base. They'll look lovely in the new flat!

I also bought a pair of knitting needles for my lovely friend Jess who I'm teaching to knit for 20p and a beautiful pair of old Roland Cartier shoes for £2. Unfortunately the shoes are size 38.5 so aren't for keeps, but someone will love them I'm sure!

Trowbridge Textile and Weaving Festival

Yesterday I had a lovely sunny day going to set up my work in the exhibition at Trowbridge Museum for the Trowbridge Textile and Weaving Festival.

[Also a welcome excuse to go and stay and have dinner with my lovely friends in Bristol! An opportunity not to be missed]

The 'Apothecary Bottles' were carefully placed in next to all the old pharmaceutical bits and bobs in the cabinet containing all of the remnants of Aplin's Chemist.

I am just delighted with how well the piece fits in with the rest of the collection!

I'll be back to see the finished exhibition in full when I return to run my series of workshops at the end of the month.

All the details of the workshops and festival events are listed here in the brochure.

Bellows and Sunshine Bargains

Today we took a little trip to Tudor Grange Park.

Our lovely friend Leah of 'Bellows Vintage' was selling her vintage wares.

There was just so many beautiful things to see!

Here she is above looking sunshine-y and happy.

I bought these lovely brooches and this lovely old purse for 50p each from Save The Children stall. I especially love the bug brooch! I'm sad that i probably won't be able to keep them all!

Labels and lovely tins.

Some more little things I've been working on for the window display in Trowbridge.

Going home and rummaging with my Dad in the garage proved very fruitful and there has been lots and lots of lovely old pharmaceutical ephemera. He's given me some beautiful old tins and poison bottles for the display, I'm going to re-label some of them, and leave other to shine as they are!

Here is a little label embroidered from an example I found in the museum collections.

Very Excited.

Pharmaceutical Packaging Embroideries for Trowbridge Museum

I'm back to work and finishing off the pieces I'm showing in the Trowbridge August Festival.

These little embroideries are based on the pharmaceutical collections housed in the museum and will displayed in a chemist themed 'maker' window display in the Haberdashery in the town centre alongside a couple of other pieces which are still in the pipeline.

The Apothecary Bottles (already exhibited in Solihull) based on the exciting trinket-y contents of the Aplin's Chemist cabinet, will be displayed within the museum inside the cabinets alongside the artefacts.

Busy, busy!

Cake.

Yesterday I made a cake for JW's birthday. It had a lot of dinosaurs on!

I don't think there is enough extinct species themed birthday cakes.