I wanted to show you where we are lucky enough to have our caravan pitched this year. Just under the Hergst Ridge in Herefordshire. Mike Oldfield recorded an album following Tubular Bells named hergestridge He retreated to the area after Tubular Bells and could see the Hergest Ridge from his home. 
The Farm is so pretty. These are our views.......
These pictures were taken Saturday. The sun kept popping in and out and so did the rain clouds and the wind was enough to cut you in half. So our plans to get the awning up and make ourselves a little home from home were scuppered. I'm staying optomistic for a decent summer ;-)
A few things made this week for the up and coming Vintage and Handmade Fair vintageandhandmade . Chipping Sodbury, 30th May, 2009. Jayne and Michele have organised what is going to be a fantastic Fair. Try and come along if you can.
A few things made this week for the up and coming Vintage and Handmade Fair vintageandhandmade . Chipping Sodbury, 30th May, 2009. Jayne and Michele have organised what is going to be a fantastic Fair. Try and come along if you can.A collage.
The ladies here are influenced by my love of American Prim dolls/art.
A purse made from vintage French fabric.
A textile collage. I do adore this photo of this sweet little girl playing Tea parties.
A commissioned purse made from lovely old french cabbagey/rosey fabric.
This is my find of the week. A stunning Ledger. I could'nt believe my eyes when I found this beauty. I don't think I will be pulling this apart just yet...it's too beautiful. Dating from 1917!
Thank you for all of your lovely comments on my last post and if I did'nt get back to you, it's because you have a noreply e mail!
The ladies here are influenced by my love of American Prim dolls/art.
A purse made from vintage French fabric.
A textile collage. I do adore this photo of this sweet little girl playing Tea parties.A commissioned purse made from lovely old french cabbagey/rosey fabric.
This is my find of the week. A stunning Ledger. I could'nt believe my eyes when I found this beauty. I don't think I will be pulling this apart just yet...it's too beautiful. Dating from 1917!
Thank you for all of your lovely comments on my last post and if I did'nt get back to you, it's because you have a noreply e mail!Thanks for stopping by.x
38 comments:
Lots of lovliness here! You have been so busy! You'll have earned a caravan retreat after the fair! ! t.x
Looks like a fabulous place even with the wind!
love the collages, purses, and the stocking illustration. you will probably come up with a genius idea for the stockings! wish I could be at the Fair! oh and what a great find on the ledger!
:)Heidi
The purses are beautiful, especially the black one.
This night is getting stranger by the minute.
I come here and the first thing I read is "I collect 1950's Stocking packets." :-D
They're pretty but what an extraorinarily unusual thing to say / collect! I just visited abeautifulparty.blogspot.com and she'd bought herself a little tooth keychain and a green dog.
*looks around room*
*sees a few fairies but nothing more unusual than that*
I don't think its strange to say you collect something...
Anyway, I understand!
Great work and great to see you back in the swing.
Oo lovely new collages and purses!
The views from your caravan look great, yep I am also crossing fingers for a good summer, especially as I'm now by the sea, I'd like to see some sun!! ;0 x
Oh wow - I was away too in my parents caravan. We got our awning up but we had the gusty winds too which snapped an awning pole!! We had to treat it like a broken leg and splint it up with agricultural posts!!! Hope the weather improved for you
Love your purses especially the vintage cabbage rose and lace purse
Carolyn x
Hi Lovely lady...I am thinking dolls with the stockings...with the stocking being used for the body, you can make some fab quirky faces with stfed stockings if you like I can email you a picture of one Pollly has...you could dress them in vintage...I have can can dancers in mind...goodness knows why...love and hugglets H
I can see why you would not wish to use the ledger, it is beautiful. Lovely purses especially the cream with dusky pink roses.
Hi, I love your blog, and I hope you dont mind but I've added it to my blogroll.
Take Care
Love Melanie xxx
Lovely illustration on the stocking package... I am sure you will do something wonderful with it, and the ledger is gorgeous! Beautiful purses as always, and I adore the sweetly stitched faces of your ladies!
All of these items are beautiful! I had a go at collage the other day but it seems I have a lot to learn compared to yours! x
Cute colage dolls!
Is a caravan the same as a travel trailer? We have a small Airstream that we had in the CA. desert this past weekend. It was hot, your place looks much cooler and nicer.
That ledger is fantastic!
When I was touring in 'Nicholas Nickleby', Newman Noggs had the most amazing,origional, antique ledgers; it was a show where I was absolutely dying to steal several of the props. I did nab a couple of vintage blank telegrams recently, but they were hiding in a book in a rehearsal room: one of the perks!!!
Happy camping
x Philippa
It is refreshing to read about your penchant for 50's stocking packets...
I used to collect old sweet papers and orange papers...
Having diverse interests makes the world so much more interesting!
Looking forward to seeing your beautiful work for real .. very soon.
Michele x
Hi Viv
Love the old ledger Viv, its great to see you enjoying the area, weather could have been better; I was looking down on you from the hill LOL
Hope you have many happy hours on the farm.
Pam x
Hello Hen's, I love your blog - and what a beautiful ledger. I don't think I'd pull it apart straight away either, it's truly a treasure. Glad to have found you!
Smiled at your rhyme comment on Mimilove - your blog is pretty. Think I'm going to follow. BFN.
Lesley
I love the purses and the ledger book in particular! I too am looking forward to the V&H fair! I look forward to meeting aome of the lovely ladies I have been exchanging comments with! See you there.
Take care
Isabelle x
Just to let you know that I have set up a new blog to replace my lost one at:
http://countrycottagechic2.blogspot.com
Hope to see you there soon!
Jayne
Oohh - I LOVE the purse with the roses!! Your work is amazing.
Greetings Kirsten
Forgot to say that the Vintage and Handmade fair sounds amazing!! I´m so jealous!!! Here in Denmark there´s nothing like this - no garden festivals, no fairs - I miss it so much because we have it in Germany too, and it´s a such good opportunaty to show your work and discover new stuff! Only yesterday I talked with Tracy about how much we miss events like that.
Please post some pictures from the fair!
And you really found a gorgeous spot for your caravan, it looks so idyllic.
Hello Hen's, I've got a blog award for you - stop by my blog to pick it up! Congrats - Aunt B
ps. I'm having a giveaway over on my blog if you are interested ...
I love "the ladies"!
Hi Viv, I love the stocking packet too - how lovely - where on earth do you find these lovelies AND the leger - what a find!
Cathy
Thanks for your nice answer! I guess I just need to be patient and hang on!
I just had Tracy around for a cup of tea and we were talking about how frustrating the absence of craft fairs and garden festivals is in this country, it´s not only a good way of selling your stuff and get in touch with other creative people but even to promote your webshop.
Looking forward to hear about the Vintage and Handmade Fair and I hope you sell well!
That ledger is crazy gorgeous, your photos lovely, and your work amazing, as always! Have a happy week!
good luck at the fair, still working hard over here in france so I won't be able to attend. It sounds like a lot of you lady bloggers will be there selling you great things. A real get together
love jules xx
Afternoon Viv, just found you via the Vintage and handmade site, you have some lovely pictures of your work. I am going to have to spend some time looking through your blog!
Good luck at the fair this weekend I hope you have a lovely day, it is a little too far for me to visit in person this time but will make a note for future!
Take care
Sarah x
This is the first time visiting your blog (can't remember how I got here)and it certainly won't be the last...I have so enjoyed reading It and discovering your incredibly beautiful work..one of my faves being the vintage tweed purse with applique birds...absolutely gorgeous, but really to me everything is just stunning and I'll be popping back often x
I am DYING to hear how the fair went....please post soon!!
What sizes are the purses are they purses for money or purses as in american handbag/purse as they are far too beautiful to put inside a handbag
Hi Viv
Thanks for your lovely comment. It was great to meet you and your family. i'm still deciding where to put your yummy collage...i may have to save up for another too! let me know if you're up this way at all and we can meet for coffee (and cake naturally!)Hope you didn't get fired by Alan Sugar last night!!
very sweet! :-)
great pictures.. great post!
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