Home Spun Fair and Cornwall

What can I say about Portscatho? What a magical place. The homespun fair which took place last Sunday was a truly lovely day. The day had a charm and vintage atmosphere which was very enjoyable. For me it was a chance to meet up with friends made at vintageandhandmade fair, co-organiser of which being Michele of cowboysandcustard, so good to see you again my friend and to meet new bloggy friends face to face. I met adorable Lesley of seablueskyabstracts, wonderful Corrine of corrinephillips and Liberty Lawn goddess Sarah Jane of sarah-janedownthelane to name but a few. We were all so pleased to see each other and the genuine warmth and friendship from every quarter just made the day very special.
Here is my stand.

Sarah Jane Stone, below, whose work was divine. A mix of appliqued/machine embroidered handbags (I was so tempted)! She also had an incredible range of silk screen printed work...tea towels, aprons etc.

Nicky of thevintagemagpie I just drool every time I look at Nicky's exceptional work, I also start to talk nonsense and mutter how wonderful they are and how much I would like one! I'm sure she's used to me by now though ;-)

A treat to meet Sue Dove, her work being inspirational, quirky and I want, I want, I want!

As you can see the Memorial Hall got quite busy and stayed that way most of the day.

Ah, my friend Jane (organiser along with Christine Nullmeyers) of janeandthehappycrow Thank you Jane, for a very happy day.

Of course, there were many more wonderful stands, but the day was so 'full on' I didn't get chance to take any more photos. Happy days!

Moving on from the Fair, a pic below of jewel like pebbles and sea weed at Marazion Beach.

This was fun, we visited Mevagissey along with the world and his wife, but were very entertained by a Diving Group sending a member of the team into the sea, dressed in an ancient diving suit (so Captian Nemo)! We could hear him talking and see the air bubbles moving along the surface. Quite surreal seeing him walk out of the sea and unscrew the plate glass on the front of his helmet! His boots looked like they belonged to Frankenstein's monster.

I did not want to leave Cornwall behind but, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end......

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Onto a few pieces that are going into my Etsy shop soon. Close up pics of three small box canvas embroidered collages.

Gorgeous textile items purchased from the amazing Sue of vintagetovictorian

I had a wonderful day in Portscatho. Happy events have happened to me because one day I decided to start my blog. It never ceases to amaze me how life enhancing this has been. The whole world of blogging, Flickr and Etsy is an exciting and inspiring place and I have met and have become firm friends with the most amazing, clever, industrious, supportive, kind and generous women. So a big thank you to you all.

Thanks for stopping by. x