popping in to the pop- up vintage fair.....

...yesterday my partner in bloggy crime miss daisy and i

were lucky enough to visit the pop-up 

vintage at the village hall fair in blandford....

as you know we were more than a little excited...

...so we took some calming deep breaths...

and made time for a coffee...

....before scrambling into the car and getting there ASAP!!!

..before we had even got inside we spotted liz and her

beautiful washerwoman stall....

i loved this tulip mirror...

...but started the 'shopping' ball rolling

with this gorgeous vintage embroidery...

( i think liz had a funny feeling i might like it!!)

(oh dear.... so predictable....but it was mine wasn't it?)

..the town hall in blandford provided the perfect backdrop

for the fair....

imagine our excitement as we walked in to the buzz of all this....

....we hardly knew where to start...

we were warmly greeted like old friends 

by the fair's clever organiser

elaine of ted and bunny fame...

who looked the part in a stunning vintage hat...

...this was the table set up for pearl lowe's book signing...

we would be back!!!......

oh my goodness there was just so much to see and fall in love with..

it would be impossible to show you it all....

so i have really tried to whittle it down....

suffice to say i know you would've loved it...

..the squirrel indulged in a little retail therapy

at marina's vintage jane pitch....

...i loved the pups of course...

..but i joined pearl lowe at her vintage clothing rails...

...and fancied a rather fluffy mustard mohair number...

(more of that later.....)

we were so pleased to meet ellie from

jelly jam at last.....

...ellie's stall was colour co-ordinated

and offered a wonderful selection of her homemade goodies

(she must have the most amazing fabric stash!)

mixed in with lots of retro vintage goodies....

...just next door to ellie we met the lovely sue from

made by swimmer....

her eclectic mix of adorable plushies and irresistible cushions and bags proved to be very popular...

...she even had some quirky lavender 'prawns'!!!

..these amazing hand stitched creations were the work of

willapark designs

....just had to have the squirrel didn't i?

...the whole event was so brilliantly organised...

 the talented sara sinaguglia was even there

running an informal crochet workshop

and kindly signing copies of her popular book

'simple crochet'

she was so friendly and her tiny intricate crochet work

was beautiful!

...after taking some fresh air and a few moments to reflect..

we returned to meet pearl....

we overcame our blushes(went a bit shy!?!?)

and had a lovely chat.... she was just charming...

...and told us about her new project which sounds very exciting...

...all in all it was an amazing time...

...we met so many people....

bloggers...IG followers...facebook friends...

i even met the delightful 'willie'!!!

(as charismatic and charming as you would imagine ladies!)

i managed to keep to my strict budget....

....although this was a struggle....

...i still seemed to do very well....

...i needed this tiny little sailor brooch for instance...

...i found lots of amazing embroidered trims...

(almost too cute to cut?)

...and my snuggly vintage mustard mohair cardigan...

....i will think of all my new bloggy friends

and this special day....

...every time i wear it!

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