Donington Park in Leicestershire, famous motor racing circuit and, on Monday, the venue for Arthur Swallow's re-vamped weekday antiques fair. Looks quite pretty doesn't it? My head was full of stories of gorgeous textiles fairs, as seen on the blogs I follow. Lucky Hesta & The Pugs bought a heap of wonderfully girly antiques at The Manchester Antiques And Textiles Fair. A jolly time was had by The Washerwoman and her friends at The Rag & Remnant Rummage in Somerset. But yet again, for I have never attended an antiques fair devoted only to linens, lace, frills and furbelows, here I was in the midst of grim-faced males, determined to find the biggest, the best and the most valuable object in the place. And what a place! A cold concrete and metal warehouse - a bleak drive-in market place.
I was not inspired...
...nice weather,though.
Hello Simon! Hello Julie! Good to see some friendly faces.
Well, here goes...
The truth is, if you look hard enough, pretty things can be found in the unlikeliest places.
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ooooo reminds me of the "good ol days" before they invented the word VINTAGE and finding a little cache of girly treasures amongst the blokey stuff was like finding gold dust!
ReplyDeleteI shouldn't complain - at these rough tough events I'm often the only one looking for sweet little bits. Though I sometimes wonder where Noel Coward's "nice young men who sell antiques" have all gone.
DeleteLove your finds, especially the pretty lamp and the cushion. We only live about twenty minutes from Donnington so you'll have to pop over for a coffee next time your in the area.
ReplyDeleteJo xx
Thank you Jo!
DeleteI really must try to get to the Manchester textile event sometime, it sounds wonderful!
So true!
ReplyDeleteAnd you are just the person to find them...
Julie x
You are so kind, Julie. You are pretty good yourself!
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