Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness ...

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Hello everyone, as I said in my previous burbled post, I've had a busy weekend what with one thing and another. Jacob has come home for a few days after his travels around Europe and is very tired, so haven't seen a lot of him really, as I was at a new Vintage Fair all day yesterday.

I can't believe we're now into October ... where has this year gone? Summer's definitely over ... not that it ever really happened in the frozen north anyway! The trees in my garden are losing their leaves, the flowers are all dying back and when I get a dry, fine day I need 'to put the garden to bed' for the winter.

Just thought I'd give you a few before and afters of some Annie Sloan makeovers I've done recently ...

This dated, grubby cupboard became this little beauty ...

A lick of Annie Sloan Antoinette, new wooden knob, a touch of dotty paper tape and a basket  filled with Cath Kidston goodies, a cyclamen planted in a pretty cup and saucer and a bath melt cupcake complete with candle, this was my little sisters birthday surprise! That's Lottie in the background ...

This tangoed cupboard became this ...

Annie Sloan Old Ochre, distressed with dark wax, new ceramic knob, lined with dotty sticky-backed-plastic, a basket and wooden heart ...

Orange pine side table ...

Again painted with Antoinette (my favourite colour this week!), a new ceramic knob and basket ...

Cupboard with drawer, chipped and unloved ...

Painted with AS Paloma, a basket added and the drawer interior painted in AS Primer Red (not really keen on this one, might have to get the Antoinette out again)

And on to the Vintage Fair! This is a brand new fair located near to the Coast Road where I took you several posts ago.  I didn't really know what to expect, but loaded the car with a heavy heart, as it was teeming it down and not a nice day to go out on a jaunt really.  The sort of day that customers would rather stay indoors, curled up by the fire with a good book, rather than trudge along to a village hall and get wet in the process.  But it was fabulous! Hordes of people came including some old friends and the other stallholders were a lovely lot too!

My stall filled fit to burst ...

I sold lots and my poor little Micra went home a lot lighter!

Squirrel Nutkin greeting visitors at the door ... strange, but true! The fair was a huge success and is hopefully going to become a monthly event which is great news as it's not too far away to take my poor overloaded little car.  There was a lovely tea room serving home-made soups, bread, cakes and scones ... a pefect day!

I drove into my front garden and found this little lot being where they shouldn't be! Rumbled ...

Realising they've been caught in the act of destroying my garden and legging it back to their own patch!

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend, and can't wait to hear about it!

Love, Claire xxx