A Day in Provence
One of my highlights of The Country Living Spring Fair was meeting the lovely Shirley-Ann of A Day in Provence, an individual collection of hand-made and vintage items. From the cute papier-mache dogs her husband Ian makes in their Kent studio to original paintings of flowers, dogs and, my favourite, birds!
Her passionate hobby of collecting the prettiest vintage treasures has turned into her business. We are so lucky she shares these treasures with us! I particularly like the parrot painting in the stunning duck egg blue frame and the divine vintage Easter egg tied with pretty pink velvet ribbon. Oh, and how cute is the tea party bunting?!
For more info on where she will be selling next please visit her contact page.
Have a sweet day!
Beg Bicycles
Before I visited The Country Living Fair I had checked out a few of the exhibitors online, and one of the companies that really stood out was Beg Bicycles. They launched on the 17th March 2011 at the Country Living Spring Fair in Islington. I was excited to see their ice cream pastel-coloured bikes and gorgeous leather accessories and boy, they did not disappoint!
My favourite has to be the Persephone Pink Bella Bicycle with a flower-filled retro porter's crate on the front. The Beg crates are heavily influenced by their love of our continental neighbours' chic ways and are exclusively made for them in a small town just outside Cambridge. I also love the super soft 100% lambswool, vintage coloured, pretty, fringed plaid picnic rug with tan leather carrying straps, woven in a mill deep in a valley in County Tipperary in Ireland.
For those looking for stylish picnic accessories you have to check out their cutie cool box; a cute tan leather bound cool box to keep your pink lemonade and Eton mess cool! Then there's the Mozzie Spray, a neat tan leather tube holder for your insect repellent to ensure warm lazy late afternoon bike rides along the river are a joy. Due to its design and size it can also hold a mini water bottle or sunglasses case. A great edition to every bike ride!
Have a sweet day!
This week I'm grateful for... sisters
... and little breaks.
I'm heading to Fibrotown for the weekend to visit Gran and Pops with the Tsunamis and my best friend Yes We Are Nearly There Yet in tow.
My fab sister MultipleMum at And then there were four is hosting Grateful for me today... have you met her? You'll love her!
Head on over to say hi and link up your Grateful post.
See you next week!
[Image by Metin Demiralay]
11 Month Sunset
~ We have been married 11 months today ~
I know most people don't count but I'm a numbers girl!
These days are special to me!
I remember each one!
And look at the gorgeous sunset that graced our sky tonight!
Just perfect!
x S.K.K x
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