More from the summer brocantes/vide greniers

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I meant to post these photos a few days ago, but as usual, lol, I got carried away with other stuff and forgot. I did say I would post some of the gorgeous old metal bits I found in France, so perfect for mixed media collages.

First up, these fab old clock parts, so hard to find these days -


I love these fabulous 19th Century French curtain clips, aren't they just adorable? These are exceptionally pretty, they have such a lovely ornate top-


And just look at these gorgeous metal rosettes, so precious -



How about these metal tags? -


And last but not least, these sweet old pastry tins, such a lovely shape and just perfect for altering. Christmas decorations spring to mind -


I have other metal bits, but I didn't photograph them in France, and I hate to admit it, but I haven't unpacked them yet! They are still in a box with lots of other French goodies.

I AM DRAWING THE WINNER OF THE BACK-FROM-FRANCE GIVEAWAY ON SUNDAY, SO YOU ONLY HAVE A FEW DAYS LEFT TO ENTER IT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO. JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE POST WHERE YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR COMMENT. GOOD LUCK!


Enjoy your day/evening wherever you are, toodlepip xxx

Tag Tuesday and White Wednesday

This week's Tag Tuesday Challenge was " SCHOOL RELATED ", but not just any old school related stuff. Oh no,, not that easy, lol, we were given a list of different subjects from which we had to pick, and I chose HISTORY CLASS.

As we spend a lot of our time at the cottage in France, it had to be French History of course, and knowing that so many of you love Marie Antoinette, I made her my subject for the school tag. The background is a French school book cover, the building is of course the Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette's residence at Versailles, and the beautiful image of her is from the Graphics Fairy, who else, lol -


On to WHITE WEDNESDAY. I didn't really have anything apart from yet more lace ( and you don't want to see more lace, do you? ) to show, but I was in crafting mood, so I decided to make a small collage on canvas. I used vintage music paper, a sweet little image of a young girl, a lovely old doily, lacy bits, a couple of jewellery elements and a few sparkly accents -


Here are the links -

Tag Tuesday Challenge on the Blog Challenge Garden Blog

White Wednesday on the Faded Charm Blog.

Until the next time, toodlepip xxx

Second post today, can you believe it? Every Inchie Monday

I really wanted to get my inchie posted on the proper day just once, I hope it is not too much of a shock for you ;-).

The theme this week was WISDOM. Perhaps it was because I have been looking at lots of Halloween posts and images, but the first thing which came to mind was.......... Wisdom Tooth! Slightly bizarre inchie, I know, but what the heck!


Thats it, short and not exactly sweet, lol, but hopefully you'll find it funny as well.

Toodlepip xxx

Collages

I spent a few hours today creating a couple of collages. I do so enjoy working with gorgeous old lace, vintage images and lovely little bits and pieces.

I can't get away from soft colours though, I find them so soothing and gentle. So, the first collage is made with neutrals, soft whites, creams and little hints of darker caramel. Vintage sheet music, a sweet old doily, a snippet from a Vintage French Missel, coffee dyed lace motifs, MOP buttons, vintage French seam binding, a tiny antique French key and of course a little bit of sparkle, and there you have it -


I like combining soft blues with the creams and soft whites, so for the second collage I used blue braid, fringing, seam binding, and a gorgeous vintage lace motif over the background sheet music and the rather beautiful doily. Of course, this one had to have one of those darling little French keys as well. See those tiny little blue butterflies in the bottom left corner? They were part of a little paper bag my lovely friend Dorthe sent me ( with a card inside ) last year.


And just because I had so many bits and pieces out on the table, I decided to make a matching tag for this one as well -


Yikes, I just realised that I haven't made my inchie for Every Inchie Monday yet........ oops. Hmm, it might have to wait until tomorrow.

Have a lovely day/evening wherever you are, toodlepip xxx

A "PINK SATURDAY" Vintage Dress

Oh if only I could turn the clock back a few years and be a couple of sizes smaller! I love this dress!!! It is an original 1960s dress by Peterson Maid of London. It is pink and floaty and absolutely gorgeous and I so wish I could wear it. I would, you know. I can see myself prancing around in this, well floating around in this -






Happy Pink Saturday! I am linking this post to Beverly's How Sweet the Sound blog. If you have some time, go have a look at all the other Pink Saturday participants, soooooo much pink loveliness!

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Toodlepip xxx

More French Vide Greniers Finds

I did mention before that because I couldn't get onto the internet much, I spent the time on editing and sorting my photos instead. And ended up sorting them into lots of categories, lol. I thought today I would show you the metal and enamelware finds.

I found another old copper kettle for my collection, I like the kind of fluted design -

Next is this pair of hooks. They are quite amazing, I just love those faces. I have never seen any quite like these before -

This coat and hat hook is one of my favourites, I love the feel of the wood, and the shape is so pleasing -

Curtain rings, I adore these big old gold metal rings -

A sweet old tray, perfect to use as a little pin or brooch tray -

and a gorgeous little PARIS souvenir tray, featuring the EIFFEL TOWER, of course -

I love love love old French enamelware, and I can never resist buying a piece or two when I am out and about. The colour of this pitcher was such a good match for the green French chair -

These gorgeous old French lunch pails are fabulous for kitchen storage, I love seeing them in a row on a shelf. The colours are just so delicious -


I'll try and post some more pics tomorrow, of little metal bits for mixed media collages etc.

The weather forecast is good for tomorrow, so we will be tackling the horrendous jungle in the front garden tomorrow. Almost 3 months worth of weeds and brambles of all things! YIKES! Serves us right for spending the summer in France, lol, right?

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Until tomorrow then, toodlepip xxx