Sydney Fair

Thanks for your good wishes for the fair, it was a lot of fun and very busy. I'm sure there were more traders than last year and there were definitely more handmade goods which is always great to see. Here's my table just after setting up. 

I managed to get a few other photos. My friend Linda Larsen made her fair debut, she creates gorgeous, imaginative, one-of-a-kind furniture and settings which were very popular.

(click for Linda's  FACEBOOK page to see detailed photos and here to visit her ETSY store)

Trading near me was Justine with her cute needle felted animals.

(click for Justine's FACEBOOK page to see detailed photos)

There were some great projects on exhibition too including these fabulous French shops.

Boulangerie by Peter and Lidi Stroud

All going to plan I'll have my Brocante and apartment to exhibit next year, along with some wonderful French shops created by friends if I can successfully sweet talk them into creating a Rue de Rêves Français.

Sydney Miniatures Fair

This weekend (2-3 May) is the biggest weekend on the miniatures calendar around here so I've been a bit distracted from the French apartment preparing for it. This is a mock-up of my sales table display using a repurposed DVD storage unit. The weather's not great, rain forecast for the whole weekend has already started so that's not the best but hopefully there will be lots of dedicated miniature lovers who'll come anyway. 

Once the fair's over it'll be full steam ahead on the French project because I really need to get it finished in the next couple of months as there are big life changes coming up. We'll be moving out of our apartment and into full-time housesitting for a few months before spending the summer at our cottage in New Zealand, although I can take small projects with me to work on it obviously isn't practical to move a 3 level building around with us. The only room left to do is the bedroom but there's also a lot of wiring to take care of and the outside to be finished so there's plenty to do. Although I'm very tempted to set up the salon with all the furniture and accessories now that the walls have been repainted I've decided not to do it until the wiring and bedroom are completed because then I won't have to dismantle and pack everything again before I can start work on those. 

If you're in the Sydney area and can come to the fair please stop by my table and say hi! 

This medallion chair is upholstered in strawberry gold silk, isn't it just the most delicious colour!