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The Lady thoroughly enjoyed her fourth VV appearance, which was without a doubt her most favourite yet. With a much less frenetic atmosphere than last month’s veritable stampede, there was a definite laid-back, easy-going Sunday vibe. For those that didn’t manage to get down to Stockport’s gorgeous market hall, there’s a teaser above in the form of a photo of this month’s L, B! stall.  For further kick-yourself for not going fodder, have a mooch through the bountiful amount of Facebook albums that have sprouted up following Sunday’s vintage scrummage: the official VV album, my own selection, the disgustingly gorgeous and talented (and lovely despite it, SO unfair) Anne Louise Kershaw’s uber-professional shots (take a peek at her ace blog too, while you’re at it – here’s her rather flattering review of VV) and the adorable Grumbi’s pictures too. It was a thoroughly eventful fair too; what with being filmed by the charming family-run Little Wonder Company, finally meeting various lovely Twit-friends from Twitter in Real Life and being flooded with interest for one of my floral frocks (just like buses, buyers come in threes or even fours, all falling in love with the same dress).  We’ve already started plotting new schemes for next month!

 

Still found time to discover these little beauties though, on the fab Tin Trunk stall..

twin Viking marauders (re-incarnated as a pair of clip-on earrings)

 

…& this ace navy bow-tie

(no apology will be made for my gratuitous Tyrant shot here, who else could model it so charmingly?)

The Lady has been keeping her fingers busy recently with these hand-sewn bird pictures, stitched free-hand into vintage upholstery fabric using 1950s bird watching manuals as inspiration and then mounted in old wooden frames. Although sorely tempted to selfishly keep them for herself to create her own wall-mounted mismatched aviary, they are available to purchase and can also be commissioned, should you have a favourite feathered creature not yet sewn.

These heritage style feathered fancies were recently sourced from a specialist feather manufacturers who supply the Scotch with them to sport with their sporrans. The Lady wears hers at a jaunty angle on a chunky green woollen cable-knit hat. They add a certain je ne sais quoi to tired outfits and can look equally fetching in a range of other places; on a lapel, trimming last season’s beret, on a sash knotted round a favourite frock…

My beloved stall at the marvellous Vintage Village, Stockport is currently undergoing somewhat of a revamp. Here are some sneak peeks of the latest props used to display our wares and hopefully entice people into spending their hard-earned pounds on utterly frivolous (but rather fun) feathery concoctions. Yes, times are indeed hard – but a girl can always find some pennies for a bit of froth and frivolity!!