I have been able to add to my collection of glittery jewellery, for very little cost.....
I very rarely wear it myself- I don't get out much!!..but I like to display it in my bedroom. This is my old 1940's mannequin with her finery!
On my dressing table I have this beautiful French bust to display some necklaces.
I also couldn't leave without this wonderful Victorian Roses print. (I paid £10.00 for it, which I don't think is too bad.) It is often cheaper to buy the real thing than a repro, so if you haven't visited an antiques fair before, I would recommend it!!
Ahh Niki I love your antique mannequin, it's beautiful! Oh I could adorn it too with all my jewellery but my collection is nowhere as nice and glittery as yours! Love the rose picture too, it's a bargain! I'm still working on your rose collage btw but I hope to get it ready on the weekend. xox
ReplyDeleteThe print is beautiful. Very jealous!
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty pieces..! If we only knew whose best 'frocks' they once adorned,what special occasions they were saved for..? Were they bought with housekeeping money saved for an indulgence, or received as gifts from a loved one..? Enamel and sparkling glass perhaps, but beyond rubies to their owners.
ReplyDeleteI love all your old brooches. I must try NOT to visit antique fairs! I gather too much 'stuff'. We collect Mdina Glass, Toby collects old glass bottles, and since starting this jewellery making last year we now go around collecting old chains and beads and buttons too. Your house looks amazing, you display all your treasures and they look wonderful, most of ours end up in piles gathering dust for 'when we have more time'. It is fun collecting though.
ReplyDeletePenny.
Love your antique fair haul, and such a delightful way to display it all.
ReplyDeleteOh, so many pretty things! I have just signed up for e-mails from your shop. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Hulda!! I thought that was you singning up for my mailing list! Welcome and thanks for your interest. I am working hard to make my website more high profile! As well as spending any spare moment making, or searching for interesting vintage items.
ReplyDeleteNiki.xx
What wonderful treasures you found! You could always use one of your exquisite brooches as a pin on a handbag as Amy Butler does on one of your bag patterns.
ReplyDeleteYou were missed...glad to hear your weekend was such a success...and those finds..oh yeaah!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just posted new stuff and know that you would love taking a peek...found all these things today.
I think the jewelry in the bedroom is a lovely idea.
Guess what Niki? I have the very same picture and at least 2 of the same brooches! Your treasures are wonderful! x
ReplyDeleteHi Niki, you found some lovely things and it's good that you made time to have a look round as well as standing for three days - it's hard work isn't it? The print is divine! I have a couple of similar ones - another collection in the making!!! Clare xx
ReplyDeletenostalgia: is it very expencive to send some items to Norway?
ReplyDeleteHi Hulda,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your interest!!
As long as the parcel is under 2Kg, I think the shipping is quite reasonable. I always give my customers the shipping cost, before they agree to buy, so if you felt the shipping was too high, then you don't have to go ahead with the purchase.
I hope to add some new items at the end of the week- and I add regularly...
Hope this helps!
Niki.x
Hi Kim,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting.
Do you have a blog, because I cannot access it? (Just get- Not Found.) I would love to come and say hello- always happy to meet vintage gals!
Niki.x