Finally, brocante finds!

Oh my, I have so much catching up to do, I am way behind with taking and editing photos of all the beautiful little treasures I have found at brocantes and vide greniers in the last couple of weeks. I have a whole pile of pics for you today, and more to come in the next few days. A lot of these things will be finding their way into my Etsy shop, and hopefully they will find new homes soon. But some I just can't part with, they'll stay with me either here in our French cottage or in my craft room in the UK.

Without further ado, new treasures -

A very old and very beautiful Holy Communion wreath with separate "brooch" - SOLD

another, not quite so old Holy Communion wreath and "brooch" - SOLD

Gorgeous vintage wired beaded accessories ( came with the second wreath )

Fabulous paper border to edge the shelves in your armoire with- SOLD

I love this basket!!! -

A small cafe au lait bowl, perfect for a little girl, Very old, very worn, but oh so pretty-

Very vintage French grater - SOLD

Antique coat hook, so very tactile- SOLD

The tiniest little white gloves, so adorable- SOLD

I have very small hands, and I can only just get two fingers in, they are that small.

These cone shaped antique French confiture/jelly jars are incredibly hard to find, and if you are lucky enough to find one, the vendors know how rare they are and price them accordingly. But I had to have one-

Aorable French fabric covered chocolate boxes, both have their original matching ribbons inside. I love storing lacy bits, hankies etc in them- SOLD

Antique French cross and holy water font, soft and gentle moss green velvet- SOLD

Gothic arch with silvered Lourdes scene. If I keep it, I'll paint the wood a creamy white- SOLD

I love love love these 1920s French enamel kitchen canisters, great design, great colours and really great condition-

Antique French clay marbles - SOLD

A humble plastic figure of the Virgin Mary, but no less beautiful for that -  SOLD

I love this Holy Water font with a Lourdes image, the intricate metalwork is so pretty- SOLD

A handful of gorgeous little bits and pieces for mixed media collages-

Magnificent religious statue of the child Jesus giving his blessing- SOLD

Mother of pearl child's rosary- SOLD

Sweet little bonbon tin- SOLD

Another top favourite, antique French enamel salt box - SOLD

Huge French damask napkins from the 40s, monogrammed BB -

This little darling stole my heart, a real shell covered in deep red velvet, trimmed with antique metal braid and with the sweetest little ribbon embroidery flowers - SOLD

Taking the Waters - Spa glass in carry basket - SOLD

Antique French two-handled chopper, love using those -

The sweetest little earrings -

The most stylish 1930s Art Deco coat hooks, could be straight out of Poirot's apartment, lol -

Tiny envelopes, nicely printed -

Serene Madonna plaque, medal on red velvet - SOLD

Gorgeous little silk lined jewellery box - SOLD

Tiny little French dictionary, so cute and perfect for little tags etc -

I love the colour of this French soap dish!!! - SOLD

Phew, I am worn out now, lol! And there is more to come, lots of fabulous vintage braids, for example. And lace, oh my, those laces..........

I'll be starting to list some of these treasures in my Etsy shop very soon, and I will try my best to photograph, edit and show more finds. Very soon. Promise. Yikes.

Until then, toodlepip xxx

Splash of colour on a very grey day

It is such a miserable day here with grey skies, drizzly rain and cold winds that I need a splash of colour in my life. Don't we all at times? I decided to list a few lovely old French enamelware items in my Etsy shop today, I felt much better after looking at all those bright colours -

vintage French coffee pot, red enamelware - SOLD

vintage French cafetiere, yellow enamelware - SOLD

Vintage French coffee pot, blue and white speckle graniteware -

Vintage French coffee pot, white and blue marbled enamelware - SOLD

Vintage English scales, fabulous blue enamel -

Bought in France, made in Germany blue alarm clock - 

French fabric covered chocolate box -

Vintage French grater - SOLD

The most delightful English silver plated, beautifully decorated flatware, cutlery - SOLD

Vintage French dark green and black enamelware lunch pail -SOLD

Vintage French lunch pail, rich yellow with white speckles outside, dark brown and white speckles inside, dark brown lid - SOLD

THE most precious antique French window shutter holders, so difficult to find -

LOL, seems like I got a bit carried away, a few other things crept in as well. I'll be listing these a little bit later after dinner.

Toodlepip xxx

Oh well, I have to decided to let go of a few more of those fabulous French parcel carry handles as well, they'll be going into the shop later on as well - ALL SOLD

Long time no post

I am so happy that you haven't deserted me and are still here, even though I haven't posted anything on here during our stay in France. I will take me a long time to work out the French postal system and all the different option, thats why  I had decided to list new treasures once we were back in England. Well, now we are back, and I have indeed started listing some of the beautiful little treasures I found in France.  A few things, which I had shown on my blog,  had already gone before I had a chance to list them. But here are pics of the ones which have made it into the Etsy shop -

ALL  SOLD -

SOLD -

The beautiful pendant is SOLD - 

1 SOLD, 1 available -

SOLD -

The gothic arch is now SOLD

SOLD -

They are listed HERE in my Etsy shop, it is so much more convenient. I'll carry on listing for the next week or two, so please check back often to see whether there are any little treasures your heart desires.

Toodlepip xxx