Willow Court Swapmeet

Last Sunday Willow Court Antique Centre and the Lions club of New Norfolk organised a Swapmeet on the Green behind the Willow Court Antique Centre .

The day started off rainy  but  lots of stalls were set up and customers started to arrive early looking for bargains.

This was about 7.30 am!!

 

There was a bit of everything from clothes to military items,fabric 

furniture,books etc.etc.

 Fortunately the sun came out and people poured in and we had a busy and successful day

and I didn't get chance to take many photos! Apart from the stalls there were many other attractions

A train ride for the children and a jumping castle /slide.

Lots of old engines and cars

These are there permanently on display at Willow Court which is looking very pretty 

and some of the buildings ,now renovated are worth a look.The history around this area is older than Port Arthur .

There are now 8 antiques shops in New Norfolk and lots of other attractions in the area

well worth a days visit if you are over from the mainland on holiday or a local!

The Patchwork Cafe kept us all supplied with food and drinks and the coffee was very good.

so were all the lovely fabrics,buttons and pattern books that are also available

There was also a barbeque set up by the Lions club

we all went home with less than we took and the event is now going to be held on a twice yearly basis.

This was a well run event and I for one look forward to the next one.

So well done Willow Court and The Lions and Thank you.

I have been neglecting my blog lately, so time to catch up!

One of the reasons  is  I have reopened my etsy shop and have been making things to sell.

These tags are made from linen and decorated with cotton fabric,ribbon and trims, beads, vintage buttons

They are 10 cms x 6cms

on the reverse side there is a matching card tag to write on

some of them have a little pocket to pop a small present in or some money for the hard to buy for! or a candy cane to put on the Christmas tree!

I  have also been designing some patterns and kits but these need a little more work before they will be ready to show you.

When I get back in to the swing of things again I will do some tutorials also. Hope you'll join in?!

I love trying out some of the tutorials I find on blogs and think sharing ideas is good fun.

I bought this lovely kauri and cedar table last week, It really is a beauty.

It has pride of place in my section at the antique centre at present, which is looking a bit empty as I also did the swapmeet on Sunday and sold heaps of things! I'll tell you more about that next time.

back soon ---I promise!

ONLINE ANTIQUES FAIR

THIS FAMOUS FACE

HAS STARTED UP AN ONLINE ANTIQUES FAIR.

The first one started at 7 pm yesterday wed 3.11.10 and will run for 2 weeks.

There will be future ones also-so giving ongoing antiques/collectables  from all over Australia

at the one site!

I have visited and was really impressed with the site, very easy to use and something for every taste amongst the items.If you are interested in antiques and collectables I strongly recommend a visit to this site.

http://alancarter.com.au

When you go to the site you will have to sign up with your name and email and they will then send you an email with a password ,you can then login and view the site and bookmark your favourites etc. go see- it's fun to use!

Alan Carter is the man behind the price guide published each year filled with a fresh selection of antiques and collectables from dealers in Australia.

ALSO HAPPENING!!

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PHONE PENNY 0437126679 TO BOOK A SPACE