Suzy Gaby and Maud Blog Shop

More goodies coming to the fair!

2011-10-28T10:45:00.000+01:00

Please visit my every day blog Suzy's Vintage Attic for pictures of more items I will be taking with me at the fair tomorrow.

Isabelle x

It's Fair Time!

2011-10-21T13:27:00.000+01:00

My kitchen

Hello again!

I have been busy getting ready for the The Vintage Bazaar in Frome, Somerset which is going to be held at the Cheese and Grain on SATURDAY 29th OCTOBER 11.

This time, I have drawn inspiration from my kitchen for the display of my stall.

My kitchen

Here is a little sample of some of the many things you will find on my stall

Handmade mini lavender pockets (Made using vintage Calais lace and pesticide free lavender from my parent's garden in France)

Redoute Rose bookplates

Spice jars

Vintage fabric, fat quarters and quilts

1930s delphiniums plaque

Vintage and vintage inspired ribbons

Vintage clothes

Painted furniture

French enamelware

Pretty embroidered tablecloths and linens

Vintage wallpaper for scrap booking or to do a patchwork effect on a wall

This is just a little taster...

This is the perfect opportunity to get some of your Christmas shopping done and find things that you cannot get on the High Street

I hope that you can make it and look forward to seeing you there!

Alan and Miss P will be giving a helping hand too.

Isabelle x

Fun at the bazaar!

2011-04-30T20:24:00.003+01:00

Today I was at the Vintage Bazaar Fair in Frome, this event began in October 10 and today was second time the event was held. Once again it was very well organised and was a pleasure to be a part of. There were lots of familiar and friendly faces. It was also an opportunity to meet new faces!

Alan and Miss P were there to give a helping hand. Miss P particularly enjoyed the selling side of things and was happy to be involved. They were both a great help!

Here are a few pictures of my stall

On to some other lovely looking stalls now

Sorry, I haven't had time to add links under the stall holder's photos tonight but thought I'd post the photos now for you to enjoy.

I can't wait for the next one, Saturday 29th October 2011

My website is still being worked on, it is taking longer than expected but I'd rather get it just right than just rush through it. Until then, I may list some items for sale on this blog within the next couple of weeks.

Isabelle x

Spring GIVEAWAY Book and mystery gift!

2011-03-21T20:14:00.000Z

I AM HAVING A SPRING GIVEAWAY OVER ON MY OTHER BLOG Suzy's Vintage Attic
Please click on the link for details of what you could win and how to enter.
The Draw will take placeon Monday 28Th March at 19.00 hours GMT.

Isabelle x

Busy packing!

2011-02-19T16:54:00.002Z

Well packing is underway! Read more about it over on my other blog

Suzy's Vintage Attic

Isabelle x

NEWS ABOUT A MOVE!

2011-02-07T19:59:00.001Z

Well, things are finally on the move at Suzy Gaby and Maud!

For more information on what has been happening please click on my other blog:
Suzy's Vintage Attic

Thank you

Isabelle x

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2010-12-24T21:20:00.003Z

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Isabelle x

What a show!

2010-10-31T12:31:00.007Z

After months of preparing for The Vintage Bazaar Fair in Frome, the day finally came. The doors opened to the public at 09.00 hours and the crowd steadily increased until the hall became very busy indeed! The fair had a lovely atmosphere with retro music playing in the background to add to that vintage feel. It was so busy that my first chance to have a look around the other stalls was not until around 14.00 hours! Hence the lack of photos around the other stalls this time...Sorry...
I am not complaining though, it was a fantastic day which both Alan and I enjoyed.

It was an opportunity to catch up with many familiar faces such as Katie, Denise, Hen, Donna, Liz, Clare, Niki, Nicky, Sue, Lucy, Tracey and many others. I also met some lovely people including the beautiful Carrie Harwood and her Mother Jan. Carrie has a blog called wishwishwish.net which has a strong following, some of you may already know it. Carrie who is from Shepton Mallet, has recently won Cosmopolitan's Magazine Best Fashion and Style Blog Award. Other lovely people I met include Sarah from Shepton Mallet, another really lovely lady whose name I forgot to ask (long blond curly hair who does not have a blog but follows mine, hopefully you know who I am referring to if you are that person....) and many others. Thank you for having taken the time to come to my stall to say hello and introduce yourselves and for your lovely comments.

Thank you to my parents and Alan for their help and support over the past few months. So very much appreciated!
I'd also like to thank Liz, Clare and their husbands for arranging such a beautiful event and for the work they put in to it to make it the successful event that it was. If you weren't able to attend, you missed out on a really good day....I am looking forward to the next one on Saturday 30th April 2011!

Have a lovely weekend.

Isabelle x

Not long until The Vintage Bazaar!

2010-10-24T12:28:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone

Just a little reminder to say that The Vintage Bazaar Fair will be on Saturday 30th October
(09.00 hours to 15.00hours) at the Cheese & Grain in Frome, Somerset

It promises to be a Fantastic event with around 40 stalls selling a wide variety of vintage things.

Pop over and say hello, I look forward to seeing you there!

Isabelle x

Welcome to Suzy Gaby and Maud!

2010-06-23T00:24:00.010+01:00

Hello everyone!

Let me introduce you to my new blog:
Suzy Gaby and Maud

Named after Suzy (my Belgian Aunt), Gaby (my Belgian Grandmother) & Maud (my English Grandmother) all of whom have influenced me over the years. Sadly all three have now passed away but this is my way of remembering and honouring them. Between them, they had incredible sewing, knitting and crafting skills. I only wish I had been more interested in learning their skills when I was a child. My interest in sewing and craft is a lot more recent. However, my interest in vintage and antiques started when I was a child!

It may not come as a surprise to some of you to find out that, for quite some time I have slowly been working towards opening an online shop. After all, for those of you who already follow my other blog (Suzy's Vintage Attic), did you really think I was going to keep all those vintage goodies to myself? ;-)))
Much as I'd love to keep everything that I have bought, that would not be the way to run a business...

I am still working on my website/online shop which I aim to launch towards the end of October (fingers crossed!). This blog will keep you informed of events/fairs I will be attending and new products listed on my website when it is up and running.

My first fair will be at The Vintage Bazaar in Frome, Somerset on Saturday 30th October 2010. I will be selling vintage items such as textiles, haberdashery, homewares, gifts, clothes, small items of painted furniture, jewellery, religious items and more. I will also have a few handmade items.

Starting up Suzy Gaby and Maud has been very time consuming. I already work for myself from home, doing non vintage related work. There has been so little time for crafting and making things. I haven't had as much time for blogging either, so appologies if I haven't visited your blogs of late. I have spent a lot of time on the computer over the past few months...as well as scribbling ideas and designs in my notebook. It will be nice to have some time to make things instead of working on the website, business cards and all the other work that comes with setting up a business.

Isabelle x