Archive for June, 2009

Found this firescreen in a charity shop in Norwich today… Tracey is totally smitten..

We have had quite a few requests for a nice and easy to follow Snood pattern..  This free crochet pattern is from our collection and dates from the mid 1940’s…

Its available to download here Free Snood Crochet Pattern

If you would like more free patterns please sign up to our Free Knitting Patterns list..

The name for our site Faded Splendour was inspired by our fondness for these two French beauties.  They sit on their own little chair on our second floor landing….in all their Faded Splendour. 

I have received quite a few request about how to make a Blogger three column template.  I can’t really understand why a template isn’t supplied as standard in the Blogger main menu but there are however many free three column templates available to download..

One of the best sites for this is here they have over 370 three column templates available to download all for free.

If you are looking to edit the Minima template yourself an excellent tutorial is available here

If you are struggling & would like me to set the blog up for you I am happy to install the three column template, add a background and your header for £10.00

Wordpress

If you would like a superior solution I personally recommend using the blog platform Wordpress, I can offer a full install of Wordpress, hosted on my own server with your own free www.name.com domain name.  A selection of good theme templates & plugins pre-installed. For £50 per year.  This package will also include the shopping cart software OScommerce pre-installed which is fairly easy to setup.  A demo store running OScommerce is here

I can also import your current blogger blog, posts etc into the above Wordpress package and set blogger to redirect your traffic to its new home for an additional one of payment of £15

Please feel free to contact us with your requirements..

Craig

These images were requested by somebody special.  The book was first published in 1946. The sculptures are  pretty amazing when you think most of them are larger than life size.

CDB hope you enjoy…. shop windows coming soon….

Start at the first and it will slideshow ( I hope)

Cxx

Just a few of the nicer finds from yesterday…

Couple of 1920s Handbags, Perfect Condition

Limoges enameled brooch/pendant

1935 Silver Jubilee, embroidery..

Any wannabe Bond girls??

Sunday, Norwich lanes held their annual midsummer fair.  At St Gregs we already had our stall set up from our regular pitch on Saturday so it was kind of a stress free morning… Tracey turns into ruthless dictator when setting up her stall and we usually manage at least one good argument.  So kind of nice to get away without having my ear bent!

We decided on a two prong attack, we had our usual stall inside plus Tracey took a load of stuff we needed to clear outside…  The competion was on who would sell most….  Craig with his beautiful presented high quality Vintage and hand-crafted goods or Tracey outside with her any item for £3 Vintage clearance blow-out….GUESS WHO WON!

Tracey had the unfair advantage of live band musical chairs!  Which is always a big draw

I had big plans to take loads of photos, but it was busy, very busy, so I had to sneak a photo when I could, sorry my phone over exposes everything..

Early morning Pottergate before the scrum…

Dorothea bought more of her beautiful flowers and plants which she transported by local transport (madness).  She also makes the most amazing face creams, Tracey is now totally addicted to the rose & geranium!

The problem with having two pitches in different places, being really busy and not very organized meant we went hungry….well almost

Almost met some really nice, beautiful and interesting people including Rachael Dadd & Ichi who looked mighty fine…Gutted I didn’t get a photo!!  (If you read this send us one!)  Their band THe Hand had played the Dragon Hall the night before and were on the way back to Bristol after their European tour.. So are now probably viewing Banksys as I write this (jealous).  They’re playing the Art Centre in September so definately going to check them out..

Tracey makes the most beautiful fascinators from Vintage velvets most people look at them with bemusement as they just ‘dont quite get it’ .  The beautiful Maria had the looks and personality to carry it off. Maria I hope you got loads of compliments, you and your lovely friends really helped to make our day enjoyable..

We packed up and left at six but the party in the garden was just getting going with varous lives bands performing in a perfect setting…shame we were too tired to stay (how rock ‘n’ roll are we?).

Must just must also thank Morley Mouse House aka Will (Powerhouse) & Coral (Big Face) for keeping us entertained throughout the day. NEVER listen to Will!

 Cxx