update

Thank you to all our stall holders who came to the Lincoln Fair . The weather was awful and certainly had a knock on effect to our numbers which was such a pity as again the standard was really high.The Christmas market held in Lincoln also suffered greatly from the torrents of rain.......
The next fair we are now working on is the january 12th at Paintworks,,,, please contact me regarding stalls as we are close to being totally full .
Bath is also doing very well . please contact me for availabilty of stalls. So a very Happy christmas to everyone stall holders and customers and we would like to thank you all for your supprt in our first year of holding fairs . We have certainly learned alot and I think have put on some high standard fairs which have certainly had their ups and of course downs...... thats life....So on into 2008............

Thomas

Thomas

another photo of our Grandson Thomas..........and perhaphs another......

Thomas

Bath and Bristol Fairs 2008

A very big please.... if you are thinking you want to do January 12th at Paintworks Bristol and have not yet confirmed by some kind of payment please please do this quickly ... i am getting alot of phone calls about this fair . also vitally important to book before your cheque gets ito the Christmas post.
Bath , again due to the way we pay for the Assembly rooms if you are thinking about this one its imperative we know really soon . The ballroom is getting very full , the Octagon likewise , please do not leave this to the last minute to avoid disappointment.
Talking to the staff at Paintworks there jhave been many positive comments about Saturday and dealers clearly enjoyed the experience which is of course really important . We will have music as a background next time.

Lincoln Fair is on the 8th December Saturday . again there are a few stalls going if anyone wants to do this fair . the big Lincoln christmas fair is on at the same time so we will have alot of people in the city. ....

Paintworks , Bristol Fair

A great fair with some superb items for sale , well done to all our exhibitors. Paintworks turned out to be the great venue wqe thought it was so we are all really pleased.We have for next time organised refreshments downstairs in the venue for stall holders while they set up as everyone got a bit hungry.........So onwards to Lincoln on the 8th December and again we know the standard will be really good.........

March 2nd Bath Fair,

Thank you to all those people who have responded to my letter about the next Bath Fair . It is very important that if you know you want to do this to contact me very soon . The majority of stall holders rebooked which is great , we have the option of opening up the Tea room as well which is a beautiful room along with the Ballroom and Octagon . All spaces are in beautiful surroundings . There will be a cut off point for bookings as we have to liase with Bath council. So the message is......dont wait until last minute to book .All stalls must be paid for by 2nd January 2008.

Any questions or queries please e mail Sallie or phone , all details on the Fair website.

My Grandson.

After all that buisness heres something lovely . Thomas our Grandson ........

Booking our Fairs

We really appreciate everyone who re books the fair on the day . This helps us tremendously , it cuts down postage which is so expensive giving us more money to spend on advertising which is soooooo expensive, coulds iIask any stall holders who read this to try to help us in this way , we as you know take post dated cheques and the whole system is much more organised if we can see who is rebooking at the fair . This again is imperative for venues such as The Assembly Rooms in Bath which require paymnent very early . We would also like to say how delighted we are at the way stall holders present their stock at our fairs , displays have been top notch , so well done everyone. Ashley Hall Fairs have been recieving so many positive comments about the standard of the goods avilable to buy and the pleasant atmosphere which exisits at our fairs.
So on to bristol , we are really looking forward to it . Paintworks have been exemplary in their work ethic ....

Any stall holder taking pics on the day , if you get some interesting ones please send them on to David to post up on the website , it does get hit alot .

Bristol Paintworks 24th November

Our Bristol fair is fully booked with a superb collection of dealers selling a wide variety of textiles and fashion with costume. We are delighted with the response and look forward to a great fair . If you are visiting the fair there is a map on the website in case you do not know Paintworks location.
. The cafe ., Bocca bar is excellent so you can eat well during the fair .
We will be running these fairs every two months so check out future dates before you leave and if you have e mail addressses to leave with us at the desk we will send you all forthcoming event dates.
Our Assembly rooms in Bath fair is well on the way to being a great event as so many dealers have rebooked , this will take place on March 2nd Sunday . The location created a wonderful atmosphere in September and again was very well attended.

Leila

A great outfit again Leila , what amazing shoes and how did you keep them on all day.........

Lincoln Fair

Lincoln Fair

Here are some images of the fair at Lincoln just before we started , thanks to everyone for such good displays and great stock and as usual Leila looked fantastic with her high heeled red shoes.......

Our Fair at Lincoln.

Saturday saw the 3rd fair in the engine shed at Lincoln.Again some wonderful exhibitors as our photos will show later on this week . But again slightly disappointing in trade buyers . Those that did were overwhelmed with what they could buy and went out having bought superbly . The fair was very well supported by the students who kept coming in right until the end . they too went out very pleased , and alot had learned some interesting facts about fashion and vintage.So we go on to the Christmas fair which will be held at the same time as the big Lincoln /christmas market , which attracts alot of people each year .
We welcome any comments regarding the fairs and hope to hear from some of you via our bloggs

This week .

Tomorrow sees the start of a very busy week . off to Chelsea to do Matthew Adams fair ... Frock Me. Then it all starts in the north , but should say midlands probably , it seems along way north to me, Newark international fairs starts on thursday where Sue and I will be giving out leaflets for the Lincoln fair . I am also trading at Newark on Thursday and Friday, then on to our 4th Ashley Hall fair at the Engine Shed in Lincoln , We are all looking forward to this as the students are back , the town is busy with Newark and Swinderby fairs being on earlier and many people have expressed interest in this fair . so good luck to everyone and hope we all have a terrific day .......Its really important to book for the next fair at Lincoln on the8th December , This is our Christmas fair and its on when Lincoln hasits famous Christmas Fair in the Town . We need to know early who is doing the fair as its really important to arrange parking and order tables...... so please sign your forms early...

Robbie and the cheese

Our next door neighbours cat who Sue tried to cat knap loves cheese , here he is waiting for a snack outside our back door.

Jim and the chutney

While I am busy with textiles and talking to Sue . Jim was very busy in the kitchen making preserves and chutney from the garden produce which this year has been amazing,,,,,,,,

New items

My daughter travelled Asia for nine months last year and found a source of Ralli Quilts from Rajasthan . These are hand sewn and are superb colours both sides totally different . We had a new delivery from India last week .

New stock found this week ....

felt Bag

My silly bag.....

Felt making in Nepal

Discovered a superb buisness in swindon run as a charity to help provide work for girls in Nepal who have been disowned by their families. some lovely ideas and inexpensive presents . I bought this bag which is typical of their products which are a bit of fun . Their website is www.hattitrading.co.uk .... have a look . will post the photos today .....

Ottoman satin weave coat /

I also found this incrediable piece of satin weave Ottoman , its an early piece lined with hand loomed cotton . the colours are spectacular,,,,,,

Ottoman waistcoat

I bought this spectacular Ottoman 19th century waistcoat at our bath Fair ,, the embroidery is fabulous .... Lots of treasures were to be found on that day.

Baby thomas . Photographs ...

Thomas born on 23rd September only a few hours old when these were taken

Grandparents

After a very long labour our teeny weeny grandson Thomas was born, delightful, weighing just under 7 pounds, He has beeen constantly in either grandparents arms obviously tomorrows job is to put on lots of lovely photos........

Booking for the fairs

We are having alot of booking for our October Fair in Lincoln which is very exciting as this fair is growing in momentum with a really wonderful aand varied group of dealers ,,,,,,,We cover just about all periods of time and taste as well. so there reallty is something for everyone.
Bristol bookings are arriving daily again with a visually rich and exciting group of dealers... this is going to look great and we feel the clientele of the surrounding areas and in Bristol itself will make this fair a regular fun event.....
so please if you are considering doing either of these fairs . .Lincoln on the 13th October and Bristol 24th November please contact me very soon .....If you cannot get me on my mobile please try sue as my daughter is having a baby at any moment . literally........

Bee Wee

I have spelt Dog as dod and cannot seem to change the spelling ... sorry everyone.........

Pics of the Items i have found at Ashley hall Fairs

Over a period of time i have collected various interesting otems and added them to collections of more stuff.....

Panda Bearand Do Lally Rabbits

More items found at Ashley Hall Fairs

since we started our fairs in may i have always bought alot of interesting things as we have such good dealers at them ... these are a few pics of items i collected over the last few months.....

Home produce.

We are very lucky to be able to collect eggs each day from our chickens , this is very much jims job,,, We also have alot of lavender bushes and an ample supply of lavendar which is drying in the conservatory,,, smells lovely.....

bee wee

Our dod is called Beatrice and is very very old , infact 16 years and she is a Labrador. She is feeling her age at the moment and is very preciuos to us ... Here she is having a cuddle this morning.... She is oftencalled Bee Wee or Beatie and in times of stress other names but she is a very gentle loving dog....

More of my daft collection of toys........

Our house is full of things ,,, the do Lally rabbits are very important , they sit in their own chair in our sitting room and are not moved,,, old 1930s rabbits with enormous ears. i saw them sticking out of an auction room box and had to have them....The PBs are my other total favs,,, my children think i am quite silly.....PB 1.. Panda Bear was resued from the NES Antiques for Everyone at enormous cost but he was worth it , he has his own knitted suit on... PB2 was again another auction purchase, infact my huband was sent to the auction with the strict instructions not to come home without him ... unfortunately someone else had sent their husband on the same misson,,, so this one cost a really large amount ....

September 18th My favourite things,,,,,,,,

I love old blankets and have a good collection of Edwardian to 1940s utility marked blankets... ofteni watch tele with our cat doris and a blanket,,,, very comfy...The quilts are Afro American quilt made in the 40s and 50s in the states with old suiting and are often called memory quilts......

Other bits and pieces i like to collect and buy

At our fairs we often have dealers selling toys and small items such as silk handkerchiefs, theses are always very popular , here are a few of my latest finds.......

More Ethnic textiles from my own collection

Ashley Hall Fairs . Images of what i like to buy and collect.

At Ashley hall Fairs we have a wonderful array of items for sale.... these are some of the things i especially like and buy some of the beautiful ottoman gold work pieces were bought at the last Lincoln Fair.........

More Pictures of Paintworks

The art Market. Held twice a year but had a really interesting and varied collection of art work for sale . greetings cards were super.