kenneth townsend and galt

I bought a vintage set of the Galt game "Remember, Remember" on ebay last week and it arrived today. The game is from the 1970s and is illustrated by Kenneth Townsend. There are 120 cards in total, and all of the illustrations are fantastic. At the moment, my favourites are the beefeater, the crab and the owl, but there are so many to choose from. I think I will have to frame some of them!

standen house, sussex

On Saturday, we visited Standen House in Sussex. The house was designed by architect Philip Webb, a friend of William Morris. The house is full of arts and crafts gems, including plenty of Morris & Co wallpaper, tapestry and furniture.

etsy treasury

My crochet wall art and floral doorstop were picked and featured in these lovely treasuries today. The first is titled 'oatmeal gifts' and the second is 'brown paper packages'. I really like the weekend hat and winter stems print, also featured. You can see my items in my etsy shop.

mid century inspired cushion added to shop

This is my latest cushion cover, a mid-century inspired pattern called 'seedhead'. It is very reminiscent of designs by Lucienne Day and Sanderson, and is available in my etsy shop now.

charity shop finds

After the Robin and Lucienne Day exhibition, we visited a few of the charity shops in and around Chichester on Saturday. I came home with a pair of green Dansk candle holders, and a few classic penguin books. I was thrilled to find the candle holders, as I've been eyeing them up on ebay for a while now!

robin and lucienne day

On Saturday, we went to see the Robin and Lucienne Day exhibition at the Pallant House gallery in Chichester. It was fantastic to see the fabrics and furniture up close. For me it was all about the fabric, the colours were extraordinary! But it was also really interesting to see the fabric and furniture together.

I treated myself to a reproduction of the "too many cooks" tea towel in the shop (it had to be done)! I think I'll frame it and put it in the kitchen, it's far too nice to use!

Afterwards, we spent some time walking around the town and browsing in the charity shops.

kempton antiques market

I spent yesterday morning at Kempton antiques market, in Sunbury. It was well worth the early start and drive out of London! There were so many stalls selling so many different items - china & glass, books, linen and crochet, jewellery, clothes and bags. There was so much furniture I thought I was going to hyperventilate! There were lovely chairs, sideboards, tables and so many different storage options. When I asked about prices, I didn't think they were too bad (not cheap but not prohibitively expensive either). For sheer variety, it is definitely worth a visit.

I came home with a fab atomic sewing box (from the 50s I think), and a couple of really interesting 70s Canadian children's books from Brunswick Press. I haven't seen them before and a google search didn't offer up any info either. The illustrations are great - so vivid!