Sunday, May 8, 2011

A treasure/craft hunt....

Well having made my way through the throng of tourists exiting the tube at Notting Hill Gate I bumped into an old Uni friend, Ben Martin. Had a little brief natter and then off he went to work and I headed to grab some breakfast - very continental Pain au Chocolate and a coffee.
I made my way then down to Portobello Road weaving in and out of visitors with a mission to find "Paws to Shop" at the 20th Century Theatre. Little did I know that this theatre was full up to the brim with Antiques. I spent the first 20 minutes lost in the aisles of old boots cream ceramic pots, old books with the proper leather bindings and leather carry cases for silk top hats.

I then wandered upstairs and found the hand sale at Paws to Shop. I arrived early as I was heading off for a spa say and had to be a Westminster for 11am. But there were so many lovely things. I was greeted by the lovely Magda from Cosi Company selling the most wonderful scarves, wraps, shawls throws and blankets - cashmere and cosy!

I then wondered around the stalls briefly trying to find things that caught my eye - really not that difficult when all things crafty and home-made are around me. My favourite things were the ceramics I found by Fliff Carr -such gorgeous, quaint quintessentially English designs each delicately handmade. On my way to this lovely stall i also fell in love (I do this very easily - a weakness of mine) with some stunning fairy-like jewellery by Sia Taylor. Each piece had these wonderful charm like additions each like a sequin of metal dusting the skin.

It was a wonderful albeit brief visit but a wonderful morning of treasure hunting.
head here for other examples of things on sale