What a busy week!

Well this week has been another extremely busy one but it has also been a great week. My week started at 5am on Monday morning when I hit the road to travel to a vintage fair in which I have a stall. When I woke up it was very cold outside so despite saying last week "out with the winter wardrobe", I wrapped up in all my winter woolies complete with extra thick socks, bobble hat and a lovely thick knitted jumper. By 9am I realised this was an awful desicion as Monday was one of the hottest days we have had in the U.K for a little while! Luckily I had a spare change of clothes so on with the flipflops and summer dress!! Had a great day and met some wonderful people including a man who works as a film director who bought some of my pieces to use on the sets for his films!

This week I also took a trip down to the beach which was absolutely beautiful and walked along the cliff tops. Here are some photographs I took which I thought I would share

 

What a beautiful day and what a beautiful coastline!

Boo also found a little friend with the most amazing ears!!

On Sunday I attended another vintage fair, this time one especially for vintage fashion in Bath. It was another really great day and a great excuse to dress up in fabulous vintage clothing!!

The Dorothy Days

The first blush of Spring

The weather is getting warmer and it is feeling more and more like summer here in England. Skies are blue, daffodils have bloomed, the grass is lush and there is little sign of the weather that the English so love to moan about and that we are so famous for!!! Out with the winter wardrobe and in with summer dresses... (I shall pretend to ignore the fact I still have to wear a cardigan with every outfit as there still is a breeze!). Clocks are changing at the end of this week signalling that summer is nearly here and people, mainly me ,are pretending summer has already arrived and it is much warmer than it actually is!Here is a lovely treasury by Helen which features my spring flower earrings and reminds me of today

Feature Thursday- Anita from ecoPaperie

There is nothing quite like receiving a hand written letter through the post. It has become so rare these day when it's so easy just to send an email or facebook message. Whenever I receive a proper handwritten letter from my family, friends or my partner it always seems really special especially as there is that little bit more effort put into it. I think our generation miss out on what they had in Granny Dorothy's era, beautiful handwritten notes that they could keep and treasure forever.


This week's feature is Anita, a lady from Atlanta, Georgia who shares the same views about how special and lovely it is to receive a handwritten letter. She bought her first ever stationary set in 2nd grade still has it 27 years later!! She makes beautiful handmade stationary from recycled, repurposed and upcycled papers in all sorts of styles from vintage to funky. Here are a few of my favourite sets from her shop ecoPaperie

Here is a set of four handmade cards by Anita. They come wrapped like this so you can also give them as a gift.

This set is really sweet and great for sending to grown up friends who you haven't seen for a while

One of the more funky cards in here collection, such lovely colours.

Please take a look at Anita's store, she has such lovely stationary and surprise someone you love by sending them a little note!

Have a wonderful day

The Dorothy Days (Vintage and Handmade)

Feature Yourself Friday- Linky Party

Hi everyone :),
Very excited to announce that today will be my first ever 'Feature Yourself Friday'!! Horray!!

This is a chance for you to show off what you have been creating this week. Please post any crafting projects, home baking and recipies, photographs you have taken, art projects and decorating you have taken part in this week.

One link up per person and please link something you have created rather than your shop. Please spread the word and lets get as many people as possible to share what they have been doing this week :). Hope you all enjoy this, I am so excited to see what you have all been creating.

The Dorothy Days (who is enjoying the beautiful sunshine!!)