Sunday's Vide Grenier

Sunday was another sunny day, and once again, due to it being an unusual sort of weekend, I was able to head off alone to another Vide Grenier - this time in the centre of a village not too far from us. The ancient red bricks of the houses and the poignant memorials from the First World War give the road out to this village a very unique character. There were a good many stallholders selling off the contents of great-aunty's house - always a very good sign. Someone thought this stencilled platter was only worth 20c. I wasn't arguing!

A stallholder who was giving three kittens to good homes (I forced myself not to look, otherwise I'd have taken them all...) sold me these two, slim bark cloth curtains for 1€50.

I love the pattern on them, and Ben seems rather impressed too - he likes good workmanship and I think he approves of this textured fabric, which he hasn't really seen before. I picked the rusty curtain hooks and the beautifully-stitched pleats out, and the fabric has washed and ironed beautifully. Now what, I wonder?

This isn't a very special kitchen canister but it looks a bit like some others I have so is now on display with them. It might be a useful store for plastic lids before recycling, too.Never pass up a decent mirror for under 4€, should be the motto of anyone who lives in a dark house...

And finally, a pretty lining, added rather inexpertly, to an earlier and better-made, hand-crafted box.

The box seems to be hand painted, and I would guess early 20th century.

Much more recently, some young vandal added découpage CHICKENS!CHICKENS! I ask you...

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I haven't worked out if I'll be able to get them off yet.

So it's goodbye from me, and it's goodbye from the Speckledy Hen.