I had a busy weekend, starting with the Christmas Fair at Max's school; I'd been staying up late to make stock for a few days beforehand, but as usual the buzz of the fair kicked in and I enjoyed setting up my stall...
I had great fun painting and decorating this little display house and styling it with little vintage goodies; though I'm not sure about my lovely assistant's novel method of 'helping'...
Luckily lots of M's friends were there so he frolicked off to wreak mayhem while I enjoyed some quiet moments before the crowds flooded in....well, not crowds exactly - but it was busy enough. I sold enough to make it worthwhile being there, and got some commissions for the New Year, so all in all a fun and successful day!
Later on M's school took part in the local annual Lantern Parade, which was a brilliant community event involving children from at least 3 different schools and many individuals from all over the area. It was a cold evening, but the kids had an amazing time as the traffic stopped and we took over the streets as dusk descended...
it looked pretty spooky as the sky got darker!
the parade finished in a park, where as well as all the handmade lanterns we were treated to a glowing hot air balloon...amazing.
Sorry it's taken me till now to share it with you...as you probably know I am guest blogging over here this week...if you haven't popped over to see what I'm up to there, please do!
Hope your Christmas preparations are going smoothly, it can be a stressful time of year. I'm feeling pretty calm so far, but there's still a lot to do!
Rachel x
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