the Donkey bar boot

  I took part in the 3rd Donkey Bar Boot that took place at The Donkey pub in Leicester. It is more than a pub though, its a great venue for live music from the internationally known to the new local artists that play their every night. But I wanted to talk about a clever woman called Zoe who  thought it would be a great idea to use the bar to hold a weekly bizarre emporium! And more importantly at a time thats more friendly to the younger generation! No 7am sunday mornings any more...


  Every Saturday 12-4.30pm you can find a great place to shop for vintage clothes, handmade items and 2nd hand furniture amongst your usual bric and brac. Its such a great location, they have a beautiful outside space with rose covered trellises, brightly coloured picnic benches and pop colour park lamps. It was beautiful and while the sun was out they threw on a BBQ too!


I had such a nice time, it was a quieter week because the weather was unpredictable but I will be definitely having a stall again. Its developing quickly, having 22 stalls in its first week alone. The vision for this place is to become a well known place in Leicester to shop on a Saturday afternoon.  A year from now I'm sure it will be hard to get a stall but for now there are plenty of opportunities. So follow The Donkey Bar Boot on facebook and leave a message on the wall if your interested in having a stall. On the other hand, its completely free to come browse (and you can enjoy a pint as you do)!


Here was my first ever stall/shop !

I was selling some of my tea party collection, a few vintage dresses and the usual bric and brac. I also had some handmade items, owl pin cushions,  needle cases and aprons all made from vintage fabric and recycled materials.


I'm definitely doing it again, seriously go down and have a look! x

some crafty items

Apology for the picture quality, once again it was some late night projects. 

 Button magnets

 Owl pin cushion or toy

Beer magnets

drinks on me

My blue tea trolley that I spray painted earlier this year is now a drinks bar. Looking selectively stocked at the moment but as girlie as possible. Other than the booze everything is found from charity shops or mums house!

my kitchen: open shelving

I have only done a little decorating around the house and wanted to start mainly with the kitchen. So after a general tidy up, I got down to work putting together my ikea shelving. I love this shelf unit its perfect and not too big or overpowering. I bought it for extra storage and to utilize the space. 


Anyway this is how i've done so far...

Those Cath Kidston style placemats I got for 69p (pack of 4) from a charity shop. I loved them but wouldn't actually use it for my dinner table. I like stacking my tea towels rather than putting them in a drawer and will be making some myself soon can't wait. The rest are just storage jars and mixing bowls. Im sure it will look nicer when I have some more food staples.

1 bed, 1 bath: the basics

 Just thought I would give a little look into my flat; the empty shell before I packed it will all my things and before my efforts of making it into a home. I love this space, the light, the height and the quirky mezzanine levels.

front door

living room (first reception room)

dining room (second reception room)

dining room (window view)

dining room mezzanine

study off mezzanine

internal study window facing into hall

hall (view of internal window and into bathroom)

bedroom

hall (view of front door and into living room)

dishy

  I saw this bottle of Friel's cider many weeks ago in the supermarket and being a cider fan in the summer I wanted to try it. On the other side I loved the 50s inspired branding and I wasn't just going to throw this in the recycle box. So what to do with it?
  I could have made it an ornament of maybe a vase for a single flower but thought of something even more useful and also decorative.

  Easy job. Transferred my washing up liquid in to the bottle and added a rubber pourer cap (which you can buy 2 for £1.50 online). So simple but I think effective and a lot more interesting than your usual squeezy plastic (please recycle the plastic)!

 I chose the lemon fresh variety of washing up liquid just so It looks like the cider fizz, green just wouldn't work?!