Last minute making

Only a week to go now until my first Christmas Coffee Morning at De Danann and I'm busy restocking T-shirts. Just finished orders placed at Poundbury and now trying to refill the rail ready for next weekend. If you're after a particular size let me know before I make up the last few.

There are retro Sport ones for boys (or girls).

and Flower Fairies for girls (or boys?)

Also finished covering this sweet little ironing board in an old Cath Kidston print. Perfect for your little domestic goddess.


Just a couple of the many stockings I've made. Also some with vintage fabric trims such as Noddy.

Hope to see you next weekend!

Saturday 10-12, De Danann Antique Centre, London Rd, Dorchester, DT1 1NF

15% off for cash and cheque purchases.

Yet more stock

Why not treat your favourite dolly this Christmas...

1. Sleep in style in this vintage cot with handmade bedding in Cath Kidston ballet print £30

2. Almost loathe to part with this gorgeous original pushchair with animal print seat £22

3. Travel in comfort in this nice old pram with handmade mattress, pillow and patchwork quilt £48

4. Complete the look with a vintage doll with CK skirt and hand knitted cardi coat £8

1. Quilted baby blanket in vintage Noddy fabric, lightly padded and backed in cream fleece £32

2. Quilted baby blanket in patchworked in vintage animal fabric, lightly padded and backed in blue fleece £28

3. Quilted baby blanket in vintage nursery fabrics, lightly padded and backed in cream fleece £28 - sorry SOLD

4. Original Triang Gee-Gee rocker £16 - Sorry SOLD

These items are all either at De Danann already or will be delivered shortly!

Stock update 1

Just a taster of the gifts I've added to my unit this week.

Items can be reserved by email or by leaving a comment.

1. patchwork coathangers in various fabrics - £3.50 each

2. vintage jigsaws from £5

3. tote bags handmade from vintage fabrics, lined in cream - £15

4. 100% lavender pillows - £6

1. wooden cot with handmade Flower Fairy bedding (mattress, pillow and quilt) and canopy - £30 - Sorry SOLD!

2. original dropside cot in black with handmade bedding (mattress, pillow, knitted blue blanket and quilt backed in vintage wool blanket) in the much coveted 'Pussy Willow' barkcloth - £38 - Sorry SOLD!

3. cot with original transfers and handmade bedding (mattress, pillow and sheet in pastel stripes, pure wool stripe blanket and blue paatchwork quilt topper) - £30

4. pine cot with handmade bedding (mattress, pillow, knitted blanket and quilt) in lilac - £30 - Sorry SOLD!

Christmas is coming...

Just to let you know I'm having a couple of 15% off mornings before Christmas - see details below. Yes there will be cake!
I will be adding photos of new stock as it arrives at the Centre. You can always leave a comment if you wish to reserve anything. Lots of gifty stuff and dolly cots next post!

Growing up and moving on...

It's been a while but I've inspired by some followers (whoever you may be?) to have a bash at another post. We've had a bit of a 5 year anniversary here at the Jelly Jam HQ. September has been busy with new schools to start and I hunted out this picture of the oldest Jammer on her first day at school five years ago.


Five years on and she's moved up a school and the smallest Jammer is just starting out too! It's frightening how quickly the the nervous looking child above has grown into a confident and independent young girl. I'm just imagining the same scene in another five years!

It's also five years ago this month since we moved into our quirky pink house. Sadly 'Pinky' does not offer the garage/workshop we so desperately need for furniture nor the grass the Jammers 'need' for the much wanted guinea pigs. So up for sale it went and was snapped up by some ****er from London. "Hurray" we all thought as we found something else (not as quirky but it hey it ticked all the boxes). Mr London was prepared to wait for our vendors to find their house and in my head I redecorated our future home. How silly was I? Good news last week - the chain was complete! But where was Mr London? Did he return the agent's calls? Did he answer texts? Did he listen to his wife who said he'd call back? NO NO NO! Did he still want our house we wondered? Of course he didn't!

So here we go again...

We mustn't complain, the house is fab and we're lucky to live here. I thought I'd share some pictures of 'then and now' just to remind myself what Mr London is could have had wherever he may be!

Note the tidiness is not at all normal. One of the things that is most annoying for a clutter queen like me is having to tidy everything away (into the van, the car, the shed...) ready for viewings.

It does make me smile whenever I return home! You don't know what you're missing out on Mr London.

Bank hols

Had a busy evening frantically buttoning my showjumping quilt in readiness for The Bridport Vintage Market on Sunday. I was really pleased with the finished article along with it's matching bunting, mini cushion, bags and memo board. Funnily enough I put two cushions from the same fabric in my shop last week and sold them straight away. As soon as I arrived at Bridport another stall holder told me she'd bought the horse cushions along with a couple of my other items and had them on her stall.... opposite me!

Just time for a quick photo of my table before the wind got up and my attention turned to weighting everything down! There were some great stalls there and I caught up with a few people I'd not seen for a while. Delighted to meet Hen from the Henhouse blog http://henhousehomemade.blogspot.com/ who was lovely.

Unfortunately there was a rather wet end to the day as rain stopped play and we bundled everything into the van as fast as we could! Monday morning was spent restocking the shop with these sleigh beds and French cot

another cot we promptly sold

and the horsey items

before we headed of to this nice house...

Home of Barford Farm Icecream Garden http://www.barford-icecream.co.uk/ and well worth a taste! You have free run of the beautiful farmhouse gardens whilst you enjoy an icecream from the vast list of flavours. This is where I became a bad blogger and demolished half my ginger and cream icecream before remembering "I blog now. I need to to take a photo!".

They didn't last long and the sun even shone for a bit. We promised ourselves we'd have to make another visit soon (to try the other flavours obviously).

Recent projects

Hello,
I've been busy since our holiday and thought I'd show you a few of the bits and pieces I've been working on...
Firstly topping up on lavender pillows ready for the next Vintage Market in Bridport this Sunday.


A nice waxed pine wardrobe just needed some chicken wire and pretty fabric to finish off the door.

Found a super little cot the other day crying out for some cosy bedding. Here it is complete with pastel striped mattress, pillow and sheet, a wool blanket and patchwork quilt to top it off!

Love the transfers!

Furniture wise I've been selling loads of beds so spent an afternoon sanding and waxing these three sleigh beds in my dad's garden. Roll on the day when we have room to do this kind of thing in our own garden (and so says my dad too!).

One lucky little owner will be having his bed delivered tomorrow morning! More news on little bed customers next time.

Enjoy your Bank holiday weekend wherever you're spending it. Fingers crossed for some sunshine!