Sunday Brocantes

As you will no doubt know, the French Brocante / Vide-Greniers is very similar to the British Car Boot Sale.  In one respect it is usually better - frequently it takes place in a town centre, on the normal roads (which are closed for the event).  This was true for both the brocantes / vide-greniers I went to yesterday which was a good thing, because there was a risk of rain and when you are in a field that can be a real pain as the grass underfoot gets wet and slippy and there is nowhere to shelter.

My friend Janet and I set off for Confolens in the morning and went to three sites before we actually found the brocante, which turned out to be in the centre of the town!  I didn't take any pictures as it was a bit of a grey day, but I can show you what I bought.

There were a lot of shops open - one of which being an antiques / upmarket junk shop and here I bought a tray of buttons for just 3€.  About £2.50.  There were lots of Mother-of-Pearl ones in there...



..which are always my favourites.

I also got a great bargain - some self-adhesive vinyl tiles which should be enough to cover the floor of my en-suite which has been simply plywood for 6 years!



They are a kind of sandstone colour which will look good, I think.



So we didn't buy much, but had a good look round and a bit of exercise (better than sitting on the settee knitting).  Janet went home as she had a friend coming the next day, but I went home for my lunch and then out again to another brocante at Lathus.

The weather had cleared up by then and the sun was warm, so it was pleasant walking round but there wasn't as much stuff weren't as many beautiful things as there had been last year.

In fact the only thing I bought was a little dolls' cot that folds just like a real baby travel cot, which was in great condition and will showcase the bedding that I am making to sell on ETSY in the near future...



So today is 'Most of France is Shut Monday' and I am back to finishing off a few new crocheted hats for the Dolls' Hat Shop...