My Brocante

Hello my dear friends
I'm back! It has been a whirlwind of getting ready, unpacking, setting up for my Brocante Event at Lourensford Wine Estate. The venue was gasping beautiful and it was a pleasure arriving there early every morning .

Driving through historical vineyards and surrounded by the majestic HottentotsHolland mountains, was the perfect start to each day.

It was a  privilege to be part of KAMERSVOL 2010. I am happy to say that the event was a huge success and we had 14 100 visitors through the gates, (not counting the under 18 year olds as they were given free entrance)

Setting up was both exciting and daunting... We had 3 days to set up. I started with the funiture and larger pieces, leaving the smalls and prized 

 monogrammed linen for  the last day

The  opening night for 700 invited guests was major hard work and set the tone for the days to follow. 

 the first furniture item to sell...

two of these over sized Belgian chairs

 upholstered with original German grain bags.

on the last day before opening night, every one pitched in to help ..

DD helped other vendors unpack their goods since mine was "old news" and her nanny - Melody- got stuck into pricing some smalls...we hand sewn some hearts from vintage linen and added  old laundry monograms and little religious medals -nothing went to waste.

Twine rolls on old wood batons..

   Rolls of Jut stamped with "Paris"...sold out quickly

 The selected French monogrammed linen was a best seller..I added daily and was almost sold out.

religious statues and globes  added some surprising  interest - I am happy about this since there are around 40 more globes waiting to be unpacked this week...

 French flags lined the one side of my stand-


..upholstered a French Bergere in pale aubergine velvet found in Paris...I could have sold this chair over and over...I am happy that a friend got this since I will get to see it often

I thank all for letting me be...

 The visitors who drove all the way from allover, to come and visit  me a second time, and even a third time, was  acknowledgment that they loved what I love..the old , the vintage, the memories that I brought back from the French countryside... Thank you for loving what I love!

this young designer  fell in love with this French lace cloth- she was thinking about making it into a wedding dress

 Some of these old French La Poste cushions are on their way to America- yes we had visitors from allover the globe. Another has gone to England.

I do apologize to all  those visitors who I did not have time to chat .

Please  feel free to mail me a

colette@lecapfoods.com

should you have any questions or queries.

Apart from the pre-event pictures taken by DD,
it is hard to believe that I did not have time to take any pictures..yes..me who always try and hold on to memories by capturing the moment..there was NO TIME!! as fast as goods sold, I added more stock so the vignettes was ever changing. most of the images I share here were found on the web taken by different visitors..thank you all!


at Sue Langerman's  booth stocked with vintage jewelery and smalls, DD fell in love with this 1950's knee length  wedding dress , complete with no less then six layers of petticoats..

my most precious memory

thank you all for the encouraging  support,

 yes

 it is the beginning of a lot more!


and thank you for endless cups of latte 
delivered  by these lovely ladies to keep me going

have a lovely week

Colx

had the best "brocante neighbours"

I could wish for..