Arundel Farmers Market, Sundays with old friends & new life in Mill Road
Yesterday in Arundel, it was Farmers Market.
The sun shone and the town was buzzing.
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| and with the sun out...everyone seemed to be smiling..makes a difference to everyone's mood hey? |
but ....Sunday mornings
There really is nothing quite
like them is there?
Although I worked last night,
I still had that wonderful feeling you really only get on a Sunday.
I met up with and had a lovely walk with my dear friend Stella,
who lives in the States,but who has left part of her heart in Arundel.
We had a real catch up and walked up around Swanbourne Lake and into Arundel park.
I have been taking my camera most days,on my daily meanderings, to capture all the new life around Arundel town.
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| this mother was splashing so manically her baby rushed away |
This nest is in a very precarious position,
but these parents return
year after year to the same spot.
This was last year with their new brood.
As you walk down Mill Road
you will catch sight of
several babies growing fast
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| Mum standing her ground on her nest |
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and telling these ducks to clear off   I came home to work on a chest of drawers with shell decoupage. It takes quite a few hours to cut out and stick them all on.  A pot of Earl Grey and some relaxing music down in the studio.    This 19th century chest of drawers came from Osborne House and has a little Queen Victoria emblem on the back. I wonder if she kept her smalls in here! What a great selling point that would be. Here's a bit more about what we do;
Arundel Eccentrics
have been in Arundel
for almost 20 years.
Firstly, as
Ambiance
in
The Old Brewery Warehouse
and then
in
Ninevah House, Tarrant Street.
Over the years we have been honing our skills with furniture painting and decoration,
and,as well as having many regular
US antique trade customers,
we also supply shops in the UK such as
Liberty in London.
Throughout the States,
our pieces are to be found in
NYC, Texas, Florida, Carolina,California......
They are more travelled than we are.
Our work has featured in many
interiors magazines,
including
House and Garden
Homes and Gardens,
BBC Homes and Antiques
in the UK
&
Architectural Digest
in the US.
If you would like to learn how to
paint & distress,
wax and age,
crackle and craquelure
decoupage,
& gild
make an old piece you
found lying unloved,
looking seriously
destined for the rubbish tip,
into, at the most, a work of art
& treasured heirloom
at the very least
very much more beautiful than it did.
At the same time, enjoying
the tranquillity
of our
Riverside Studio
in the beautiful,
country town of Arundel,
where
you will be learning in small classes,
with refreshments including
a vegetarian lunch and a glass of wine.
Let us know.
We are aiming to make our small
classes a memorable experience,
and one that will make people
want to return over and over again.
 I hope you are having a great Sunday. www.arundeleccentrics.com |
