Derby antiques fair

Yesterday morning I headed to the Roundhouse in Derby for an antiques fair rummage. During after show drinks on Saturday night with Missy Malone and Em Brulee about car boots and auctions my inner treasure hunting gremlin was keen to find some goodies. After all it had been at least a week since my last fix!

The Roundhouse is a wonderful building, the world's first and the oldest surviving railway roundhouse and the grade II listed building still has its 12 metre engine turntable inside. Click on the 360 degree view button down on the left hand side of the page to see inside!

There was a huge selection of stalls selling everything from pottery and glass to old books, artwork, jewellery and furniture. I managed to haggle for a few beautiful pieces of jewellery, two 1950s diamante paste necklaces

An art deco turquoise and marcasite ring

And a bee brooch that looks very similar to one embroidered for me by my grandmother when I was just born. It's from the 1900s apparently and apart from needing a little gentle cleaning is in brilliant condition. I love it.

I also found this great 1950s wicker edge tray complete with fighting cockerels and cocktail recipes!

A creamy yellow and peach art deco belt buckle, which just needs a new elastic strap stitching to it.

And a diamante set hair slide which I think is some kind of early plastic and will look great pinned into the back of a fancy updo.

So all in all not a bad stash. The Mr was very happy I didn't bring home a car full of furniture and I'm happy I have some new stage bling!

What goodies did you find this weekend?

Scarlett

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The Missy Malone & Friends Burlesque Revue

So yesterday I took a little road trip to perform for Missy Malone's Burlesque Revue, currently travelling the UK, and last night taking up residence at the Blackfriars Theatre in Boston, Linconshire. After the fantastic time I had doing Missy's show in Milford Haven in March I'd been really looking forward to this one, especially as I had a new act to perform!

On the way I stopped in Nottingham to pick up one of the other performers, the ever so lovely Dita tribute Carrie-Ann and we chatted our way through the rest of the journey, enjoying the rare sunshine (while I tried desperately not to end up with a truckers tan on my right arm!)

It was a wonderful evening spent with great friends, the rest of the line up being Fanny Divine, Em Brulee, Carrie-Ann, Snappy O'Shea and of course Missy herself. The backstage atmosphere was hilarious and we spent most of the evening discussing things far too saucy and embarrassing to write here  ;)

The crowd were brilliantly enthusiastic, just the way we like them! Here's a few pics from the night to show you what we got up to.

Me popping my balloons! Copyright Foxy La Flash

Balloon debris, I don't half make a mess! Copyright Magic Dave

Missy Malone. Copyright Foxy La Flash

Em Brulee. Copyright Foxy La Flash

Fanny Divine. Copyright Foxy La Flash

Carrie-Ann, Homage to Dita. Copyright Foxy La Flash

Snappy O'Shea. Copyright Foxy La Flash

My new act! The Present, pretty self explanatory really. Copyright Magic Dave

My new act - The Present. Copyright Magic Dave

The whole cast including Magic Dave and stage maid Cherry Blossoms. Copyright Foxy La Flash

So that was my Saturday night! Today I dragged myself out of bed at an ungodly hour (anything before 9am is ungodly) and headed into Derby to trawl an antiques fair at The Roundhouse, but I'll save that for tomorrow.

Nighty night!

Scarlett
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