Cloud 7

This weekend I found a lovely vintage shop in Shepton Mallet which I wanted to share with you. I always find Shepton a strange little place, there has been so much drive to improve the high street, with lovely little craft & vintage shops popping up, but it still has a weird, empty, 'land that time forgot' feel to it!

However, don't let that put you off, there are several vintage shops, three sewing/craft shops, and an antiques centre to visit.

My favourite of the day was Cloud 7, a lovely vintage & gift shop in the front, and a vinyl record shop at the back - the perfect combination for The Boy & me! The owners even let Bronwyn in as she was well behaved...

My purchases from Cloud 7

Peggy from Mad Men dress

This weekend I made a dress from a pattern I'd found in my local charity shop for only 20p. As the fabric I used was purchased on ebay for only 99p for 5 meters, I think that offically makes this dress an absolute bargain!

I'm calling it my 'Peggy from Mad Men dress' as I definately think it's something she would wear to the office. Joan is usually much more my style, and my workwear fashion inspiration, but in recent series of my favourite tv show Peggy has been improving her wardrobe so that I now regularly lust after her clothes too! I love that I will be able to wear this dress plain in summer, with a shirt in Autumn and a jumper in winter - truely versatile!

Vinyl Groove

I've wanted to own a record player for ages - my parents had one when I was little & I have such lovely memories of twirling around the living room aged 5 while Kate Bush Wuthering Heights was spinning away!

I've been keeping an eye out at vintage fairs & on ebay for a record player ever since I finished doing up the sunroom, as I'm convinced this is the perfect finishing touch for the room, and it will be lovely in summer with the doors to the garden open & a record playing away. Having been outbid on everything I set my heart on & then becoming worried about the potential extra costs of buying a vintage model I finally decided it would be best/ sensible to get a new one but in a repro vintage style.

I fell in love with these online and I love the suitcase design (it's a portable record player so we'll be able to have it out in the garden if the fancy takes us). They come in the most beautiful colours and I've gone for the vibrant blue.

I'm thrilled with my little record player, and have well & truly started my vinyl collection having purchased my favourite album ever, Carole King's Tapestry at Bath Vintage Fair. Bring on summer evenings with an old time record playing in the background!