There’s nothing I like more than a vintage make-over and I love not having a mirror in front of me while its taking place so its a complete surprise, being confronted by an entirely different me when its time to look! I love the escapism that a make-over gives you and when its escaping to [...]
Its a real pleasure to introduce a new venture for Matt of Matt Bowen Photography today. Florence the Vintage Caravan was found by Matt on ebay, she was once owned by a dairy farmer who used her to sleep in between milking sessions (!) a strange former life, but we all have our stories! After [...]
Last weekend I got the train to Brighton to have a look round Belle’s Bridal Bazaar which had set up shop in the Unitarian Church on New Road. This fair is for all those couples that are anti ‘been there done that’ weddings! Weddings that are off the beaten track are what are catered for [...]
If there is one thing that embodies British summer holidays, its caravanning. Days spent sitting in a caravan listening to the rain battering on the roof while playing board games is a memory that most of us Brits have from our childhoods. One person who fell in love with those days gone by and couldn’t [...]
Ah, the 70s! It gave birth to Star Wars, Saturday Night Fever and Pot Noodles…yes, I did watch ‘I Love 1977′ on BBC2! Helen Ruff founder of Doily Days, who I have previously featured here, has finally unveiled her 1970s Chill Out Area. It is more sophisticated dinner parties of the Seventies than the festival [...]
Jo Caldwell and her friend Sally-Ann Ellis set up Ruby’s Vintage Teas when Jo was no longer able to run her floristry shop in August 2011. Their passion has always been vintage (especially the 40s and 50s) and the shop was full of curios and shabby chic gifts that Jo was reluctant to give up [...]
My first wedding fair as a blogger was on a bright sunny Sunday, perfect for meeting up with Mrs Scoops (Hayley Southwood) and her Vintage Scoops ice cream van, Betty! Our first glimpse of the fair was Betty covered in bunting and surrounded by her friends Ella May, the vintage caravan perfect for tea parties, [...]
I love all things vintage so it wasn’t a huge leap of the imagination when we decided to have a vintage inspired wedding reception! The main issue was which era to go for. I love the elegance of the 1920s, the beautiful clean lines of Art Deco and sumptuous fabrics used in decoration and fashion. [...]
My hen do was a surprise organised by my two Maid of Honours (greedy, yes, but I will not be out done by my husband who had two best men!). With instructions on what to wear including no make-up!! I set off to the designated meeting place in East London. After meeting all my girlfriends who [...]
