Come to....

the Fair!

As usual i am a last minute lady and this time it is deciding to exhibit at this years Spring Fair with Country Living.

I am on stand M5 and anyone coming along and telling me the special password 'SpringFling' will get a 10% discount on any purchase over £20!

But first......this weekend i am back at the fabulous Kitsch and Stitch Fair in Cranbrook, Kent. It is one of my all time favorite events as it is friendly, happy and full of wonderful craftspeople!

 

http://kitschandstitchfair.blogspot.co.uk/

So please come along and visit....i have some complimentary tickets for the Country Living fair so please let me know if you need any!!

See you on the other side of a mad and crazy fortnight!!!

xxx

Come to Manchester...

....this April for:

www.thecakeandbakeshow.co.uk

COME AND SEE US AT THE CAKE & BAKE SHOW MANCHESTER!

After a sell out launch show in London, the UK's first live event dedicated to cakes, breads and the art of baking is heading to Manchester for three days filled with celebrity demos, expert classes, competitions and fun interactive features, plus an exhibition full of delicious artisan produce and all the baking and cake decorating supplies you could wish for!

We will be bringing lots of vintage cake stands, bakeware, china, linens and cutlery. Alongside this there will be some fabulous new vintage inspired bakeware, gifts, display items and more......

If you are interested in anything vintage - please drop me an email with the kinds of thing you are looking for and i will make sure i bring them along if i have them or can source them !

Keep an eye on this site over the coming weeks as i will be offering a fabulous competition and discount voucher!  Or 'like' on Facebook ..... Www.facebook.com/simplyvintagedesignsuk

See you there!

xx

A Change...

...is as good as a rest!

So i have slightly altered my logo and branding - a little fresher and less pink! I thought i liked pink but after 3 years i think i have fallen out of love a teeny bit. So Teal and Duck Egg are still in and the pink is relegated....for now!

This coming few weeks i am looking forward to lots of exciting changes....trying out a couple of new events, returning to some favourite ones and seeing lovely friends i have made in the vintage/craft world over the last 3 years.......and then of course on the 4th March hopefully) greeting my gorgeous new little godson who is popping out painlessly and easily (i hope - it will be a planned c-section birth) of my best friend who has been through a nightmare pregnancy and has coped incredibly like the amazing person and mother she is! So fingers crossed....i shall be sharing the pictures proudly.

This brings me onto my newest challenge of this year in which i have entitled 2013 'a year in photos'. i rarely take pictures, even though i have an iphone - so no excuses of not having a camera, so this year is the year i take pictures of everything......and yes my best friend and husband are fed up of it already. So i shall be boring/interesting/annoying/amusing you for the next 12 months with random pictures.......so sorry!

Have just updated the events page with all of my events so far this year......if there is an event you think i would love to be at please do mention it - always looking to be somewhere new! 

So for now i shall leave with a few random pictures from the last month.....

Ta-ra for now! x

Dads 70th Celebration in January!

His special Dinner....

The fimo cake topper i made based on...

...this picture of him in panto.

Afternoon tea at @mphersand

Just perfect....lovely afternoon with the Cooper ladies

Gorgeous niece and her fabulous Poppa!!

Happy Birthday to meeee!

My gorgeous doggy Barney..on a crisp frosty morning walk

followed by a cheeky snuggle on the bed!

  

The last day of January....

and i am only really writing my first post of the year - how naughty!

It has been a chaotic month for me here at Simply Vintage HQ.....from finishing and clearing out our Christmas show at the Snowdome, celebrating a 30 something birthday, getting snowed in and finishing with a Surprise 70th Birthday event to organise for my amazing Dad last weekend.....phew!

The next couple of months are very exciting - lots of events, markets and shows throughout Feb some lovely ones and some brand new ones which is always an exciting time! I will be updating my events page today with all the places i can be found at over the coming months.

The big event of the start of this year is to come though.....being support / birthing partner again to my brilliant best friend who is due early March - another godson is on his way - yey!

So onto this weekend....two fabulous events.....Judy's at Spitalfields on Saturday and Pop Up Vintage Fairs in Islington on Sunday!
Cannot wait for either.....as i was snowed in for the last Spitalfields event i shall be having a major sale/clear out of China, Linens, candles and more.....but never fear i have a separate pile of amazing sale goodies for Islington.....

Piles of Tea plates from 50p each

Teacup Candles from £5

Hankies and Vintage Adverts

Piles of Vintage linen from just 50p!

Don't forget if there is anything you would like me to bring along then just drop me a line or add a comment!

Happy February!

A very Happy New Year......

Wishing all the very best for the coming year.... Here's to an amazing 2013!

Xxx

Phew! 2 days later....

......and my feet are still aching!

What a crazy, fabulous, exhausting and exciting weekend that was at The Cake & Bake Show!

A few teething troubles.....but this was a new venture so i am sure these will be addressed for the next one.

Great speakers, stalls and customers....i only managed about 3 minutes away from the stand but managed to bag all my Christmas Cake goodies for a bargain price of £5 - taste some yummy marshmallows (http://www.themarshmallowists.co.uk) eat some delicious treats from the Cinnamon Tree Bakery (thecinnamontreebakery.co.uk )

The lovely Jo from last years Great British Bake Off visited my stand and purchased some lovely vintage bits and pieces

So....all in all a great show - great customers - will definitely be at the next one in Manchester!!

Off to prepare for the next adventure at the US Airforce Base this weekend (complete with pancake breakfasts each morning!!!!)

xxx

It's a sell out!

This weekend's Cake and Bake Show at Earls Court it a sell out with just a few last minute tickets to be had - wowzers!

If you are booked in and are visiting this weekend i look forward to seeing you there! I am on stand 78 right in the middle.

As this is a new show i have no idea how busy it will be on the stands so i am taking as much stock as is possible just in case.....but if there is something in particular you would like to have a look at then please do email me before Friday so that i can make sure i have them on the stand!

I have lots of vintage china teacups and sets, mix n match cake stands, vintage teapots galore, lots of lovely vintage cutlery, vintage teacup candles, vintage linen tablecloths, magazine adverts and many many more vintage treasures!
Alongside these i have a few vintage inspired items.....from teacup shaped baking molds to retro kitchen signs - plus the ever popular vintage milk bottles with carrier!

It looks amazing as a show .....

Kitsch and Stitch: 3 Days to Go!!

Kitsch and Stitch: 3 Days to Go!!: Some new faces for you at Saturday's Kitsch and Stitch Fair (1st September.) Tracy Mitchell 'Violet Vintage' Tracy is an art...

Tonight Tonight...

We will be at Camden Market Tonight!

(my little rendition of a North-West Side Story!)

Really looking forward to it....i shall bring a wide range of vintage and retro china and homewares....plus some handmade goodies from vintage pretties!

Also launching my new range of cards featuring original postcards from the 1900's onwards!

Hope to see you there..... xxx

Kitsch and Stitch: Just a reminder - Kitsch and Stitch September 1st

Kitsch and Stitch: Just a reminder - Kitsch and Stitch September 1st

i will be there - it has to be one of my very favourite fairs to do ..... lovely ladies who organise it, lovely customers who attend, a lovely venue and also the most lovely cakes from the Weald of Kent ladies!!

Spitalfields....

...this weekend! Yipeeeee

After a couple of months away i am very very happy to be back this Saturday at:

Vintage @Spitalfields
11am-5pm
Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair

http://www.judysvintagefair.co.uk/

I have missed it.....

This weekend i will be doing some fab deals on linens, cake stands, cutlery and have some lovely new vintage teacup candles to offer (complete with gift box)!

I hope to see you there.....if you need/fancy something specific then please do drop me a line and i will bring along what stock i have!

xxxxx