Vintage Fair

We so enjoyed the Vintage Fair last Sunday in Hitchin, the picture above is my stall at the Vintage Fair in Harpenden in May.......unfortunately the pictures taken on Sunday are a bit of a blur, but I will share them with you anyway.

Once I figure out how, I will be opening a blog shop......any advice would be more than welcome.

My next Vintage Fair will be on September 12th in Berkampsted.

Vintage Lipstick will be appearing at ................

Hitchin's Vintage Fair
 on
Sunday 11th July
at
Hitchin Town Hall
10am - 4pm

Can't wait.......please come and introduce yourself.......xxxx

Buttons......

Everyone loves buttons, apparently there is such thing as a button phobia, but we don't have that!!! We love them! and not necessarily just for functional fastening but for embellishing and adorning.

My lovely friend Hellie gave me this wonderful bag last year which I customised with buttons.  Go see other customised bags at http://www.duttonsforbuttons.co.uk/ and why not do one for yourself.
Speak soon Donna xx

Walberswick, Suffolk

Oh how I love this place, so unspoiled.

Have I got news for you!!!

Vintage Lipstick  will be in Wanstead, London E11. on Saturday 19th June..........Yes folks I will be there, if you manage to drop by please introduce yourself, I would love to meet you.  For details see http://www.lovevintage.co.uk/


In the meantime I have been busy making bags out of vintage fabric......

I haven't knitted for ages now, I have been busy crocheting away making cushion, throws and little puffs.  I do love the instant gratification that crochet gives, I like to see a piece grow before me and turn into an heirloom or something lovely to sell.
Little Puffs, yes, that's right, Little Puffs..........

I purchased this lovely book and .............

inside I found this.......I like it, I don't love it, but I wanted to try and make it as it is unlike anything I have made before and I was intrigued.

So I have been very busy making little puffs..........           

                                    I have to make 168!!!!!!

Really I can't wait to start putting them together.

And if thats not enough I have also finished a cushion to sell at the Vintage Fair.  As always the pictures don't really do it justice, even if I say so myself! It is about 56cm x 56cm so quite large and I love the colours, very 1940's I feel especially when you see it in the flesh (wool) oh you know what I mean.

    And not forgetting the back


The cushion is fastened with random buttons down one side but I forgot to photograph it.......

Hey everyone......I'm back!!
So sorry for the long pause, have had loads going on recently.....

Amellia my lovely daughter, who is 14, is having a lumbar injection on Tuesday, we are trying not to think about it at the moment, but after the injection she will have to have an operation on her spine as she has a condition called...here we go.....wait for it......Spondylolisthesis, which is a displacement of a vertebra. Amellia has been in a lot of pain for the last 2 years, so although scared, she is also happy to at last be getting something done.
Hugs and kisses my darling x

I will be at the Vintage Fair in Harpenden, Hertfordshire on the 16th May. Such a lovely day out with some fabulous stalls full of vintage delights, if you can make it it's well worth a trip....watch this space for more details...