Herbie

Herbie is one of my best sellers. Herbie was developed 'oh, gosh about five years ago' on ebay! A very lovely customer wanted a car on her bag, so i sketched 'Herbie' alas my first custom order was born! He is still going strong.

I designed this version along with Herbie (black) Herbie (blue). I think i need to get PC though and do a pink one too! Girls love cars too don't they! Or is just the fast one's that would cost you 12 bedroom mansion in Maida Vale! 'Well!! Dreaming starts young.......

A few new Designs

Icecream

The sun was shining and very hot, i could just eat an icecream!

I searched my fabric cupboard (not for an Icecream) but for a bright summery fabric and came across this lovely Candy Stripe that has a vintage feel to it. Well for me it has. It reminds me of a day at the seaside, perhaps brighton in a beach hut beside the sea.

Icecream? OH YES PLEASE!

More Clogs!!! For Kids Too!!

My Daughter Isobel loves the Green one's! I think they're pretty special too!

Gingerbread Man

I made this storage bag in Green for a customer. I've only ever made it in Pink although i can do it in any colour or fabric.

I think it looks really eye catching in green

What do you think?

Vintage Opulence

Whilst trawling the site of Etsy i came across this seller. I was drawn to her by this wonderful Vintage reworked dress.

j'adore...

I love this.....

As those of you that know me will know that i absolutely love Vintage! I think it's a tragic event to throw away something that has a history or even cut it up but when it's done in a constructive and artistic way and brought back to life it's ok and i'll forgive the artist. Just like Vintage Opulence does with her pieces. Being British born but living in the USA she has taken her art across the water.

A little about Sarah at 'creator' at Vintage Opulence:

My name is Sarah and I am a British lady (originally from the beautiful north coast of Cornwall) now living in the sunny southern United States I live, eat , breathe and dream about clothing and clothing design, having enjoyed playing dress up from as young as I can possibly remember, I also love to create, I just, "have" to, combine the urge to create with a fascination with vintage clothing in particular and a bent for transformation (it's a butterfly/phoenix/cinderella thing) here then is "Vintage Opulence" I recycle, hand dye, deconstruct and rework vintage and vintage inspired clothing and lingerie, whilst also selling vintage clothing in its unaltered form, so there is a little of both here. In my "spare time" I enjoy walks in the countryside, burlesque performances, visiting places of historical significance , cocktails and fine dining, 20th century history , growing my own vegetables, belly dance, yoga, world travel, kayaking and meeting new people.

Her work is beautifully constructed. She takes the like's of a slip that possibly wouldn't be worn today with our garments but creates a wonderful structure for delights of us Vintage Lovers but does this in a tasteful and beautiful way. I only wish i had somewhere to wear one.

Fabulous Alternative Prom Dress....anyone care to invite me to one?

Take a look at Sarah's shop on etsy it's delightful, it's like a modern day 'old curiosity shop' with Vintage Inspirations! I want to walk in and have a cup of tea and gaze through all garments then be taken off to some imaginative cloud somewhere.... except i can't it's virtual.

Vintage Opulence certainly has my vote and i'm definately a fan!

Thank you Sarah for sharing your Art with us!!

You can visit Sarah at Vintage Opulence at

vintageopulence.etsy.com

Custom Made Cushion

I made this for a friend to give her friend who's just had a baby. The brief she gave me was pink, pink and pink!! Where did i go other than Pink!!

I sketched on canvas then sketched some more and basically made it up as i went along! 'eyes roll'. I then did some hand sewing and some very delicate machine stitching.

I'm quite pleased with it

I do hope she like's it!

Swedish Hasbeens

If you forgive my awful photograph below of these fabulous Hasbeen Lookalikes you will see they are a perfect answer to your 'MUST HAVE' this Spring Summer! NO girl should be without a pair of these in her wardrobe and for all you Men if it take's your fancy...

I was on the trawl of the internet for the very stylish, very on trend pair of Swedish Hasbeen's when i came across a website called Lotta From Stockholm. Lotta From Stockholm have the very fabulous Clogs made for them that have a very Swedish Hasbeen look about them. They have a few styles of Clogs but these braided version really caught my eye due to the likeness of the Braid Hasbeen.

After seeing the price of £45.00 and the only difference being the shape of the under sole (the hasbeen is more right angle cut) i purchased a pair. When i received them i wasn't disappointed either!

Yes the Hasbeen is much more expensive and beautifully finished but for a 1/3 of the cost you can still have your very funky, very fashionable and very on trend version! The only thing i would say is they're a little on the large side not like the Hasbeen which are on the small side.

I must also add that these Clogs are not replicated in anyway and the company that have made them have been making them this way for years! They brought this style back from the 70s due to the popularity in Fashion.

Go check the site out

www.lottafromstockholm.co.uk

If you have any queries give them a ring. A very friendly man named Jon will help you decide.

*FREE* postage throughout April

Free postage is still on until the end of April.

I just bought a new Vintage Dress!!

I just bought this fabulous 1960's dress. I think it has a 1920s flapper look about it, if you removed the belt, what do you think? You could team it with a black belt and T Bar shoes or white belt and white T-bar shoes or without the belt and wear with a high heel. Teamed with beads or a flapper style necklace (you'll find more about that below) i think i've got a great outfit!!

Louise at Catwalk Creative has some wonderful and truly unique finds. Anyone who know's me will roll their eyes and tell you that that i have this obsession with anything Vintage. From being as young as 13/14 i used to search second hand shops around Ashton Under Lyne the town i was brought up and Manchester City to buy 1950s, 1960s two piece suits and watch Quadraphenia all day every day in my Summer Holidays. I did get some very strange looks and fingers pointed at me but in was 1982/1983 and it really wasn't what everyone was wearing!

One Summer my Nana let me look through her wardrobe when i'd stayed there (she lived in Scotland) for my Summer Holidays. I found this fabulous Jade Green leather coat from the 60s and a PVC mac. OH MY GOD i was in Fashion Heaven. I wore them both on my return home to have the 'Michael' taken out of me walking to school, the sniggering and pointing, but did i care? NO, i was an individual and a style lover and not a Fashion Victim i told myself...

A couple of weeks later my green and blue coat went missing and i couldn't find them anywhere in the house. Where on earth could they have gone?

My Mum had thrown them in the bin!

I cried for weeks, one because they were my Nana's and two because i adored them. My Mum? She was embarrassed that i was walking around in these beautifully designed coats that were from her childhood. Years later i suspected that my Nana's boyfriend, hum hum 'friend' had possibly bought them and my Mum disliked him and couldn't stand the sight of them! Oops...

My Mum and my middle sister laugh now. My sister used to dress in 1940s head wear probably from the war (my uncle Tommy hoarded allsorts) and walked the streets where we lived in a long Mac (far too big for her) and her Dolls Pram. She wore bright red lipstick (she was only ten!) and me with my 1960s two piece! We must of looked a right pair!!

I have bought lots of Vintage Dresses, shoes, Jewellery over the years, infact i have a whole suitcase full of clothes and bags that i need to list on ebay but i just can't bring myself too.

My worst regret is selling a 1920s Flapper Necklace on Ebay that had the most beautiful tubular beads that when the light shone on it, it sent off the most amazing colours of purple, pewter and greens. Ah well you live and learn....

I can't wait for my dress, i'll be in 1960s heaven, just a shame i don't have my very own Lambretta and a Jimmy aka Phil Daniels to ride it with me..

Checkout Louise's shop on Etsy she has some really beautiful Vintage Items, i know you won't be disappointed and i'll race there!.....

Click Here to visit Catwalk Creative Vintage

Let it Snow!!

Where on earth do i live? Alaska? Nope, Manchester, England but would you believe it.

From the Window

I've not seen snow like this for years and i mean years!!!

Isobel and me