Miss Gingers Giveaway!

Click on Miss Gingers cute header and get entered in her fab giveaway! She is giving away FOUR wonderful prizes! Yeah, I know! FOUR! Far too cute!

The Frosted Petticoat and My Button Bouquet

The Frosted Petticoat  has created a Carnival theme wedding ceremony.  My sweet little button bouquet which now belongs to and was photographed by Clair Penn  was chosen to be part of the fun & inspiration! 
I feel so honoured and tickled pink!

Mrs Woo at Becnicks Wonder Emporium!

Did I mention that I was moving spaces at Becnicks? I can't remember if I did. I am super excited to show you what it looks like! Would you like to see?

check out the crazy cat tea pot cozy!

vintage buttons galore!

charm bracelets on my rigged frame display :)

i Love this little shelf i found in a charity shop!

So there we go! My little spot at Becnicks Wonder Emporium! I'm pretty keen on it :)

Crinoline Ladies

Do you know about the pretty Crinoline Ladies?  They are a vintage favorite. Very pretty & feminine. They're called Crinoline Ladies because of the petticoats they are wearing!
I always thought crinoline was something lacy. But I've found a wonderfully informative site Fashion Era. According to Fashion Era

Crinolines

The Horsehair Crinoline Petticoat of 1830s

In the 1830s a linen material woven with horsehair called crinoline was first used for cloth petticoats. The word crinoline comes from the French for 'crin' and 'lin', meaning horsehair and linen respectively. This version of a petticoat was the original crinoline and later the name continued in use incorrectly, but universally for the caged or hooped underskirt frames.
In the 1840s flounces were added to the full skirts and these gave an illusion of extra skirt width.
The new skirt style which emerged in 1841 was achieved by a method of gauging fabric into organ or cartridge pleats which introduced yet more fullness. This was abandoned in 1846 for flat pleating which gave even more width. After 1845 double flounced skirts helped push the shape out, making the skirt look even broader.

There were changes to the Crinoline Petticoats through time and It's worth having a look on Fashion Era, it's interesting and lovely!

I don't honestly know when Crinoline Ladies started showing up in home wares but you can find them prettying up everything from dishes to hankies to sweet tins to table clothes.

Sweets Tin - sooo collectible!

Beautiful 1930s cake stand. 

 

 

Another style of "Crin Lady" cake stand.

The good, the bad & the kitsch x

and toilet roll covers?

I really like them & I'm not the only one! They are so popular right now! We can't keep them in stock at Becnicks Wonder Emporium!

I am Sew going to Do this!

See Vintage Doily Lampshade and 1000's of others - or share your own on Cut Out + Keep

I've been wondering what to do with my beautiful rescued lamp with it's horrible old lampshade! My friend Faith and I just scored a mother-load of vintage doilies the other day on our Thrift Store adventure! I need a few to finish patching my sofa...but then project lampshade will be underway!

My Creation Has Become Someone Else's!

Claire Penn's gorgeous photo of my Button Bouquet!

I feel so honoured! I met the lovely Claire and a friend at the Becniks grand opening! Clair purchased this sweet little vintage button bouquet and doily and we discussed wedding photo shoots and vintage.
Claire said I'd be seeing it again - and just look at how gorgeous she's made it look!
If you love it as much as I do you can get your own print from Claire's etsy shop along with other beautiful photographs.

Thank you Claire! It's beautiful!

Becnicks Wonder Emporium!

THE GRAND OPENING WAS WONDERFUL!!! What a great day! I'm still tired and I've hardly done anything! Sales were made by all and even more importantly Chester has a new WONDERFUL wondrous place for lovers of vintage to *oooooh* and *aaaaaah*!

A lovely photographer is on showing in the gallery, she also stuck around for most of the day and photographed all the goings on. You can find her on facebook FLUKE PHOTOGRAPHY .

Here are a few snaps from the big day:

1950s GORGEOUSNESS!!!

love that sewing box!

My Little Spot!!!

My little spot there on the right!

OH! There's me making up tags!

It was wonderful! It really was! I'll be in on Monday and Tuesday this week 10-6. I wish you all lived right here! If you are close come on over I'd love to chat & we'll have a cuppa tea!

New Venture!

I shouldn't actually be writing right now, I SHOULD be in the shower! Naughty! My life just got very busy!
I started emailing someone from this new fab Wonder Emporium. It is vintage fabulousness!
After a few emails I'm all of a sudden setting up a unit!!!! I was hard at work painting yesterday with the smallest paintbrush! It was a real ratbag, but I got it done.

Today I'm shadowing a carer at the nursing home Mr Woo works for as I'll be a temporary carer to cover someone's brief absence. Eeeeeek! When it rains it pours!
PLUS I've just sent off a job application for something I'd love to do along with own little business which is coming into it's busiest time! My mom is going to burst because she's been praying hard for some doors to open for me. Here we go Mom the doors, and a lot of em, have just flung wiiiiide open! Woo Hoo!

If you're even NEAR Chester on Saturday please come over and check out the incredible Becniks Wonder Emporium!

I'm going to go behave now and get ready!
Later Gators!