The vintage drawer's day trip

Feeling a little heady today, a bit to do with spinning plates, to do lists on rotation, central heating on at the end of July, the desperate need of a holiday and the excitement that one week today I will be starting the long process of getting ready for the Love My Dress soiree at The Baltic - I am filled with child like excitement......

You may, or may not know, but I opened a little Etsy shop a while ago, mainly to start the process of spreading the word about my new collection The Vintage Drawer - take a look there's lots to see..... wedding and non-wedding hand made pretties all perched on the shop shelves.... Well this little collection is goin on a day trip to The Designer's Markeplace at Middlesbrough Town Hall (The Crypt) this Saturday - 30th July doors open at 11 'til 4pm. So come and say hello - I will be behind the stand that is full of pretty linens and floral posies and will be bringing with me door signs, bookmarks, brooches, hair clips, lavender pin cushions, sewing cases, and anything else that is lying in the drawer......soo will I see you there??????

flat linen menus

all numbered out...

...a little note to let you know that I have just placed a small selection of table numbers on the shop shelves over at Etsy... They start from £8.00 and are great to mix with the place cards from The Printed Collections too....I am also starting to gather a small collection of table names starting with cities as seen below. These can be made to order with your own personal table titles...

1, 2, 3, 4 tell me that you love me more....

..flat linen numbers...

£12.00 each, email me if you would like more information.

info@vickytrainor.co.uk

place names and china cups

Good morning all - can't believe we have arrived at Thursday already. The week has flown.
I've been busy this week working on printed collections from Cartmel, Winter, Vintage Rose and sat in 'sewing corner' working on a couple of orders for The Vintage Drawer.

I thought you may like to see these lovely little linens about to go to their new home. Their tie has been placed to one side as Lisa will be tieing them to the handles of pretty china tea cups. The place name ties are £4.00 each and they have a fair few uses!! Firstly the obvious function as a place name for your table setting, we have also produced a little set for a client who will be wrapping them around the stem of all of the bridesmaids bouquets, another who has purchased a set to tie around her gift boxes. (more images of place names can be seen here). Whatever their use all I ask is that your minimum order is for the qunatity of 10. I also have bride and groom sets of the flat linen place names over at Etsy and these are £8 per set.

Right, must dash, I have an appointment with a sewing case....

a few more pics can be seen over in The Vintage Drawer album over at my Facebook page...

I want paper hair

Accordion from boohoowu on Vimeo.

This is an absolute delight, start your weekend on a high by watching this 'work of art' by Royal College of Art Graduate George Wu. Detailing is stunning....
Discovered via one of my armchair journeys while visiting the inspirational blog Peagreen

thrilled - I tell you - thrilled!!!!

hello!!

I haven't posted for a while. Been a bee that has been a little busy.

Now you may have noticed this icon already on the right hand side - and you may have clicked and voted already - and if so - I thank you with all my heart - I really do appreciate your support.

I was a little shocked, surprised, excited, when I received a letter from The Editor of Perfect Wedding magazine to say that they had selected me (in their opinion) as one of the top five stationers to be nominated for the Best Wedding Stationery Category in their 2011 Awards. Eeeek!! I was quite blown away - little ol' me working away in this tiny studio was up for an award - a 'national award'!!!!

Now comes the big part guys 'n' gals - I need your votes!!! And your friends votes, and your families, and all your followers on facebook and twitter to get behind me and vote for me (if you think I am worthy!!) Spread the word and make this little ol' stationer a happy one.... The winner will be announced in Perfect Wedding magazine on sale in the awards issue from 7th September!!

You can click here to vote or the Awards icons here on my blog. You will be taken to their voting page, you will need to vote for each category and you also have the chance to win a Spa break too!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!

P.S. I have a new facebook page which you can visit by clicking here...

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and I have lots of new bits n bobs over at the Etsy shop....

Phew - that was a bit of a promotional moment......

any time, any place, any where...

...the latest introduction to The Vintage Drawer collection are these pretty hair clips.

Perfect for your bridesmaids, or wedding gifts for your bridesmaids and guests (see the Etsy store for other gift ideas), a special birthday gift to someone you love, to simply say thank you, or a small indulgent present for yourself.

I generally wear mine while gardening complete with wellies and pruning shears. So you see - any time-any place-any where.......

These are currently for sale over at my Etsy shop

the peonies have left the building...

glossy bloom and tissue faded poms

I always try and have flowers in the studio, sometimes they are nurtured, sometimes neglected (I say shamefully, but I blame it on the diary!).

I have loved, over the weeks, watching the different stages of the peonies. From blancmange pink glossy blooms to tissue faded poms - yet each stage is equally beautiful. They will remain in the studio for another week until each petal is a varied tone of tea stain....

Finally on Facebook!!!

I know, I know, I'm about 7 years behind the rest of the world (what's new), but I have finally got myself a page on facebook, another network to get socially involved with - any excuse to not work. I have already posted a few images and will use this page to inform, entice and generally witter on in my normal fashion - so keep popping over and please please please 'Like' me - oh and tell your friends, people you may pass in the street, everyone down your local, your place of work to 'Like' me too.....you will make this stationer a very happy lady...... See my page here or there's a link down the right panel.... THANK YOU...and see you over there...

stitching and daydreaming

This album is on constant repeat in the studio this week - perfect to stitch and daydream to.

brooches & buttonholes

...here is a little game for you...spot the brooch....