Prima Makes - Press

In the latest issue of Prima Makes magazine Heart Vintage features in 'Be My Valentine'. Readers will be able to have a go at making a up-cycled vintage plate following my 'easy makes' instructions.



Styled by London stylist Selina Lake, the feature includes other handmade loveliness, photographed with beautiful fresh flowers & vintage finds....bloomin' lovely.

'love you' & 'bloomin' botanical' ranges feature vintage bird illustrations and botanical drawings, perfect for Valentine's & Mother's Day gifts, available from my online shop now.

New Stockist - Taylor'd Bundles

Another stockist!!!! Heart Vintage will now be collaborating with online store Taylor'd Bundles bringing new exclusive personalised up-cycled vintage plate designs for every occasion. 

Taylor'd Bundles are based in London, selecting handmade products from all over the UK to bring you bundles of loviness for every occasion including new baby gifts, wedding & new home to name but a few.

The 15 collaborators design and create personalised gifts for your loved ones bringing you one off designs. All items are handmade so completely one offs, just like Heart Vintage...no two designs are the same, which I love.

I'm chuffed to be a part of the 'crafty family' and look forward to launching the new designs next month!! here's a sneaky peek of the new baby design for you to see which include adorable vintage rabbit illustrations....

Period Living - Press

At the back end of last year I was approached by Period Living magazine to appear in there monthly feature 'My Vintage World'. How bloomin' exciting!!! I obviously jumped at the chance. It gave me chance to let readers know about what inspires me, my earliest childhood memories, my vintage heirlooms as well as my recent vintage purchases and my love for up-cycling.

In the March issue I chat about one of my personal heirlooms, a locket given to me by my grandmother, which my mother also have engraved for my 30th Birthday - I don't leave the house without wearing it, it's one of my favorite pieces of vintage jewellery, it probably doesn't hold much value but it is dearly sentimental to me. I share how I'm addicted to vintage fairs and shops, we have quite a few in Leicester and the surrounding area. I spotted these Luminarc vintage drinking glasses in an interiors mag years ago, I luckily came across a set in one of my stockists stores - Alkaline I'm totally smitten with the pretty bird & floral designs.  Also I share one of my recent up-cycling projects - updating an old vintage lampshade. I really enjoyed doing the piece and was really happy with how the final article turned out.

Leicester Mercury - Press

January was a pretty hectic month for Heart Vintage thanks to some great press features. Leicester Mercury More Magazine featured Heart Vintage TWICE!! Firstly in the shopping feature, but also a two page spread. I really didn't expect the piece to be this big. It was a little overwhelming when I opened the paper in my local newsagents....I'm totally chuffed, and I've had so much positive feedback and custom order requests which is great news! You can have a read of the full article here over on the Leicester Mercury website.

Make do & Mend

This month's make do & mend is.....vintage teacups.

As a lover and collector of vintage china, I often come across lonely teacups on my plate hunts to charity shops & carboots. Instead of leaving the abandoned little cups, I bring them home to sit on a shelf looking pretty in my workroom, however, I want to find another use to show these little fellas beauty off....

teacup lights via Kotivinkki

I adore these lights, an upside down teacup made into a quirky lamp. These would look beautiful grouped together to make a teacup chandelier, maybe with a bright pink lighting flex too,

similar to these below.

pink light flex via Dowsing & Reynolds

Or how about some wine glasses....perfect for a vintage themed wedding or dinner party. Love the contrast between the delicate pattern and shape of the teacup and the clean modern wine glass base.

teacup wine glasses via Festival Brides

teacup wine glasses via Apartment Therapy

I think one of my favorites is to make a collection of planters, I spotted this over at the Hema blog...

teacup planters via Hema

I love the mixture of vintage and modern cups with the washi tape highlights. I want to make NOW! Maybe Heart Vintage decals instead of the washi tape....a lovely addition to the up-cycled china family.