Instagram Snaps - May 2014

here's what Heart Vintage have been up to in May.....

.....it was Selina Lakes book signing at Powder Blue, the signing took place outside in the sunshine. It was a lovely day with vintage stalls and Heart Vintage wares.....I launched my up-cycled candles too.

.....wedding season is well and truly here, lots of beautiful wedding plates designed and printed.  

.....I've had a lovely request for a set of three bespoke plates of a little girls bedroom, I incorporated her drawings into the design to make it a beautiful keepsake.

.....my up-cycled hoops have been added to my stockist Powder Blue, I printed iconic 

quotes to make these a lovely additional to any vintage home.

....my vintage illustration designs are my bestsellers so far, another set has been added to my Etsy shop.

.....I made a trip to see my favorite artist's works in Manchester at the Lowry Gallery. The venue was also host to a food fair which attracted local food and drink stall holders. 

This was my favorite stall Ox Eye Daisy - I loved the up-cycled herb planters.

Selina Lake's Outdoor Living Book Tour

What a fantastic sunny day for a garden party! Powder Blue the boutique home and garden store in Leicester was the setting for Selina's Outdoor Living book signing.

Last Saturday Powder Blue's garden was styled with beautiful vintage inspired finds and pop up shops ready for Selina's visit. Retro Sugar made the most yummy and adorable cakes with vintage swan and ballerina cake toppers. Knighton Flowers had a pop up shop and supplied cottage garden flowers for the event, the arrangements were stunning.

The Heart Vintage range was beautifully displayed inside the store, I loved the pretty ribbon ties on my plates against the dark painted wall - this has inspired me to paint my guest room a darker colour and display all my pretty plates with pastel ribbons.

It was lovely to see Selina, we chatted about growing veg, paint colours and vintage china, she wrote a lovely note in my copy of her book too. Looking forward to her Summer Fete in a couple of months. Her new book Selina Lake Outdoor Living is available to buy now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW Heart Vintage Products

As well as new designs for my up-cycled vintage china plates, I'm currently working on a new range of up-cycled china candles and vintage fabric hoop art for the Selina Lake Outdoor Living Tour. The range will feature beautiful china cups with my signature quirky prints and vintage fabric hoop art. The candles will be scented with with ylang ylang, wild strawberry and passion flower fragrances - in Selina's favourite colour PINK. My hoop art made from vintage floral fabrics will feature quotes from iconic women of our time.....these will be available in store at Powder Blue from next week.

Happy Monday

Happy Monday everyone! it's been a busy weekend here......I've been pottering in my yarden and feeling totally inspired by Selina's new book Outdoor Living. I can't wait to get planting pretties and hanging fairy lights. It's the first Summer in my new house so I can't wait to make my outside space another 'room' to relax. I went on a misson to find more pretty vintage plates from my favourite carboots and vintage shops in Leicester too.......here's a peek at some of the new Heart Vintage designs now available at Powder Blue. My next range will be up-cycling glass jars with candles....perfect for those Summer evenings outside!

Instagram Snaps - March 2014

Here's what I've been up to in March.....

.....a new interiors book to add to my studio shelf, highly recommended is Selina Lake's Outdoor Living. A write up to follow up next week, with lots of gorgeous photos.

.....designing bespoke up-cycled plates for Mother's Day...so many lovely personal messages.

.....new designs available to purchase from my stockist Powder Blue including wedding and room signs...the perfect gift.

.....LOROS event, raising money for a local charity.

.....lots of vintage retail therapy, stocking up on vintage plates and some summer clothing.

.....Heart Vintage business cards designed by myself and printed at printed.com

Mother's Day

Mother's Day designs are now available to purchase from my online shop and my stockist Powder Blue. Bespoke designs are also available upon request, please contact via email or my shop. These up-cycled vintage plates are one offs....no two plate designs are the same. All plates are carefully selected by me, from vintage and charity shops all over the UK....the prettier the better.

New Stockist - Powder Blue

What an eventful week! After attending Selina's book signing last week (read about it here) I now have a new stockist Powder Blue. Powder Blue is a lovely home and garden shop in Leicester. I'm in love with everything they stock - so many vintage finds. If you're visiting Leicester, please make sure you go and check it out!

Selina Lake

On Saturday 8th February I visited Powder Blue home & garden shop in Leicester, for the book signing of Selina Lake's re-released interiors book Romantic Style. The lovely Selina signed my heap of books (I have all four) and can't wait for her next - titled Outdoor Living, which will be released next month.

As Selina has showed an interest in my up-cycled plates I designed three for her, which she kindly photographed and mentioned in her blog post here. I was so happy she liked them, and appreciated her lovely comments.

I hope to be able to work with Selina in the future.