New prints!

I managed to squeeze in a new two-colour print on wallpaper this morning. Vintage wallpaper is getting hard to come by and can be very expensive, but I picked up some good stuff over the summer and have a few new designs ready to get onto screens.

This is the print I did today (without the lettering).
I used the artwork a couple of months ago for this advert for my prints on Etsy.

How many?

Pause the story of the chair restoration to consider just how many pairs of vintage snake-effect shoes a person needs.

Well three and counting is fair enough, I'd say.

It's been a long time...

Week in week out, I still never miss the Sunday morning flea market at Brighton Marina. Today, being a sunny day squeezed in between rainy ones, was very busy and what treasures were to be had in that last frantic sell-off before the end of summer!

Wow! What's this – "I went for dinner at Mr Chow before heading for Studio 54"? Just look at those shoulders! Black and gold silk brocade jacket with decorative topstitching, pristine condition.

Next up, had to trust my marketing companion on this one as there was no mirror on this seller's stall nor on any round about, but when I got this 1950s grey and white skirt suit home I could see she was right. It's perfect fit, made in some mysterious place where the bottom half is two sizes bigger than the top half and somehow they had my measurements thirty years before I was born.

To top it all (not literally), a free fez!

I think I need to go for a lie down now, after all that excitement.

Enough for one day

I don't know whether pasting in these links will work, but let's give it a go. As usual, jewellery was my big seller at Frock Me! so I have spent all evening listing on eBay clothes I didn't sell today. Twenty minutes of free listing time left and I've had enough! Actually feel like looking at something made after 1963 for a change (don't worry I'm sure normal service will have resumed by tomorrow). Ladies' vintage frock coat opera black double-breasted

Ladies' vintage jade teal suede coat Mod scooter 1960s

Vintage green cardigan or jacket Mod scooter 60s 1960s

Vintage grey flannel batwing dress with zips 1980s 80s

Vintage 1920s 1930s handbag purse silk

Vintage 1950s 50s clip-on earrings

Vintage burgundy wool waistcoat Mod scooter 60s 1960s

Vintage Lacoste dress pink Mod scooter 60s 70s

Vintage black patent bag Mod scooter 1960s 60s

Brown leather Kickers boots worn once unisex size 5 38

Vintage 1950s 50s black leather frame handbag purse

Vintage deep red suede A-line skirt cut outs 1970s 70s

Vintage 1950s 50s brown leather handbag purse

Vintage 1960s 60s bronze beaded evening handbag purse

Vintage 1970s 70s woven lattice handbag purse

Vintage 1950s 50s diamante brilliants belt/bag buckle

Vintage white silver buckles bag Mod scooter 1960s 60s

Every Girl Needs a Staple Gun

My first upholstery project. I will definitely be doing more of this; Julie is right: every girl needs a staple gun.