A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

They say 'A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words' and if thats so here are a few thousand reasons to get your Early Bird Tickets for Odd Vintage Wares

This just a  just a taste of SOME of the goodies I'll have at the show..........

Contact Kat at kjtiddy@yahoo.com and get that Early Bird Ticket. Remember people its the nature of Vintage. Some of these treasure are 'one offs'.......when they are gone,they are gone. Don't miss out. Get in early.

See you all there !!!!! 

A Vintage Must !!!!

This is a must for all Vintage Lovers. A two day feast for the vintage soul and one not to be missed. See you all there, it promises to be vintage heaven !!!

Why I Love What I Do

This week has been a busy one for this vintage girl and a stark reminder that this vintage lark is hard work. You all know by now that I love it  but I do come across people who don't 'get it' or me and sometimes I doubt myself. We all have weeks when we ask why bother, when there was nothing at the auction, Ebay is a nightmare, HR yielded NOTHING and Australia seems to have no more treasures for a vintage lover to find AGH !!!!! BUT this week has taught me, yet again, Why I Love What I Do.

I got to help the lovely Tamarah of Shabby Vintage Junk (http://shabbyvintagejunk.blogspot.com.au/) to unload her amazing treasures from the States ahead of her grand opening on Thursday at Waverley Antiques . She is someone who works incredibly hard to make these treasures accessible to a vintage appreciating public. It is something which she does with passion and laughter and when we were sorting her goodies, I could not help but smile and my vintage heart sang. She has an eye for the quirky and the beautiful and has a great talent for rescuing,repairing,reusing and rethinking. If there is the faintest glimmer of life in something Ms T will rescue it. She is a joy to be around and encourages my vintage passion and inspires me to do better. 

Finding these treasures is not easy people but when I do they evoke memories, give me joy, make me smile. They remind me of a moment, a place, a friend, good times. I am lucky enough to be surrounded in my work by beautiful vintage things that are just.....me. This week in particluar I have been able to share my passion with likeminded people who 'get it' and share my passion, my sense of fun, my love of life and a desire to celebrate that which has gone before. So when its cold and wet and I'm out and about 'sourcing'. When people say 'what is it you do again' ?. When people laugh at my Rustic Ashitica (OK I can take a joke too). I go back to exactly why I love what I do........

The imperfect is perfect in my eyes (a mantra, by the way that is equally useful when dealing with children and the big man) .I love to surround myself with those things that have proven their worth over many years because there is a reason why they have lasted this long.

My style is elegant rusticity, shabby chic, eclectic, whimsical, new global with an urban twist and in some cases just stripped-back simplicity....You want to give it a label fine....and though they make me laugh I get it.

I live and work with the chipped, frayed, tarnished and faded the tattered, worn and weathered. These are things that bring comfort, character and joy to me, my business and my home......and thats why I Love What I Do!!!!!!!
 

Get Down There People !!!!

Vintage Nirvana......No more sleeps and no more excuses....Look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at Waverley Antiques either at Shabby Vintage Junk, amongst Tamarah's treasures or at Vintage Influence, my little slice of vintage heaven. (Details below).

http://shabbyvintagejunk.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/whoda-thunk-850-treasures-would-take-so.html

Breathing new life into vintage treasures

This week I have been being CREATIVE. Call it breathing new life in to vintage treasures, recycling, updating...call it what you will its been great fun. Take these 1950's beauties, ok some are more beautiful than others, and some ''only a mother could love"  but where there's a vintage will, there's a vintage way:

Then take a vintage coffee sack.......



or a Vintage flag.......



Or some vintage fabric from the stash......... and Voila !!!!









Reinvented, recycled, restyled and at least another fifty years ahead of them....God I Love Vintage !!!!!

Some of these beauties will make an appearance on the stall, Vintage Influence, H5, Waverley Antiques, or I am happy to take commissions and I can post overseas too.

Restock !!!

Thanks to The Block (Channel Nine), the amazing light fitting created by Sophie and Dale which is pictured below




And a post by one of our gorgeous customers on Waverley Antiques web-site, I sold ALL my American Mason jars this week.

So I have re-stocked and for those of you who are creative, hurry to Stall H5, Vintage Influence, in the Cool Room at Waverley Antiques to pick these up:



They are a stunning shade of blue with the original zinc lids......BEAUTIFUL and follow the link below to make your own unique and gorgeous chandelier

http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/theblock/expertadvice-factsheets/8456608/how-to-make-a-light-fitting-like-sophies

I just need to remember to save some for myself !!!!!

New Additions : Vintage Influence

A quick post with photos of the new additions to the Stall, Vintage Influence H5 at Waverley Antiques

 

New Stock Added Every Week So Watch This Space.......