Wednesday.....What a girl!

Wednesday is Vintage Magpie's newest Bouquet......

She is so dreamy....soft muslin roses, sparkling crystal, vintage buttons....the gentle white glowing in the sunshine....

Finished with vintage Mother of Pearl buttons....carved Mother of pearl buttons; I'm like a bee to a tasty flower whenever I see these beauties

You can find her in my shop page or HERE

I have always loved the name Wednesday...I have longed for such an unusual name....a name that no-one would forget...a name to live up too.

Vintage Magpie's New Collection

These beauties will be available to buy from my online shop on Monday 28th February 2011

Happy Weekend !

xxx

Meet Olive...

For an age I have been looking for a vintage sewing machine....one that is sturdy, and I can hopefully fix if it goes wrong...a simple but hard working beast!

I come across a few, now and again, but nothing that looked like it would work and was in okay condition....therefore I gave up searching and told my Ma that for my Birthday I would love machine like my grandmothers.... a zippy, quiet, and faithful machine that has been with her for a very long time.... she finished my bunting for me, as my little machine couldn't cope with the thickness of all that fabric!

So when my Ma and me saw this little beauty at a tiny car boot sale at the weekend....my eyes lit up....Vintage...check.....fab retro green....check.....working .....we took the risk ;)......price....a complete bargain at £4!!!! can you believe that... yes!...FOUR English pounds!!!

She is an Italian beauty, from around 1955....she weighs a tonne, but after a touch of oil, a new needle and a bit of TLC, she is working (nearly) perfectly. Her stitches are divine, she even has a stitch at 1mm....so stunning. She came with 7 different feet...some I am unsure of, but I cannot wait to start making gorgeous things with her.....

....I think this is the start of something beautiful!!

Moonbeams Kiss the Magpie

I don't know if you have noticed, but i have myself a little shop!!

Moonbeams Kiss The Magpie will be featuring some of my work that is for sale.

It will not be solely Wedding Bouquets, but also fascinators, jewellery, corsages, cake toppers, Faux wedding cakes, bunting and much more.

Over the next few weeks I will be stocking her up, and all you need to do is email me and tell me you want your own pieces of Vintage Magpie heaven.

Go and take a look here

Do you want a Dainty conversation?

My beautiful and super talented friend has given me a exclusive collection of her jewellery for The Nest...YAY!

Now its not vintage...infact, very modern, but I love her simple style, which just shouts chic~ness.

And they look fabulous worn together...

I have a matching set of a ring with a pair of earrings in, Silver, Blue, Green, and Red.

They are all sterling silver and totally handmade with love!

Check out her website here.

A Vintage Magpie 100th Giveaway

Well today I am writing my 100th post!!

I really cannot believe that I have been blogging this long, and how much happiness I get from it.

So as a Thank you to you, my wonderful blog world friends, I am giving away this corsage....

I'm also giving a 'Keep Calm and Carry On' Lip balm to the 2 runners up!

All you have to do is write a comment after this post, and I will put all the names into one of the Wonderful Dutchman's hats at the end of the week. Then tell you who all the lucky winners are!

This is the first Vintage Magpie give away, so good luck to you all.



The Nest has had a summer makeover. New seaside cushions and blue and white bunting... and fabulous secret treasure bags...perfect for the beach comber!

These cute little vintage crystal drops are sparkling along my window!

Happy Commenting and Good Luck!

Pure excitement

Excitement... a grin that spreads right across my face.... and a few butterflies in the tummy.

The wonderful Dutch Man is on his way, he is in the country, in a transit van heading for Brighton. All his worldly goods are packed, awaiting a home here.

It is just like a dream, I need someone to pinch me...

New Arrival!

A new arrival for Vintage Magpie!
My compact designs have been really popular in the last few months, so I thought I would make a few new ones when I had some spare time lately...I know SPARE time!!! Things have been so busy for my and Vintage Magpie, I had forgotten what it feels like to make something without a certain bride in mind.

This cream compact is just like my Ruffled Rose Silk Compact, but with a vintage coffee ribbon drop. I have also been making bible bouquets, not purely for Bibles but maybe a book of your favorite poems, or a children's book your parents used to read to you. They are both made with vintage ribbons, crystals, buttons, and the silver one has lovely Paris charms on it...with little Eiffel Towers on them....soo cute!!

This compact Bouquet is made from french silk, just like my Ruffled Rose bouquet. It has more french vintage ribbon, crystals, and lovely matt faux pearls. It has lovely purple/Aubergine/cream colouring, and it would tie in with all sorts of colour themes.
If anyone is interested, just let me know.