SWING INTO ACTION!

I'm delighted to announce that I will be at the 40s SWING DANCE charity event at the Kursaal in Southend-on-Sea on 8th July.

This fabulous evening is in aid of the Havens Hospices. There will be DJs, great 40s music and vintage stalls in the iconic Southend building, so come along for a swing knowing it's all in a good cause!

The night starts 7-30pm and ends at 1am, so plenty of time to browse the stalls and have a great time dancing the night away!

Tickets are £15, please contact Sandra on 07917 693 469 or email sjedwards57@hotmail.com

See you there!

 

RAILWAY REPORT!

Last Sunday's NOW, VOYAGER CRAFT AND VINTAGE FAIR was another great day!
The Railway Hotel is a fantastic setting for a vintage fair, a beautiful Victorian pub.

Had loads of space to set up everything and even had a comfy bench to sit on!
Lots of great people came along and thanks again for all the positive feedback.
My brand new card stand was especially handy, everyone could see them all on display.
My new designs went down well, which was great.

Big thanks to the NOW, VOYAGER crew, who worked tirelessly to get this fair up and running and for the formidable advertising campaign they did! Their efforts deserved a bit more reward...

The fabulous entrance to the Railway Hotel pub

Pre-match preparations going on... notice the comfy bench I mentioned!

Phew! Stall is finally set up!

The new card stand makes its debut!

Dazzling Decades on display! And check out the groovy 70s tablecloth, thanks Mum!

VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY!

On Sunday 1st May I'll be heading to the Railway Hotel in Southend for my first stall at the NOW, VOYAGER CRAFT AND VINTAGE FAIR.

It's gonna be a great day, lots of amazing traders will be there and it's in a brilliant pub as well, what could be better?!

So come along and see all my vintage inspired pictures and cards, chomp on some cupcakes then have a pint, the perfect day!!

Check out NOW, VOYAGER's groovy blog here (WARNING: there is a picture of me on there, scary!!!!)

http://www.now-voyager.co.uk/events/now-voyagers-summer-craft-vintage-fair/

SWEET DREAMS!

I'm delighted to announce that a selection of my cards are now available to buy in the shop FOREVER SWEET

This fantastic sweet shop has just re-opened in the recently refurbished St. Clements Arcade on the Broadway in Leigh-on-Sea. If you love your sweets with a retro twist this is the place for you!

So as a perfect present for that special person rush along now and get your barley sugars and cola cubes and then buy a retro inspired card to go with it, what could be simpler?!

Keep an eye out for any new cards in there, you never know what you may find!!

http://www.foreversweet.co.uk

This is a selection of the cards available at Forever Sweet.

A VERY VINTAGE VOGUE!

Wow, what a day we had at VINTAGE VOGUE last Sunday!!

It was a fantastic day, so much fun with loads of great stalls, great music and great cakes!!!

After getting up at 6am and somehow getting everything into the car, we tootled down to Brentwood in good time, to set up our stall. And it was certainly worth the early start!

There was a real buzz to the place. Lots of people said hello and it was great to see my new cards and Dazzling Decades series selling really well.
Had great fun looking around all the stalls as well, lots of interesting things there.

Here are a few piccies to show you the day...

Putting the cards on display and adding the finishing touches to the stall!

The Dazzling Decades proved to be a big hit, Mavis looks impressed as well!

The Footie Table! This time we had a proper display of the football stuff. So everyone could pick out their favourite team!

At last the stall is set up, ready for some customers!

LET'S GET VOGUEING!

Only ONE day to go before VINTAGE VOGUE!!!

The Essex Vintage Fashion Fair in Brentwood is a fantastic event, the biggest for miles around.
In amongst all the sumptuous vintage clothes and accessories you will find my stall!
I'll be selling all my sparkly new cards, collages and pictures.

It will be a great day out, so get dressed up and come along and say hello!!

For all the details and directions check out their website:
www.essexvintagefashionfair.com

See you there...

IT'S A JOKE!

I had the perfect way to celebrate April Fool's Day last Friday by seeing the brilliant band KILLING JOKE.
For years and years they have been an inspiration to me, so what better way to spend a joke filled day.
It was even in the lofty surrounds of the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank in London.
Having seen them in virtually every venue in the capital, it was certainly an experience to watch them take to the stage in such a grand setting.

Another dynamite show followed, with an incredible sound from immaculate musicians. 
Graphic designer Mike Coles provided amazing visuals on the enormous screen behind the stage.

I think a little congratulations are in order as well... for the small band of merry-makers (me included!) who managed, in the small gap between the seats and the stage, to create a mini-moshpit.

Probably the first time the Royal Festival Hall has witnessed such an event!!

Stupidly I didn't bring my camera, so here is a pic of singer Jaz Coleman at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in 2005. With special thanks to Fabienne T, who managed to get a press pass for this concert to take this amazing picture!

 If you fancy having a look at them, check out this Youtube clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8F9Zr-aiXQ&feature=related