Tissue clouds: May 2011

Busy Bank Holiday

Wow.. what a great weekend :) I managed to fit in Vintage Fairs on both Saturday (Dalston) and Sunday (Hampstead) and lovely dinners with friends on all days!

I also went to a talk on Vintage Postcards by Postcardese - so interesting! - did you know that tilting the stamp is a sign of affection! x

Rospo
278 Hackney Road,
Bethnal Green,
London,
E2 7SJ

Tues-Sat: 11.00-18.00
Sun: 10.00-17.00

Rospo sells a neat collection of workwear, dungarees and breton tops but the store is really about the furniture the clothes are displayed on. Reconditioned crates and filing cabinets are available for hire or buy. x

La Vie Boutique

La Vie Boutique
18 Broadway Market
London E8 4QJ

La Vie Boutique does not have specific opening hours - or specific stock.. a random selection of bits of pieces! But the owner is lovely and if your in the area then definately pop in. x

Ruche

Notebook inspired lookbook! by Ruche- swoon!

also does anyone else follow the notebook on twitter - little snippets of love quotes! xx

Brewode's Cornucopia

Brewode's Cornucopia
60 Broadway Market
London Fields
E8 4QJ
07709311869
info@brewode.com

sweetshop, cake shop, cafe and kitchenalia store! This cute little cafe is all decked out in tongue and groove and bunting - lovely place for an ice cream or coffeee. xx

Aussie Bootcamp

On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend the Aussie Lighter Self Bootcamp! and Bootcamp it was!!.. circuits and teams complete with whistle!

It was great fun though! - I got to meet some really lovely bloggers and I even won a topshop voucher for my shoulder stand!!... a skill i never thought would get me anywhere!!

The lovely instructer was Amanda.. Gymanda! - see what she did there!? ;) x the pic is me with Yishene from Yishyene :D x

I didn't take my camera into the gym with me but here are some pictures courtesy of the lovely Aussie team :) x

Stella Blunt

Stella Blunt
75 Broadway Market
London
E8 4PH

Wed-Fri: 12.30-18.00
Sat: 10.30-18.00
Sun: 12.00-17.00

Also on Broadway Market, another cute little furniture store is Stella Blunt - selling lovely cards alongside really covetable furniture I wanted to move in downstairs! x

Lena Hoschek

Discovered from the Lovely Esme and the Lane Way , Lena Hoschek's collections are beautiful Vintage and Rockabilly inspired dresses and pencil skirts shot in fab locations. I'm not sure if you can buy online and they don't have a UK stockist - but definately one to watch!

MacBlack & Vine

MacBlack & Vine
47 Broadway Market,
London E8 4PH

Mon- Sat: 12.00-20.00
Sun: 12.00-16.00

Whilst east on Sunday for Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair we took a wander down Broadway Market to check out the Vintage shops there. MacBlack & Vine was one of my favourite shops on the stretch, not just Retro and Vintage Furniture but also fine wines! (and reasonably priced) They even have fun little cards to fill in both your favourite furniture and wine - fun concept! x

Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair

This morning Sam and I headed down to Judy's affordable vintage fair for a good rummage and to begin the first in the Vintage City Guide series. :)

Judy's Vintage Fair travels around different locations all over the UK (the next one is Mon 30th at spitalfiedlds) selling a great mix of vintage fashion, home wares and furniture.
Started by Judy Berger, an ex selfridges personal shopper and curators at Vintage at Goodwood and Vintage at the Southbank, the fairs usually have live music as well as a brilliant tea shop/cafe on site for tired boyfriends ;)

Upcoming Fairs are:
30th May: Spitalfields, London
4th June: Leeds Corn Exchange
4th June: Leamington Spa
12 June: The Hospitium, York
18th June: The Chester Guildhall
26th June: Balham bowls club, london
26th June: Rheged centre, Cumbria
3rd July: Leeds Market
15-18 July: Lovebox festival
29-31 July: southbank vintage festival, london

I would definitely advise getting there early as this one got very busy with a few ruthless shoppers - elbows definitely at the ready!

Pentameters Theatre

Last night Sam and I went to the Pentameters Theatre in Hampstead.

Despite walking past it almost every day we have never seen a play in the theatre before and now that we have we will definately have to make it a regular occurance!

Located above the Horseshoe pub (which, by the way, although it's expensive does brilliant food) the theatre is tiny... probably only twice the size of our tiny living room.

We saw the Michael Field production of J.B Priestley's play 'The Linden Tree', set in 1947 the play follows a couple of days in the Linden household as the father, a university professor celebrates his birthday and experiences his possible retirement. The play reflects the fading optimism for the future in britain and the realities of the countries diminished position in the world.

I literally can not rave about this production enough! As the theatre was so small you are really engrossed in the play and both the material and acting were brilliant. At only £12 a ticket its similar to a cinema ticket price and so much better! - everyone go now! - the plays on for another couple of weeks :D xx

Lusciously lighter... ?

I have been taking part in the Lusciously lighter Aussie challenge for a while now... I always used Aussie shampoo and conditioner anyway and the Lighter range smells just as great as the others... I originally pitched that I would try and do this.. to lead a lighter spring... x

I haven't done too badly!..

-as well as cycling more to work I also joined the gym! (oh yes!) and despite not being able to walk properly for a couple of days after overdoing it I have been going fairly regularly..

- I have definitely been drinking more tea, by the barrow full!

- I've been trying to call my parents more and have had a good catch up with my mum :)

- going to Spain meant I took a lot more photos, I still would really like a better camera though as half of them came out blurry!

- I made it to the idler academy... post coming soon!

- and finally... x I also dyed my hair darker.. !

phew!!! .... If you want to try it all out too then Aussie have these helpful vids up on their site. x

Aussie's Lusciously Light Videos: Part 1 from 1000heads on Vimeo.

Aussie's Lusciously Light Videos - Part 3! from 1000heads on Vimeo.

Tomorrow we have our first meet up!... I am a bit nervous about meeting everyone for the first time in my gym kit but am excited about meeting these great bloggers... x

check them all out and follow on twitter :) x

Andrea Garland - Vintage Lipgosses!

Whilst wandering through Liberty's the other day I noticed a big pile of cute little vintage tin's in a bowl... surprised that liberty's had started selling vintage i went over to inspect them only to find out that they all had lipgloss in! - so cute! Andrea Garland recycles the old pots and fills with yummy new lipgloss which is also 100% natural.

Every tin is obviously unique and you can get refills once you have run out! - the perfect green beauty product!

Kylie

have to love old kylie songs! x

Vintage City Guide

I have decided that I am going to start making use of my huge pice of Vintage traders cards and favourite shops and start posting a guide to vintage shopping on her with a google map that has all the locations in... this may take a while so bear with me - but it's nice to have a project to get stuck into! xx

Sitges - The Wedding

Emily was of course beautiful. Piera did of course cry ;) x all in all a wonderful day x (and apparently it's good luck if it rains on your wedding day!) x

Zooey news!!! x

so excited!!!

Barcelona! - the lowdown

I have been terribly slow in writing anything about Barcelona - sorry.. I wanted to do a proper city guide with all the places I visited and just haven't had time - instead here is a little summary!

I'm afraid I was a terrible tourist in Barcelona... I was fully equipped with map and guidebook yet my fear of looking like a tourist along with my sheer relief at being able to relax meant that I didn't really see any sights!

We were staying just off the ramblas (the main busy street) in the acta hotel so luckily enough were central enough to just wander - which is what i did! x

When i first arrived i was on my own so dumped my bags and set out to explore... right into a vintage fair! woohoo! apparently there is one every Thursday in the square...

It was packing up but i snapped up a vintage seltzer bottle for 30E which then filled my entire easyjet hand baggage allowance so i could buy no more!

After a lot more exploring Sam arrived and we went out for blue sangria!? (yup! blue!?)

the next day we hung around mostly at the beach before heading to Sitges for the reason of the trip - Emily's wedding!

Sitges was lovely - I would definitely recommend a trip to the 'Hotel Romantic' and the marina... although watch out for the nudist beach on the way! - we accidentally sunbathed there for a day without even realising! x

a proper guide to come soon folks :) x sorry x

busy Britannia

Home sweet Home from Barcelona - Having just eaten the biggest bowl of pasta ever (literally - i think i just had an entire pack of spaghetti to myself!) i am gearing myself up for a manic week. After flight delays coming home last night we arrived back to Hampstead this morning only to empty our suitcases onto the floor and change before heading off to work again :(
I did manage to fit in a sneaky drink tonight before coming home though at the Book Club again. This time to celebrate Sugarhill boutique opening online. Selling a collection of cute floral and printed dresses all made by brother and sister duo Alex and Pawel and utilising Bali skills and workshops they definately have some summer essentials..I particularly like the cute hawaii playsuit :) x