Sutton Vintage and Arts Fair Summer Special

Wow what a busy weekend! Yesterday I traded at the fantastic Sutton Vintage and Arts Summer Special.  It was a brilliant day, I had the chance to meet lots of new customers and some of my Facebook followers and it was also a great chance for me to showcase some of my new stock.  I also managed to sneak away from my stall to check out some of the other traders and I will be blogging about them later on in the week.  I have added some picture of my stall.  

Lots and lots of new badges

Tonnes of new vintage stock, updates on ASOS soon

Arm Candy

Flower Headbands and Brooches

One of my bestsellers this weekend were my new customised t-shirts.  They were very popular and I will be making lots more this week and I will hopefully have them on my ASOS Marketplace in the next week or two.  In the meantime you can contact me through Facebook if you would like to order.   So far I have worked on three designs; hearts, bows and a peace sign.  

Heart Design T-Shirt

My brand new t-shirts xx

What do you think of them? I am hoping to produce more styles for Summer.  What type of applique design would you like to see? 

Laura xx

Laura Loves Wellies

So the British Summer really is in full swing! As the rain has been non stop I have been looking at some of the different types of wellies available perfect for recent rainy days and of course the upcoming summer festivals.  

My Wellies - A perfect mix of my favourite colours and of course florals!

A few years ago I was lucky enough to have a pair of the Hunter Royal Horticultural Society Sweet Pea Butterfly wellies as a present and even after attending numerous festivals and walks in the park they are as good as new.  I have had a quick look online and they available in the sale on some sites like M&M Direct for £44.99.  Although this is a high price they are worth it as they really do last.  Before getting my Hunter wellies I would usually buy a £10-£15 pair each year and I found that they always started to show some wear and tear or begin to leak after Winter.  Around this time of year Hunter's are usually available in TK Maxx with a large discount so it is worth checking our local store.  

Here are some of my favourite wellie designs available online: 

Davidson Biker Wellies - Topshop £30

I like these wellies because they would go with absolutely everything and on first glance they look like a pair of boots.  

Daisy Print - Welly Warehouse £19.99

I like the fun bright pattern on this set these will make anyone stand out in the crowd.  

Nautical Stripe Wellies - Matalan £12.00

I like the classic stripe wellies and think they would go with almost anything, they would also look fab with a pair of jeans for puddle splashing in the park!

Barbara Hulanacki @ George Asda £7

My last pick is a bargain pair of boots from George which are just £7 in the sale.  Designed by Barbara Hulanacki founder of Biba these boots are an absolute steal, the website only has a few sizes available in the skull print.  The boots are part of a very affordable range designed by Hulanacki for George, well worth checking out. 

I would love to hear your thoughts on the wellies I have picked, Laura xxx

Laura Loves Reworked Vintage

I love working creatively and love turning items of clothing into different items.  Over the last few weeks I have been working on new ranges perfect for the Summer.  I have been customising and shortening vintage dresses, working on a new range of t-shirts and vests and most recently I have been customising vintage shirts which I have just added to my ASOS Marketplace.  

Laura 

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Festival Style

After seeing the footage of Coachella I am getting really excited for the festival season.  This year I am attending a few festivals including the fantastic Strawberry Fields Festival where I will be trading.  In preparation for the festival season I am working on some new ranges including customised vests, t-shirts and shorts and lots and lots of new jewellery.  Expect some website and Facebook updates soon.  

Whilst shopping the other day I went into Topshop and browsed their new collections.  I have uploaded two of my favourite looks perfect for dancing in a field with friends this summer!

I will be uploading some more festival pieces to my website in the next few days.  Here is a sneak peek at some of the collection.  

Flower Headbands - A huge seller last year, perfect for festival hair!

Hand constructed flower head bands.  

Hand constructed bow head bands.

As with all of my other jewellery and accessories the headbands will be limited to a small number of items in each fabric.  Keep your eyes peeled for updates on my website and Facebook page.  

Are you going to any festivals this year? Have you got any festival style tips? 

Laura xxx

Laura Loves Festival Jewellery

Although the weather is rubbish at the moment we are preparing for Spring/Summer with our new range of festival bracelets.  I have designed a new range of Ribbon Bracelets which I have just added to my website.  Each bracelet has been handmade and I am limiting each design to between two and 10 bracelets.  Each bracelet will be delivered in its own recycled handmade pouch.  

I have added a few pictures of some of my favourite designs, they are priced between £5 and £8.  

Gemma £5

Sophia £6

Isla £8

Heidi £5

I have had lots of feedback on the bracelets, I have been wearing them over the last few weeks to try and get into the summer mood.  I will be designing many more festival and summer perfect jewellery over the next few weeks.  I have also just booked to trade at the fantastic Strawberry Fields festival in the summer.  I traded at it last year and it was a wonderful weekend.  I will be uploading a blog about the event closer to the time. 

Are you going to any festivals this year? I would love to hear about some of the trips you have planned this summer. 

Laura  xx