York Does Vintage at Christmas!

Yes it's nearly here!  YORK DOES VINTAGE AT CHRISTMAS!!!  

We're back at the Merchant Adventurer's Hall on Sunday 2nd December where we can promise you all the things you love about our fairs, but with added extra Christmas sparkle!

We have forty vintage stalls. selling clothes, homeware, kitchenalia, and lots Christmas inspired items that will make perfect gifts for your friends and family.  As well as all of that we've got our regular York tearoom from the fab Yorkshire Teas, who will be selling Christmas treats and a special blend of Christmas tea.  We've got our Lindy hoppers from Pure Lindy back again giving dance workshop through out the day.  You can learn some new moves for the Christmas party!



This time we don't have just one craft workshop - we've got three!

Capricorn Creations are doing jewellery demos.  You can have a go at making a beautiful ring like the one in the photo on the right.  For a mere £1 it's the perfect party dress accessory or would make a great present for someone.

To book a place, email nowandthenevents@gmail.com. Sessions are at 11:00 - 11:45, 12:15 - 1:00, 1:30 - 2:15, 2:45 - 3:30 and 4:00 - 4:45

There's also a cake decorating workshop with Cakes by No More Tiers (York), and the wonderful Granny's Sewing Box, is doing a bunting workshop.  How good will your Christmas be with a vintage inspired decorated cake and home made bunting decorations?

The bar this time is provided by Perfection Beauty York.  Prices are as follows:-

Makeup - £5 + lashes £7
Hair - £5
File and Polish - £7
Eyebrow shape - £5
GELeration soak off gel polish application - £10
 
Perfect bit of pampering if you've got a Christmas party coming up soon.

And that's not all - there's a vintage style photo booth run by Vector-Photography.com, and live singing from Phil Lyons and the New Vintage Band.  You can see Phil in the photo on the left entertaining the shoppers at our last fair in York.  He'll no doubt be doing a few vintage Christmas tunes!

You get all of this for the entry fee of £1!  We're at the Merchant Adventurer's Hall from 10:30am to 5pm.  You could spend all day there because we've got Christmas covered!

Don't forget that it's York's St. Nicholas Fayre from Thursday onwards.  They'll be lots of things to do in town including a pop-up vintage shop at the Inkwell on Gillygate, on Friday 30th November to Saturday 1st December.  So you could have a whole weekend of vintage shopping!

Newcastle Does Vintage 17/11/2012 - What a Day!

People queuing up to come in!

We LOVE Newcastle!

Yesterday we held our first ever vintage event at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle.  Because it was our first ever event in Newcastle, we weren't sure how many people we would get through the door, so it was wonderful to find out just how much the people of Newcastle love vintage.  An amazing 1500 people turned up - which is about the same that we have come to our signature York events.  The venue was amazing - the theatre is such a beautiful building and so spacious for one of our events, and the theatre staff were so welcoming.

For most of the day I was standing on the front desk and we received some lovely comments from our visitors.  A few people asked us if we were there for two days because they knew people who couldn't come on the Saturday but would have loved it.


People had also been to our York fairs we're very pleased to find out it was the same company doing this one.  Also, being on the desk meant I remembered a few of the faces that came in, and it was great to see many of them still enjoying the fair hours after they'd passed through the door.

I bought my camera and spotted some locals with great taste who'd found some very stylish items.  This gentleman on the left bought a very nice jacket that fitted him perfectly, and this lady on the right looked fab in this white beaded top.

Our stallholders were having a good day too!  It's great to see these small businesses doing so well in the current financial market.  Plus, there was also time for a bit of fun.  Two of our regular stallholders in the pic on the left found a couple of matching coats for sale and tried them on - don't they look fab!

As with all of our fairs, we had other things for people to enjoy apart from the vintage stalls.  We had a lovely beauty bar run by the Body Shop.  There was face painting, and Emma from the Yesteryear Shed had her arm painted with this beautiful blue flower in the pic above.  Our workshop this time was a demonstration on how to turn an old book into a Christmas tree in the pic on the left.  I can't wait to try this!

Finally, we had the Moon Booth who we'd love at the last event we'd had in York, taking vintage style photos.  I had a photo taken - it was great fun.  You can see all the photos they took at Newcastle Does Vintage on their Facebook page.

So, that was our first ever Newcastle event.  We will be back next year - keep an eye on our Facebook page when we announce the dates.  If you feel you missed out and couldn't make it yesterday, then fear not!  On Saturday 24th November 2012 we'll be in Durham at the Town Hall.

Check out the dedicated Durham Does Vintage Facebook on the link below for more details!

Durham Does Vintage Facebook page

Exciting News for York Does Vintage!

Yorkshire Does Vintage - the Magazine!

Yes, that's right, Yorkshire Does Vintage has got a fab free magazine coming out that will be available at our York Does Vintage event on Sunday 14th October.

You can see the beautiful front cover on the left, which gives you a bit of a teaser as to some of the things inside.  I've seen the mag, and I know I'm not impartial, but I'll tell you that it really is a rather good! There's instructions on how to get a glamorous vintage look stage by stage, a baking section, a street style section looking at what the people on the streets of York have been wearing, and much, much more.

So, if you'd like a copy, then pick one up from the front desk next week.

We've already planning the next issue, and (this is very exciting!), we're looking for someone to appear on the front cover as "The Face of Yorkshire Does Vintage".  So if you love vintage and would like to represent us by being on the front cover of the Spring issue, then get in touch with us via our Facebook page - or better yet come and introduce yourself to us at one of our events.

York Does Vintage Craft Workshops

We like to bring a bit of variety to our free craft workshops, and at York Does Vintage next week, we've got the Jewellery Channel presenter, Louise Jakobsen from Capricorn Creations.

She'll be demonstrating how to make two ring.  The first one is this swirl pearl one on the right, which you can make for FREE.  The other one a cluster ring can be made at the cost of only £1. So, if you've ever fancied having a go at making your own rings, then book a place on one of the workshop.

The workshops for Louise Jakobsen rings will run as follows:-

11:00am - 11:45am, 
12:15pm - 1:00pm  
1:30pm - 2:15pm  
2:45pm - 3:30pm 
4:00pm - 4:45pm

If you'd like to book a place then email us at nowandthenevents@gmail.com

York Does Vintage's Photo Booth!

And if the magazine, the jewellery making and all our regular stalls hasn't got you excited enough for next week, we've also got a fun photo booth in operation courtesy of Moon Booth.  Get your photo taken in a vintage style, maybe after having a vintage make over, or even wearing the some of the vintage items you've purchased.

Hope to see you all there on Sunday 14th October 2012 at the Merchants Adventures Hall from 10:30am to 5pm.  It's going to be quite a day!

Become a Vintage Beauty!

Have you ever wanted to look like a vintage beauty?  

Perhaps you'd like to find your inner Jean Harlow or Marlene Dietrich?  Well, at our events you can treat yourself to a vintage makeover at the beauty bar. 

If you're planning of going out in the evening after visiting one of our fairs, why not get the works done?  Get yourself looking glamours before you hit the hit the town!

These lovely ladies on the right are doing just that at York Does Vintage.  Depending on which event you attend there's a range of beauty treatments on offer, from hair and make-up, to getting your nails done and even mini massages.

And for the Durham Does Vintage Beauty Bar...

We can announce that at our Durham Does Vintage event on 24th November 2012, we've got Kathy Scott in charge of the beauty bar.  Kathy runs the Ginger Tree Holistic Health Beauty in Hawes, North Yorkshire.  She also does hair and make-up for wedding and special occasions, and is a distributor for Pure Lochside Organic Skin Care and Neal’s Yard Organic Health & Beauty. 

Kathy will be offering a variety of hair, health & beauty services at Durham Does Vintage.  If after all that shopping you fancy a bit of pampering, maybe your hair done, a makeover or your nails painted with Gelish or Spa Ritual polish, then head over to Kathy's fabulous beauty bar!