Harrogate Does Vintage 10-11-2012

Yesterday we were at Harrogate Does Vintage in the Harrogate Theatre.  For most of the day Sophie and I were dressed up as vintage ladies and handing out flyers on the street of Harrogate.

Did you spot us?  It was great fun walking round Harrogate and seeing people smiling at us being dressed up in our vintage attire. 

I did get an opportunity to come inside from the cold and take a few photos of the fair.  Our visitors certainly were taking the opportunity to have a good look round our fab vintage stalls and do a bit of early Christmas shopping.

As always our pop-up tea room was amazing!  Sue's cakes are a winner, especially on a cold day.  I tried one of the lemon cup cakes (which is why one from the bottom of the cake stand on the photo to the right is missing!). The tea rooms also had a TV screen showing vintage news clips and some animations showing our up coming events - made by the talented people behind Claire's Vintique.

Our workshop this time was run by Vintage Rose, who were demonstrating how to up cycle your furniture. They had some very clever paint for sale which they used to paint all sorts of things, from mirror frames to chairs.  They're coming to our Durham fair, so if you missed them at Harrogate, so you can catch them there.



Finally, here are some photos of people at the fair.  Can you spot yourself looking for a vintage item?

We'll be back in Harrogate on 23rd February 2013, so hopefully we'll see you there!

Don't for get that next weekend we're venturing outside of Yorkshire for our first event in Newcastle on 17th November 2012.



And then on 24th November 2012 we're in Durham for our first ever Durham Does Vintage event.

Check Facebook, Twitter or our brand new website Britain Does Vintage, for more details.

Harrogate Does Vintage is Back!

Harrogate Does Vintage is back at Harrogate Theatre on Saturday 10th November 2012, 10am - 4:30pm!  

 

 

Yes, it's nearly time again for us to get the bunting out, set up the stalls and put out the cup cakes. We love Harrogate, and at our last fair we got over 800 people through the door!



If you live locally and want to keep up with just the Harrogate events, there's now a Facebook page dedicated just to Harrogate Does Vintage:-

Harrogate Does Vintage Facebook Page

Plus, we've also got a brand new Harrogate Does Vintage website:-

Harrogate Does Vintage Website

As regular visitors to our events know, were far more than just a vintage fair.  On Saturday we're bringing you an amazing workshop - Sam from Vintage Rose, Selby, will be doing 'no stripping furniture' clinics at 11am and 2pm - where you can bring along any tired looking pieces of furniture and freshen them up - shabby chic/vintage style! These workshops are FREE - although depending on the size of furniture you may need to buy some extra paint! Spaces are limited. GET THE LOOK!

To book your place email Vintage Rose at vintageroseshop@hotmail.co.uk

This workshop, our fab array of vintage stalls, and the tea room  all for £1 entry!  It's going to be a grand day out.

Forces Sweethearts at Christmas

Are you looking for something with a vintage theme to do at Christmas?  Our friends at Harrogate Theatres have a rather fabulous 1940s themed Forces Sweethearts at Christmas show on Wednesday 12th December 2012 at 2:30pm at the Royal Hall, Ripon Road.

Being a matinee show, it's ideal if you don't want a late night. The show will be a mixture of 1940s tunes from the original forces’ sweethearts Vera Lynn, Judy Garland and The Andrew Sisters, alongside some classic Christmas songs by the likes of Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra.  Plus, it's a tagged sing-a-long, so the audience can join in with singing along to White Christmas, I'll Be Home For Christmas, I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus, Winter Wonderland, and many more. 

They want to create a Blitz party, so they're encouraging the audience to dress up in 1940s gear.  You could always attend one of our vintage fairs, and buy some items to wear to the show.  We've got Harrogate Does Vintage at the Harrogate Theatre on 10th November and York Does Vintage on 2nd December at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall.  One of the easiest 1940s looks you can create is to wear a vintage headscarf.  We always have lots of beautiful scarves for sale at our events.

If all that has whetted your appetite for more Christmas music then Royal Hall are hosting a classical Christmas, A Viennese Strauss Christmas Gala on Friday 14 December.  this involves a thirty three piece British Philharmonic Orchestra performing some of the finest and most notable Strauss tunes along with traditional Christmas carols.  That's bound to fill the audience with festive cheer!

If you'd like to book for either of these shows, please see the details below.

Tickets can be booked securely online at www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk or through the Harrogate Theatre Box Office on 01423 502 116.

Production: Forces Sweethearts at Christmas
Date: Wednesday 12 December
Time: 2.30pm
Tickets: £14 - £12 (concs available)
Location: Royal Hall


Production: A Viennese Strauss Christmas Gala
Date: Friday 14 December
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £22.50 - £17.50 (concs available)
Location: Royal Hall

Vintage Events Coming Soon!

If you like our events and want to know where we for the rest of the year, here's some dates for your diary.

York Does Vintage, Sunday 14th October 2012 - Merchant Adventurers Hall.  York Does Vintage has a huge array of vintage items on offer, think crockery, furniture, vintage prints, kitchenalia, homewares, jewellery, accessories - THE LOT!
If vintage isn't quite your thing but good food, dancing and workshops are, then you are still in for a treat. Pop along to our signature tearoom - serving the very best cakes, cupcakes, scones, try your hand (or feet should we say) at lindy-hop dancing, get pampered at our beauty bar, dabble in the vintage inspired workshops and let your children get creative at our children's corner!

Harrogate Does Vintage, Saturday 10th November 2012 - Harrogate Theatre.  Yes, were back at beautiful Harrogate Theatre in November.  We love bringing our events to this beautiful spa town, and we'll have all the things you love about our Harrogate fairs from homeware to fashion and jewellery.

Newcastle Does Vintage, Saturday 17th November 2012 - Theatre Royal, Grey Street. Expect gorgeous vintage stalls brimming with sparkles, lace, chiffon - clothes, accessories, vintage art, homewares, kitchenalia, crockery, prints, vinyl, sweets - you name we have it!

We like to complement our vintage occasions with activities and features fit for all types of folk and ages! Vintage inspired workshops, instant photo-booths, lindy-hop free fun dance workshops, hair and beauty bar, style competitions and a vintage tombola with lots of great goodies!

 Durham Does Vintage, Saturday 24th November 2012 - Durham Town Hall.  Expect glamorous vintage stalls stocked up with Christmas vintage goodies, deluxe beauty bar, workshops, signature vintage tearoom, dancing, competitions and a gorgeous children's corner!

A great event for all ages and to grab some fabulously unique crimbo pressies! 

If all this wasn't enough, in December we have York Does Vintage on Sunday 2nd December 2012 at Merchant Adventurers Hall and Masham Does Vintage on Saturday 8th December 2012, at Masham Town Hall.  More details on these events to be announced, but a great places to do some Christmas shopping.  I'm sure we'll also be added some special Christmas touches to the events.  Check back here or visit our Facebook or Twitter page for more info.

Plus, don't forget we're still running our competition to win a style vintage hamper when we get 700 likes on Facebook.

Win a vintage style hamper!

Just like like and share the pic of Cliff and you'll be in for a chance of winning.  As it stands this morning we only need another 21 likes to make it to the 700!  Good luck, and hope to see you at one of our events very soon.

The North East Does Vintage!

Announcing a brand new location *drum roll please*.... Durham Does Vintage!

 

As reported yesterday, Yorkshire Does Vintage is expanding not just to new locations in Yorkshire, but we've now planning events in the North East.  Well today we can announce that we have a brand new location - Durham Town Hall!

Yes, on Saturday 24th November 2012 we open the doors of this beautiful 14th Century Grade II listed building (pictured left) for Durham Does Vintage. 

We'll be bringing all the things that you love about our vintage events to Durham - more details to be confirmed closer to the time.

I can tell you though, as it's on 24th November it will be perfect for some Christmas shopping.  So put the date in your diary.

And of course the week before we head to Durham, we'll be having our first vintage fair in Newcastle on Saturday 17th November 2012.

 

The fair will be held at the Newcastle's Theatre Royal (pictured right).  This stunning Georgian building will form the backdrop to thirty plus vintage stalls, a fab beauty bar, vintage craft workshops, lively Lindy Hop dancing demonstrations, and a fun children's corner.   All this for £1 entry!

Again this fair would be a great place to start your Christmas shopping and buy some truly unique gifts.

Here are our confirmed events for the rest of 2012:-

Masham - 15th September 2012, Masham Town Hall
York - 14th October 2012, Merchant Adventurer's Hall

Harrogate - 10th November 2012, Harrogate Theatre
Newcastle - 17th November, Theatre Royal
Durham - 24th November, Durham Town Hall
York - 2nd December, Merchant Adventurer's Hall

As always you can keep up to date on out Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Meet Our Stallholders - Claire's Vintique

Continuing our looking at our fab stallholders, today we feature Claire's Vintique

Selling vintage homeware and beautiful vintage inspired jewellery, you can't miss their stall with their amazing teacup on display. 

On the left are just some of the the things they had on their stall at Harrogate Does Vintage on 18th August 2012.

As you can see there's a great selection of games, books, and cameras.

On the right is a close-up of vintage cameras they have for sale.

The other side to their stall is dedicated to their vintage inspired jewellery.  From scrabble letter rings to paper butterflies in glass bottle necklaces, their jewellery is truly unique. 

Above are some of the very original rings they have for sale.  A lot of the jewellery is really fun, like the Lego rings (bottom left).  And below you can see some of the pendants they brought to Harrogate Does Vintage.



If you like what you see then Claire's Vintique will be at York Does Vintage on 14th October 2012.

You can also check out their website here:-

Claire's Vintique - Vintage and Handmade

You can like their Facebook page here:-

Claire's Vintique on Facebook

Or follow them on Twitter @clairesvintique

Cool Crafting Wins Best Dressed Stall

Cool Crafting wins best dressed stall at Harrogate Does Vintage!

Our stallholders always make their stalls look beautiful and eye catching so at every fair we like to reward one of them with a prize for best dressed stall.  The winning stall at Saturday's Harrogate Does Vintage was the very talented Cool Crafting.

A lovely display of buttons and ribbons they have for sale.

As well as craft supplies, they sell these fab kits pictured on the right, where you can have a go at making owls, lovebirds and mice at home.

However, if you want learn how to make some very pretty things then why not join one of the Cool Crafting workshops?

The ladies in the photo on the left are doing just that at the Harrogate Does Vintage on 18th August.

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And here's what they were making, a very pretty button and felt broach.  If you fancy learning how to make something, then why not take part in the free workshops on offer at our fairs.

So well done to the fabulous ladies who run Cool Crafting.  Here they are on he left with their prize, a copy of Pretty Nostalgic magazine.

You can find out more about Cool Crafting at their website:-

Cool Crafting

Or visit their stall at the next Yorkshire Does Vintage event.

Harrogate Does Vintage - What a Day!

Yesterday's Harrogate Does Vintage got an amazing 900 plus people through the door!

Here's a few photos from the day.

We hope all the people who came enjoyed the day and a big thank you to all our wonderful stallholders.  Coming up on the blog they'll be more posts about the day, so check back here over the next week if you want to see more photos.

Check Yourself In to Harrogate Does Vintage

Harrogate Does Vintage is TOMORROW!

Do you use Facebook and Twitter?  

Maybe you'd like to spread the word about how much you're enjoying the fair by sharing it with people on your friends and followers list.

You can check you and your friends in on Facebook.

Tweet about it using the tag  #HarrogateDoesVintage

  

Why not use your camera to take some photos while you're wandering around the fair? Our Stallholders make their stalls beautiful and very eye catching.  As a result they look wonderful in photos.

You can see how good they look by checking out our Facebook album page.

 

If you're booked on one of our workshops, you could upload a photo of what you've made to share it with your friends.

Tag your friends in the photos of you all having fun shopping for vintage bargains or enjoying a cake or two in our vintage tearoom.

  So remember, if you're coming to Harrogate Does Vintage tomorrow - don't forget your phone!

Have a Vintage Day Out in Harrogate

Yorkshire Does Vintage is coming to Harrogate on Saturday 18th August, so why not use it as an excuse to have a proper vintage day out?

We'll be at Harrogate Theatre from 10:30am to 4:30pm, so after you've visited our fair you might be inspired to see what other vintage shops Harrogate has to offer.

 

A - Harrogate Theatre where our Yorkshire Does Vintage fair will be based for the day.

B - Circa Vintage Boutique a new vintage shop opened in May 2012, selling some beautiful clothes and jewellery.

C - Space Vintage and Retro seriously cool vintage and retro shop selling everything from clothes, and vinyl, to homeware and kitchenalia.

D - Catherine Smith Vintage a very classic boutique selling vintage clothes and vintage items from Victorian to the 1980s.

E - Cupcakes by Charley  describing itself as a gourmet cupcake boutique, if you love cupcakes then this is not to be missed.

Don't forget that we have our own tearooms at Yorkshire Does Vintage, so you might like to pop back after doing all that shopping and treat yourself to a vintage afternoon tea.

Harrogate Does Vintage - One Week To Go!

One more week until Harrogate Does Vintage!

Are you getting excited yet?

We've been out flyering round Harrogate - have you see our lovely flyers in the Library and the Tourist Office?

Yes, were back at Harrogate Theatre on Saturday 18th August from 10:30am to 4;30pm with our wonderful range of stalls, from vintage clothes, homeware, jewellery and so much more!

Ever fancied having a go at making bunting or learning how to make vintage inspired items?  Our vintage workshops are back too, so come along and have a go at making something you can take home.

All this for £1 entry into the venue.

And after you've done all your shopping and your crafting, we recommend you put your feet up and relax in our vintage tearoom.

The cakes are scummy, and all the tea is served in vintage teacups.  The perfect way to round off the vintage experience. 

Hopefully we'll see you there next week! 

Meet Our Stallholders - From Vintage to Vogue

It's time for another look at another one of Yorkshire Does Vintage's wonderful stallholders.  Today we feature From Vintage to Vogue.  

All their clothes are beautifully handmade, inspired by vintage patterns which have been adapted for the modern woman.

Their best sellers are dresses, where they've had customers from 16 to 60 buying them.

They also have a lot of repeat business - people have come back to buy the same style dress in a different fabric.










Short skirts have been a big seller as well this year.  They also sell longer length skirts which look lovely with a full petticoat underneath.

Recently the singer Charlotte Church bought a From Vintage to Vogue skirt from the York vintage shop Purple Haze, which stocks a small selection of their clothes.







These shorts in the photo on the right are a good purchase now the weather has warmed up a bit!

 As is this playsuit on the left with detachable straps.






If you like what you see then From Vintage to Vogue will be at Harrogate Does Vintage on Saturday 18th August and York Does Vintage on Sunday 14th October.




You can see more of their range of clothing at their Facebook page here:-

From Vintage to Vogue

Or @vintagetovoguex on Twitter.