Stormy September Days

Sky over Braunton

With skys like this there is only one thing to do.......Make Cakes!! My daughter wanted to practice piping icing for her school open day demonstration - I think she did good! Cakes are scrummy too!

mmmm!

There has been a flurry of activity in both the East and West H & G headquarters. After another successful dance event in Hadleigh (Suffolk) at last weekend - bookings are now taking place for Christmas Parties. There are also Christmas Fairs and a couple of fundraisers booked so it is going to be a very busy end to 2012........Hurrah!

Woodbridge 1950's Event





getting a pic for Vintage magazine

I have just got back from sunny Suffolk and our fun 1950's event at Woodbridge....lots of dancing, makeovers and of course tea and cake! Everyone looked fab with hair and make up by Hair Raid Shelters. Hopefully the vintage party people will send more pictures to us as we H & G girls were sooo busy we only managed to take a few!!

 

Now the preparations are on for the next event on Friday......yep this Friday 21st at Hadleigh! (see our facebook page for all the details)  I'll miss this one :-(

....but I will keep myself busy researching ideas for our first London event, coming up soon which is very exciting, but more of that later.......

 

Here at H & G we are also getting our Christmas heads on ....lots of Vintage Markets out there to attend and Christmas Parties to arrange....its all go!!

Me Old China!

Every now and again we all have to take stock and we are no exception, we have been putting it off due to the weather situation but 

the sun did shine so we have taken full advantage and all the Devon stock came out! Well when I say all, its only the trios that I have catalogued still have tea pots, milk jugs, sugar bowls, teaspoons.................!!

These two glamorous beauties arrived yesterday. They are by Royal Standard. I only have the cups, and they look lovely displayed with my books. But they will be used, I think they are perfect for an afternoon cuppa!

Ready for school?

This is me and my brother in Islington, London in 1969. Good luck to all children starting school this week. Do you remember your first day at school?

It's been a while!

 

The summer holidays are almost over -  so time to stock take.

This summer has not been terribly kind to those of us who relish a garden party, but with the sun set to shine over the next few days it will give me an opportunity to photograph all my china in the garden......and there maybe a chance to catch up with friends for an afternoon tea......this china just begs to be used!!!

Not just for tea

Last of the summer blooms

Vintage Fashion & Homeware Fair, South Molton

Vintage Fair

............at The Assembly Rooms, South Molton, Devon, this Saturday & Sunday 14th & 15th April from 10am - 4pm.   

Lots of vintage fashion, homeware and collectables on display and of course we will be showing off some of our crockery that you can hire for that special event..... do come and say hello.

http://www.countryhousevintage.com/Vintage-Fair-Dates.html

Easter Eggstravaganza

Saturday 7th April 2pm - 4pm

Pickwell Manor, Georgeham, Devon, EX33 1LA

There only 2 sleeps remaining until the Easter Eggstravaganza being held again at Pickwell Manor, for your entertainment there will be Bric- a- brac, crafts, face painting, a human fruit machine, plenty of tea and cake, an Easter hat parade and the famous egglympics (must be seen to be appreciated!), all this is to be found in a wonderful setting overlooking the North Devon Coast.


Come along and help raise money for Georgeham Primary School and George's First Steps. 


Hope and Glorious Vintage is supporting this event with a free crockery hire tea for 4 as one of the many raffle prizes which are being donated to help raise funds for the above great causes.


Why not pop along and have a fun packed afternoon out with the family.


http://www.facebook.com/pickwellmanor

Pickwell Manor

Nightmare or just a beautiful Vintage Dream

Adding a vintage theme to any event can make a special occasion unique and more importantly memorable to your friends and family.
It sounds simple all you need is the crockery and some accessories and you may even think this will be the fun part, how hard can it be to collect and rummage around charity shops and of course you can always raid the family cupboards.   After a few trips to car boot sales, charity shops and bidding on eBay you will be surprised how hard it is to find good quality crockery at reasonable prices it seems that the whole world has got there before you and even more shocking how much for a cup and saucer!.    We know we have been there.  
But don't despair there is an easy solution, take the stress out of finding the perfect vintage look  by hiring the crockery and accessories, you can still have the fun choosing them along with your proposed theme, let your imagination run wild anything is possible and believe it or not it could save you money in the long run.

An intimate Dinner Party

Our Big Adventure Starts

So here we are eventually, after many years of hiding our lights under many bushells we have decided to step out of the shadows and go forth and share our love of all things vintage.
So where did it all begin, well you start by taking a couple of really good friends, a big cupboard of gorgeous crockery and some very understanding partners and a local Suffolk primary school!
A primary school  I hear you ask, believe it or not this is where Hope and Glorious Vintage started, a 1950′s Vintage Tea Dance and as they say the rest is history…