Choosing stock to take to fairs. To take and what not to take-that is the question! So you have booked a stall at a vintage fair or market, it’s time to pack up the car-what do you take?? Deciding what…
The weeks seem to fly by here at Your Vintage Life – we write our Friday blog and before you know it we’re doing it again! As it is the run up to Christmas most of our time has been…
Everyone love vintage style these days. From beautiful lacy maxi dresses paying homage to the 70s and circle skirts that belong in the late 40s, on every street you can see tonnes of girls (and guys!) wearing styles taken from…
Fisher Price have designed some real vintage classic which are not only collectable, but as we have such great memories of them we still buy them for our children to play with now. Fisher Price is a US company, established…
So, its party season. What are you wearing? For vintage lovers this is a chance to get all dressed up and truly embrace the vintage look. Day to day vintage can sometimes feel a little dressy but when you’re at…
It has been another great week looking back to the past and remembering the now vintage things we loved when we were younger! All the photos were posted on our Your Vintage Life Facebook page and you guys shared your memories and added…
Meet our sponsor: Zoe from uberbaby graphic design who can help with vintage businesses branding and design. Tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m Zoe Chan, and I’m based in Battersea, London. My Twitter blurb sums it up quite…
Last weekend was all about Vintage Academy. Our first event launched in central London and went really well. The day was packed full of vintage business advice and inspiration which was well received. Some of the comments from the people…
For those of you that follow our blog regularly you will know we have totally renovated a 1920s house. Read about it here and here. Well there are only 2 rooms left: the bathroom and the spare room. I cannot…
We have a double cupboard full of vintage Tupperware- it’s packed to the nines with bright orange 1960s-80s designs suitable for every possible use – from storage to cheese graters, jelly moulds to cookie cutters. It’s great for keeping food…
1. Lets start with a bright vintage coat – it makes all the difference. 2. UGGs are a necessity when its cold. Brighten up your feet with the bright pink limited edition version. As well as cheering up your tootises,…
It has been another great week looking back to the past and remembering! All images were posted on Facebook and you guys shared your memories and added some great comments. Global Hypercolour T-shirts – I remembered I had a baggy slightly…
Let’s build a vintage business community! It can be lonely running your own small business. Often you are based at home with only the washing machine for company and missing the office banter you left behind. Well fear not, the…
This week has all been about one thing….Vintage Academy. Our first event is tomorrow so we have been busy finalising everything. We have goody bags to fill…. We have decorations to hang…. We have the presentation to finalise…. And…
We wanted to share some of our mid century furniture which we recently sold via our Facebook page. We showed you the foyer of our business premises complete with 1930s sofa and 1950s glass topped table. It is really atomic…
We love vintage magazines but Pretty Nostalgic is something a bit different and that is why we love it so! A bi monthly magazine which focuses on vintage, but is so much more. It’s fiercly independent while still being mainstream, printed…
The Christmas John Lewis advert launched on Saturday night to great fanfare, and now most of the other big retailers ads are showing regularly on TV. Its official – Christmas shopping season is now upon us! Every year I say I will…
