Portfolio

2023

 

Vogue: Menopause tips (online)

The Guardian: Midlife women going sober (print and sober)

Metro: My handbag collection (online)

Take A Break: Could you give up booze? (print)

Fabulous Magazine: Article on aging (online)

US Times Post: Article on aging (online)

Chat Magazine: Article on wedding venues (print)

The Sun: Article on selling 90s and 00s items (online)

TechnoTrenz: Article on selling 90s and 00s items (online)

Over The Influence podcast: Chatting about sobriety and menopause.

Green Union: 6 ways to recycle your wedding (online)

Woman’s Own: Wedding DIY ideas (print)

New Magazine: Nail your wedding (print)

OK Magazine: Latest wedding trends (online)

Sunday Mirror: Nail your wedding (print)

Sunday People: Nail your wedding (print)

OK Magazine: Expert wedding planning tips (online)

Unpause The Menopause podcast: Chatting about midlife and menopause

 

2022

 

Metro: An article about how to create an affordable wedding (print and online)

Metro: An article on diet and fitness in the 1950s (print and online)

Woman and Home: Is it time to get TikTok-ing (print)

Sunday Telegraph: Midlife Weddings (print and online)

Daily Mirror: How to save money on your wedding (print)

Daily Express: I share my menopause skincare tips (online)

Hitched: Eco Wedding Favours (online)

Daily Mail: An article about larger weddings linked to Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding (online)

Daily Express: An article on Kate Middleton’s wedding dress (online)

Daily Express: Article on Princess Diana’s wedding dress (online)

Daily Express: An article on the Countess of Wessex’s wedding dress (online)

Daily Express: An article on Charles and Camilla’s wedding (online)

Daily Express: An article on Kate Middleton’s wedding tiara (online)

Daily Express: An article on Meghan’s wedding dress (online)

Daily Express: An article on Zara Phillip’s wedding dress (online)

OK Magazine: An article on renewing your wedding vows. (online)

Women’s Weekly: Article about Menopause (print)

Take A Break: How to make a watercolour wedding table (print)

Boho Weddings: Questions to ask your eco wedding venue (online)

Inside Kent Magazine: Bridal fashion trends for 2022 (print)

Green Union: Questions to ask your eco wedding suppliers (online)

Zoella: Complete wedding guide (online)

 

 

2021

 

Radion 4, You and Yours: Looking back at Habitat (online)

Radio 4, You and Yours: Interview about eco weddings (online)

Sunday Mirror: Article on vintage enthusiasts (print)

Legal and GeneralThe price of the past (online)

Good Housekeeping: Menopause and Skincare (online)

Confetti Magazine: Best Virtual Wedding Events (online)

Confetti Magazine: Best date night Valentine’s Day ideas (online)

Confetti Magazine: The Dos and Don’ts of DIY weddings (online)

Huffington Post: 2021 Interior Design Trends (online)

Telegraph: Plugging knowledge gaps with tutoring (print and online)

Telegraph: Tips for renting a wedding dress (online)

Take A Break: How to decoupage plates (print)

Take A Break: How to make a herb planter from pallets (print)

Take A Break: How to marble Easter eggs (print)

Take A Break: How to make a colander hanging basket (print)

Take A Break: How to make a velvet pumpkin (print)

Take A Break: How to make a doily Christmas card (print)

Style At Home: My home is featured (print)

The Week: Flipping Furniture (online)

Bedfordshire Live: The future of the high street (online)

Daily Mail: Flipping Furniture trend in Homes & Garden supplement (print)

Daily Mail: 2 articles on weddings being back on (online)

Daily Express: Article on Maximalism (online)

Christian Davies Antiques: Article on Maximalism (online)

Bridal Buyer: How to use Clubhouse for your business (print and online)

Hello Giggles: Article on wedding veils (online)

Green Union: How to have a luxury eco wedding (online)

Boho Weddings: How to have a zero waste wedding (online)

 

2020

Daily Express: Princess Beatrice – royal wedding traditions (online)

Daily Mail: Tips for small weddings (online)

Daily Mail: The impact COVID has had on weddings (online)

Refinery 29: How to have an eco wedding (online)

Hitched: How to have an eco wedding (online)

Confetti Magazine: How to buy vintage wedding dresses and our wedding (online)

Confetti Magazine: What to ask during virtual meetings with your wedding suppliers (online)

Daily Mail: Article about the effect of Covid 19 (online)

The Style Stories Podcast: How to wear vintage everyday

Janet Murray Show Podcast: Using Pinterest

Now To Vow Podcast: Talking about sustainable weddings

The Thing About That Podcast: Eco Weddings

Scunthorpe Telegraph: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Ashbourne News Telegraph: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Macclesfield Express: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Birmingham Mail: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Burton Mail: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Cambridge News: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Coventry Telegraph: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Derby Telegraph: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Evening Gazette: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Grimsby Telegraph: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Hull Daily Mail: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Leicester Mercury: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Liverpool Echo: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Manchester Evening News: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Newcastle Chronicle: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Newcastle Journal: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Nottingham Post: Cash In The Attic article (print)

South Wales Echo: Cash In The Attic article (print)

Stoke Sentinel: Cash In The Attic article (print)

The River: article on using phones (print)

Take A Break: How to make an easter wreath (print)

Take A Break: How to make a pallet herb planter (print)

Take A Break: How to make a terracotta bird bath (print)

Take A Break: How to make a Christmas card holder (print)

Take A Break: How to make a cement and copper candleholder (print)

Pick Me Up: Micro Weddings (print)

Pick Me Up Monthly: article on my vintage handbag collection (print)

Closer: Things to consider when buying second hand (print)

Nat West Bank: How to add vintage touches to your home (online)

Exhibition News: our ethical wedding show (online)

Hello Magazine: What would Charles and Diana’s wedding look like today (online)

Hertfordshire Mercury: A piece about the closure of Debenhams (online)

 

2019

Take A Break: How to make a potting bench (print)

Take A Break: What is in my craft toolkit (print)

Take A Break: Ask the experts – craft ideas (print)

Take A Break: How to make a blanket cape (print)

Take A Break: How to make an advent calendar from a pallet (print)

Simply You – Intermittent Fasting (print)

Belle Bridal: Styling trends for 2019 (print)

Unveiled Magazine: Bridal trends for 2019 (print)

Daily Express: Lady Gabriella’s wedding dress mimicked Kate and Meghans (online)

Daily Express: Lady Gabriella’s wedding (online)

Daily Express: Kate Middleton and Princess Diana’s wedding dresses (online)

Daily Express: Kate Middleton ripple effect, how her wedding dress impacted wedding design (online)

Daily Express: Princess Beatrice’s wedding dress (online)

TelegraphForget the 5:2… it’s time to try the year’s surprising new diet, the 16:8 (online and print)

Telegraph: Meet the people buying back their childhood home (online)

Stella Magazine, Telegraph: Middle aged Instagram users (print and online)

BBC: Can decluttering your house really make you happier? (online)

Ideal Home Magazine: debate on having kids parties at home (print)

Love My Dress: How weddings have changed (online)

Refinery 29: 11 places to get the best second hand wedding dresses (online)

Refinery 29: The best places to buy plus size wedding dresses (online)

International Business Times: Kate Middleton’s wedding dress sets trends (online)

Indian Express: Meghan Markle’s post baby bump, mothers praise Duchess of Sussex (online)

Australian News: Meghan praised for natural new mum look (online)

The Lady: How to create a 1920s wedding (online)

The Lady: Get the 1920s Downton Abbey look (online)

BBC 3: Inside the toxic world of wedding shaming (online)

BBC Radio Scotland – debating online dating

 

 

2018

TV & Radio:

Talk Radio: chatting about weddings

Vistaprint: Mumpreneurs campaign

Channel 4’s Bang on Budget featuring our home

Ethical Hour Podcast: Confidence, comparison and Christmas ads – how to be your authentic self in life and business

National Newspapers:

The Metro: 9 items in your home that could be worth a fortune (online)

The Metro: 5 steps to choosing your vintage wedding dress (online)

The Metro: How to wear vintage fashion at the office (online)

The Metro: How to have an ethical wedding (online)

The Metro: Dry January tips (online)

The Guardian: Is Instagram changing the way we design the world? (online)

The Guardian: Weddings abroad, how high costs can give guests the jitters (online and print)

The Sun: How to spot the hidden treasures in your home that could be worth a fortune (online)

The Sun: How to save money by selling locally (print and online)

Daily Express: Princess Eugenie’s wedding dress (online)

Daily Express: All the details of Princess Eugenie’s wedding (online)

The I paper: How we create a wedding for 3K (online)

Daily Mirror: Article on ways to love life (print)

 

Magazines:

Red: 6 practical tips for shopping vintage (online)

Take A Break: How to make a macrame plant holder (print)

Take A Break:  How to make a vintage brooch necklace (print)

Take A Break: How to make a starburst mirror (print)

Take A Break: How to make Christmas decorations (print)

International Business Times: Princess Eugenie dons high street dress (online)

International Business Times: Princess Eugenie’s wedding dress will be more contemporary than Meghans (online)

International Business Times: Princess Eugenie on Instagram (online)

International Business Times: Princess Eugenie flaunts her new figure (online)

International Business Times: Princess Eugenie should wear her ideal dress (online)

Small Business.co.uk: Freelancer confidence tips (online)

Closer: how to have a hen party on a budget (print)

Saga: 1970s fashion for 2018 (online)

My Weekly: 1970s fashion (print)

Psychologies: How to prepare yourself for the daily curve balls thrown at you (online)

Mashable: How guests will expect to behave at the royal wedding (online)

Real People: Wedding Tips for a DIY wedding (print)

Elite Daily: How to get a piece of royal wedding cake (online)

Huffington Post: How 13 Reasons teaches us to survive, not to kill ourselves (online)

Bustle: 6 wedding cake trends you will want to borrow (online)

Vintage Life: How to have a vintage wedding (online)

Feather and Peals; an art deco wedding (print)

Pretty in Punk: an 80s punk wedding (print)

Kiss Me Quick Wedding (print)

This is England Wedding Shoot (print)

A Hawaiian Festival Wedding (print)

A 1940s real wedding (print)

The Lady: Nostalgic gifts for Valentine’s Day (online)

How to have a 1950s vintage wedding (online)

The history of leisure wear (online)

How to have an outdoor wedding (online)

How to wear the 1970s trend (online)

5 simple ways to transition your wardrobe into autumn (online)

A retro gift guide (online)

Refinery 29: Getting married the second time (online)

Reloved Magazine: 

Upcycling a laundry basket (print)

Making a chopping board planter (print)

Upcycling pretty crystal for your dressing table (print)

Upcyling a drinks trolley (print)

Making a retro kidney table (print and the cover!)

Blogs:

Vows and Venues

Bespoke Bride

Manchester Confidential

Very Manchester

2017

TV & Radio: 

This Morning, ITV,  discussing juggling business with being a mum

5 News: a piece on harrassment

Radio/Podcasts: Soulful PR podcast discussing my business journey and how I get press 

BBC Radio Manchester: Interviewed at The National Wedding Show about vintage weddings

National Newspapers:

Guardian Labs: How bots are helping businesses to engage with customers (online)

Daily Mail: How the £45 M&S polyester frock became the must have dress of the season (print and online

Daily Mail: How collecting handbags is a great investment (Print and online)

Daily Mail: Juggling mobile phones with parenthood (print and online)

Daily Mail: How Dry January changed my life (online)

The I paper: The Future is retro (online)

Fabulous Magazine (The Sun) Discussing how I save money by buying vintage (print and online)

Fabulous Magazine (The Sun): 5 Christmas Hacks (print and online)

The Metro: People are not impressed with New Look’s juicing T shirt (online)

The Metro: You do not need another planner this year (online)

The Metro: 11 wedding fairs to visit in the UK (online)

The Telegraph: Are table manners a thing of the past? (print and online)

Daily Express: How to plan a wedding on a budget (Print and online)

New York Post: I changed my life with a push of a button (online)

Magazines:

Psychologies Magazine: 4 pages on my home (print)

5 ways for entrepreneurs to really take time off at Christmas (online)

Bella Magazine: Water O’Clock about being teetotal (print)

Prima Magazine: How to have a fairy tale wedding on a budget (online)

Cosmopolitan: interviewed as a vintage expert (print)

Closer: My expert tips for selling at car boot sales in Money section (print)

My expert tips for selling online  in Money section (print)

My expert tips for selling your old things (print)

Woman and Home: My expert tips for collecting (print)

At Home Magazine: My expert tips for breaking fashion rules for over 40s (print)

Take a Break: My vintage wedding (print)

Top Sante: One thing that changes my life – being teetotal (print)

Mother and Baby: 4 Ways to Maximise your maternity leave (online)

Real Homes Magazine: How to create a mid century living room (online)

The Lady Magazine: The History of the Fit and Flare dress (online))

Get the 1940s look from ITV’s The Halycon (online)

1970s inspired wedding dresses for the modern vintage bride (online)

Get the 1930s Durrells Look (online)

Father’s Day gifts that even the mums will love (online)

Dress to impress at Goodwood whatever your shape (online)

Nostalgic gifts for him (online)

Nostalgic gifts for her (online)

Wedding Ideas Magazine: Why to buy vintage (online)

How to get the best from wedding fairs (online)

Vintage Life Magazine: 10 things to take to a vintage festival (print and online)

Let’s Dance: an article on early 20th century dance (print and online)

Get the 1950s prom look (online)

A pastel real wedding (print)

Why you should buy vintage (print)

Real Brides (print and online)

A Rockabilly Wedding with a tonne of attitude (print and online)

A Vintage Yorkshire Wedding (print and online)

How to make a flower head crown tutorial (print)

Pretty in Pink prom article (print)

Retro Groom (print)

Frida Kahlo Circus Wedding (print)

Autuman Couture Punk Wedding (print)

An American pastel wedding (print)

Reloved Magazine: DIY Tutorial: Drawer blackboard (print)

DIY Tutorial: Valentine’s Day wreath (print)

DIY Tutorial: A vintage bakeware bird feeder (print)

DIY tutorial: vintage fabric fairy light shades (print)

How to make a copper pipe magazine rack (Print)

DIY Tutorial: How to make an Easter wreath (print)

How to make a cocktail cabinet from a suitcase (print)

How to make a footstool from a tyre (print)

How to make trouser hanger frames (print)

How to make fairy light lamp shades (print)

How to make a cotton reel Christmas tree (print)

How to make a copper pipe candle stick (print)

The Huffington Post: Don’t quit! 5 tips to help you with Dry January (online)

5 reasons to give Dry January a go (online)

Thanks to Taylor Swift, now is the time to stand up to men groping women (online)

Why I won’t be detoxing my wardrobe any time soon (online)

Working Mums on their smartphones are inspiring the next generation of entrepeneurs (online)

Create your own Back to School intentions (online)

1000 days sober; how quitting booze changed my life (online)

Forget Black Friday, choose charity shops instead (online)

County Weddings: Tips for creating a 1950s wedding (Your West Midlands Wedding Magazine)

News on my Chester fair (Your North West Wedding Magazine)

A Retro Groom (Every county magazine)

Blogs: Love My Dress blog: Groomswear article I styled (online)

Way Out Wedding blog: Why vintage wedding dresses rock (online)

Rock n Roll Bride: 10 alternative button holes (online)

Love My Dress: Embrace everything creative for your wedding (online)

The National Wedding Show: 2018 creative bridal trends for the design led bride (online)

2016

Real Homes Magazine: Get the 1950s kitchen look (online)

12 ways to create a vintage style girls room (online)

How to use retro fabrics in your home (online)

How to create a mid century home office (online)

How to create a vintage style bedroom (online)

How to source mid century furniture (online)

National Newspapers:

Daily Telegraph: How to take the perfect selfie (online and print)

The Daily Mail (Femail) The Rise of the drinks trolley (print and online)

Reloved Magazine: My home and interview (print)

Home Style Magazine: My home and interview (print)

Prima: How to declutter and make money from selling things in your home (online)

The Lady Magazine: The history of the mini skirt (online)

The history of the pencil skirt (online)

4 ways to vintage this party season (online)

1910s Vintage Weddings (online)

Vintage Life Magazine:

2015

TV:

ITV’s Lorraine: How to haggle at antique fairs

Channel 4: The French Collection

Vintage Life Magazine:

Reloved Magazine:

2014

TV

Channel 4 News

Vintage Life Magazine:

Homes and Antiques:

(updating the rest of 2016-2010 is work in progress!)


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