Well, I have had the best and most thrilling 7 days ever!
It may not seem interesting to most, but last weekend was spent at The Festival of Vintage, which was held at York Racecourse. Myself and hubby bundled the kids in the Tango Wagon (our van) and drove up to York, van loaded with my petticoats, dresses and most importantly, my dungarees! Due to booking our hotel a tad too late, we ended up staying in Leeds, but it was well worth the extra driving! We arrived bright and early on the Saturday morning, with me chomping at the bit to get into the venue and get my hair done! So, straight upstairs to the lovely Bethany of The Vintage Beauty Parlour, armed with my favourite photo of my Nan taken during World War II;
The results were amazing! I wasn't expecting miracles, I'm currently in the process of growing my hair out from being undercut, so what Beth created was way beyond my expectations!
AND....for once, the hair lasted all day and all night, dancing and Jack Daniels included!
For more info about Beth and her Vintage Beauty Parlour, go to www.bethanyjanedavies.com and be sure to tell her where you heard about her!
So, after lots of browsing and buying at the 150 trade stalls and listening to some amazing live music, my little one and I joined in with a couple of the Make do and mend craft classes! We made 1940's style felt rose brooches with Tracey from Piperty and later in the day, we decoupaged little lampshades with fabric, both crafts have been used at home since, great fun!
Saturday night was spent learning new-old dances and remembering my Northern Soul moves at the Vintage Dance! What an excellent evening, the cherry on the cake being an amazing steak pie and peas for mid evening sustenance!
Sunday morning arrived, a slight hangover in it's wake, but, makeup was slapped on, hair rearranged into a pompadour and finished off with a scarf I had bought at the festival the day before, the result? Well, I'll let you judge...
Another few hours were spent rummaging through the amazing goodies on offer, a little bit of barn dancing with my mate Emma and checking out the amazing motors parked up outside!
Sadly Saturday night caught up with all of us and we decided it was time to go home. It was, after all, a 3 hour trip, so I had to give in to the driver! Lol
That's all for now guys! Hope you enjoyed my first post!
Massive huggles fellow vintage lovers
P xxx
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