A Frock On Friday Catch-up (February 2012)

Here's the next four photos from the challenge

Week 5. Flapper style dress
(Taken just before watching the film, 'The Artist')

Asymmetrical dropped waist dress. Faux fur stole... & flapper style hair.... in keeping with the period of the film.

Week 6. Jasper Conran Wrap Dress

Braving the weather in a black Jasper Conran wrap-over dress, and Faux fur Pill box hat, collar & hand warmer... 

not forgetting the Wedge heel wellies & my red leather gloves....

Rather chilly.

Week 7 John Rocha Tea Dress

Photo taken at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield, at the Nottinghamshire County Council Showcase for Dance in Performing Arts. (Proud mummy moment alert: Poppy performed there this week).

Vintage style Tea dress: John Rocha (& I've had for over 10 years....) & then it was one of my charity shop finds...

Week 8 Red With Black Polka Dot Dress By Collectif

(Photo taken whilst watching the Carmen Ghia & the Hotrods at their album launch)

.....here showing a glimpse of the petticoat that's worn underneath in order to give the skirt it's fullness.

So another four posted ... 

 The next four from around march in the next post

Mrs Brown's Boys & Spotting My Print On The Wall

I've never actually watched the TV programme Mrs Brown's Boys until fairly recently, despite hearing great reviews from both the press & friends alike. Both sources mentioned how funny it was.

I've always channel hopped when Mrs Brown's Boys came on the TV. Tonight I thought I'd see what all the fuss is about & watch it on iPlayer.
... It did make me laugh. Mainly because I happened to spot one of my vintage prints on her wall

My Version of the Mrs Brown Print

....then later the same day my cat knocked an smashed two of the ceramic letters that spelled out the word home, leaving the word 'me' standing ...

How bizzare

A Frock On Friday 2012 Catch-up

Last year I did a  charity fashion project that was to last for a whole year

I took a photo of myself wearing a dress each week & posted it up to Facebook every Friday.
It was called A Frock on Friday. (I've blogged a bit about it here before)

I never got the chance to post them to this blog last year, (I posted them to the Cancer Research Site and Facebook)

I'm going to repost the photos in months/four weeks worth of photos as a catch up & ready to start a brand new challenge

(Shouldn't take that long to catch up)

Hope you enjoy...

January 

Week 1. Abstract print wrap dress

 Livin' the dream.... photo taken whilst shopping in a Supermarket.

Week 2. Monochrome Striped dress.

Taken at work whilst sorting out my display for textiles

Week 3 Green And Black Leopard Print flared dress

Dress worn on the Friday when cating the train to Beeston 

Health & safety point: Train is not moving....

Week 4. Denim Button Through Dress By Oasis

Perusing a menu whilst on a works night out.

Get ready for February's photos from the challenge....

Can't believe it's been a year since I've blogged

 Well, I haven't posted to my blog for exactly a year now... shocking!  Here's a few pictures from the last 12 months 

(So I thought that I'd redesign my blog a little... Hope you like)

(In order on the photo) Amy, Sharon  and Sonja AKA The Vintage Vixens

Wearing the t-shirts with our logo that I designed

http://tinyurl.com/thevintagevixens

There are too many fabulous photos to post up in one go. Below is a selection

It has been busy busy busy... new job, new challenges, a dance show plus many, many outings & fabulous events with my ladies of The Vintage Vixens fame.

http://tinyurl.com/thevintagevixens

Setting myself the challenge of keeping my blog up dated....

(Who needs the new year for resolutions)

Expect a few catchup  blog entries for the past year.....

Still got the rest of my other bits to post up. dance shows, fashion finds & of course the other photos from my Frock on Friday challenge

Here goes...

Home, Sweet Retro Home....( Project Ercol Studio Couch & Chairs)

I've had this lovely Original Ercol Studio Couch for ages. (Well should I say that I jumped at the chance of claiming it from my Mother-in-law after she'd finished with it)

Well I got a phone call today from the firm that I'm having it reupholstered from today saying that we're getting it back this week. I had planned to recover it myself., but then decided that I wanted to really enjoy the Sofa and for it not to become a bind to complete.The company that we're using is Vale Upholstery based in Nottingham. A full pampering for this beautifully sturdy specimen of  a 1960's classic. French polishing, re-webbing & covering in an anti-bactericidal mock leather in what other colour than red! (See the choices) 

Almost went for a retro-tastic caramel colour but the vibrancy of the red was too much to resist. Already started to 'dress' the room that it's to go in.   Here's me standing in there (or maybe I  should say striking a pose???) 

My original 'Lynch' Tina print takes pride of place on the wall... Just need a Sunburst clock really... oh and maybe  an old style telephone. Just to put next to my glass 'Three Wise Monkeys'....

Hope to have the sofa bed plus the two Ercol high back chairs revitalised, reunited and back at home by the week-end.

Expect a post about it soon!