Silver Sixpence In Her Shoe

Fascinating Airyfairies

admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:47:00 +0000

Today I am blogging about my new class on Tuesday 24th May at the gorgeous Airyfairy cupcakes on School Lane, Didsbury. As you can see below it is a haven of kitsch, vintage gorgeousness! With lots of scrummy cakes thrown in! The shop has a fab classroom upstairs and this is where I am hosting Didsbury’s first vintage themed fascinator and hair accessory workshop. It will be a fun packed, inspiring 2.5 hours of creative crafting with fabric, ribbons, buttons and jewellery. Oh and did I mention there will be tea and cake or bubbly? Plus you get to go home with something totally unique made by your own fair hands, helped a little by me, so don’t be scared! What could be better on a usually boring Tuesday evening?

Please contact me at nicolacarroll@hotmail.co.uk or access this email address via my website www.silver-sixpence-in-her-shoe.co.uk where there are more details about my bespoke business. Let me know if you have unusual colour requirements and feel free to bring anything along that you may like to use such as a favourite bit of jewellery.

Classes cost £30 inclusive of all materials and refreshments. Payment is via my secure paypal account.

Details also on http://www.classroomschoollane.com/get-personal

Hope to see you there 6.30 pm on Tuesday 24th May. I can thorougly recommend the cupcakes too at http://www.airyfairycupcakes.co.uk/

Michael and Gemma’s Highland Fling

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:38:00 +0000

Another chance to catch up this afternoon and blog a few of last years Silver Sixpence brides. This time round it was all about the bridemaids. 2 gorgeous little girls called Lauren and Rowan. As flower girls for their parents Michael and Gemma at their Scottish themed wedding in Melrose at the gorgeous Dryburgh abbey http://www.dryburgh.co.uk/

Michael and gemma had a humanist ceremony complete with hand tying and highland dancing. Then it was onto a wedding breakfast of haggis with a ceilidh for the evening entertainment. Could it be more Scottish?!

To compliment their dresses Gemma wanted the girls to have custom made oversized bows with pearls and sparkles for their hair. Here are a few pics of the girls looking very cute indeed, thanks to Michael and Gemma for asking me to be involved and lots of luck for your future together all 4 of you!

A Sunny day in Lemington

admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:02:00 +0000

It was a glorious sunny day on Sunday at the first ever Lemington Vintage Wedding Fair but that didn’t stop the brides to be coming out in force to see us. It was held at the fabulous Assembly- complete with Tammy Wynette’s caravan in the basement as a bridal changing room! You had to see it! The day was packed with vintage glamour and songs a plenty from the Polka Dot Dolls http://thepolkadotdolls.webs.com/ The gorgeous girls are below along with the fabulous ceiling in the main hall and of course a couple of shots of me in action on the day.

Below is the lovely Lena garter which went on the day to one soon to be Lemington Bride and a collection of new headpieces – all available to buy on Folksy this week too http://www.folksy.com/shops/Silversixpence

Popular on the day were the lavender filled bouquet charms that were showed off so well by hanging them from the gorgeous bouquet below done by my fab florist friend Laura Coleman-http://www.lauracolemanflowers.co.uk/

So, a few highlights for me in terms of the other stall holders. A lovely lady called Katrina from Whimsical Wishes came over and introduced herself. Like myself she has started her business through getting married – she makes gorgeous stationery so check out www.whimsicalwishes.blogspot.com

It was good to meet the Rachel of Rachel Simpson shoes www.rachelsimpsonshoes.co.uk and we had a good old natter about our bygone days working at hectic retail head offices and how we don’t miss it one bit!

And below is Cheryl of Vintage Glamour days- another ex retail lady! Having given up visual merchandising she has turned her very talented hand to running vintage style afternoon tea parties and crockery hire. Her caravan Audrey was the talk of the place- check out
http://www.vintageglamourdays.co.uk for more info. I hope to be working with Cheryl possibly in the future.

Airy Fairy classes

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:24:00 +0000

Join me on 24th May at Airyfairy cupcakes in Didsbury for a class in crafting your own beautiful vintage style fascinators and hair accessories- perfect for all those summer weddings! Classes include materials and cost £30 for 2.5 hrs- it will be very relaxed and you get to leave with something totally unique- see their website for details

http://www.airyfairycupcakes.co.uk

Here are a few ideas of what you could end up creating…

Contact me directly to book your place- there are only 10 slots available. I can take group bookings too. Nicolacarroll@hotmail.co.uk or @Silversixpence1 or facebook

Lemington Spa Vintage Wedding Fair

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:19:00 +0000

Evening all Silver Sixpence followers. Just a quick note to say we are off to Lemington Spa on Sunday for the next Vintage Wedding Fair. It is being held at The Assembly on Spencer Street from 11am-4pm. Check out their website to register your interest or more details of exhibitors. Silver Sixpence have a new look stand and some new products and ideas to tempt you brides to be

http://www.vintageweddingfair.co.uk/Leamington-Spa.html

See you Sunday!

Des and Gemma’s London wedding

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Finally, a blog about some of last years Silver Sixpence brides. Des and Gemma got married last October at Islington Townhall in London and had a fabulous city chic wedding complete with London bus, a reception at the Globe on the South Bank and a casino party. Gemma had a real retro 50s vibe to her look in her made to measure prom style dress and a spotty retro fascinator made by me complete with a gorgeous birdcage veil and vintage brooch embellishment.

Gemma sent me a few wedding pics for the blog. How gorgeous does she look! Loving Des’s look too- very sharp. It looks like it was a brilliant day. How cool are the pics with St Pauls in the background!

An early happy mothers day

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:55:00 +0000

I have just started doing Mother of the Bride this year. From what I have been hearing, quite often mums spend a lot more on their outfit than the bride! It’s important stuff! I have had loads of mums interested at the fairs this year too so am looking forward to expanding this area and seeing a few of you for consultations. Check out this lovely lady below who was my very first mother of the bride. She has a bespoke black and green bow headress with goose feathers and grosgrain trim and a matching brooch for her bag. All made to match her outfit perfectly!

It’s my first mothers day as a mummy myself this year so I am feeling really generous! Silver Sixpence are doing a fab giveaway. All brides who bring their mum to us for her headress will receive a free gift of a beautiful bespoke garter for the big day, examples of some below to tempt you.

You can email me at nicolacarroll@hotmail.co.uk for more info or through my facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/silver-sixpence-in-her-shoe/243610077016 or on twitter @Silversixpence1

And remember everything you see on the website as bridal can be done in colours to match the mums too. Feel free to spread the word……Right bubs is awake and I am off to get the cakes out of the oven and dinner on- proper mum stuff!

West Didsbury Wedding Event

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Last weekend saw the first West Disbury Wedding Event – a lovely afternoon where all of West Didsbury’s finest independent wedding based businesses came together at Rhubarb restaurant on Burton Rd. I was so chuffed to be involved with some fantastic wedding peeps in my area- to name a few The White Closet, And The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon and Silver Apples. It was a fabby relaxed afternoon- no pushy sales people. Just as I like it and very West Didsbury!

I had a new look stall for the day complete with vintage lace table cloth and a new display stand to show off my wares. Top product of the day…. deffo the shoe clips- seems to be forming a trend at the mo. I met some lovely brides to be that are getting married in the next few weeks so was glad to hear I am not the only person who left it all till the last minute!

Jonny Draper did a great photo shoot out and about on Burton Road with a real bride- you can see this at http://blog.didsburylife.com/ Am looking forward to seeing the final film edit of the day too done by Pearls and Lace films.

Thanks to Helen at Didsbury Life for organising the website and admin surrounding it all. Roll on the next one, it was a big success! Next time please can I request I am not next to the cakes – it’s torture!

West Didsbury Wedding Event

admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:05:00 +0000

For Silver Sixpence’s next event I am really pleased to be involved with a wedding event involving only local wedding suppliers. Since moving to West Didsbury I have got a feel for what a small and close knit community there is here and this extends to the businesses in the area too. I kind of fell into doing this event but am so pleased it happened. Looking forward to meeting lots of local brides to be!

http://weddingevent.westfest.org.uk/

The Vintage Wedding Fair – Harrogate

admin — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:27:00 +0000

Sunday 27th Feb was the day and what a great event this was. My first wedding fair and I was a real mixture of nerves and excitement. I am so glad I took part in this event, it really was perfect for Silver Sixpence product. After a bit of a battle with a very full car park I lugged all my stuff inside. Lesson one, take a helper! As usual I was thinking I would be fine to do everything by myself but I will definitely need a helper next time round. Any volunteers welcome!

The Fair was held at the gorgeous St George hotel on Rippon Road in the heart of Harrogate across 2 of the function rooms. We had 1000 people come to visit so it was a hectic day from start to finish. In fact there was a point in the middle of the day when I couldn’t get to everyone waiting to talk to me at the stall so if I missed you then I am so sorry and please do get in touch via my website http://www.silver-sixpence-in-her-shoe.co.uk/

I had a great spot next to the vintage style tea room run by the Marvellous Tea Dance Co
http://www.themarvellousteadancecompany.co.uk so had lots of people checking the stall out whilst queuing for tea and cakes. Plus a huge temptation to eat cake! They almost looked too pretty to eat.

I only managed to get a chance to see what was going on in my room given I was so busy (by the way a big thanks to Pocket Typewriter on the next stall to me for allowing me to check out the competition and go to the loo!) I must mention how fantastic their bespoke wedding stationary is- the cutest and most unusual I have ever seen. Sadly I can’t seem to find a facebook page or website for them to post up here.

The room was brimming with gorgeous vintage suppliers of dresses, jewellery, headwear and shoes and ontop of that there were plenty of folk like me selling and promoting their vintage style wares. I won’t mention the direct competition…that would be silly!..but there were some gorgeous stalls.

Check out my favourites, Vintage Twee for all your table decs on the day
http://www.vintagetwee.com

Bethany Jane Davies Vintage style hair and make up- the girls on the stall looked so glamorous they out us all to shame!
http://www.bethanyjanedavies.com

So roll on September 18th as I hope to be back at the next one! Check out the official website as Keeley, the organiser is doing lots of other exciting stuff too.

http://www.vintageweddingfair.co.uk

I just want to say thanks to all the lovely brides to be I met on the day for all the kind comments you made about my work- it makes it all worthwhile!