Old Town Inspiration - Vintage Treats!

 

I ventured into Hastings Old Town today with Danny and my older sister, The Style PA, to peruse Hastings Old Town for vintage inspiration. We also went to view a potential wedding venue (but that's a story for another blog post. Needless to say it was mightily exciting!). These lovely scrabble rings were courtesy of Little Treasures, one of my favourite shops in the old town.

I love old apothecary cabinets! Each drawer should hold something different and mysterious...

 

The Imaginarium in the Old Town junk yard... I think if I visited the junk yard every weekend for a year, I would never struggle to find new and interesting things each and every time!

 Very tempted by some lovely old maps...

 

 

Pretty things!

I love the idea of using old suitcases for storage and decor.

Tatty Devine - Geek Chic Jewellery

Envelope necklace - £24

After my recent visit to my opticians, and upon discovering that my prescription, and eyesight, has gotten worse... again! I decided to fully embrace my geekiness (which is usually embraced quite a lot anyway!) and buy myself some black plastic specs. They team quite nicely with my "geek" scrabble necklace - which has been almost permanently attached to my neck recently! For the geekiness factor, I really love Tatty Devine jewellery and here are my favourites!

Glasses Necklace - £24

Jarv Specs Necklace - £42

Full Stop and Comma Earrings - £27

Quote Earrings - £27

Bookworm Necklace - £27

I Just Love Scrabble!

I Love Scrabble... Me and my sisters without fail, every Christmas, sit down to some epic games of Scrabble. The world seems to share my love for geeky game and has incorporated it into all kinds of lovely things! Like my wonderful "Geek" Scrabble necklace courtesy of Miss Holly's Boutique over at Rokit Vintage... I also really want the Scrabble sofas and the Garden Scrabble!

My Lovely Geek Scrabble Necklace - Miss Holly's Boutique at Rokit Vintage

Tweet Scrabble Necklace - Craftorama

Scrabble Ring - Mandy Fisher

Scrabble Mug - Retro To Go

Scrabble Keyboard - Datamancer

Garden Scrabble! - Big Plastic Head

Scrabble Sofa - Bedzine

Chocolate Scrabble - Serious Eats

Scrabble Business Card Holder - Oh My Darling

Sweet Treats! Featuring Little Miss Delicious and Dollydagger

I do love a nice cupcake and cookie (or two!) and so why not adorn my ears, fingers and neck with some lovely (almost) edible treats too!? Here are two of my absolute favourite sources for all things sweet! The lovely Little Miss Delicious and Dollydagger. So, feast* your eyes on these little beauties! (*pardon the pun!)

Little Miss Delicious

Little Miss Delicious by abbiehayden featuring stackable rings

Dollydagger

Dollydagger Treats! by abbiehayden featuring cherry jewelry

There's More To Tea Cups Than Cups of Tea!

There is more to tea cups than just cups of tea... I love tea cups, but I cannot stand tea - I know, how very un-British of me! So, for me, any excuse to have tea cups around the house and not have to drink the stuff is a bonus. After the event at Rokit Vintage where the Vintage Patisserie provided jasmine tea and prosecco cocktails served in gorgeous mismatched china tea cups, it got me thinking about other uses for the humble tea cup!

Dessert in a tea cup!

Tea cup lamp shades

Jewellery storage

Flower Pots

Tea cup candles

Antique tea cup magnetic jewellery holders

Steampunk Inspired Necklaces

Sphere and Gear Skeleton Ball Watch Necklace - £25
Owl and Hourglass

I've just discovered a brilliant writer, I may be a bit behind with this one, but I just love Robert Rankin. I bought a few of his books on a recent trip to Waterstones and I'm currently devouring 'Brightonomicon'. I love the little quirks, humour and steampunk influences. On that note, I've found some lovely steampunk inspired necklaces for your delight!

Steampunk Heart Necklace - £10.60
Fern Street Designs

All Locked Up Steampunk Necklace - £20
Trash and Trinkets

Steampunk Rusty Bicycle Necklace - £12.50
Umbrella Laboratory

Steampunk Orb Pocket Watch and Key Necklace - £11.90
Time Traveller Emporium