...............................................................................................Where Girl Meets Vintage...............................................................................................

Friday 17 May 2013

Vintage Novel-teas!

Before leaving school at the end of year 11 I thought it only right to leave my form tutor of 3 years a novelty gift to remember me by. This was the final outcome:
Mr Pinto and The Brew Crew
So what are they? This is a set of 6 novelty tea bags which 'sit' in your mug with their 'arms' over the sides! I also purchased a mug form Dunelm Mill to go with the Earl Grey tea bags! I was initially inspired by House of Tea's creation called 'Afternoon Tea' which I thought would be suitable for my history loving form tutor, however these novelty bags will set you back a near £13 with delivery. So I attempted to make my own and I'm pretty chuffed with the end result!
Afternoon Tea by House of Tea


I used PowerPoint to create my 'artwork', giving 5 of the characters brown school uniform and the other a shirt and tie. The 5 school girls include myself and my closest friends at the school, the final character is my form tutor Mr Pinto!

If I could make a business out of these I definitely would! If you would like to know how to make these cute tea sets yourself leave a comment or if you'd like me to make a set especially for you just get in touch and I would be happy to do so!

A tea-mendous set of Earl Grey tea floaters
 

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Have a tea-riffic day! (Sorry for the awful puns!)

 

 

Thursday 16 May 2013

Updating the Record

Wow I haven't written on here for so long! My vintage collection is ever growing and I have finally got myself a record player!

Sony Turntable
It is totally basic but works an absolute treat considering it was my Granddad's! My parents have been kind enough to allow me to play their cherished vinyl records; which include the likes of Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, ABBA and the Bee Gees!

Elvis record with pink pressing
I have been scouring charity shops to find my own records, so far I have accumulated Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Beach boys, Pala and my own ABBA record. I am planning to buy an apple crate to keep them all in as I am positive my collection will continue to grow!

I would sincerely recommend getting one as they sound amazing, but it can be hard to resist the temptation to bounce around!

I am one step closer to that duke box!