Last weekend was my last big show of the year. L I love doing the
weekenders, they are hard work but loads of fun, and always an excuse to hang
out with some lovely talented designer makers who I share stalls with. Here’s a
little round up of the 5 big shows I did this year…
It was Atomic’s first year, and so I was a little unsure
what to expect. I shared a stall with the lovely
Dolly Cool and
Kalandra Jane Designs. We were so lucky to experience glorious sunshine given that it was the
first weekend in May.
There was such a fantastic selection of cars and vintage
caravans as far as the eye could see! Plus we could see the drag racing and
funny cars from our stall! I was in heaven! And I went to my first ever Poodle Parade...
Then, to top it off Johnny from
Lipstick and Gearstick Kustom took me for a quick drive in his prize winning
Hot Rod. What a great end to a fantastic weekend.
It was a last minute decision to book a stall at the
Hipsville Weekender at the end of May. Myself and my boyfriend Nik were
supposed to be going to Germany for Kustom Kulture Forever, but unfortunately
our travel plans fell through.
Hipsville more than made up for it. What a cool show!
Everyone dressed up in a 60s b-movie theme on the Saturday night and then on
the Sunday loads of cool cars turned up! It’s held in the same venue as the
Hayride but it’s a much smaller more intimate show, and the atmosphere reminded
me a bit of how the Hayride used to be a few years ago. A really chilled out
weekend and a great party!
I’d never been to Inkfest before and was invited by Dolly
Cool to share a stall. Loads of great bands played, and our stall was positioned
so we could see the bands whilst selling! We did get a bit tipsy and have a
boogie behind the stall!
This was a really fun weekend and great to hang out
with Clare and re-live our dancing days back when I lived in Manchester! I also
got to meet her fab new Bedford Rascal van.
The Hayride is my favourite show of the year. I love the
venue, I love the people, I love the cars, and we always have a really busy
weekend on the stall. Once again I was sharing with Dolly Cool and Kalandra
Jane and we started off the weekend with a BBQ on Von Leadfoot’s stall, and
a catch up with old friends.
Clare
kindly watched the stall for us on Saturday and myself and Kally got a ride in
a 50s Chevy Truck to the dirt track where we caught some racing!
On Saturday
night we hung out in front of the pavilion, having a few drinks and a lot of
laughs, and I even came away with a new nickname…Bumsy (don’t ask).
On Sunday I managed to squeeze in a slightly hungover
photoshoot with the wonderful Tracey Ryan and photographer
Nick Grant, before
heading home with a big smile on my face and a head full of memories!
Last but defiantly not least was The Trip Out, last weekend.
The Trip Out is quite different to the other shows I sell at, but it’s
defiantly one of my favourites. The event is held on a really beautiful farm
called
Scald End, near Bedford. This time I was sharing with my fella,
Nik (
Skumbags),
and the Pinstriper
Von Leadfoot, seen below in their natural habitat...
It’s a really chilled out show and we spent most of the time
just hanging out by the stall eating donuts (we ended up with about 60 donuts
from Sainsburies, as you do). In the evenings we went to the farm shop and
bought burgers and sausages and had a BBQ. It was really relaxing and such a
beautiful setting to be trading in, with hot air balloons waking us up in the
mornings.
There were loads of vintage bikes and cool cars from the
50s, 60s and 70s. I even ended up with an awesome Harley taking cover under our
gazebo for a while. My inner 11 year old came out to play, and I had to pose for a picture! A fantastic end to a great show season.
This Autumn and Winter I have plenty of events lined up,
including Stamford Secret Vintage Fair, Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair, and The
Mid Century Market. Hopefully I’ll see you all somewhere along the way!
