Hope Everybody had a Great Christmas!

Just a quick post to let you all know that I hope you had a great Christmas, I had a few days off and looking forward into getting back into the shop. Just a quick reminder that we are open again tomorrow only closing on Friday for New Years Day and we are still offering our customers free tea or coffee. There is no obligation to buy, we would just love to see you.

Ruby Slippers

Preparations are underway for the Wizard of Party starting with the all important Ruby Slippers. Lots of glue and sequins and few few hours have resulted in these little dazzlers...Just the bows to go now!!!

Snow, Snow, Snow!

Please make sure you ring the shop on 01263 768252 before setting out in this bad weather, as I may not be there!!

Just a bit of a heads up for those of you that enjoy attending the events at the Downtide Centre.

Are you a facebooker?

Dont forget to check out the Vinatge Attic page on facebook. I would LOVE to have you as a fan/friend!
http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?eid=211963192062&step=4#/pages/Norwich-United-Kingdom/Vintage-Attic/177641418960?ref=search&sid=100000460549206.1643722777..1

what made you interested in this then?

This is probably one of the most common questions people have been asking me in the shop. And when people ask me how I became to love all things old and Vintage I explain that I can not ever remember not being interested in it so its difficult for me to say exactly. One person responsible for some of the blame! has to go to my mum, She has always has a sharp eye for the unusual and wonderful, and is a keen history buff so I know I inherited a lot of it from her. While looking through some photos lately I found one which brought a smile to my face. Now this is a very rare occurrence (I hate having my photo took, let alone posting them on the Internet!) but here is a photo of me, I believe I am about 8/9 and had probably been down to the jumble sale that day. (Yes I was the kid that brought all the strange items! I rarely came home with toys). I really miss jumble sales, It was something I really enjoyed when I was little, all these wonderful things that people didn't want, even the queuing to get in part where all the old ladies jostled for a space near the door & and the rush when the door finally opened, every bodies heads turning trying to work out where to start! Anyway here is the piccy,. PS. I don't wear glasses, I obviously purchased them just for my ensemble!

You Know who you are!

You know who you are!! And are your ready for Saturday? Here is a sneaky peak of the pressies under the tree.

Goodie Bags!!!

Don't forget to visit on the 28th November for our Special Christmas Celebration!
I have been preparing the goodie bags and they are now all ready for those you planning to spend over £25. Scroll down to one of the previous posts to find out more details. In addition to whats already been advertised a Tradional Fish and Chip van will be here at the Centre on this day between 11am and 3pm! yummy!!!

Is anyone like me?

Are you like me? Do you drool over the gorgeous Vintage finds the lucky people in the USA seem to come across everyday. I regularly visit blogs and delight in drooling over there finds. Its not always easy but there are Vintage goodies to find here in the UK if you are prepared to look hard enough. I regularly find items at estate sales and auctions which I pick up for the shop, I neglect talking about these items and I think it needs to be corrected!!! To be honest they sell so quickly I rarely get the time to get the items online, and one of the reasons we love Vintage sooooo much is because you can not easily find another. But in order to fly the flag for our Vintage British finds I am hoping to regularly post my goodies on my blog (and website if they hang around long enough!)
These are items that I have picked up in the last 2 weeks. I love this little elf soap dish, I am not convinced it is that old but to sweet to pass up. I always love the colours in vintage board games and childrens books and couldnt resist this Tiddly Winks game. And look aat that glamourous lady on the knitting pattern! oh la la!! The set of Tumblers are late 50's/60's and I always seem to be drawn to anything in that era (I think I was born too late!) and I just love this 50's swan planter. I have seen loads of the modern ones but the colours in this vintage swan are so soft and the porcelain is so muted it just yummy! If anybody knows anything about the small dog ashtray let me know, its such a lovely colour and so dinky.

Christmas Event

If you are looking for a fun day day out, visit the Downtide Centre on 28th November as we are holding a fun christmas celebration. If you are planning on starting your Christmas Shopping soon, visit Vintage Attic on the day as when you spend £25 you will recieve a free Goodie bag worth £5!

Vintage christmas Pictures of the Shop

Here are some pictures of the shop all dressed up for Christmas as promised.

Christmas Has arrived at Vinatge Attic!!!

I couldn't wait sorry!!! The Christmas Decs are up and the Christmas stock is out! I just love Christmas but I did stop myself putting the Christmas music on!! There are some really great ideas for Christmas gifts. I will post some pictures tomorrow and hope you all start feeling as Christmassy as I do....

Hi Everybody,
I have just realized it has been ages since I posted on the blog, time just goes so quickly. So who enjoyed there extra hour in bed yesterday!I know I did!! Here at the Downtide Centre we are preparing for the Spooktacular event on Saturday. In addition to all the other exciting thing going on there is now going to be a magic show and punch and Judy as well as live jazz music! If you are local and can come along please do its gonna be fun! I have found lots of new exciting vintage items for the shop as well as lots of new products which make ideal Christmas presents! (I know its still October, but I cant help it!)
Love Katie
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Christmas! yay!

I hope I am not annoying anybody by talking of Christmas so early, but I cant help it. I love it!!! and the arrival of new stock all ready for Christmas has just made me want to reach for the hot chocolate and mince pies! The Christmas stock is online to purchase but not in Store just yet (Thought we better have our spooktacular Event first!) But if anybody wants to come in and purchase any of the items just let me know and I can get that ready for you.

Autumn is upon us!

Its definitely arrived and is getting darker and darker as I leave off at nights. Lots have been going on here, I have had Leanne visit who was kind enough to model some of my Vintage clothing. until you see it on a person it really does not do them justice. You can see the clothes online here Also we are getting ready here for a big event on October the 31st. To celebrate the opening of Moonlight Aquatics and the Alby Doll Shop we are holding a big spooky day form 10am till 8pm. There will be games, fun, competitions, face painting and much more all for free so its well worth visiting. I also have lots of new stock in the shop!

Sorry for the delay!

Hi everybody, so sorry for neglecting my blog, Its been fairly busy here at Vintage Attic, with new stock arriving daily. I have been planning for Christmas so anyone with any ideas I would be glad to hear them. I am hoping to have a large event with lots going on, this should happen on 15th Nov so make that a date to remember! For anybody that doesn't know I design a range of stamps for a company called Personal Impressions, but as an avid hand stitcher have been meaning for sometime, to stitch a design up as a cute stitchery. I thought this design which is part of my new Christmas collection would look lovely stitched up. If anybody makes it up i would love to see it, please e-mail me at katie@vintageattic.co.uk if you have any piccys.

Jewellery, Hats and Handbags, oh my!

I am slowly getting around to listing everything online, I started with the clothes yesterday and today have managed to get some hats, bags and jewellery listed if you get a chance you can check them out here and here. I just love that cross Keys hat it is so cute, reminds me of a little pixie!

Vintage Clothing

I have at last listed some of the vintage clothing onto the webite you can take a look of them here. I knew he items were nice but it is only when you get them on the mannequin you can see how lovely they really are. I have done my best to list all the sizes but if anybody has any questions dont hesitate to give me a call or e-mail.

Sunday Update

Just to let anybody thinking of visiting this weekend that we have decided to pospone Sunday opening until the centre is completely up and running, there is a lot more units to open including aquatics, photography, jewellery and lots more. I will let you know as soon as anything changes but just to let you know that at the moment the opening hours are
Mon-Sat 10.00-4.30
Love
Katie
x

What a change in the weather! One day its summer the next we are windy and rainy! but never mind just gives me a chance to use my new umbrella! I love the shape of these brollys they have a really old fashioned feel, actually I think I will carry it when its not raining just because its spotty! what other possible excuse could I need!

A Big Thank You

A big thank you to everybody who visited us on Saturday for our grand opening, you were all wonderful and really made my day. We sold so much stock I am already busy restocking! I have included pictures of the shop just before we opened and some of the day. Its was so nice to meet so many like minded people. Any body who is thinking of visiting, at the moment we are open seven days a week 10am-4pm so feel free to drop in for a browse. Apologies if its a bit of a picture overload!

Looking forward to tommorrow....

Hi everybody, I hope you can make it tommorrow, as promised but very late is a little map and some brief directions. I am awful at directions so please double check, if anybody gets lost on route feel free to give us a cal and we shall do our best to guide you over!

We are located on the A140 between Aylsham and Cromer opposite Alby Crafts.

A hectic Week!

What a hectic week! We have not stopped getting things ready for the grand opening of Vintage Attic, The shop is growing fuller and fuller and hopefully full of just nice things to tempt and inspire all our visitors, there is going to be some free tasty vintage treats on Saturday so I hope you can all make it.
Katie
x

Just a Quickie!

Hi everbody, just a quick message to let you know its all going well and fingers crossed will all be done in time. I know a lot of you have been visiting my site and browsing around and I am really grateful. Please dont forget our opening on Sat the 29th - its gonna be fun!

A lot less bare!

The shop is rapidly filling with stock, in fact any fears I had of it lookin bare and empty are fast disappearing! Hopefully it really will be stuffed full of vintage goodies. I will try and post some more pics soon (I havent forgotton about the free patterns I promised)but the delivery today has thrown my so called orgainisation into complete choas!

New Hand Dyed Lace On Website

Check out this new hand dyed Lace on the website, I can't wait to use it in some projects, and if anybody else does be sure to let me know I would love to see some pics.