I've been up in the attic looking for items to sell in my wedding fund etsy shop, SeeTheBirds. I have lots of lovely vintage items that I just can't bring with me to Australia when we move in September so I thought I could try and sell them to raise funds for our wedding in August.
Amongst my vintage items I came across my wire horses that I made for my post graduate diploma in 2003. They are made of silver and silver plated wire, with parts, such as the mane, forged with a hammer. I sold a number of them at my degree show and was asked by Hamilton and Inches (a fancy London and Edinburgh jewellers) to make 9 reindeer for their christmas window displays. It was lovely seeing those reindeer again when I was in Scotland over New Year!
One of the reindeers in Christmas window display at Edinburgh's Hamilton and Inches.
I have decided to list the remainder of my wire horse collection on etsy at quite a big discount from the original prices (originally between £200 - £500.) I have three currently listed and two more to get up.
I'm really enjoying having a vintage online shop. I love setting all the photographs up and remembering where I got each item. Some items I'm sad to say goodbye to, but everyone has to have a clear out every so often and it would cost a fortune to bring it all to Australia with me!
On the wedding front I've been looking in vintage shops (fun!) and I'm due to go down to Dublin with a friend soon. I've also been looking at darling vintage style shoes. I saw these today and I really like that dusky pink, not so keen on the heel, but you can't have everything!
3 comments:
What about the bike shoes on the link page!? Soooooo cute!
I'm sorry, that was to say the blue shoes not, bike shoes.
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