Hi! It’s been a while so I thought I’d reintro

Hi! It’s been a while so I thought I’d reintroduce myself. I'm Catherine, I'm 35 years old and mum to 9 and 15 year old girls, who keep me very very busy!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I've been writing my blog Vintage Frills since 2012 and selling vintage since about 2009. I run @vintagefrillsshop a little Etsy shop selling lots of gorgeous vintage things. I'm constantly looking out for gorgeous old things to fill my home, wardrobe and shop. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When life is a bit more normal, I love going on photo walks, visiting country houses and getting out of London to explore the countryside. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I'm at my happiest rummaging through piles of clothes at car boot sales and charity shops and I've missed doing that a lot this past year. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I currently have stupidly long hair because I was too lazy to get it cut for a long time and then lockdown happened, but I kinda like it on good days when it behaves! (currently sporting a very sad looking bun) I also managed to set fire to it a little while cooking on the hob the other day, so definitely time for a cut! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Wearing a vintage Laura Ashley dresses with a 50s beaded cardigan, both of which I recently sold in my shop. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You'll find a mix of my favourite vintage outfits, pretty vintage finds and hopefully soon some of the places I go and things I do on here.

Leafing through my collection of vintage magazine

Leafing through my collection of vintage magazine and fashion books this morning looking for some Spring inspiration. Now I want a time machine so I can bring back all the gorgeous dresses!

One from a couple of weeks ago, during my short li

One from a couple of weeks ago, during my short lived phase of making an effort during lockdown. Now the snows hit and home schooling continues, I'm back to comfy leggings every day! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This is one of my favourite vintage dresses, gorgeous print, autumnal colours and biggest besets sleeves ever. Hoping to be able to wear it out somewhere special later in the year, when hopefully a little normality returns. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Beppe the cat always shows an interest when I'm taking pics and loves to get in on the action. Such a cutie!

Ad my shop Celebrating hitting 700 hundred sales

Ad my shop Celebrating hitting 700 hundred sales on the shop this weekend! 2020 was a long hard year in which everything went wrong for our family. It really was awful! But working on the shop really kept me going. Your orders mean more to us than you’ll ever know.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here are a couple of my hand made bows. The shop is also full of gorgeous vintage dresses, pretty accessories and lots of lovely vintage jewellery.

I love layering up my favourite summer dresses so

I love layering up my favourite summer dresses so I can wear them all year. This @hm William Morris dress has been one of my faves since I got it a few years ago. It’s super warm worn with a jumper underneath, some tights and my boots from @willsveganstore ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
How do you make use of your wardrobe year round? I’d love to hear your tips.

When I was little my grandparents had a little boo

When I was little my grandparents had a little bookshelf in their spare room, full of lovely old children’s books from when their children were small. I inherited them all and they're such a treasure to me. I've been enjoying looking through some of them this week, this is my favourite because all the pictures are so pretty!

I've hardly bought any new clothes for myself over

I've hardly bought any new clothes for myself over the last year, with both kids needing new things and my budget being wiped out by Covid, I've not really been able to treat myself to anything. I did however spot this retro maxi dress for a steal on @depop and just had to have it. Impossible not to feel cheerful in such a bright colourful dress!

More lovely vintage bits that will be going onto t

More lovely vintage bits that will be going onto the shop some time in early Spring. Dependant on whether I ever get a moment of natural light to take pics and 5 mins away from the kids! 😅

Pairing up some vintage charity shop finds with ol

Pairing up some vintage charity shop finds with old high street pieces from my wardrobe. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The skirt and belt were both charity shop bargains, my sweater, tights and necklace are very old Primark, which I've had for years and my boots are vegan leather, sustainably made from @willsveganstore

More beautiful Laura Ashley, because I’m on a ro

More beautiful Laura Ashley, because I’m on a roll here! This morning I’m starting photographing my next vintage collection for @vintagefrillsshop and there is a lot to get through! I think about 50 items at the moment including lots of floral dresses, pretty jewellery and accessories.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I also have a new blog post on Vintage Frills all about running a vintage business. Find all my links in my bio.

Wearing future stock from the shop, before I have

Wearing future stock from the shop, before I have to let it go! Here I'm wearing a gorgeous cotton Laura Ashley dress with a 50s beaded cardigan. I'll be announcing date for the next collection very soon and I am SO excited for this one!

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