More stock arriving.....

This morning has been busy in store; which leads me to my problem of getting more stock. Next week books are arriving as they seem to just walk out the door. This week some gorgeous pottery arrived in the soft french grey which is already selling quickly. Also new in are our small dress makers forms which have nearly all sold out; although i will endeavour to get more in as soon as a new shipment arrives. All in all i have been quite happy with how things have been going; and now more than ever, looking for products that are not found at the gift fairs; which i can honestly say is providing to be quite a challenge.



We still have the busty french dressmaker form; like the one in the above photo. These sell for 550. Take care everyone and have a great weekend, Manda

Summer time

Just look at these lilies brought from the market....such beautiful blooms
Our garden at the front of our home.
A summer garden .

Our bank finally done. Thanks to a few friends and some good advice we finally made a decision on what we wanted on the bank. We put the Hebe plant "Inspirations" which i think once established will look great. Sometimes things take a long time but i guess its better to get it right.

Home for a change

Its nice when you are away and return home inspired to re-think and re-change things in the home. Maybe a new flea market rug for the hall like in the picture above .
Shuffling furniture around for some women is a bit like a holiday in itself......
A selection of jars with all sorts of collections makes for an interesting display. Note the Marley and Lockyer tag in this photo.......go Ness.
A new home for the bird cages
A view looking across the table to our kitchen....excuse the mess.

Where have i been.....

Well its Summer time in Aussie land and yes off we went to be beach bums for 2 weeks. We had a mixture of weather. We were flooded in at where we were staying as it poured for 3 days running. Oh well, it wasn't that bad because it gave me an opportunity to have some real lazy days plus get into some card making for the store. I love making them, but it makes a bit of mess so at the beach house was the place to get right into it. The last week the weather was better and we spent days on the beach and in on and around the water. My daughter had a great time with friends and i think we made some great new ones. Fun was had by all of us...so all in all a great break. So tomorrow its straight back into it....what this year brings who knows but The Vintage Rose will keep on keeping on. I will sign off now but i promise i wont leave it so long before i do my next post. This year promises to be an exciting one with a trip to France in August and buying some genuine french antiques for the store as well. Mid Feb i am off to the gift fair in Sydney and am quite looking forward to what may be available....Manda

Where have you been.......

Or should i say where have i been. Well what a journey....i was whisked away early Christmas morning to catch a plane to Byron Bay as a special birthday surprise. The cooler was packed full of prepared Christmas tea, which i may add i knew nothing about. All this was prepared and organized without me knowing a thing....i was blown away. Unfortunately the weather wasn't very kind to us for the entire time we were there; but the fact that my husband had organized all this for me was enough despite whatever the weather was doing. I felt very special and after a very busy and somewhat chaotic year i think we all needed the break.

Amy has taken these photos as i didn't even have time to pack my camera.

For all the customers that may be travelling up north and are thinking of stopping into The Vintage Rose we open on Wednesday the 12Th of January.

Merry Christmas Everyone.......

Sorry for the lack of posts but i have been a bit busy over the Christmas period.

These are just some shots through out 2010 in store at The Vintage Rose.

This is me at 4 oclock this afternoon....oh well good job. Now i am having a few champagnes and am getting a little excited as tomorrow is Christmas, but also, as some of you know, my birthday. And for the first time in 47 years we are celebrating my birthday. I must say i am feeling a little guilty not being with the family but i guess you have to try these things at least once in your life. The thing is i really dont know any difference and love the fact that every year i get to spend my birthday with my family. So a big Merry Christmas to dad and the rest of the family..... i love you all so much....but this year a surprise is in store for my birthday. A big Merry Christmas to all of you out there in blog land and also a big thankyou to all those who log on to my blog for a peek.....take care and drive safetly over the holiday period.

Come inside and have a look around....

Getting closer and closer. I have decided that people this year are so un enthused about Christmas because there is so much pressure on people....teachers have to finalize everything they have done throughout the year and write reports; builders are so under the pump to get things finished for clients, retailers well who knows, florists have heaps of weddings and flowers being ordered for Christmas functions and last but certainly not least parents have all the running around juggling and end of year things to go to. Stop, yes lets all just stop now and think......what are we doing to ourselves....what is Christmas really about? We all get bogged down in the expectations of what we think we need to be giving people, family and friends when really the answer is quite simple......its time. We need to all take a deep breath and just slow right down and eliminate this chaos out of Christmas. Take time out to get back to the basics...like cooking a cake for someone down the road....going over to your mates and saying lets have a beer and most importantly spending time with our children. Sometimes i am guilty of all these things; trying to juggle a business on my own, run a house hold and spend time with my family. And yes we all get on that merry go round and don't know how to get off. But please at Christmas lets try to spend time with family, friends and remember its not all about presents it way more than that.

Some comfy cushions to lounge around on over the Christmas break.

Spend some time in the garden over Christmas with the family....get them into how to grow things. Our veggies are going well and we will be picking all over the Christmas break.

Happy family time and please all take it easy.....