Lou Lou's Vintage Fair

Hey everyone

I've had such a lovely day!

Me and friend Sarah went to Lou Lou's Vintage fair in Newcaslte and had such fun!

What I wore today...

 

 

What's in my vintage bag:

My vintage purse which I got on eBay for £4

Mirror compact which was my mams

Vintage bag £5 from a charity shop

(Plus my keys and lippy! :P)

My outfit of the day:

Burgundy cardigan £5 primark

Chiffon blouse £8 primark

Tweed skirt £5 vintage fair

Tan loafers £10 primark

Cameo broach, this was my nanas

The fair was at Castlegate, Melbourne street newcaslte. It was £2 to get in and you got entered into a competition too :)

When I walked in I was so excited to get stuck in! There was loads of stalls packed with all kinds of treasures.

 

They had old records playing the background and later on they had a band on called the darling dollies and they sang 50's songs and even managed to put a twist on Beyoncé Crazy in love. They were great.

I went to one stall and a mannequin was being dressed but when I turned around, it was me!! Look!! 

Me and Sarah went to the bottom of the room and there was a little vintage cafe stand so we grabbed a cup of tea and a scone, which was delicious and discussed the things that had caught our eye.

 

I went with the intention of getting a tartan skirt and got one! for just £10, I really like the colour of it as is quite festive. I also grabbed what most people would call a hideous christmas waistcoat but my friend and I are going out in thurs at Xmas just for a laugh! It was only £5. Last but not least a burgundy clutch bag which has two compartments for £5. Very happy with my purchases!! Sarah got two pair of HUFF socks and a vintage green ball dress. 

There is a another vintage fair on tomorrow at the Theatre Royal in Newcaslte tomorrow and entry is just £1.00.

Check out the Lou Lou vintage page as there may be one near you! http://www.thevintagefair.com

Do u like vintage clothing and have you picked up any bargains lately?

Peace out

Erin 

Xx

"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different" COCO CHANEL

Bargains, bands n beer

Hey everyone!!

Well I think I've kept up with my blogging so far! Hehe!!

I had such a fun filled Saturday this week!

First we nipped to Starbucks because the Christmas coffee are back!! Yay! I got a ginger bread latte as I've missed them soo much!!

We then headed over to Tynemouth Market for some bargain hunting.  I didn't manage to find anything! It was really windy and rainy so we headed out of the market to find a nice cafe to have a cuppa!! 

We decided to go to the Kitcheners Vintage Cafe in the Green Ginger. 

I think this is going to be my new favourite cafe! It was soo cute! It played 50's music and it's decor of books, records, old Formica tables, mismatched chairs and stools and vintage pictures just made it so cosy inside. 

It was just a lovely atmosphere inside so I'll definitely be heading there again! I got a cup of tea in a china cup and saucer and a Slice of lemon drizzle it was yummy!

We warmed through so headed off to Whitley bay to hit the charity shops in search of some books! I didn't find any of the ones I was looking for but I did pick up some Marian Keyes books for only 38p each in the charity shop sale! I've never read any of her books before but have heard good things and couldn't pass up on this bargain could I?!! Have you read any of her books?

To keep in with the bargain hunting, I went to Home Bargains and found this cute little lunch box for £1.99 and some floral pens and pencils. for 59p each Yes I am 23 but it's cute soo... :P 

I then nipped to Superdrug and they had MUA in! Yay! The reason for my excitement is because my local Superdrug has not restocked its MUA for quite some time! It was three for two so I got the black gel eyeliner, the pressed powder in shade 1 and the cream blush in scrummy. I've not tried the powder or blush so will be sure to tell you how they are! 

 

It was dark outside and really cold so went to our favourite chip shop on Whitley Bay seafront and sat in with a bowl of chips and batter and a cup of tea. 

I had to head off as was going to see my brother play in his band in North Sheilds and has to travel 45 mins on the metro first and get changed!!

In and changed and back out, I certainly didn't dress appropriately it was freezing and only had on a leather jacket, black body con and cut out ankle boots on and thankfully my new accessory ,  my tartan scarf which actually came in handy later on!!  I met with my friend who also didn't dress for the weather! 

My brother is the lead singer of a blues band called Spanish battery. 

The are really good. I even had a few halves of larger so was fun night :)

Now the night didnt end happily! We jumped on the metro at 11.15 and it terminated 15 mins later!  A half an hour metro journey away from home and because everyone was having a Halloween night out the taxis were going to take over an hour to get us! that's when my scarf came in hand!!  Thankfully after quite a wait, my brother came to the rescue!! It was eventful anyway!!:P

 

I've certainly learned one this this weekend and that is wrap up when its bloody cold!

 

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Let me know what you have been up to.

 

Peace out

 

Erin

xx

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action" BENJAMIN DISRAELI