Much loved by the British, car boot sales are a great way to buy and sell some goodies! But how about the idea of the finest vintage fashion, homeware traders operating from the boot of their lovely classic vehicles?
That's right, the Classic Car Boot Sale is back in London! After huge success over the past couple of years, this weekend it's setting up at Lewis Cubbit Square in Kings Cross, where the collection of vintage cars, walkabout entertainment and selection of yummy food on offer is expected to be its most impressive yet! Tomorrow and Sunday. over 100 exhibitors are expected to park up their classic cars.
Expect to hear a fabulous selection of vinyl-only music, played on an open-air routemaster!
From Classic car enthusiasts to those with an eye for retro furnishings and fashion, or anyone who just enjoys a fantastic, friendly atmosphere to have a browse around, there's something for everyone!
Head over to their website for more exciting details.
Here at Ellie Ellie, anything vintage-inspired excites us. So we're delighted with our new Retro cufflink range, and we think you will be too!
From pinhole camera to paper planes, there's a style to suit every hobby or interest:
The Boombox, Jigsaw Piece and Cassette design can also be engraved with your very own special message - add names, a date, or anything personal to you and your recipient. They're sure to make a most memorable gift!
Whether he's a keen photographer, music lover, or a kid at heart, these are Perfect for Dad's this Father's Day, or for the man in your life all year round!
After a successful October car boot, The Classic Car Boot Sale is back this Spring (tomorrow, Saturday the 15th March, Sunday the 16th March) at the Southbank Centre in London, if you are wondering what marvelous activity you can amuse yourself with this weekend, this is a great idea!
The Classic Car Boot Sale is not an ordinary car boot, full of retro bits and pieces, the car boot sale is jam packed of more than 100 traders, who all come along to sell their retro goods. Wonder round all the stalls while tucking into some yummy food and quality drink too!
If you are lucky enough to own a vintage vehicle, you can register for the car boot to sell from your boot, basket or trailer! Be ready to spot an array of vintage wears, accessories and household goods and make a good ol' day of it!
The girls at Ellie Ellie HQ are known throughout the office block, for singing rather loudly, attempting harmonies and free styling lyrics (obviously as well as being extremely hard workers and highly professional).
This week Danielle brought us the most beautiful retro radio to have in
the office, so naturally we all took turns to pick albums and songs that we
wanted to share with the gang.
Our new radio in all her glory! What a beauty
If you're music lovers like us here are our fave songs that we wanted to share with you, if you do one thing today give these a little listen- drop us a comment to let us know what you think!
The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love
Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up
James Vincent McMarrow - If I Had A Boat
Kodaline- Love Like This
The Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way
Nina Simone- My Baby Just Cares For Me
If you're music lovers like us, these may tickle your fancy. Handmade from original music sheets, these are perfect for any festival goers or musicians (or those who just love a good ol' fashion sing song!)
This weeks Ellie Ellie Wears features this fab Parrot print Dress from Instant Vintage! We love the bold and quirky print and when put with these turquoise office sandals it makes a perfect outfit for Spring/Summer activities (we don't know when Summer's meant to turn up either, but hey lets stay hopeful!) Alphabet bags have produced yet another lovely product. 'Dance All Day' is such a fun sentiment and frankly it's how we wish we lived! After all, nothing better than a boogie with friends to your favourite song. Our Sixpence Necklace is the perfect accessory for the outfit and to make life even sweeter, you can even customise the coin date making it extra special to you.
Ellie Ellie is quickly building a reputation for handmade and sustainable products, which give a whole new take on personalised gifting! Our Sussex HQ is packed to the rafters with materials, such as our beautiful vintage maps which we use to hand make our jewellery and cufflinks.
We thought we'd give you an insight to what happens behind the scenes!
We have thousands of vintage maps and atlases which we use to make our products with! We are always on the look out for beautiful old prints, whether we're rummaging around jumble sales or riffling through a charity shop!
Is it slightly weird that we have favourite maps? These are our 'old faithfuls'. This title is given to any map that never lets us down, having almost impossible locations in beautiful colour palettes and the highest print quality!
This is Lindsay our Head Maker, selecting map segments ready for jewellery making! She hand selects each piece of map that we use, making sure each piece is as beautiful as possible. By producing them individually by hand, it allows us to give our customers the individual attention they need to make their product as special as the memory it represents.
Some of our Personalised Map Cufflinks ready to go out to our customers! You can see how unique each one is, which we feel add a whole new level to the personalisation- no two are the same but they are all as beautiful!
We don't know about you, but we are loving this weather. Finally, Spring has started to pull it's socks up. This week's Ellie Ellie Wears has been inspired by, Mr Blue Sky- that illusive chap who's been lying rather low of late, but like the prodigal son he's back and everyone's celebrating.
So we've taken the blue baton and ran with it- this little vintage inspired dress can be found at Get Cutie. Love it's femine pattern and ability to create that 50's hourglass figure. Nipped in at the waist, soft over the hips- it's bound to flatter most. Sling on a pair of these blue bow pumps to make it the perfect day time outfit, whether you're off out for a stroll along the pier or at a May bank holiday village fête.
In terms of accessories, we've kept it simple with a statement Ellie Ellie ring. Our rings can be personalised with any location from around the world, using vintage maps. The location is what it's all about- how about your hometown, or where you met your partner in crime? Choice is yours! Find it here
We feel a tad guilty that we've added a cashmere scarf to this one, especially as it's our first post for May. But let's not kid ourselves. We're British. The weather can never make up it's mind and its best to always be prepped for anything from heat to hail.
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