studio snippets

Winter and the Peacock Feather

2011-12-22T23:59:00.000-08:00

It has been a while since I posted here, I made the decision to stop taking pics of orders as it was becoming a little repetative and I think studio snippets over the years/months has shown almost every collection and every colour palette that is available. Studio Snippets is all about my clients and the general activity on the "making and packing tables" of the studio, it is a great insight into seeing the collections in greater detail than the main web site can offer....From January I will be back posting here again as there will be new colour palettes and collections introduced for all you 2012/13 Brides.

You can also find me on Facebook too

So if this is your first visit - you may want to make yourself a little cuppa - you may be here a while.

This collection is from the Winter Collection and I introduced the peacock feather for a client this year, this will now be showing on the main web site in The Winter Collection from the end of January, you can receive samples from now. Any enquiries can be made to info@vickytrainor.co.uk

a few little changes

2011-06-14T01:21:00.001-07:00

...over the years this little blog has been filled with posts to help guide you through the collections. It is a weekly/daily record of what happens in the studio on the packing and making tables. There are a lot of collections and colour palettes and little twists and turns as clients requests can ask for slight changes here and there and this blog shows just that. So hopefully you are here via a link from the main blog or the web sites to see the collections in more detail.

However there are now a few changes.

Time is becoming more precious, on most occasions apart from busy seasons there is only little ol' me and there are many roles that I undertake from designer, maker, packer, customer service clerk, accountant, sales, marketing, cleaner, equipment servicer, tea maker.....

I think that over the years this blog has managed to show nearly every collection in every single available colour and I now feel that I am repeating myself a little. So from now on I will only post here if we have created new colour palettes, re-worked a design, done something a little different or produced bespoke items from The Vintage Drawer Collection. So keep stopping by.

Here's what we did last week that you may find interesting........

the week so far...

2011-05-27T08:29:00.000-07:00

the studio tables last week...

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the ava collection

2011-05-16T06:38:00.001-07:00

the ava collection

2011-05-12T01:27:00.000-07:00

...now it may seem as if it has gone a little quiet around here of late...this is because I have been working (honest!) but I have been filling the shelves to the new Etsy shop that I have just opened - which has taken a few hours more than was first anticipated..... you can pop over by clicking here but remember to take your purse with you (he he)....

Image credit - FO Photography

a week of sampling and proofs....

2011-05-05T01:11:00.000-07:00

an ibiza wedding

2011-04-26T10:38:00.000-07:00

back in the swing of things....

2011-04-26T06:32:00.001-07:00

...right, we're off, ready to start posting again after a week of administrative duties, general blog reading, magazine flicking, and an Inbox that has been thoroughly read and spring cleaned. In need of a holiday again....

unpack my suitcase

2011-04-19T09:42:00.000-07:00

...the studio has been closed for a week or so, as soon as I have unpacked my suitcase, sorted through emails, torn open the post and listened to the answer machine I'll be back to the making and packing tables....

image credit: claire cartwright

early this week....

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the week so far.....

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thursday the twenty fourth of march

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twenty first and twenty second of march

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the sampling table - yesterday

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earlier this week

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sampling at dusk

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8th march in the studio

2011-03-09T11:45:00.000-08:00

booklets . business cards . sample packs

coffee break . and a sign for Miss Idaho Falls

...there will be little to report for the next couple of days as I am taking a mini break to be a domestic goddess...

sampling monday

2011-03-08T01:09:00.000-08:00

...above is a proof sample just about to be packaged and sent to its new owner....all of the images below are a commissioned collection for Hannah over at Sweet Dream Events for a little project she has been working on for The Luxury Wedding Showcase where she will be styling a series of three themed tables...you can read more over at her blog by clicking here and I am sure there will be plenty of photos of the event over at our main blog and on hannah's over the next few weeks.......

a booklet making week

2011-03-05T05:48:00.001-08:00

...it's been just over a week since I posted here. The reason. Lots of washing, ironing, cutting and snipping, mini cushion making, button attaching, edge pinking, booklet making.......the vintage drawer has kept me in the sewing corner, quietly and thoughtfully creating the invitation booklets.

So I thought this would be a good time to introduce you to the process of ordering an invitation from the vintage drawer. Firstly (and most importantly) we need to receive your order. We then will send you a series of brochure sheets (see last image) that shows the available booklets. You select the individual numbers of the booklets you would like me to proceed with and then they are custom made with your 'very important' information and each linen page is then decorated with applique, haberdashery and stitch....you can see that each little linen booklet comes with it's own keepsake button box for your guests to keep in a safe place forever...... each invitation costs £9.00 (includes cushioned box).

Guests names are not included in the invitation but can be added as a little tag tied around the button for a small additional charge. The invitations state 'the pleasure of your company is requested' this means that on receipt of your order you can personally choose which invitation Aunt May or Florence & Bert would love to receive and character match the booklets with each individual guest........

Please email me at info@vickytrainor.co.uk if you have any questions......

dominique and james

2011-02-24T12:38:00.000-08:00

a week in the pink

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the week so far...

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t h u r s d a y/f r i d a y

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t h u r s d a y

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t u e s d a y/w e d n e s d a y

2011-02-09T09:16:00.001-08:00

m o n d a y

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f r i d a y

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The Vintage Rose Collection in Vintage Lime

the first samples......

2011-02-03T04:22:00.000-08:00

...here are the first of the orders to leave home to their new owners from the vintage drawer collection...tissues please...

the week so far...sampling

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the twenty eighth of january

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studio so far this week...

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twenty second and twenty third of january

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the nineteenth and twentieth of january

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saturday sunday monday 15th 16th 17th january

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friday the forteenth of january

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The Vintage Rose Collection

The English Rose Collection
(this version above has been re-coloured for a client)

The Blossom Stem Collection

The French Corsage Collection - Forget-me-Not

happiness

2011-01-13T05:35:00.000-08:00

'happiness'

a sign to put in a place to make you smile...

£13.50

(approx 16cm x 7.5cm)

signs available to buy from today!!!!!

2011-01-10T12:56:00.000-08:00

Finally, the signs are here for you to have a little peak even before they are launched on the main the vintage drawer web site (coming soon)..... details are at the bottom of the images...

'studio'

door sign

£12.00

(approx 18cm x 9cm)

'kitchen'
door sign

£12.00

(approx 16cm x 6.5cm)

'boudoir'

door sign

£12.00

(approx 16cm x 7cm)

'afternoon tea'

reception/party/cafe sign

£18.00

(approx 23.5cm x 11.5cm)

'le cafe'

door/room sign

£10.00
(approx 13cm x 7cm)

'help yourself'

dessert/reception sign

£15.00

(approx 16cm x 8.5cm)

'laundry room'

door sign

£12.00

(approx 16.5cm x 6.5cm)

'london'
table name
£10.00

(approx 14.5cm x 6.5cm)

'paris'
table name
£10.00

(approx 13.5cm x 6cm)

'new york'
table name
£10.00

(approx 13.5cm x 6cm)

'milan'
table name
£10.00

(approx 14cm x 6.5cm)

'rome'

table name

£10.00

(approx 14cm x 6.5cm)

'sew in love' with blue ribbon

to hang on a wall, door, bride/grooms chair,
to the entrance to your reception
or within your table setting

£18.00

(approx 26cm x 11cm)

'sew in love' with pink velvet ribbon

to hang on a wall, door, bride/grooms chair,

to the entrance to your reception

above your bed(!!) or any where else you fancy

£20.00

(approx 25cm x 13cm)

cheeky 'the love room'

door sign
£8.00

(approx 11cm x 6.5cm)

'the sewing room'

door sign
£12.00

(approx 15cm x 7cm)

'to the garden 1'

door sign
£12.00

(approx 18.5cm x 8cm)

'to the garden 2'

door sign
£12.00

(approx 16cm x 6.5cm)

'washroom 1'

door sign
£12.00

(approx 16cm x 7cm)

'washroom 2'

door sign
£12.00

(approx 16cm x 6.5cm)

'bathroom'

door sign

£12.00

(approx 16cm x 6.5cm)

time for love

sign to be laid flat or we can attach ties to the side

(free of charge)

£15.00

(approx 25.5cm x 14cm)

'we love cake'

sign to be laid flat on your cake or dessert table.

£15.00

(approx 27.5cm x 14.5cm)

wedding cards with linen ribbon hanger

£20.00

(approx 26cm x 13.5cm)

POSTAGE AND PACKING

We like to send all items by recorded delivery

therefore the P&P is as follows:

1 item: £3.50

2 items: £4.50

3 items: £5.50

4 items: £6.50

5 items: £7.00

6 items and above P&P is free.

If you would like to purchase any of the above then please email me over at

info@vickytrainor.co.uk

letting me know the title of the piece you wish to buy.

Payment details will be sent by return.

We accept PayPalbank transferor cheque.

monday january the third

2011-01-03T10:30:00.000-08:00

lavender pillows and pomanders

2011-01-01T06:36:00.000-08:00

...new year's day and I can't stop sewing.....here's a few snap shots of the new lavender pillows and pomanders in their making...

the vintage drawer - sampling

2010-12-29T08:06:00.000-08:00

...those of you who follow the blogs will know that we have spent the latter part of this year working on our new Label - 'The Vintage Drawer'. We are currently building the web site to support this collection and have been working this week on samples, a few pieces have been for orders and we have managed to sneak photos before we wrap and send....

monday the twentieth of december

2010-12-20T10:21:00.000-08:00

...it's been a fair few days since I posted over here. 1.I've been working on the new Vintage Drawer Collection and it's arrival end of January so my head is full of linen fluff and pretty haberdashery 2.Kept forgetting to photograph orders as they were on the packing table 3.Admin and supplier sourcing for 2011 required serious face and intense concentration!!! Here's a few pics from the table today. Don't forget to enter the 'giveaway' over at our main studio blog (link to the right)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thursday the ninth & friday the tenth of december

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wednesday the eighth of november

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monday 6th & tuesday 7th december

2010-12-07T13:28:00.000-08:00

snippets from last week's packing table

2010-12-06T12:38:00.001-08:00

... a little delay in last weeks postings from the packing table due to snow and school closures, but here's a few snippets to get us back on track from The Broadway Collection and The Winter Collection.

monday the 29th of november

2010-11-29T12:46:00.001-08:00

...re-colouring of The Broadway Collection...

saturday the twenty seventh of november

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friday the 26th of november

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...a bright christmas wedding in South Africa -

The Embroidery Collection re-coloured for Natalie & Stuart

the week so far...

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thursday the 18th of november

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the sample packing table

wednesday the seventeenth of november

2010-11-17T05:23:00.000-08:00

...for the last two days we have been busy busy stitching ladies - turning ideas into samples and finalising the design for the new 'love quote favour box keepsakes' and the 'empty favour boxes' - both for you to purchase and these are actually available from now. The full information for these two new products from the 'Vintage Drawer- made with love' can be found over at the main blog....we just wanted to say thank you for all the lovely emails we have received over the last few weeks, since we introduced this new label, from wedding vendors, ladies in blogland and brides to be and from as far as the US, Australia, Fife and Llanduddno....the wave of excitement in the studio will just not settle....feeling all giddy...

monday the fifteenth of november

2010-11-15T13:52:00.000-08:00

made with love - place names -- part two

2010-11-12T01:07:00.000-08:00

...here's our two design styles for the place names, the flat embroidered place name and the name tie. These can be ordered now and prices are available over at the main blog post here
...these pretty hand sewn name ties can be used to wrap around napkins, glasses, favour boxes.....If you have a specific size you require we can try to accomodate this where possible. Just let us know....this is a perfect way to add that vintage touch to the styling of your tables...

Keep watching as we have other reception products being produced next week.

the sampling table

2010-11-12T01:02:00.000-08:00

made with love - place names - part one

2010-11-10T07:53:00.000-08:00

...I've had so much fun today, designing and producing the first samples of place names for this new collection. I can't wait to produce the main promo photographs against vintage china and embroidered table cloths and lots of colour, colour, colour....

...so as promised we have documented their journey on the way for you to see the different stages of making...

...we have designed two variations - a flat place name (above) to be simply positioned into a place setting and also a tied place name (below) which will be perfect for tyeing around napkins, glasses, favours etc. We are working on the costing of these and will post this over at the main blog tomorrow. We will also be publishing more images of the tied place cards, also tomorrow, as we still need to spend a little more time putting the finishing touches to these. Let us know what you think!!!!

whirl away

2010-11-09T06:34:00.000-08:00

...an unsettled day today, wasn't quite sure where to start, and I had quite a lengthy list of small tasks to do when all I really wanted to do was dive into 'The Vintage Drawer'. So many ideas and directions to take 'made with love' - and we are now onto the reception products. So I decided to sort - re-catalogue everything that has been collected over the last few months and while I was sorting I started to whirl away ideas in my head - the place names - the table numbers - the menus......

So from tomorrow (now that I am organised, surrounded by jars and mini boxes of haberdashery candy) I'm ready to start to sketch and sew and embroider and bead and ribbon and iron - it feels so indulgent to be making and designing again after such a busy year of production (but a wonderful year it has been).
I'll keep posting, this week, as the samples are stitched.....

monday the eighth of november

2010-11-08T07:43:00.000-08:00

...I've packed a couple of orders today and in all the mayhem forgot to photograph them for you. Apologies. One that I did photograph was a little collection of prints for a client. We do actually sell the designs as prints to frame. The size of the image is 17cm x 17cm with a 2cm edging. These prints are £7.50 each and can be printed on vintage texture or smooth matt card. All you have to do is pick your chosen design and email the studio at info@vickytrainor.co.uk - perfect present or gift to oneself!!!

two thousand and ten - a reflection

2010-11-06T06:18:00.000-07:00

...for those of you who follow our main blog you may have read that our year ends here. We are now starting to design for next year and 2012, working on marketing projects and ventures, producing samples for photo shoots, re-designing some of the pages on our web site, adding new vintage items and products to the Paper Store. We are still working on orders but we have split the studio into two through this exciting period. So the blog pages will look a little different over the next couple of months as our packing table also becomes the research table.

Here's a handful of images taken from studio snippets this year - you can see we have had a busy year full of natural and vintage bright palettes...wonder what next year will bring???????

saturday the 30th october

2010-10-31T08:05:00.001-07:00

friday october the twenty ninth

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october the twenty eighth

2010-10-28T14:58:00.001-07:00

...it's rare that I scribble a few lines over here at studio snippets but I just wanted to explain the little gap from Saturday - Thursday. My camera decided it needed a holiday and stopped working. However, my camera has now returned fully refreshed and revitalised and has allowed me to start recording the packing table again....so here we go...

october the twenty third

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october the twenty second

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october the twenty first

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october the nineteenth

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the last 5 days

2010-10-18T09:32:00.000-07:00

we have been busy as bees working on the new

vintage drawer collection

and a clients order - here's a little peak above

more images available in the next few weeks....

wednesday the thirteenth of october

2010-10-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

tuesday the twelfth of october

2010-10-12T12:53:00.000-07:00

monday the eleventh of october

2010-10-11T12:27:00.001-07:00

thursday the seventh 'til saturday the ninth of october

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wednesday the sixth of october

2010-10-07T10:28:00.000-07:00

monday the fourth and tuesday the fifth of october

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friday the first of october

2010-10-04T05:40:00.001-07:00

...just a few shots from this week as the days have been also dotted with producing proofs but here are some photographs taken from orders completed on friday...

seating plans were photographed before any detailing was added

monday twenty seventh - tuesday twenty eighth of september

2010-09-28T12:44:00.001-07:00

monday the twentieth to wednesday the twenty second of september

2010-09-23T10:36:00.000-07:00

stocking the shelves of The Paper Store

2010-09-19T00:48:00.000-07:00

...we have been busy over the last four days on more technical issues instead of the joyous roll of making stationery - stocking the shelves to our little on line store. So here's a small selection of what you can find there, keep watching on a weekly basis as we will strive to keep the departments well stocked. The Paper Store is perfect if you are just wanting little pieces of reception stationery to dress tables or decorate favours or purchase one of our everyday/christmas cards. Keep watching the vintage drawer and bottom drawer shelves as we have lots of lovely vintage table linen that we will be selling shortly. Right, off to do my 'to do' list for the week ahead.

wednesday the fifteenth of september

2010-09-15T10:21:00.001-07:00

friday the tenth - monday the thirteenth of september

2010-09-13T10:22:00.000-07:00