Pre Vintage Fair Preparations!

Although it's a little late, here are some photos of the preparation work that took place weeks before the vintage fair... Hope our hard work was worth a simple smile from you :)

Vintage Case Up-cycling project!

With a little bit of manual labour, patience and creativity,

we can re-cycle unwanted objects and make them one of a kind 

treasures. I hate wasting things, yet I love DIY work! 

This is a win-win situation!

Bunting making! 

Shelley Tea Cups: Cleaning and packing.

Roll after roll of bubble wrap was used to carefully

pack our little gems into cartons, ready for shipping. 

We all had our fingers crossed and hoped for their

safe journey from the UK to HK!

Such a beautiful 3 tier stand

Classic Blue and White

Shining and cleaning our collection of cutlery

Poster Shooting and Visual Merchandising

Did the egg or chicken come first?

HK Does Vintage!!

After weeks of hard work, I am proud to present you with HK Does Vintage @ Rachel's Kitchen! After sleepless nights preparing the workshop to surprise HK with hundreds of vintage cups and cutlery... we hope you all enjoyed a little time travelling back to an era of fine english elegance! 

There was music, cakes, dancing, hot tea and even a vintage baby! The event was a success, much to the support and kind patience of our valued customers and helpers. Without you, the weekend would simply not be the same! Your interest and enthusiasm has inspired me to do this a million times better next time! 

A Million thank you's to all our supporters!

Visual Merchandising: A british flower garden...

inspiration for many cup designs

HK's first Vintage BB!!!

Haha.. I feel like I've won a prize!

Vintage family!

Thanks to my friend Lok for coming from China to help out!

It's been too long, lets catch up over a nice cup of tea!

It's been too Long! Let's catch up on a nice cup of tea! Ever since moving from Yahoo, i have completely neglected my blog. Unfortunately I feel like many blog friends and vintage lovers have been lost.  From now, I promise to keep in contact with all of you again! 

Since my last post, semester two of university has taken up most of my time. Considering it's the last every year of my studies (unless in the distant future i want to continue my PHD...you can never stop learning),  I am trying my best to concentrate on my projects. However, unlike my undergrad studies, I am trying hard to balance my social life with work and this time round, I have made some lovely new friends from all around the world and all walks of life. 

Stay tuned for a quick summary of my past three months in the next couple of posts!

Anyway back to this post. Since i've been away, I have still magically managed to find time to treasure hunt for more vintage chinaware! Exploring markets and antique fairs gives me the chance to escape work... it's my guilty pleasure. Also since my entire family are also vintage lovers, we try to make it a family activity. I love sharing my passion with Mama and Papa and all we are waiting for is Rachel to come over from HK and we are ready for our road trip across the UK to continue our treasure hunt!

A dreamy afternoon nap with macarons and lots of TEA!!!

Royal Crown Derby trio

Adorable blue Shelly cup and saucer

I generally love blue and white designs, the gilding 

adds to the elegance of the long and lean shape .

Sometimes the most simple design can leave 

the biggest impression. 

This is understated elegance

Hand painted coffee and tea cups. 

Around 1910-1920, unmarked.

50's cake Doilies 

Rare Shelly pink tea set! So difficult to find

and the condition is excellent! This is going to 

be my wedding dowry haha!

Gatsby Art Deco coffee cup and saucer