Yesterday I had the pleasure to meet Amanda who runs a delightful vintage caravan hire business called Billy One Horn (www.billyonehorn.co.uk) based near Milton Keynes. Having had many email chats about our exciting vintage inspired businesses, it was brilliant to meet at last and discuss ideas (particularly social networking which I have to confess is rather an enigma to me!!) Amanda now has a couple of lovely shabby little tents to add to her vintage paraphernalia (very impressive ratchet strap work in the snow, attaching poles to the roof rack...just as well she doesn't have a mini like me!!!)
I am really looking forward to working with Amanda, I know we are heading to MK with tents for a wedding next year..lets hope it is the first of many!
Tuesday 12 February 2013
Saturday 2 February 2013
Onwards!!
I can't believe we are already a month into 2013 ...and I still have such a long 'to do' list before Vintage Marquees is ready for the next season! But..some progress has been made! The crew now have very stylish (!!?) polo shirts and jackets and I have also had logos printed to go on all our marquees (thank you Sarah and your sewing machine!) In that vein, I am in the throes of buying 25 lovely old deckchairs which will be covered with beautiful thick cream canvas and the VM logo to boot!! and will be available for hire this season.
I am shifting my stock round a bit. Due to popular demand I am hoping to buy a 30'x 50' marquee; traditional like all the others, but new and beautiful with windows like the Big Top. So I will be looking to sell some of my Indian pagoda marquees, and some of the little Jester tents, as well as the lovely
Raj marquee. Just contact me for any info... I will only be asking for what I have paid for any of these tents, all the old ones are genuinely old and much loved (ie kinda tatty!!)
Meanwhile, the bookings are coming in! July is looking busy already and due to the logistics of long distance travel, I am going to try to only take one long haul (!!) booking per week. Definitely more local advertising is needed..Bath, Marlborough, Malmesbury, Tetbury, Frome...here we come!
I am shifting my stock round a bit. Due to popular demand I am hoping to buy a 30'x 50' marquee; traditional like all the others, but new and beautiful with windows like the Big Top. So I will be looking to sell some of my Indian pagoda marquees, and some of the little Jester tents, as well as the lovely
Raj marquee. Just contact me for any info... I will only be asking for what I have paid for any of these tents, all the old ones are genuinely old and much loved (ie kinda tatty!!)
Meanwhile, the bookings are coming in! July is looking busy already and due to the logistics of long distance travel, I am going to try to only take one long haul (!!) booking per week. Definitely more local advertising is needed..Bath, Marlborough, Malmesbury, Tetbury, Frome...here we come!
more plans..more ideas!
Here is our little Vintage marquee, the star of the show!! The theme of the shoot was 'village fete' so the (vintage trestle) tables in the tent were decked with entries for the plant show, miniature gardens, and best of all..cakes!! John, David and I joined the crew in a cake feast when everything was
dismantled at the end of the shoot!!
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