Swell break

Swell Vintage is taking some time out...

(Times, they are a-changing - available at www.swell-vintage.com)

...but I'll be back soon!

Much love,

Frankie
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Swell times ahead

Hello there,

Not much to tell you right now, except that I'm planning a FANCY SCHMANCY Valentine's giveaway! Wooo!

I will be doing a big exciting post about how to enter on Sunday, so come back then and I'll tell you all about it. Like with all of my jewellery, it's going to be a one-of-a-kind piece and it's going to be very special.

In other news, the lovely Kendra over at Budget Retro was kind enough to post about my pocket watch necklaces:




Both are for sale; one at mygreenlipstick.com and the other through the official Swell Vintage web shop. I hope you like them.

See you on Sunday!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Swell minx

Happy Sunday, one and all!

I hope you've had a lovely weekend. Mine has been very pleasant, made all the more enjoyable by an interview with me going live on The Sassy Minx!

This interview was so much fun to do, and the lovely Lisa of The Sassy Minx was ever so kind! I feel thoroughly honoured. If you fancy having a read, click here or on the image below.


Incidentally, this is one of my favourite photos from the shoot I did a little while back. Rosey looks absolutely amazing in this striking Mint Siren number, and the pocket watches look pretty cool too! You can buy the gold tone one from mygreenlipstick.com, and the silver tone one from my etsy shop. Don't forget, the amazing photography was done by the wonderful Joanna B.

I've got some exciting stuff coming up, including a little makeover of my website (Mark Pavey is a bloody genius). I will tell you all about it very soon!

Anyway, enough about me. How are YOU?

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Swell lipstick

Hello again, my dear friends.

Have you had a good week? I hope so.

This one has been extra good for Swell Vintage - we've got a new stockist! mygreenlipstick.com is a brilliant website that encapsulate effortless chic and modern elegance while supporting a more sustainable lifestyle, and I'm not just saying that because they're now selling Swell Vintage. You can find all sorts of wonderful ethically-produced goodies there, including work by designers such as Jo Wood and Enamore.

I have done four exclusive pieces for mygreenlipstick.com, all of which are one-of-a-kind. You can browse these in the Swell Vintage section of the website. My personal favourites are:


It's about time! A vintage pocket watch reworked as a necklace, hung on vintage brass chain & adorned with vintage faux pearls.



Chain of Fools! Varying lengths of differing vintage chain, adorned with a vintage prism & freshwater pearls.

So what do you think? It would really mean a lot to me if you popped over to mygreenlipstick.com and had a look. It really is a great website, and I'm so happy to be working with them.

How was your weekend? Tell me lots of exciting stories, please.

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Swell shoot

Hello again!

How are you all? Have you had a lovely week? I do hope so.

So the other night I went to my lovely friend Joanna B's house and she took a few photos of me wearing my jewellery. Being in front of the camera rather than hiding far, far behind it was pretty weird experience. It's given me an insight into how hard "modelling" actually is! When the camera started shooting I froze up and hardly moved at all! I don't know if I'd do it again, but it was lots of fun. It was so nice to catch up with Jo and to finally meet Jo Saville, who kindly did my make-up. They are both such wonderful and talented ladies.




So what do you think? I'm definitely no model, but I'm really pleased with how the photos have come out. I can't thank the Jo's enough - thank you, ladies!

In other news, I saw The September Issue last night - have you seen it yet? I really enjoyed it. Initially I thought that it was going to be a fluffy Disney-style look at Vogue, attempting to lay the "Anna is an Ice Queen" stigma to rest, it was actually extremely honest. Anna Wintour is such a fascinating (albeit terrifying) creature, but it was actually Grace Coddington that really stole the show for me.


The shoots she styled were out of this world, and her feisty 'no-nonsense' attitude shows just how strong you need to be to survive in the Vogue universe. She truly is a flame-haired inspiration. What did you think of the film? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

That's all for now. Let's all go outside and enjoy the Sunday sunshine!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Swell times

Hello there!

How was your weekend? Mine has been nice and chilled - I saw Slumdog Millionaire (WOW, by the way!) and also made a couple of new pieces!



Times, they are a chain-ging! This necklace is a beast - made from a vintage pocket watching, hung on vintage dark brass and faux pearl chain. Unfortunately the pocket watch no longer works, but it's so bold and beautiful that it doesn't need to be practical!




A diamond era! This bracelet has a real 60s feel to it. It's made from a vintage broach, hung on vintage brass chain - a real statement piece.

So what are your thoughts? As always, your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Both of these pieces are available at my Swell Vintage etsy shop, so pop over and have a browse if you fancy it - http://swellvintage.etsy.com.

I'm ever so excited for the Dress Up IFB party for London Fashion Week tomorrow! I know that the lovely Mademoiselle Robot has been working super hard, so needless to say it's going to be an amazing night. If you're there, please come and say hi to me! I can't wait to meet my fellow fashion lovers!

Have a lovely week, one and all!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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Swell resolve

Happy New Year, one and all! I hope you had a magical evening. I started the new year as I mean to go on - making jewellery!

2009, eh? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited about it. I have some plans coming up that could potentially lead to great things, so fingers crossed! I also have a few resolutions that I do hope to stick to:

• Get all of my jewellery items up on my Swell Vintage etsy shop, and hopefully achieve reasonable sales!
  
• Visit Edinburgh again and pop in to see my jewellery in Trinket. I love that city more than I can say...
  
• Get the Swell Vintage website up and running (hopefully by end of January/early February)
  
• Invest in a sewing machine
  
• Start saving(!!!)
  
  

I think that'll do for now...

So as mentioned above, I made some new jewellery last night. Following the lovely feedback I had on my menagerie, I hunted out more vintage animals:




La petite grenouille! This bracelet is made from a small vintage broach, linked on vintage faux pearl and brass chain. I don't want to toot my own horn (oh ok - toot toot!), but I really like this one. I'm tempted not to put it up for sale, even!





This necklace is made from a vintage broach, hung on vintage silver plated and faux pearl chain. It's bold, but quite charming (well, I think so anyway!).




This one is not for the faint hearted! This necklace is made from a very large vintage broach, hung on vintage brass chain. I've measured it so that it'll hang within the cleavage - sexy stuff! Could you handle it?

So I didn't just make animal themed jewellery last night. Here are some more!



This necklace is made from an antique drawer pull, hung on vintage faux pearl and brass chain. It's very light to wear, and is most unusual!



Fit for a pearly queen! This necklace is made from a vintage broach which has been adorned with a vintage faux pearl and hung on vintage brass and faux pearl chain. It is very shiny and suitable for your inner magpie!

This necklace is made from a vintage pocket watch (which no longer works, unfortunately), hung on vintage brass and faux pearl chain. It really is a beauty.

Well, I think that's enough for one day! What do you think? I'm going to be putting all of these on sale tomorrow, so feedback would be greatly appreciated!

I wish you all a wonderful and prosperous 2009!

Much love,

Frankie
Swell Vintage

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