Showing posts with label Lindy Charm School. Show all posts
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Thursday, 20 October 2011

Posted by Kelly Doust of TheCraftyMinx Fame - http://thecraftyminx.com.au/2011/10/love-vintage-wrap-up/



Ah, Love Vintage… why are you over until March next year? I’m in withdrawal.


Glam 1930s-era hairpiece from Circa Vintage Hats

Last weekend’s event was by far the biggest and most buzziest I’ve been to in some time. Perhaps it’s because vintage is so hot right now (need evidence, Mugatu… if the Tele says so it must be true). Or perhaps it’s because all the workshops and talks – which I adored, by the way, and thanks to the scores of lovely people who attended mine – were just brimming with enthusiasm and admiration for such high-quality pieces from yesteryear. Indeed you could barely hear yourself think above the chatter, tip-sharing and general gasps when gowns fit like the proverbial glove. It was every vintage vixen’s dream.




















Monday, 17 October 2011

From the Desk Miss Kelley Mc - "On Getting Naked"




In August Miss Chrissy introduced us to her Life Coach, Tamra Mercieca. After a Lindy Charm school for Girls workshop earlier this year, Tamra gave me the honour of inviting me to her Very Special Evening.  In keeping with all things fabulous, this was not a mere ‘book launch’. No, instead it was “The Getting Naked Festival”. In a beautiful gown from Bonnie Rose Vintage Clothing (www.bonnierosevintage.com.au/) , Tamra cut the figure of a perfect hostess, chatting to guests and enjoying an evening which had been put together with much thought and care. As well as the opportunity to get our hands on the Getting Naked book, we were treated to raw/organic/no sugar/delicious chocolate, natural beauty and cleaning products (a true treat for the olfactory sense), the beautiful music of Heidi Hibberd (www.myspace.com/heidihibberd) and my new favourite florist in Melbourne – Floriography (http://www.facebook.com/floriography.com.au). The Victorians (from the era not the state!) used various flowers that had specific meanings as a way of speaking in code to each other. When people dated in secret, they could convey messages to each other through their tussie-mussies.  Bring this tradition back I say! And it would be remiss of me not to mention that all of Tamra’s Getting Naked girls looked fantastic, with their vintage finishing touches applied by Candice De Ville and Helen McLean (http://www.somefancyladies.com/). I am looking forward to the photos!  While there were a range of excellent companies involved in the night who all deserve credit, the above is intended to give a flavour of the evening.

And what of the book/CD itself I hear you ask…  allow me to borrow from the author herself:

A new toolkit designed to help you fashion a healthy and loving relationship with your most fabulous self. This boutique of hypnosis, metaphor therapy and visualisation can be used alone or alongside the 'Remarkable Relationships' seminar to help make changes from an unconscious level, so you are able to stitch up the results you want in ALL areas of your life. The more you listen to these tracks the more control you will have over your emotions and behaviours, so you can radiate the inner beauty that lies within us all.


And Tamra certainly did radiate her inner beauty, being a living example of her book’s message. Bravo to you Tamra!

Interested in purchasing the book? See here: http://www.gettingnaked.com.au/playful-products.html


Til Next Time,


Miss Kelley xx