Categories / Homeware, Toys and Games

Vintage Paper Doll Cushions

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Chocolate Creative, aka textile designer Margarita Lorenzo, has produced a cute range of Vintage Paper Doll Cushions.

The cushions feature a design based on those paper dolls who came with a selection of clothes that hooked onto them with tabs. There are three dolls to chose from, Leo (pictured here), Leni or Davide, who are all surrounded by their best vintage outfits. The Leo and Davide cushions measure 40cm by 30cm and cost £43, whilst the Leni design is a little bigger and costs £2 more.

Buy them online from the Chocolate Creative website.

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1980s Sinclair C5 electric vehicle

Sinclair

It was launched in 1985 as the future of commuter travel, but was treated a joke vehicle upon its launch. But over 25 years on, electric vehicles are all the rage – although none look quite like the Sinclair C5.

It's essentially a tricycle, steered with a handlebar and able to hit 15mph at a top speed. You can also use it without a driving licence.  None of that sold it to the public though, with only 12,000 actually shifting.

This is one of them, which has been in a museum on the Isle of Wight for over 20 years and is still in factory fresh condition, working just fine too. The only things missing are the rear hub caps. Fancy it? Bidding right now is at £170, not bad for a piece of British motoring history, albeit a very quirky one.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Ary Circular Alabaster tray from Hus & Hem

Circle tray
Hus & Hem have just ordered in a great selection of Ary trays – the classic range of patterned birch wood trays that have been made in Sweden since the Fifties. The selection includes patterns from the Arts and Crafts movement and Liberty fabric designs but it was this circular Albaster tray that caught my eye. 

It's another take on the 70s-style folk flowers that are just about everywhere at the moment. This is made interesting by the playful patterns created with the black outline against the white of the tray. Indeed in their product blurb, Hus & Hem say it reminds them of another retro classic – the Spirograph! 

The tray costs £21.50

Pre-order it online

Categories / Design and Interiors

Bonbon by Ingela Arrhenius at Lagom

Cocktail party

Earlier this week we showed you Sean Sims, whose alphabet artwork is now available as cards. Here's another designer to brighten up your greeting card selection: Ingela Arrhenius has worked on a range for Lagom called Bonbon

Like her individual pieces of artwork, these designs are packed full of retro charm. There are 16 designs to pick from, which range from elephants and flamingos to the cocktail hour shown above which has a distinct '50s flavour. 

The cards cost £1.92 each. 

See the range online

Categories / Women's Fashion

1960s flower print cotton scarf

S90242Accessorise to your heart's content and reminisce about the fun-loving days of the 1960s with this flower print cotton scarf.

It's a vintage number with a dark brown and orange folksy design and floral garland border detail. Wear it around your head, neck or to decorate your bag and its warm tones will look great with denim.

Step back to the flower power days, in a subtle way, and buy your own at Candy Says for £6.

Categories / Homeware

Retro leaf salad plate from Heal’s

551411_m Brighten up your dining table with this retro leaf salad plate from Heal's to bring instant joy to your meals.

It measures 23 x 23 cm and although its proper use is for outside dining, we suggest you use it inside to bring your table cloth back to life until the weather improves enough for picnics and bbqs.

Get yours from Heal's for the bargain price of £4.