Vintage Twee

✨️ HELP NEEDED FROM ALL MY LOVELY VINTAGE TWEE FANS! ✨️

Some of you may know that I'm a secret podcaster on the side and I have a podcast called Her Handmade Hustle for fellow creative women, helping them start or grow a business of their own. It's going really well and I made it onto the Apple Top 100 Entrepreneur Podcast charts last week! 🎙

I'm entering into the 'Listener's Choice' award in the British Podcast Awards and am asking as many people as possible to cast a vote for me to give me a chance of just being shortlisted 🙏

It's really easy, just click on the link below to vote and enter 'Her Handmade Hustle' in the search box and I'll pop up! 👇

https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

And if you know anyone else you can ask, I'll literally love you forever 💗

Let me know in the comments below if you manage to vote!



THANK YOU 🥰
Joanne
Xx

I don't know what it's like in your house, but the most common 3 words I hear every day from my daughter are 'LET'S PRETEND MUMMY!' 😬🤣 (scroll down to see the other contenders for top spot..)

✨️This year's Dragons and Unicorns themed Easter Hunt Kit is perfect for kids with active imaginations, I'm creating them until next week so if you'd like one, please do let me know asap!

The beautiful dragon and unicorn chocolate biscuit eggs are by the wonderful The Biscuit Days 🥚

👆 Visit link below to take you straight to them on my website:

https://vintagetwee.co.uk/store/Dragons-and-Unicorns-Personalised-Childrens-Easter-Egg-Hunt-Kit-p628145509

Other 3 word phrases most commonly heard in our house are:

😬 'I'm SO hungry'
😬 'Snack mummy please!'
😬 'I'm STILL hungry'
😬 'Is it teatime?'
😬 'what's for dessert?'
😬 'I NEEEEEED YOU!'
😬 'I'm not tired'

Just about sums up my day and I'm sure plenty of other mums too!

Happy 1st March! (though the miserable weather says otherwise here..) ☔️

Just an important notice to let you know Vintage Twee will be closing for a little while in 2 weeks time so if you'd like to order a Dragons and Unicorns Easter Hunt Kit, they will be available for a short time only. This is just to make sure I've got enough time to complete them all before I shut as I don't want to let anyone down!✨️🦄🐲

👆 Follow the link to take you straight to my website to purchase yours, don't forget if you're local to Glossop you can still order on there and just choose local pick up at checkout to save postage costs 😊

https://vintagetwee.co.uk/store/Dragons-and-Unicorns-Personalised-Childrens-Easter-Egg-Hunt-Kit-p628145509

Following on from my last post, when my 4 year old Easter party pooper pointed out that dragons and unicorns don't live in Glossop..I thought I'd play it safe and do this one while she was in nursery 🤣

In my world, the Easter Bunny can write letters, tie bows and operate a wax seal stamper. Anything is possible in your child's beautiful imagination!

Who's with me?! Tap the photo to get yours and bring some magic into your home this Easter! ✨️🐰🥚

Everyone needs a product tester when you create something new. And they don't come more honest than a 4 year old...

The verdict on my new Dragons and Unicorns Easter Hunt Kit, as tried and tested by my daughter: "I loved it mummy but, you know, dragons and unicorns don't live in Glossop so why are we looking for them?" 🤦‍♀️

Wish I hadn't asked.

Tap the photos to get your magical kit and send your kids on a wild goose chase apparently... ✨️🐲🦄

I don't normally post on a Saturday night. But it's been a looooong day of parenting here today - you know the kind I mean, where time stands still and possibly even goes backwards - and I needed to do something other than make snacks, play doctors or watch Peppa Pig.

So as I lie here in the dark, wishing my 4 year old to just stop talking and go to sleep so I can watch Gladiators with a much needed glass of red, I remembered I forgot to say that my Dragons and Unicorns Easter Hunt Kits will only be available to purchase for the next 3 weeks as I'll be closing for a little while after then.

If you're local and want to collect yours, you can now order on my website and choose 'Local Pickup' at checkout 😊

Link below or tap the images to take you straight to them on my website:

🌐https://vintagetwee.co.uk/store/Dragons-and-Unicorns-Personalised-Childrens-Easter-Egg-Hunt-Kit-p628145509

That's all! Pray for me and have a lovely weekend everyone!

✨If you're looking for a magical twist on Easter, my Personalised Dragon and Unicorn Easter Hunt Kits are now available ✨

✨ Each kit contains:

🦄1 x 'Mystical Quest' scroll plus ribbon for tying - printed on vintage style paper with a fun, magical rhyme outlining their mission
🐉6 x Dragon and Unicorn Clue Cards, each printed with a different fun, rhyming clue
🦄 1 x ‘Congratulations’ card to be left at the end of the trail - sealed with a magical gold wax stamp
🐉1 x Personalised Treat Box - printed with your child’s name (you can add extra treat boxes if needed!)
🦄 6 x Dragon & Unicorn Trail Flags - to place at different points along the hunt
🐉 1 x answer sheet – for adult use only so you know where to hide the clues!
🦄You can choose to add a beautiful speckled green or pink dragon or unicorn egg chocolate biscuit to your kit, made by Derbyshire bakery The Biscuit Days!

👇To get yours, simply head to my website at the below link:

https://vintagetwee.co.uk/store/Dragons-and-Unicorns-Personalised-Childrens-Easter-Egg-Hunt-Kit-p628145509

❗️Please note if you have chose to order any dragon or unicorn egg biscuits with your order, your kit will be posted w/c 18th March. This is to ensure maximum freshness.

Thank you and we hope to create some magical memories for your little ones this Easter ✨

⭐️ COMING SOON...⭐️

A mystical Easter Quest for young seekers of wonder and delight.. ✨️🥚🦄 🐲

Register your interest below to be first to know when the Dragon & Unicorn Mystical Easter Quest is available!

More info soon!

I'm done! 🥳🥳🥳 And how exactly do I celebrate closing my business for Christmas?? By working on my other business of course! 🤣🤣

Yesterday I had a blast recording an episode of my podcast with my first guest speaker- this wonderful lady, entrepreneur and one of my very best friends Maria Klymczuk

I won't go into too much detail here but if you're after a brilliant and inspirational listen while you're wrapping Christmas presents from a warrior woman with a cracking Yorkshire accent... you need to listen to my latest episode which is now LIVE!

Plus there's a genius story about a toasted teacake that'll make you chuckle..🤣

🎙 Listen on Spotify at the link below and it's also available on Amazon and Apple iTunes.
https://anchor.fm/herhandmadehustle/episodes/Caffeine--Courage-Marias-Blend-for-Female-Owned-Business-Success-e2d3q5k

🙏 And.....if you can (please please) follow and subscribe to my podcast- it's totally free and it'll help me move up those Spotify charts and make it into the 'Recent and Decent category 🤣 If you can rate and review it on whatever platform you listen to it on aswell, that will also help me gain some traction and get it out there to help as many women as possible! Thank you!

I'm tired. As you can probably tell from this photo! I'm officially closed for orders and spending the week working my way through the remaining sleigh load of Santa letters! 🎅

If you've submitted your personalisation details, your letters will be completed and ready for collection/sent out by this Thursday.

❗️Please note that I'm finishing for Christmas on Friday (15th Dec) so if you're due to collect your order, please message me to arrange when you'd like to pick up and I can make sure it's left in my collection box for you!

🙏A massive thank you to everyone who has supported me again this year and given me the chance to create some magical memories for our children (and some adults too...I've had some hilarious requests which I'll have to share..).

I truly hope your little ones love opening their special letters from Santa - be sure to capture their faces when they discover he knows everything about them! 💖🎅

📢 I HAVE A PODCAST!

(still feels a bit surreal that I'm on Amazon and Apple iTunes but pretty cool 🤣)

It's all part of my new venture supporting other women in business, helping them make money from doing something they love.

I thought I'd share it with you all here too because it gives a great insight into who I am and why I do what I do. It's open and honest and I share lots of my personal experiences which have helped shape me and my business over the last 14 years.

I have some amazing topics for discussion coming up and some strong, inspirational female entrepreneurs featuring as my guest speakers which you might find interesting!

The feedback so far has been beyond what I ever expected and it's totally validated my decision to do this.

So you have to go and check it out! Take me to the gym with you, listen on your lunch break or while walking the dog, put me on when driving to work or cooking the tea to drown out the kids - or I might even help you fall asleep at night.

AND if you can subscribe to my podcast (it's totally free!) and rate it when you've listened, I''d be eternally grateful as it helps me rank higher on the charts! 🙏🙏

Thank you
Joanne
Xx

Her Handmade Hustle Unplugged: Real Talk for Creative Female Entrepreneurs • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters This podcast is for all females with a creative dream who want to turn it into a reality but not sure where to start. It is hosted by Joanne Pearce, female entrepreneur, wife, mama, small creative business owner & founder of Her Handmade Hustle. Joanne uses her 14 years experience to talk about....

It's Christmas tree decorating day in our house (👉scroll to see our two special trees this year.. 🤣) Someone always gets bored/starts crying/has a sulk when it comes to putting the Christmas decorations up and my lounge always smells of musty loft once the tree has been unwrapped. I decided to light this baby up so my house at least smelt amazing amongst all the drama!!

If you want a house that smells like pure Christmas this year, you will absolutely LOVE these luxury wax melts from . I've got this one melting away right now and the scent is just amazing, it feels like Christmas Eve in here.

Nicola is one of the talented female entrepreneurs who is part of my Facebook group for creative women and is just SO lovely. She pours her heart and soul (literally!) into her wax melts and candles, which are all made from soy wax with premium vegan fragrances.

If you're looking for a Christmas scent all season long, I recommend these!

LAST ORDER DATE IS ONE WEEK TODAY!

PARENTS! Make sure you've not had a glass of wine before submitting what your kids have asked for this Christmas as Santa might end up delivering some VERY different presents if I'm not able to spot the typo 🤣🤣(which I think I have in most cases so far...)

Here are my favourite gift requests, according to (quite a few) exhausted/stressed/drunk parents:

🧑‍🎄 a Squashmallow
🧑‍🎄 Polemon Cards
🧑‍🎄 Barbie Dream Horse
🧑‍🎄 Nintendo Swatch
🧑‍🎄 Cocolemon toy
🧑‍🎄 A kate to fly on the beach
🧑‍🎄Boredgames
🧑‍🎄Polly Packet
🧑‍🎄Hat wheels
🧑‍🎄Little Live Pot (personal favourite)
🧑‍🎄Giant fobot (later discovered this was a giant robot)

Anyway, it's keeping me entertained as I work my way through them all! 🤣

So don't forget the last date to order these personalised letters from Santa is ONE WEEK today - Thursday 30th November!

🎄What are your Christmas Eve traditions?

I think this year will be the start of some real ones for us since my daughter has turned 4 and actually is excited now (rather than petrified) about the idea of a strange man coming into the house when she's asleep 🤣

I'm a simple girl and love the simple things in life. Christmas Eve is always a day just for us and we normally bake (ok, burn) gingerbread, have a hot chocolate with a ridiculous amount of marshmallows and watch a film. I make Christmas Eve Kits so I'll also leave one of these out for my daughter to do before bedtime to prepare the house for Santa's arrival.

🍪This year I'll be ditching the burnt gingerbread though in favour of supporting my friend (and fellow mumtrepreneur) and getting one of her ready made cookie mix jars to do on Christmas Eve! Super easy activity for the kids - just chuck it all in a bowl, oven it and you have some bakery style cookies for them to enjoy (and leave out for Santa - 2 birds, 1 stone).

❤Quick shout out to for being such an awesome baker, mother, colleague and friend. If you're looking for a (tasty) Christmas tradition, I definitely recommend checking out her fabulous new website - soooo many goodies on there I promise. Including her BEAUTIFUL personalised Christmas biscuits - perfect for Christmas Eve boxes. Plus she's running a competition to win some at the moment so head over to her account and enter!

I'm super proud of my friend, colleague and fellow entrepreneur Sophie today as she launches her brand new website for her baking business The Biscuit Days !

She's got some quirky and delicious (trust me, I've tasted them) Christmas goodies on there which are totally unique and little pieces of pure food art. My absolute favourite is the 'Santa Fuel' cookie mix - which is such a fab idea as an activity to do with the kids on Christmas Eve! 🎅

They make the best Christmas gifts or stocking fillers and the good news is she is now posting them all over the UK!

To celebrate the launch, she's running a competition to win one of her amazing personalised cookie mix jars or some personalised biscuits - for details on how to enter, see her post below!

If you can show her some support by entering the competition or heading over to her new website to have a browse of her Christmas range of baked goodies, that would be amazing 🙏

Congratulations Sophie on the launch! 🥳🥳

A lot of mums have been telling me they think it's the last year they can get away with the Santa secret and I totally feel the sadness for them 😫🎅

So with every child's name I print, and every wax seal I stamp, I'm wishing that this letter spins the magic out for one more year for them ✨️

I've laughed hard at some of the gifts they've requested from Santa, so much so I've shortlisted my favourite top 5:

⭐️ some peace & quiet
⭐️ a dressing gown made out of cheese
⭐️ the keys to his sleigh
⭐️ new feet
⭐️ a ham sandwich (that one was my 4 year old..)

Taking orders for my Personalised Letters from Santa until 30th November - link to purchase on my website is below 🎅

https://vintagetwee.co.uk/store/Personalised-Letter-From-Santa-with-Wax-Seal-p495681029

🥳🥳🥳 WOW. Tonight I owe the BIGGEST thank you to an amazing lady who has just helped me gain more exposure on social media in the last few hours than I've had in the last few months (maybe even years..)

And all I did was create a couple of my Santa letters for her beautiful children as a thank you for taking the time to comment on a reel that I did a few days ago. Lauren received my package today and loved it so much that she shared it with her MASSIVE amount of followers.

And she didn't stop there..She made it her mission to get me to 1k followers TONIGHT and in less than a couple of hours, we've smashed it! I have almost another 200 new people loving Vintage Twee from this one kind gesture, which has resulted in some orders for my Santa letters.

What a wonderful, amazing lady who really does champion other mums in business and is making a real difference to the lives of us small business owners ❤️

Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️

Unfortunately, I don't do any 'Noddy on the Voddy' arrival letters, but I am thinking I'm missing a trick and it might actually get parents through the month of December...🤔🤣

I do however have my personalised Elf Arrival letters to 'welcome' the little pest back in a couple of weeks! 🤣

Message me to order or you can visit my website to get yours in time for 1st December!

Naughty or nice...the jury is still out in the household.. 🤔🤣

With it being half term, there's a nosy little one around here so I'm having to do these certificates after hours when she's asleep.

If you ordered last week, yours will be ready for collection next week (w/c 6th November) and I'll drop you a message to let you know.

I'm trying to find a really cool Christmas postbox to leave outside my house instead of my current IKEA collection box to make it even more exciting but have found nothing that will withstand the Peak District weather at the moment🤣 I will keep searching though!

Never mind ghosts and ghouls - there's much more to be afraid of this week..🤣

So it's half term here in Derbyshire and for the sake of my own sanity, Vintage Twee will be closed for orders on my website, Not on the High Street and Etsy stores.

You can still message me via social media or email if you want to get on my Santa letter list (or anything else of course, I put a post out last week with my available Christmas items this year so they are all on there). It just might take me a bit longer than usual to get back to you as I've got limited childcare and 2 businesses to juggle so I'm swapping hats umpteen times during the course of the day!

I'm definitely here though so feel free to reach out - I won't bite, I promise..🎃 🤣

Happy Halloween to you all!

I've just been rifling through my drawers and I've found a handful of my Halloween Quest Activity Kits if anyone is stuck for a last minute activity to do with the kids!

They aren't personalised and don't include the treat bags but they do contain:

🎃1 x ‘Halloween Quest’ Instructions Scroll – includes ribbon for tying up
🎃6 x mini ingredient bags – containing 6 different spooky ingredients to add to their broth.
🎃6 x Clue Cards – each printed with a different rhyming clue to lead them to the spooky ingredient bags.
🎃3 x ‘Trick’ and 3 x ‘Treat’ cards – for you to include along the hunt
🎃1 x Recipe Card – presented in a kraft envelope to be discovered at the end of the hunt
🎃1 x answer and instructions sheet – for adult use only so you know where to hide the clues and how to play the game!

£10 each and you can collect from Simmondley today or tomorrow - just drop me a message asap if you'd like one!

Anyone else have inquisitve (nosy) little ones that are ALWAYS asking questions, when all you want to do is just preserve the magic of Christmas for just that little bit longer??

My mum did everything she could to make Christmas just the most magical time for us. We didn't have a lot but the most memorable part for me was always waiting at the top of the stairs (while mum made everyone have a wee first) before heading down in the dark and cold to find out if 'he's been' 🎅 (my other most memorable part of the festive season was her cardboard advent chimney that dispensed one mint imperial each for me, my sister and my dad for the whole of December..🤣)

So if you need any help whatsoever this year keeping that magic alive, drop me a message! Apparently, my authentic Santa letters did the job last year and had children gasping in disbelief that he knew so much about them ❤️

We get all grown up and serious far too quickly so let's keep them little for as long as possible 🎅🌟

This Santa key isn't just one of my normal keys that I create every year for kids to leave out on Christmas Eve. This one is extra special and on it's way to a family in Mississippi, USA who aren't sure where they'll be waking up on Christmas morning as their house burnt down 😔 They are currently staying in an apartment until they figure out what to do.

The mum ordered some Letters from Santa for her 3 children and explained she didn't know what address to put on the envelope as she didn't know what would happen and where they would be.

I slipped this key into her parcel before sending it off so the kids could be sure that Santa would be able to visit them on Christmas Eve, no matter where they were.

Sometimes we all just need a bit of kindness sprinkled our way to make a truly s***t situation that little bit better.

So I've well and truly learnt my lesson after last year when I ended up more frazzled than the Christmas turkey..

I'll be closing the order books on Thursday 30th November, which will be the last date to place any orders before Christmas. For my international customers, this date will be slightly earlier - Friday 17th November - due to last year's Royal Mail fiasco (I'm not taking any chances, my mental health is way more important!).

If you'd like to order any of my Christmas items, please don't leave it too late as I won't be able to accept any last minute orders this year!

Thank you for your understanding, you're all amazing!

A lot of people have been asking if myself and Sophie from are running our Enchanted Halloween event again this year. We honestly love that everyone enjoyed it so much ❤️ Unfortunately we're just both too knackered to even attempt it and that's the honest truth 🤣

I AM making my Halloween Hunts though if you want something exciting to do with little ones that isn't going to scare the bejesus of out them!

Let them use the Clue Cards to find the spooky ingredients and recipe to make their own magic potion. Hide the Trick and Treat cards to keep them entertained and they can even collect sweets along the way in their own personalised treat bag!

They are on my website (link below) or comment/message me to order yours!

https://vintagetwee.co.uk/store/Personalised-Childrens-Halloween-Hunt-Kit-p463291516

🎅Whose child is on the Nice List this year?! (the jury is still out in our household..)

Why not put them through the wringer and let them find out for themselves?! 🤣

My new Santa's Nice List Certificates feature a fun and interactive scratch off sticker so your child can reveal which list they made it onto this year! (they are all officially 'Nice List' approved btw - I'm not that cruel..)

The certificate will be personalised with their name and printed on a vintage style paper for a truly authentic feel. It also comes with a length of luxurious red ribbon so you can tie it up into a beautiful scroll.

They make a great addition to Christmas Eve boxes or, if they can't wait that long to find out which list they made it onto, pop it somewhere for them to discover on the run up to Christmas!

It also makes a great partner to my Personalised Santa Letter with Wax Seal for the ultimate authentic Santa experience.

They are now live on my website (link below) or pop a comment below to order yours!

https://vintagetwee.co.uk/store/Personalised-Santa-Nice-List-Certificate-Scroll-with-scratch-off-p591838497

🎅 COMING SOON...a Nice List certificate with a difference..

🧑‍🎄 2023's PERSONALISED LETTER FROM SANTA

I'm starting early on these things this year. Plus, I have the added challenge now of keeping them all hidden from a very perceptive (nosy) 4 year old who likes to snoop round mummy's studio...

So they are 100% available to order from now! I already have 30+ kids on my Nice List so I'm working on these special reply letters from Santa as and when they come in to avoid the massive backlog I had last year!

You can message me, comment below or visit my website to secure yours 🎅

Well Etsy and I have kissed and made up (for now) and they have featured my 'i do' Wedding Cupcake Toppers as one of 'Etsy's Picks'!

I quote (clears throat):

'Etsy's Picks are hand selected by one of our style experts to highlight items from shops that have shown quality, reliability and style'.

It's only taken them 13 bloody years and 5,555 sales to recognise my contribution to the world of stylish weddings.. 🤣 They FINALLY have good taste 👌