Let's talk about one of our latest excitement!
Few weeks ago, one of our very talented member Tracey Hopper
( aka Denim Days) opened a new Indie Shop in Brisbane.
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| Image courtesy of Side Street Vintage |
Yes!!!We are so happy and proud!
Tracey is bringing to Brisbane a gorgeous and inspiring shopping experience, a real treat in Hawthorne!
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| Image courtesy Sandrine Marsh on behalf of Brisstyle |
Please, make yourself a cup of tea and welcome Tracey Hopper's inspiring Story with us!
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| Image courtesy Sandrine Marsh on behalf of Brisstyle |
Tracey tell us a little about your
background and what path led you to open Side Street Vintage?
I grew up in the 70’s with recycling and crafting as
a part of my everyday life; my mum and her remarkable crafty skills were and
still are a great inspiration to both myself and my sisters. It was with encouragement from the lovely
Simone from ‘Beach Vintage’, I started my own crafty label ‘Denim Days’ in
2005. Once I began selling my products to a few stores around Bulimba, I was
introduced to Etsy, where I heard about a lovely group of crafters called
brisStyle and got connected to this wonderful network of creative Brisbanites.
After the success of opening a small shop in the Woolloongabba Antique Centre,
my husband and I decided to combine our love of vintage with our crafty
pursuits and open our new shop, ‘Side Street Vintage’.
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| Image courtesy Sandrine Marsh on behalf of Brisstyle |
Tell us what Side StreetVintage is all about?
Side Street Vintage is a bit of a mix of mine and my husband’s interests,
but I think it’s one that works well together. We sell lovely pieces of
refurbished vintage furniture, handmade goodies and crafty supplies. Much to my
seventeen year old’s disgust, I like to think of my Side Street Vintage as my
new baby, since she is getting too old to need her poor old Mum…ha!ha!
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| Image courtesy Sandrine Marsh on behalf of Brisstyle |
Where did the name SideStreet Vintage come from?
Our shop
is tucked away down a side street in Hawthorne and after throwing a few names
out there to our family and friends, this one was the popular choice. We think
it has a nice ring to it!
We are all for everything handmade and want to
offer a permanent market space for everyone to buy and/or sell handmade wares.
We invite all crafters to have a go at selling their handmade goodies at Side
Street Vintage on a consignment basis and we host casual and inexpensive crafty
classes aimed at teaching new skills. (pop in to the shop or see our website
for more information!) Also, if you have a craft group or would like to start
one we offer a lovely space to meetup with lots of crafty tools and tea and coffee facilities.
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| Image courtesy Sandrine Marsh on behalf of Brisstyle |
Does Side Street Vintage
have any exciting upcoming events?
We have a really lovely outdoor space, so are
planning on holding a mini market for some great handmade Christmas shopping,
watch for details around the end of October.
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What does a typical day at
work involve for you?
I just love going to work, my day goes so quickly! I get chat to lovely
like minded people and craft the day away if I like(not much paperwork gets
done on those days, but hey there is always tomorrow!).
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| Image courtesy Sandrine Marsh on behalf of Brisstyle |
What is your favourite item
in the shop at the moment?
So hard to pick a favourite as we get new stock nearly everyday, but I am
a bit partial to mushrooms, so love our new ceramic mushrooms, made by Debz J.
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| Image Courtesy Side Street Vintage |
More details ...
Contact number:
07 3399 2729
Address:
5/85 Riding Rd Hawthorne entrance
in Monmouth st,
Opening hours:
Monday closed
Tuesday 9.30-5.00
Wednesday 9.30-5.00
Thursday 9.30-5.00
Friday 9.30-5.00
Saturday 9.30-4.00
Sunday 10.00-3.00
Thank you so much Tracey for taking the time to answer our little questions
and
it was an absolute delight to visit your beautiful Shop!
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WOW!
I am sure you enjoyed finding out a little more about Tracey's inspiring story and shop.
Bye for now :-)
Sandrine x
