vintage
this is my shop name in old cromwell town, cromwell, new zealand.
there have been many (well, ok maybe two…i live in a small town) people who find this name misleading. if they were to look in the dictionary they will find a couple of definitions of “vintage”. i chose: noun a collection of contemporaneous and similar people or things; a crop
or
adj of the best and most characteristic
the latter being my ego talking.
vintage to me is a shop containing a collection of the best items created by merv, possum and elise.
merv (my father n’ law) is the stone cutter
possum (my partner) is the woodsmith
elise designs and makes all the other pieces, as well as mans the shop.
and just next door, is marie (my sister n’ law) who designs jewelry out of fused glass which is unlike anything i have ever seen in my years of jewelry design.
visit us when you get a chance:
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Clare wrote @
Both Vintage and the jewellery shop are defo worth a visit if you’re anywhere near Cromwell – love both!!
I have a piece of the glass jewellery and it is lovely . . . bought it for my own birthday pressie as I gave up on my husband ever getting me anything!! (sorry – haven’t bought anything from Vintage yet but I’m working on it as love heaps!!)
freya wrote @
Lovely meeting you, Elise! Thanks for the chit chats and am already recommending your shop to friends and family in Wanaka. Freya 
oh my god! we used to have a antique singer sewing machine table just like that i would do anything if my mom hadn’t gotten rid of that! congrats on the shop and i’d love to see your SIL’s jewelry! sounds amazing.