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Wear Your Sunday Best 2013

As part of Newcastle Fashion Week 2013 you’ll find me and my china at this delicious fashion show on Sunday.  The House of Seduction, Pearman Photography ND Make Up Artists & Louise Doyle Events have teamed up to bring a very vintage fashion show together. I can’t wait but I am struggling to think what to wear!? [...]

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Maiden Voyage

Sunderland Marriott have been working very closely with a group of students who are putting on a fabulously vintage Maiden Voyage event on Friday 24th May. Maiden Voyage 24th May The organisers have exceptional taste as one of the delicious courses in the 5 course tasting menu will be served in Ruby’s Tea Party china. [...]

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Newcastle Does Vintage

Monday 6th May – 10.30am – 4.30pm Theatre Royal Newcastle   The trend for vintage fairs has grown into a big movement over the last few years and this means that there are some people doing really bloody good ones!  Britain Does Vintage organise both vintage fairs and vintage wedding fairs and they’re coming to the toon [...]

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Thank-you Note from NGi

It’s always lovely to get a thank-you note from your customers! Confex Thank you – Ruby

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Vintage Wedding Inspiration

I was lucky enough to attend a couple of weddings this summer as a guest and they incorporated some gorgeous vintage touches which you might take some inspiration from. One bride used her own collection of vintage teapots as centrepieces displayed in birdcages lit with fairy lights. She then filled a few tea cups with [...]

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Newcastle EAT! Festival Speakeasy Club

This week my china has been used at the Newcastle EAT! Festival Speakeasy club. Themed around prohibition times, the tea cups have been hiding illicit cocktails at the launch party, drink-a-long movies and last night’s master-class with Wayne Collins which I was lucky enough to attend. Wayne mixed up some fantastic twists on absolute classics [...]

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Brinkburn Priory Open Day

I was invited to exhibit at the Brinkburn Priory open day yesterday which is a fantastic wedding and event venue in a beautiful Northumberland setting.  We went all out and instead of just a static display, visitors were treated to a cream tea on the lawn.  It was a great way of beginning the conversation [...]

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Mad Hatter’s Tea 21st Birthday Party

The birthday girl knew nothing of her surprise Mad Hatter’s Tea Party until she arrived!  Her friends hired teapots, cups and saucers, cake stands a glass bon bon dishes to style their fun-filled evening and even bought her an Alice in Wonderland fancy dress costume.  By all accounts they had a great time as I recently received [...]

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Chloe & Patrick

Chloe and Patrick had an intimate wedding day with close family and friends in a local pub.  Chloe wanted a ‘shabby chic’ feel to her tables and called me at the last minute to help with the styling.  She had been collecting some bits and pieces to decorate the tables herself but just didn’t have enough to [...]

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