Rotherham Show 2013

September 7th & 8th was the 34th Annual Rotherham Show at Clifton Park and I was lucky to have a stall at this amazing event! Hannah Elizabeth was based inside one of the large marquees, the Rotherham Youth Enterprise tent, along with many other young entrepreneurs that were involved with the enterprise as well as businesses involved the Prince's Trust. 

I met lots of lovely new people and business, some being very creative and different to the usual. The whole show had so much going on too, vintage car rally, dog shows, massive fun fair, horticulture, crafting, a musical stage, diversity festival and soooooo much more! Some of the businesses I shared the marquee with were Wax Groove, Static Clothing, BitterSweet Boutique, Patchwork Pig, The Screening Project, Props Skate Shop and more. Here's some of the photos of my stall in the marquee and some of the events that went off.

How To: DIY Shoulder Displays by Hannah Elizabeth

DIY Shoulder Displays

A couple of months ago I created some shoulder displays for a festival to showcase my collars, however I then saw many options for them, such as to put your jewellery on, cover them in different vintage papers or use them to display other items.

Here's a step-by-step guide using the ever so trusty papier-mache.

You will need:

• Lots of Paper ripped up into small shapes
• PVA Glue
• Cling Film
• A mannequin
• Paintbrushes
• Scissors

Start by covering the mannequin in cling film to protect it underneath and to help get the finish product off once its dried.

By mixing the PVA Glue with water to create a runny gloopy mixture, start by layering up small sections of paper over the body form. I did 3 layers in total but you can make make it as sturdy and thick as you like.

Leave to dry for around 24 hours to ensure it dries all through, putting it outdoors in warm sunshine can speed this up. 

Once it's dried, you choose to put another layer of pure PVA over the top to create a glossy look and then leave that to completely dry, or you can paint it in any colour you wish.

Once that has done and completely dry, make a snip up the center back to create ease it getting the shoulders off. Cut the cling film just beneath the paper line and then gently pull the shoulders off. Once you have got it off, the cling film should just peal straight off from inside.

Once finished, you choose to either level off the bottom edge or leave it rough, I chose to leave it rough.

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Hannah Elizabeth at the Coalfields Festival 2013

Saturday 27th August, Hannah Elizabethhd a lovely stall at the Coalfields Festival, Darton, Barnsley. The music festival had 5 different stages, all packed with local bands and musicians and an array of other stalls, including Fancy Dress, Jewellery, Fairground rides and a great range of different foods and sweets.

The Hannah Elizabeth stall consisted of two mannequins, two rails, three shoulder displays and plenty of stock. The festival was treat as a more marketing event for the business but still wanting the stall to look intriguing and inviting.

 

Top 10 Hannah Elizabeth Facebook Posts!

Hannah Elizabeth's Facebook Page has a growing audience, starting out small and then developing a great following! Here are our top 10 engaged Facebook posts for something a little different! :D

#10

To kick this top 10 list off, this gorgeous Ivory Helena dress caught some attention. It had over 40 photo views but the best part of this photo was that a customer asked for the same one to be made in her size! Definitely one of my favourite designs!

#9

The shop window of one of Hannah Elizabeth's stockist, Reba Unique. This was a nice photo to share on our page, getting 53 photo views and 10 likes. Also, how gorgeous is that Lily's Pad dress on the left??

#8

Hannah Elizabeth Wants You! This summer intern advert for a local helper was really well received. I had previously just posted statuses advertising it but as soon as I created this photo for it, it actually got noticed! Its reach is over 740 and still going up, it had 6 shares which definitely helped in reaching more viewers.

#7

This was the first photo posted as a 'sneak-peak' of the S/S 13 photoshoot, this single photo had 67 photo views in one evening, which for a small facebook page, was pretty decent. 

#6

These beauties are at number 6, somehow got 64 views, sharing this photo on a bright sunny day and promoting that its definitely shorts weather got surprisingly some good feedback. Getting 4 likes and then I also shared this onto my personal Facebook page and got a further 3 likes. 

#5

One of our lovely customers! We posted up this picture of her when she tried her dress on and everyone loved it! It had 60 unique engaged users with 52 photo views and 15 'likes'. It's so lovely to see our customers in their garments :D

#4

Our Spring/Summer 13 Lookbook is at number 4, had some great people to work with on this photoshoot which was great to tag everyone in and spread the reach on the lookbook. The 9-Photo album has had 460+ views and reached 307 people.

#3

Haha! This was a good laugh! Grace (on the left) was doing her modelling and I (on the right) just jumped in! Turned out a great photo (but don't I look so short!!) with a 101 photo views a few 'Likes', it really cheered up both mine and others' day!

#2

This video was the preview of the S/S 13 photoshoot, It reached over 750 people with 100+ video watches. Really shows that videos can go much more viral than anything else on Facebook. Even though I did this video myself and was very amateurish! It still did all right on our page :D

#1

Our 'Behind-the-Scenes' post had over 460 photo views. We had many different photos in this album from daft photo bombs, make-up and to the set. This album of pictures were the off-spring of our S/S 13 photoshoot.

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Hannah Elizabeth @ Rabbit Heart Vintage

Hannah Elizabeth stocks a selection of collars at Rabbit Heart Vintage in Barnsley. Stocking peter pan collars and shirt collars suit being in a vintage setting with the styles being inspired from older decades. 

Rabbit Heart Vintage is situated on Summer Lane Barnsley, selling real vintage items from tea dresses to coats, as well as many accessories to complete your look.

All photos by Rabbit Heart Vintage