The first half of July brought us back to Hitchin for Jenny’s Hertfordshire Vintage & Accessories Fair, we popped up at Vibe Bar, Brick Lane and we loved our first Lovebox!

At Vibe Bar, we were joined by the very talented Miss Jacqueline White with her embroidered ‘Naughty Tees’, inspired by the brutal dating game of the modern single lady. We also met the lovely Miwary, a seamstress who can turn anything she finds into a quirky creation.

Back in Hitchin on the second week of July, we were parked next to the lovely Hazel of Rag & Bow vintage. We couldn’t resist a bargain from her £10 rail. Felicity bagged herself the perfect Holly Hobbie style circle skirt. We also loved the selection from Hitchin’s local vintage store Jolly Brown, with their adorable 50s diner style tops for £12. We also picked up some adorable tattoo-inspired cards from Mildew for our lil shop.

The middle of July found us at Now, Voyager’s very first festival-Lovebox with the fabulous Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair. We were received with a whole lot of love-it seemed that everyone wanted something for their hair! We were joined by the lovely Stacey & Gemma Solomon, a massive thank you to them for sending lots of people over to meet us for hair candy!

We did manage to sneak off to see some music-Jess was up front for Dizzee and Fliss was in her element jumping around for Noisettes and Paloma Faith. She even had the pleasure of meeting Noisette front lady Shoniwa.

We had our faces painted, enjoyed the sunshine and ate a whole lot of ice cream. With the ice cream van next to our marquee, what were we girls supposed to do?

When it was time to pack up and head off home, we faced protesting customers still wanting to do some last minute shopping-bizarre but certainly made our day!

Keep an eye on our blog category Event Dates for Your Diary to see when we will next be popping up in a town near you!

Whole lotta love,

Felicity & Jess

Now, Voyager xx

The last weekend of June saw us split between Chelsea and Rochford for two very different events. On the Saturday we joined a bunch of crafters to fill the truly beautiful Chelsea Town Hall for We Make London. Felicity was thrilled to meet the super talented Zoe of Love From Hetty & Dave, a very orginal, inspirational brand. Zoe’s collections always have a new quirky edge and this time round it’s all about the rabbit & mouse rings.

We feel in love with Cara’s Creations’ handmade petticoats & adorable ballerina print sure to complete any lil girl’s room.

The Seaside Sisters were teaching the willing public how to make bunting. We also saw the lovely Crème Nouveau & Hatastic , who we had just had the pleasure of meeting at Brighton Fashion Week. Crème Nouveau were showcasing their new Twinkle Deluxe super sparkly broaches. Hatastic was showing off the fab Jigsaw Puzzle fascinator.

Love from B are also a dab hand at knitting. Their hottest new necklace is their tea-time heart for a very affordable £12.

On the Sunday, we swapped for the outdoors to take part in the Pure Nostalgia car show. Joined by the lovely Rayna Terror, Donks and Vintage Victory’s Geraldo & Katy, we had a fabulous time in the sunshine.

The cars were lush, the makeshift dance floor buzzing and the ladies were glamorous. Our friend Fiona from Togged to the Bricks

was ultra glam, placing runner up for the Best Dressed Competition.

We visited Hipnotique Vintage, who will also be joining us at Vintage Vogue Fair, Brentwood later in the year. Hipnotique’s union jack gazebo was too bold to miss, and we enjoyed a good rummage round their stall!

Our very first outside stall taught us the need for a gazebo and we were super grateful that Rayna & Donks came to our rescue and saved us from sun stroke!

Sunshine & Kisses,
Felicity & Jess,
Now, Voyager xx

To continue with our catch up blog mayhem…the second week of June lead us back to Brighton for their very first Fashion Week. Our stalls circled the catwalk in the large space of the Corn Exchange, where we were sure not to miss any of the fashion fun. We were coincidentally neibouring the lovely Anna again, such a pleasure to have three events in a row next to her. Our other neibours were Owl Vintage, who offer a lovely selection of vintage and are currently working on their website so keep an eye out for it.

We had the pleasure of meeting Crème Nouveau & Hatastic . Crème Nouveau were showcasing their latest collection ‘Twinkle Deluxe’. Our favourite piece from Hatastic had to be the diamante Dominos, a steal at £10.

After we had made some new friends, the catwalk was ready to go. Our favourites had to be Playsuit Parlour and Former Glory. Playsuit Parlour show-cased adorable tie-back playsuits while Former Glory adapts vintage pieces with new petticoats and other trims to make ultra-glam drama dresses. Between shows, we were made over by the brand-spanking new Addicted Cosmetics, what a treat! Soon after, we were thrilled to hear Barbara Hulanicki give a talk about her experiences with Biba. Now, Voyager thoroughly enjoyed being part of the first Brighton Fashion Week!

Glamorous Kisses (on both cheeks),

Felicity & Jess

Now, Voyager xx

Life at Now, Voyager has been an exciting mix of fairs, festivals & conventions, making our new summer hair accessory collections ‘Picnic’ & ‘Aloha’ plus launching Now, Voyager hair accessories wholesale in London. Come along with us to reminisce on our recent adventures…Let us begin beside the sea…

We were thrilled when Anna asked us to be part of her very first Leigh-on-Sea craft & vintage fair and super excited to be surrounded by some Now, Voyager friends…Sian’s Sew Swell and double Sue’s Lazy Dazy and Kind Hearts & Coronets. Felicity went crazy for Sew Swell’s adorable appliquéd white ankle socks with lil red roses & white lace detailing. Jess was thrilled that Kind Hearts & Coronets had her coveted princess scrabble letter rings ready to go.

Loads of craft-hungry people flowed through the doors eager for a lil look. Our favourite part was having afternoon tea at our stall, what a treat! Now, Voyager being next to a cupcake stall proved all too tempting and we confess we ate three cakes each…scones, carrot cake & honey bee chocolate cupcakes! You only live once, eh?

The next day, we were lucky enough to be next to Anna at Brentwood’s fabulous Vintage Vogue fair, with Sew Swell and Togged to the Bricks round the corner. A school hall filled with a delicious selection of vintage and a sprinkle of craft for good measure, right on our doorstep. Run by Stephen and Michelle, Michelle also show-cases her amazing knitwear talent.

Jenny, our new Now, Voyager model, came along to lend a much appreciated helping hand. She fell in love with the vintage playsuit stall Beach Bygones and soon we were both oohing and ahhing over its large selection and very affordable prices. Hands down, our favourite stall of the day.

We had the pleasure of meeting Terry of Retro Photostudio who was joined by the lovely model Rayna Terror. You may have noticed this beauty gracing the pages of our lil website.

We had sworn off cake for the day, but Anna soon talked us round. After all, it’s rude to refuse home-made scones!

Craft & Kisses,
Felicity & Jess
Now, Voyager xx

Walking through Romford today, we were suprised to see Choice jumping on the Now, Voyager bandwagon!

When you think of sci-fi/manga/comic/movie conventions the first image that pops into your mind may be that of a slightly sweaty middle-aged Trekkie, but allow us to re-educate you…those dedicated to following sci-fi/manga/comics/movies are some of the nicest, most interesting people you could hope to meet. We were super excited to spend two days with some of the coolest costumes we’ve ever laid eyes on.

We were thrilled to find that there were lots of talented hand-crafted goodies on offer. We first recognised the pink polka dot fun of Meow Box from their popular stall in Brick Lane. Felicity had purchased her first ever cake necklace from their stall years ago. They were showing off their brand spanking new swirl cupcake necklace.

Bek-e’s hand-made frill bows from her brand Sugarglass were going down a treat. For super cute animal hats, Eyeko had everything from pigs to bunnies.

We fell in love with Kickass-Peanut. Hannah’s adorable lil characters are translated into everything from plushes to laser cut jewellery. Kickass-Peanut jewellery is soon to be found in Now, Voyager.

We also caught up with friends Lydia and Phil of Japanese-inspired t-shirt brand Genki Gear. Their new designs were causing a stir. Our favourite has got to be the Evil Fluffy Bitey Thing!

We launch a bunch of new hair lovlies including knitted ice cream hair clips, brightly coloured duck clips, costume duck hair clips, felt cake slice clips, octopus hair clips, straw hats…

Jess was happy to spend the weekend next to a life-size cut-out of Edward Cullen. Twilight is an iffy subject at Expo. We had walked past the giant queue to signs like ‘Twlight Sucks’ and ‘No Free Hugs for Twilight Fans’. We won’t flaunt the fact that our midnight showing tickets for the new film are all booked! Shhhh…

Amongst some of the best costumes were gorgeous Lolita ladies, Alice’s White Queen, The Cat in the Hat, Lady GaGa… For some of the characters, the make-up alone can take hours. For October’s Expo, we are going for it with the costumes. Though we did cover our faces in glitter and put as much as we could fit in our hair, we couldn’t help be envious of the fabulous costumes!

Free Hugs & Kisses,
Felicity & Lauren
Now, Voyager xx

We popped up for an evening for Della’s Rock-ola at The Paddocks, Canvey Island to let local 50s enthusiasts and swing dance lovers know about our lil shop. This happily coincided with Jayson’s band playing so we got to spend the evening with Claire and her family too.

Launching our much loved flying and perched bird hair clips in pastels and brining along Freddies of Pinewood classic high waist denim, we got many new customers to the jump on the Now, Voyager band wagon. We will be back at Rock-ola on October 8th with the featured band Red Hot Rockers.

Two days later, we were up bright and early on our way to Leicester to take part in Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair. The sun was shining and we were eager to launch our sunflower trio hair clips. We ate more of Sam’s fabulous carrot cake for breakfast and later on, her brand spanking new creation-jelly in a tea cup!

Felicity grabbed a cute sparkly bow from Kathleen & Lily’s. Not only do they offer hand-crafted insect jewellery and lux hair bows, but they also alter vintage garments on the spot. Handy people to know!

Quality Kitsch offer dead-stock bits and pieces from 50s hair pins to 80s broaches. They also have an established eBay shop selling a wide variety of kitsch goodies.

It was a very hot day indeed, and when the customers cleared Felicity found her dream 80s party dress…off the shoulder emerald green metallic taffeta and black velvet cake-like creation by Jessica McClintock. Vintage fairs certainly have an addictive quality, which is good for us as there are plenty in our future! Keep an eye on our blog category Event Dates for Your Diary to see when we will next be in a town near you!

Cake & Kisses,
Felicity & Lauren
Now, Voyager xx