Until then the tea, cakes and merriment are on hold.

All quiet on the caravan front so a little reminder of the fabrics, soft furnishings and kitsch style ornaments I have planned for Kitty when she is done (below). I plan on having lots of ice cream 1950s colours with everything having a fresh lick of paint, retaining of course some of the original features, my favourite the tiny blind in the kitchen area!

I am doing some detailed sketches of the colours and where they will go along with any structural changes, I hope to get a graphic designer involved (you know who you are! lol) to maybe do a computer image of the ideas so it can be previewed as a finished thing.

I am planning a lovely tea party for friends and family when the move is complete to celebrate and to raise awareness about her vintage greatness!

Until then the tea, cakes and merriment are on hold.

Dolly xx

Not bad for a van of the 80's.

Below are some new photos of Kitty and my is she starting to look simply divine! (Thanks to Antony for the photos x)


I drove up to see her today and, as you do with this kind of thing, thought on the way, 'ooh..Why am I doing this again?' there seems so much to do but, as with most visits, once we reached her - stood under her tree in her usual spot, those feelings soon lifted and it didn't take me long to be pottering about while humming merrily.


I had taken back a lot of the interior seating pads but was a tad ambitious in bringing them all home to sew at once, having less at a time means I can work away steadily but have done enough to see how the changes will look (See below) Kitty has a new neighbour so of course I had to go for a nosey! It looked small as Kitty is a larger lady housing/sleeping 5 people - Yes folks she even has bunk beds! Same sort of age and very cute, Im sure they will get along.


I was so pleased to see that even with the lashing wind and rain we've had recently she seemed unaffected by it, windows still gleaming, sides still white and inside still dry, not bad for a van of the 80's, she had also been treated to an exterior cleanup in the way of a hedge trimming, racking of leaves and branches cut back, after all that work done by the site manager she seemed so small but very pretty.


So a few bits done and a chance to take photos of the bits that are changing, view older posts for what she looked like before even a clean and already the difference is clear, this however is a smidge of what she will look like when she is done so stay tuned as I have big plans for this little lady!


Dolly xx

Kitty VanDerCamp says hello.

'..It will start to look so much fresher'

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I guess that is potentially getting old now but it had to be said my dears.


So a brand new year and already it is getting off to a good start, the vintage business is growing (Check it out at facebook.com/dollysdelights if you haven't done so..) I'm loving fashion and how I am wearing it at the moment and really enjoying shopping for new vintage items.


I am doing a photo shoot soon with a friend for Dolly's Delights new stock which I am very excited about as we hope to do it in an old school chippy which would look so good! We do plan however in summer to do a shoot at the caravan which brings me onto the subject of the delightful Kitty : )


Having such bad weather at the moment, the good news is is that she is still where I left her and hasn't been blown away, I only know this as I spoke to the site manager today. He had planned to move her across to a nearby pitch only to discover that he needed a key to hook her up to the truck - Whoops.


This Saturday I get to pay her a visit (along with the key..) which is good news as I can take down some of the stuff I have been working on for the interior and clear some space within the house. I'm also planning out the colours now for the inside which means it will start to look so much fresher!


xxx