finishing touches

We have an ever growing range of quirky and interesting props to add personality to your event so keep checking back as we are always on the look out...

Please note: All prices are to hire

typewriter for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

typewriter

A unique memory book: Hire our stunning vintage typewriter and let your guests have some fun typing their special messages to you. We supply the typewriter and a stack of recycled postcards, your guests get busy and the messages are presented to you in a keep sake box for you to treasure forever. The styling of the table can be personalised to your theme. A lovely idea for a birthday celebration, baby shower or hen afternoon too – anytime when you want to capture that one special day forever. *£50 to hire inclusive of 50 postcards, a keepsake box and ribbon.

£50 to hire

vintage gramaphone for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

gramophone

The perfect finishing touch for your tea party or event. Hire our working gramophone and a stack of 45s and bring the 1940s to life. Now, who’s for dancing?

£60

games hamper for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

games hamper

Hire our hamper bursting with fun and kids young and old will love you forever! Stuffed full of quoits, giant dominoes and playing cards, croquet and skittles, plus a couple of other surprises, it’s a great party starter.

£30

trunks for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

trunks

We have quite a few of these vintage trunks, some lined in pretty fabrics and some in their original state. They work wonderfully for cards or presents, as a table plan, piled high with wedding favours or indeed simply piled up as a quirky decoration for the couple who likes to travel!

£10 each

baskets and hampers for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

baskets & hampers

Any size, any style. From hampers that are perfect for picnics through to dainty baskets ideal for confetti cones, we have the lot.

Small – up to approx. 30cm diam
Large – from approx. 40cm diam

Small £2 / Large £5*

wedding signs for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

signs!

We have many signs that can be personalised, in wood and blackboard. Perfect for directing guests or sharing table plans or the order of the day.

£4 each

jam jar tea lights for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

jar tea lights

Jam jar tea lights, trimmed with vintage style lace, hessian and jute – perfect to light up a garden or a marquee.

£0.75 each

bunting for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

lace doily & fabric bunting

Print & vintage lace doily bunting, all handmade by our good selves. We have fabric bunting in pretty, ditsy prints – think florals and ginghams – in 10m lengths. We also have exquisite vintage lace doily bunting in a mix of ivory, cream and pastels, again in 10m lengths. Take a look at our shop if you are looking to buy rather than hire.

£1 per metre

vintage style birdcages for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

vintage style birdcages

These vintage style birdcages can be used for cards, for flowers, or just to look pretty. Height approx. 35cm.

£8 each

vintage books for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

books

Vintage books look great piled up on the tables or to create different heights under candlesticks or bud vases, they will also evoke wonderful memories for your guests!

£1 each

lanterns for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

lanterns

These lanterns are great to light up a garden or around a marquee for the evening, these can also be hung from trees, fences or our poles to line a path for instance. In recycled glass or metal. Approx. 15cm. in height. The glass lanterns also work nicely as pretty vases with a few sprigs in.

£3 each. Poles £1 each

wire nameholders for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

wire nameholders

Pretty wire, heart shaped nameolders – ideal for table names, guest names or for descriptors on a buffet or dessert table.

£0.60 each

frames for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

frames, frames, frames

A raft of frames of different styles for table names, old photos of family members on their wedding days or whatever you fancy!

£2 each

apple crates for hire, Cheshire, Manchester & north west

apple crates

Our apple crates are perfect for piling high and creating a table plan, popping gifts in or collecting cards.

£6 each