Last night we celebrated the debut night of Pokesdown Vintage Quarter Christmas shopping late nights  with some Alice Flair! We had a lovely Alice and Queen of Hearts handing out 10% off discount flyer’s and jammy tart hearts, a naughty little Angel and a magician in store!

In store we have plenty of awesome Christmas ideas, from £5 – £50!! Like this Alice Typography print by Neil Leonard…

We will now be open until 8pm every Thursday night to give people extra time and space to shop for Christmas!

Our calendars are here! We started selling them already last night and have had some great feedback from customers who support and appreciate the work we have put into our independent vintage charity calendar.

“We bought a fantastic charity calendar from the lovely girls at What Alice Found.   This is sold in aid of the Wessex Autistic Society and is full of lovely vintage inspired piccies  from in and around Bournemouth so do snap one up if you can.”

~ “Make it, Save it, Mend it ” blog

Last night also saw the launch of our Christmas vintage gift raffle! For just £1 a strip of five tickets, you could stand a chance of winning a What Alice Found vintage gift box – we have a ladies and gents prize on offer each worth £40 in vintage goodies!

Here’s what you could win…. (Ladies)

Vintage knitted blue bed cape and bow (£15) + Royal Albert ‘Lavender Rose’ 1960’s cup & saucer (£5) + Bird brooch in gift bag (£5) + ‘Keep Calm’ Alice Greeting card (£2) + ‘The little White Bird’ by J.M Barrie 1935 (£5) + ‘Drink Me’ vintage bottle (£3) + Floral vintage scarf (£5)

Here’s what you could win…. (Gents)

X3 Vintage ties (£10) +  ‘The Casino’ by Margaret Bonham 1948 (£5) + ‘Keep Calm’ Tweed Greetings Card (£2) + Gents comb (£3) + X3 Records Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel (£5) + X2 Vintage matchboxes (£1)+ Tie pin (£3) + Red leather coin holder (£6)

Winning tickets drawn mid December!

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We would like to welcome you to our winter wonderland, with a Alice inspired Christmas window of sparkles, snow and vintage shimmer.

The lovely folks at Artcetera, just up the road from us at 853 Christchurch Road, loaned us two gold frames to suspend in our window display, to set against glittery ballgowns and fairytale present ideas, from vintage high heels to chiffon robes…..

…exciting too is the work of three talented local artists represented by South West Artwork who have made bespoke ‘Alice’ and vintage themed works of art for our boutique this Christmas. Anissa Lee creates hand-cut paper installations and artwork – look at these delicate designs for our window, a queen of hearts teacup, crown and a hat fit for a mad hatter! Look at her website for more of what you can order in store…

Designer Neil Leonard brings us a unique typography range of Alice in Wonderland quotes, framed, and a perfect gift for any Alice enthusiast….

…and you can now purchase A3 and A4 prints of Bournemouth Graduates Katherine Tromans vintage fashion illustrations in store too.

You can get vintage goodies you really want this year by filling in a ‘wonderland wishlist‘ in store, hand it in at the till and tell your loved ones so they can buy your fave items in secret! We also offer gift vouchers as a lovely Christmas pressie too.

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We said goodbye to one of our favourite window displays yet, The Halloween vintage Apothecary, but said Hello to a carnival of colour with a vintage circus instead!

Our current window features: Glass card table, hats, vintage scarves as popcorn (of course!?), Silk cushion by Caroline tucker, Ringmaster suit, gold blouse, glitter gown, 1930′s cape, Indian wedding shoes, vintage footstool, mini top hat by Passionflower creations, top hat, Fez and lots of little sparkles.

Oh, and hay. Lots and lots of hay.

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Someone just told us there are 7 Saturdays for Christmas shopping left!

We instantly started running round the room screaming ‘Nobody Paaaniiic….’. Then we calmed down and came up with a cunning plan – if you want to avoid the ‘oh , it’s what I’ve always wanted ‘ fake present delight, why not hint at what you ‘d like to find in your stocking with our Wonderland Wishlist?

Simply pick up a wishlist in store, note down your name and the items of things that take your fancy and leave it with us at the till. Then you can point people in your life in our direction, they can request to see your list and secretly buy for you the items you really love.

It’s like a wedding gift list, except you dont have to share it with your other half. (Kidding)

(Okay, not kidding).

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