The End Of An Era_VW Camper Van Alert!

It was with utter disbelief and a tinge of sadness that we heard about VolksWagon ceasing production of their iconic camper van.  

31^st December is D-Day for the last ever VW Camper at the only remaining factory in Brazil. 

The first type 2 Camper Van was unveiled at the Geneva motor show in November 1949, and was on sale from March 1950 – it’s since sold over 10 million!  In the 1960’s a converted Camper Van would have set you back between £850 and £1300 but nowadays their value has risen to anything from £2,000 for one needing total refurbishment to in excess of £37,000!  

Often associated with music festivals,  lovely hippies and the surf scene, the VW Camper has in itself become an instantly recognisable brand.  Some enterprising geniuses use them to hire out as wedding vehicles, and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver made his way around Italy in one!   

We have many happy memories of holidaying in camper vans, which never fail to make us smile. 

We’re pleased to say that the Iconic Classic Camper will live on for years to come at Tigerlily Towers, and you too can share in a piece of design history with my Campalily range iPad cover/bag  http://ow.ly/pfoQZ  and greeting cards.

 

Have a fabulous day!

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Designer Handmade Cards

Well hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people! Wonderfully warm, woolly and fully felted welcomes to our latest edition of the Tigerlily Towers blog!

Well as many of you know I will be launching many of my new designs at the opening of the Handmade Boutique at the Great Western Arcade in Birmingham on the 1st July 2013. As promised in my previous post I would share another designer handmade product making its way into the boutique.

Introducing Campalily's Great Camper Adventures Handmade Card, this card is made with 100% recycled card and envelope and is made with the finest ethically sourced wool felt. These cards come in a range of colour ways to suit all tastes and are blank inside for your own special message. They are packed in a protective cello bag and retail at £4.50 per card or 3 for £10.00 mix and match from other designs.

But for now happy camping!

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Tigerlily Makes Handmade Card Preview...

Hello lovely makers, creators and all round lovely people, today I have a feltastic treat for you as I give you a sneak preview of one of my brand new ranges.  This is a range of handmade felt embellished cards, using 100% ethically sourced materials including 100% recycled buff coloured card.

There are several in this range that will soon be launched on our website, once the upgrades to the shopping cart have been completed. Here are just a few of them. Of course you can order any directly via email at info@tigerlilymakes.co.uk They are also available at the Flutterby Art Boutique near Lichfield.

Campalily's Great Camper Adventures Card

Orchidalia Hottie Cover Card, complete with sentiment "Hope You Feel Warm & Cosy Soon"

Regalily's Puttin on the Ritz Bag Card

 

Hope you like and do keep popping back for more news and updates

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Lily's First Camper Van Adventures .....

Gloriously glorious camping adventures for our right royal princess, but not just any camping, you understand!! Oh no, only the best camper van hire will do for our princess!

So July (2011) myself (Lisa) hubby (Phil) and Princess Lily all headed off to Pembrokeshire to collect our stunning camper van from Pembrokeshire Classic Campers.

Guess what!!  Our camper van was also called Lily so I knew that we would be off to a great start!  

When we arrived we were shown to our camper by Sandra Douglas, the owner. Sandra produced the most luxurious camper - it was cleaned and polished to within an inch of its life. Following the inspection we were given a full and thorough brief on how to work everything including the internal heaters for our great British cool nights.

We had one of the best weeks that we have ever had and will be going back to try out Daisy, the other camper van, very soon.

You can keep up to date with the premier camper van hire on the official Facebook page and in the meantime we will be back very soon with one of our sisters classically camper inspired designs.

But for now "Carry on Glamping!

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We are on holiday with our classic camper van...

Hello, lovely makers and creators and generally lovely people... just to let you know that Tigerlily Makes is on Holiday as of tomorrow and will return on the 2nd August.

We will be spending the week in Lily (pictured above) our hired classic camper van, we will be touring the Pembrokshire coast stopping off at Tenby and St Davids... I can see a photo opportunity here with all that lovely coastline.

Look forward to catching up with on our return :)

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