Welcome to Vintage pretty and pink.My name is  Lesley,the one and only person behind this venture.I live in the beautiful Dandenong ranges,up the top of a chilly mountain amongst the treetops! After many years of running a successful Ebay business, I have decided to branch out and open my own website to bring a wider variety of beautiful items to brighten up your home. I specialise in all things Vintage, Pretty and Pink, hence the name for my business!

I have been making my original lamps, quilts, bags, cushions and chandeliers for the last 7 years after not being able to find what I wanted in stores when renovating my old 1940's house.

I had a great time sourcing old items and doing them up, it became quite addictive.I fell into the selling side of things by accident, I was listing some of my daughters baby clothes on Ebay and had far more interest in the lamps and cushions in the background, I ended up with a lot of orders in the first week. It has all taken off from there and I haven't looked back.

I cut back my hours as a nurse to concentrate on my designing. I still work several days a week at a large Melbourne hospital, but combine blood and guts with pretty fabrics and sewing, I couldnt ask for 2 more contrasting jobs or 2 jobs I love more.

I have been sewing since I was 5 years old, my Mother taught me crocheting and knitting and needlework and I always had a love of painting and drawing. Anything arty, I loved doing it. I studied art privately throughout high school and had my work featured in many exhibitions.

I still get out the paint brushes ocassionally if I have spare time. I designed wedding and bridal dresses for a while before I had kids, but once you have children around it is not practical to have 10 metres of very expensive silk lying around the house with grubby vegemite fingers.

My work has featured in many magazines over the last few years, Country Home Ideas, Country collections, Handmade, Country Living, and my house has also been featured in a large spread.
I also regularly provide my original patterns and items for Handmade, featuring in several issues this year and last as well as the diary, year book and calendar.

Anyway, enough about me, have a look through my site and I hope you'll find something you like!