Amsterdam Vintage Style

Lunch anyone !

So you probably don’t know if you’ve not been following my travel journey on Polar Steps (link here if you are interested) but I ended up getting re-routed (not by choice) from India to Sri Lanka for my month’s break before I start my new job in November.
Read the full story here : “When India Said Not Yet, Sri Lanka Said Come Home’ at https://www.polarsteps.com/JillTosi/
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The Hangover from Resilience

It’s not dehydration. It’s not illness.
It’s the hangover from resilience.

My body has finally realised it can stop fighting.

Since May 7th - the day Ronald left - I’ve been in survival mode.

Holding everything together, sorting finances, borrowing money (thankyou ) to make ends meet, wondering how to navigate the storm, making financial plans, closing the business, finishing commissions, giving the last workshops, switching gears, finding a new job, keeping the roof over my head, and generally just keeping my head above water.

Even when I was crumbling inside, I kept going.

And now that l’ve stopped, my body’s caught up.

There’s a vague sore throat, a dull, fuzzy pain in my ears, and the lingering ache in my neck.

It’s not pain — it’s release.

The adrenaline that’s carried me for months has nowhere left to go but out.

I’m sitting still now. Taking it slowly.
Drinking water. Letting my nervous system exhale after months of holding its breath.

This is the aftershock of strength — the quiet, tender recovery that no one sees.

Not collapse, but surrender.

Not weakness, but the long-awaited permission to rest.

Right — it’s my turn now.

1st photo: my new (first ever) tattoo is of a pine tree — the delicate Japanese-style pine tree on the inside of my middle finger
- is a symbol of resilience and quiet strength 🌲

✨ GOODBYE SALE ✨

After 4 wonderful years full of workshops, creativity, many memories & amazing customers, Amsterdam Vintage Style is closing its doors 💛 I’ve had to make the difficult decision due to personal circumstances.

🛒 20% OFF everything in webshop & shop until Aug 29. Use code: closing20
🎉 Final Goodbye Sale – Sat Aug 30
🕚 11:00–16:00 | 📍 Aalsmeerderweg 443, Aalsmeer
➡️ 30% OFF everything in store (cash only)

✨ Limited stock – many favourites won’t make it till the last day!
✨ Extra products in-store only: LOADS of cabinet k***s (that never made it into the webshop), PLUS extra Milk Paint colours, Metallic Art Paint, Redesign Poly Onlays, Vintage Paint Wax (50% off), Art Alchemy wax colours, Mod Podge Decoupage Gel + more.
🪑 Only 3–4 restyled furniture pieces left + a few unpainted ones at sharp prices.

Visit the webshop here : https://amsterdamvintagestyle.com/webshop/

💬 Prefer personal shopping? Message me on WhatsApp (+31 6 23912355) and I’ll send you a video of the current stock 🎥

🥂 Come celebrate with me on August 30 – I’d love to see you one more time!

Thanks EVERYONE for all your loyal support the last few years and here’s hoping I’ll return some day in another “creative” way! 💞

Love Jill x

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My Airbnb is officially up & running. Come and stay in beautiful Amstelhoek 😊 20min from Amsterdam & Schiphol - but away from the hustle and bustle

Check out this great place to stay in Amstelhoek

Wil je ook een workshop volgen? Drop me een comment of een DM. Er komen binnenkort nieuwe data!

This has made me cry! My beautiful stepdad dancing (in the yellow shirt) at his dementia group! This is what life is about - age 88! He suffers with Alzheimer’s & Vascular Dementia and isn’t this just amazing! Thank you Always Active 💝

Lovely day in Handforth today. We were lucky to have Male Vocalist - Shaun Sloan to entertain us and he didn't disappoint. 🤩🤩🤩 #DementiaSupport #dancelikenooneiswatching #funwithfriends

✨ Een moment van pauze ✨

Soms valt alles even stil.
Vandaag kreeg ik het verlossende nieuws: voor 90% zeker geen borstkanker.

De afgelopen maand was een rollercoaster — medische onderzoeken, wachtruimtes, biopten, en precies tegelijk ook het plotselinge einde van mijn relatie. Alles even losgelaten, geleefd van dag tot dag.

Ik ben hier stil geweest, en heb jullie enorm gemist. Maar soms is stilte even nodig.
Dankzij lieve klanten kon ik veel opdrachten tijdelijk parkeren. En nu, na het nieuws van vandaag, voel ik weer ruimte om langzaam op te starten.

Morgen begin ik met een masterclass, zaterdag een workshop (er is nog een plekje 😉).
Ik ga weer aan de slag met wat energie geeft: creëren, schilderen, meubels restylen — een soort therapie voor velen, en ook voor mij.

✨ I’m back.
Dankjewel voor jullie geduld & lieve berichten.
Laten we samen weer moois maken. 🤍