Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etsy. Show all posts

Friday, May 17, 2013

Shopping Vintage: Week 4

Picking out your next unique piece of jewelry or vase for your table has never been easier with the vintage category on Etsy. Making life even easier for vintage buyers is an Etsy team called Etsy Vintage Elite. Here, you can discover vintage and antique items from over 100 vintage stores. These are three beautifully put together stores from this team where you can find a large array of classic items.

The first store is called Reconstitutions. Their slogan is "filling the present with the past", and you can do exactly that with their store. With beautiful, bright photos, their store has a large amount of decor and vintage items for the kitchen. The store owner is from Kentucky and has been instilled with a love for vintage since she was a child. Check out her About page and store! Here are some of her fabulous items below.
Victorian Floral Brooch
Colorful Enamelware Saucepan

Vintage Car Planter
The second fantastic vintage shop is Larch Trading Co.  This little Etsy shop is filled to the brim with wonderful vintage items that can be used to decorate or use. From cameras to typewrites to odds and ends, this little shop is the vintage place to go for that unique decor item for your house!
Aqua Blue Typewriter
Blue Rotary Telephone
Mid Century Wood Canisters
Located in Astoria, Oregon, this little vintage Etsy shop is called PASTORIA Vintage. With over 250 items in her shop, there are many things to choose from. The owner is passionate about vintage and loves the stories behind the items she finds. Living in a 1896 farmhouse, she brings you a beautiful shop with fabulous items to pick through. Check out her shop!
Vintage Metal Wall Hanging
Vintage Liz Sport Color Plaid Shirt
Vintage Camping Stool
Hope you enjoy these shops and more! I apologize for the delay in blogging these wonderful vintage finds, but now I am back and will continue to post our wonderful Etsy comrades for your shopping pleasure.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Shopping Vintage: Week 3

Here I bring you all your vintage delights with exquisite finds and unique discoveries spanning across the Etsy vintage stores. Although I missed last week's blog, I hope this one makes up for it with these three beautiful, unique shops. Their products are perfect for sprucing up your home for spring or finding that new spring outfit!

The first shop is Salt&Ginger. Adorable with capturing photos, you can only smile as you browse through her lovely sections of home decor that spans different styles. Salt&Ginger offers mid century, post-Depression, Hollywood Regency and more in choice of products. If you are looking to add some spice in your home decor or just looking for that perfect, unique gift, this is the shop to go to. Here are some of her wonderful products: 
Vintage Silver Rimmed Lowball Glasses

Vintage Koala Figurine 

Vintage Brass Antelope Head Bookends

For those looking for vintage clothes and styles, DOTTO is the place to go. Filled with vintage clothes ranging from dresses to swimsuits, this shop not only has a fantastic selection, but also helps the shop owner be able to work in multiple volunteer organizations. Here are some of the organizations she works with: "SitStayRead: a literacy program for inner city school kids,  PAWS Chicago: an animal shelter foster mom of dreams, and KEEN: a recreational activities for disabled kiddos. DOTTO is a beautiful shop and supporting it will help this shop owner continue to do her amazing work with these organizations. Here are a few of her products: 


1970's Mustard Corduroy Vest
1950's Holiday Jacket 


1970's Square Dance Skirt
This last shop is a must for every vintage shopper. Andolina'sWishes is a beautiful shop that holds an array of vintage jewelry, handbags, decor and more. When browsing through the sections, you find multiple choices and feel as if you are in a physical vintage shop. The products are of great quality, and each picture captures the item's life and quality.



1940's Brown Leather Purse 


1960's Vintage Clip On Earrings 
These are all amazing vintage shops and each is unique in their style and products they sell. Check them out and have a fabulous week! 
Happy hunting!

Featured Shops: 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Loving Handmade: Week 1



Purchasing handmade items can be such a joy. In an age where mass producing and outsourcing have become apart of the market, handmade items are a wonderful thing to stumble on. On etsy.com, one finds a market filled with makers of unique, beautiful handmade items. From jewelry to socks, you can find anything you are looking for! Each seller has an unique shop and style and presents it to the community with pride. Here are a three handmade shops I stumbled upon this last week. With beautiful store fronts and exquisite products, they are stores worth checking out!


VENDecor is a small handmade vintage shop that specializes in tea light holders, rings, ornaments, decorative vases, and more. Making her products from hemp, wire, paper cord, oak and more, she creates unique designs and adorable decor for your household. See some of her products below:
6 Rustic Napkin Ring Holders.

Brown and Orange Tea Light Holder.
Rustic Wedding Centerpiece.

The next handmade shop specializes in paper goods and textile designs. Hamutelet is a beautiful shop with fantastic products to choose from. There is a variety of cards and beautiful notebooks that are put together beautifully. She uses original photos for her designs on textile and paper goods and aims to use eco friendly material. Here are some of her products below:
Handmade Large Notebook.


Ten Folded Cards. 

Screen Print of Little Girl.
The last handmade shop is filled with wonderful, handmade soaps. SwampAngelSoap.With a catch name, her shop makes her soap from beeswax, mango, cocoa butter, jojoba oil and essential oils. She not only has soap but also lip balm and laundry soap. Her shop has beautiful photos and wonderful choices in fragrances and gift sets. Here are some of her wonderful products below!
Woodland Soap Favors with Custom Labels.

Soap and Lip Balm Gift Set.

Lady's Maid Lavender Laundry Soap.

These are beautiful shops and just a few of the handmade choices out there! Enjoy, shop and support these handmade goods stores!

Here are the shops:
SwampAngelSoap
Hamutelet
VENDecor

                                   

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Spring is Yellow and Green

Spring is coming soon! Flowers, green grass, and a warm sun is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate then creating spring themed treasuries. Through these, one can search and find new items and shops on Etsy! Check out the two treasuries below! Two lovely spring colors, green and yellow, are featured. Enjoy.

'A Sunny Day' by danielriser

Yellow themed items from vintage team Etsy Vintage Elite!Enjoy.


Industrial Tin, Black Tom Ca...
$15

3 Boxes of Pins Vintage Fre...
$10

Vintage Piggy Bank, Yellow P...
$26.5

Cowboys and Indians, Vintage...
$10

Vintage Cook Book Cooking fo...
$8.5

1940's Powder Blue and Y...
$50

Arabia Botanical Yellow Rose...
$35

Vintage Hard Shell Samsonite...
$35

Vintage Anchor Hocking Juice...
$22.95

yellow pinafore apron . alic...
$31

Vintage Cathrineholm Yellow ...
$38

Vintage Kingfisher Salt and ...
$36

Child Guidance Wooden Blocks...
$30

Vintage Pitch-A-Dart Basebal...
$36

Hummingbird & Flowers Plate ...
$18

Vintage Dual Kolor Double-Si...
$32

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

'CHARTER HOUSE' by ChristineYells



Mid Century Lime Green Baby ...
$40

Mod Green Chiffon Rhinestone...
$135

Vintage french buttons // sp...
$8

Vintage Flower Brooch in Gre...
$12

vintage linen envelope clutc...
$18

3 Vintage Green Gingham Milk...
$14

Mod Retro Barware - 6 Glass ...
$40

Vintage Art Deco Lamp. Adjus...
$155

vintage 1970s designer scarf...
$54

Vintage Chartreuse Pig Mid c...
$27

RESERVED Chartruese Reglor ...
$695

Mid Century Mod Geometric Pl...
$14

vintage glass ashtray emeral...
$32

SALE Large Multi Colored Gre...
$140

Vintage Oil Painting 1930s W...
$112

Vintage Green Brown 7 book C...
$27.95

Treasury tool supported by the dog house