Shopping Vintage on Etsy: Week 6

We come together again this week to bring you some more extraordinary shops from Etsy's vintage circles. For this week, the focus is clothes and accessories. With summer here, we are all looking for the vintage tank top or shorts that we can look stunning in but still keep cool.

The first spectacular shop is Story Teller's Vintage. Her shop carries an array of clothing items ranging from hats to skirts to small oddities. She has clothing as well as home decor and gardening in her store. The owner, Kate, lives in the Sierra Nevada's in California where she has found many vintage treasures that now can be seen in her shop. The items in her shop are unique, quirky, and fun, making her shop a perfect stop for your vintage style needs. Enjoy browsing through her wonderful items!

1970's Aviator Sunglasses

1970's Wool Blend Blue Stripe Skirt

Suede Fringe Vest 

The second shop that is a go to for summer vintage clothes is Ginny and Harriot. Here you will find beautiful, distinctive vintage clothing for the summer months to come. The owner, Elizabeth, started her shop after moving to New Orleans and marrying the love of her life. Through class photos, her shop shares with you the treasures from past decades and brings the beautiful fashion of many eras right to your fingertips. Enjoy shopping through her fabulous collection!

Large Woven Straw Hat

 

1950's Purple Summer Dress

1970's Sleeveless Knit Top

Lastly, for your summer clothes shopping, stop by BlueFennel. With simple, elegant pictures and a wonderful clothes selection, this shop has many vintage styles to choose from. Whether you are looking for that perfect dress or a new clothing accessory, BlueFennel will most likely have it. Go and have a look! 

50's Rockabilly Dress 

1950's Pillbox Hat 

Yellow Chiffon Dress

And there you have it. Three beautiful vintage shops for you to browse through and discover treasures. Enjoy your summer shopping for your 'new' vintage clothes!

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