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Thursday, June 13, 2013

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!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Vintage Shopping on Etsy

From antique malls to yard sales, one can hunt for that perfect item that will spruce up the living room or those perfect vintage shoes that will add pizazz to your wardrobe. Shopping, as we know, can be an adventure filled with surprise and disappointment. Hunting down that 1950's rotary phone that would look great on your shelf can be quite a task, but here, we hope to help you narrow down your options of vintage sellers that can be found on the wonderful site of Etsy.

AttentionVintage is a great shop filled with fantastic vintage finds and beautiful photos of products. Browsing through the shop, you feel as if you have stepping into a vintage shop on your street corner. From glasses to clothespins, this little shop has finds that you will fall in love with.

Vintage Toy Cowboys

Vintage Lighter

Vintage Handmade Bees

ReverseChronology takes on the task of combining a shop with handmade and vintage items. Located in Portland, the owners are a couple in love with vintage, art and old cars. Their shop has unique items that can fit your needs in fantastic clothes, vintage love, and handmade decor. Check out their shop as well as their art shop.

Bird in a Jar Diorama

1943 Short Spanish Review Grammar Book

Hand-Painted Kitchen Utensils

The last shop on this fantastic list is The Things That Were. Located in Bulgaria, this gorgeous shop holds wonderful items and fun photos. Recently discovering his love for vintage, the shop owner enjoys discovering and giving items a new purpose. Check out his vintage shop for fun finds, vintage clothes, and more! He also runs a fantastic photography shop if you want some beautiful wall decor.

Vintage Industrial Scissors

Karls-on-the-Roof Vintage Badge

Ukranian Plastic Doorbell

Enjoy shopping vintage lovers!

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.