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!

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.

Shopping Vintage: Week 2

The rain has come to our high desert area, and we now await the spring weather to follow. When you shop in thrift stores and antique shops, you want to find the item that hooks you. You want to fall in love with something that will look amazing on your shelf or fantastic on you for that night on the town. 

Although you may not get to take in the aroma of antique shelving or feel the 1950's dress, Etsy vintage sellers offer an array of choices for the vintage shopper to choose from. From clothing to home decor, a store can carry items that you would never find on your own! Below are three stores we discovered and love. They carry beautiful vintage items that are retro, unique and elegant.

The first store goes by the name Photos Past. Their love of vintage and antique items is displayed through their diversity and care in the products they post. They have every kind of item and browsing through their store is very much like browsing through a vintage shop. Here are a few of their wonderful products! They also offer 10% off purchase for return customers. 

First Little Golden Books.

                                  

Beautiful Vintage Brown Suitcase.

Vintage Pie Basket. Lovely!

The next shop that caught our eye is Vaux Vintage. This beautiful vintage shop main products are vintage clothes and accessories for both men and women. Her photos are simple but fun. Her care and love for vintage shines through her shop and each product is unique in some way. Check out some of her items below!

Awesome 60's Blue and Tan Sprink Knit Top. 

Vintage 70's Denim Cowgirl Top. 

Stunning Vintage 80's Black Suede Cut Out Booties. 

The last vintage shop we wish to present to you is Cab Art Vintage. Filled with French vintage items, this shop has some beautiful vintage finds! From Provence in southern France, Cab Art Vintage finds their items at flea markets and love doing it. In her about, the owner states how her four loves are her husband, her two golden retrievers, painting, and flea markets filled with treasures. Her photos are beautiful and her shop shows her love for vintage. Check out some of her products below!

French Antique Jewelry Box. Beautiful!

Lovely Antique French Kitchen Canisters. 

Unique French Vintage Blue Seltzer Bottle!

If you are looking for unique vintage, browse these amazing stores on Etsy! You can also type in "eve team" for even more exquisite vintage. Enjoy browsing, discovering, and reminiscing. Until next time!

Finding Etsy Vintage: Week 1

We adore vintage and vintage finds. On Etsy, we find an abundance of vintage items we adore and love. Through Etsy Vintage Elite, an Etsy team we are apart of, the doors of quality vintage goods have been opened and fantastic stores can be found.

The first store is French Attic Finds. A beautiful store with a simple theme and positively gorgeous photos, this is a store where unique vintage French items can be discovered and purchased. Here are a few that caught our eye:

A vintage French agenda.

70's French fabric.

Art Nouveau decorative vase.

YELL and PANIC is unique not only in it's name but also in their vintage products. Describing their shop as "Retro Kitschy Vintage", you can be sure to find the oddities of vintage at this lovely store. From porcelain figurines to adorable mugs, you will be sure to find an addition to your vintage collection.

An unique vintage Minolta camera. 

Vintage Owl Salt and Pepper shakers!

Vintage strawberry casserole dish!

The last shop that we would like to show you is Garden of Simples. This shop is beautiful in it's cohesive coloring and lovely photos. Their products range from "Rustic to Refined" and each product's personality is displayed in every photo. Here are a few of their wonderful vintage items: 

Six Vintage Teacups.

Vintage Bavarian hat. 

Beautiful lavender bundles. 

These are just a few of the many items and shops that you will find on Etsy. Now is your chance to go, browse, search, and find the perfect vintage skirt or a beautiful, unique gift for your friend. Just as you would search through a thrift store, so you can also search through Etsy and the possibilities of finding a treasure are endless.