Showing posts with label home decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home decor. Show all posts

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