I've Got the Blues....

Eh,winter not my favorite season.I like it for about 2 months and then I am praying for Spring.It's not uncommon to get the winter blues from what I hear and I am definitely feeling them,plus getting a little stir crazy being cooped up inside with the kids,especially a very active toddler who yells at the snow for not letting her go to the park.

I decided to do a treasury on Etsy for my winter blues but for those of you that have ever done a treasury I'm sure you can relate that they are frustrating!For those of you that haven't tried let me explain that there is a small opening for you to make one and try to get in.I was watching for the list to go below 222 so I could get in but when I refreshed the page(as I had done for about an hour)it jumped up from 222 to 459!So I gave up and did a collage in my photobucket account and since I just dont have the patience for trying to get it in on Etsy I'll show it off on my blog.



The only down fall is you cant click on the picture to be directed to the etsy listing so I will do a quick run down to give credit where credit is due,you can just click on the names of the item to be directed to the listing.

First Row (left to right)
bowls
vanilla perfume
peacock perfume bottles
earrings (grr go figure I cant find the listing now!)

Second Row
shoes
robe
soap
luggage

Third Row
hat
radio
ring (shameless self promotion I know I'm bad)
50's dress

Fourth Row
cameo pendant
silk dress
brooch
mens shirt

Hope you enjoyed looking at it as much as I enjoyed making it.Looking at pretty things always brightens my day up a bit.

Next Stop Alaska...

My lease is up at the end of May and my family and I will be pulling up roots and replanting in Alaska!Yep,Alaska.I am nervous and excited.Perhaps silly but nervous not so much for the move but I've heard there is a lack of vintage and since I live,eat and sleep vintage the thought of living somewhere that doesn't have it freaks me out.Hopefully the vintage gods wont forsake me.My move has got me really clearing out the clutter and trying to list as much as I can in my Etsy shop.1 for less to move and 2 to have money to fund this trip which is only in a few months.All this moving has Alaska on my mind so I thought I'd share some cute vintage Alaska items I was window shopping on Etsy.


50's Alaska Novelty Dress

40's Alaska souvenir tablecloth


60's Alaska charm bracelet


vintage souvenir tray

C is For Cookie...

I thought on this post I would share my beloved cookie jar with you all.I use to have a really cute poodle cookie jar that I sold regretfully because my hubby said it creeped him out(apparently overly cute items men find frightening *shrugs* who new...maybe this is why some guys are scared of babies?).So I went without one for a few years until I found this one last year for get this $3.00!It was up to par in the cuteness department like my old one but sans the creeping out my hubby part.


I love the little kitty on top,she looks so mischievous like she's going to pounce on your hand and steal your cookie once you grab it out of the jar.

Lighting Fail...

I spent the first 1/2 of my day redoing photos for my Etsy shop which is mostly fun until I decided to redo one of the 60's dresses I'm selling.I have a dress form which I LOVE but Violetta (my dress forms name) can get boring from time to time as she can only do one pose.I'm also fairly camera shy as I am still trying to lose the rest of my baby weight but am working up the nerve to tip toe in front of the camera again and its also nice to look back and see that I am making progress in that department.So here I am showing off my fail,I hate when my camera deems the room light worthy enough for the flash not to go off but then I see the picture it took and this is what it shows me (mind you this is even AFTER I tried to lighten it up) *Shrugs* Well,I guess you can't win them all...


BUT at least my hair turned out cute...

A GiveAway!!!

I didn't forget I promise.I wanted so badly to do a giveaway when I reached 100 followers a few months ago and here I am at 127 and I haven't done it yet!So no more putting it off I just got to do it.My big problem was trying to decide WHAT I wanted to give away and I finally decided on these cute 50's confetti frame sunglasses!






I love them and thankfully for you they don't quite look right on me or I'd be keeping them!I'll more than likely be adding some other vintage goodies to the mix for the lucky winner but I don't want to put off doing this any longer so for now sunglasses it is!


The rules are pretty simple,all I ask is that you be a follower of my blog because I'm rewarding you to show my gratitude for taking an interest in lil ole me.Be a follower and leave a comment with an email address I can contact you with should you be the lucky person to win,no need to repost this and hey who wants the extra competition,right?!I know the point of most giveaways is to attract more followers but eh I march to the beat of a different drum I guess,I'll do my own dirty work and promote myself =).I will do a raffle and draw the winners name on Feb. 14th,yes Valentines Day works,love is in the air after all and I love vintage so this is fitting I think.So comment away I'd love for these beauties to go to a great home where they'll be loved!

Hooray Gifts!

You're insane not to like gifts so it just sort of goes without saying but for the sake of rambling I'll say it:I love gifts!I did a gift exchange with the lovely Lisa
I was so tickled with what she sent I thought I'd share it all with you.

It arrived yesterday and the funny thing is my daughter squealed "oh a present for ME!" to which I replied "no,its a present for mommy" and felt a tinge of guilt but luckily Lisa had me covered because when I opened it the first thing I saw was this cute child's book.
Content my daughter ran off with her new book and left me in peace to go through my goodies.A Deb-u-Teen box and bakelite clip!!!!



Also included but not photoed was some makeup but I had to quickly put that away before my daughter saw that.Needless to say Lisa really hooked me up.I'm so pleased with my presents and it was such a great exchange to do.If you peek into Lisa's Etsy shop you can see her good taste is not only in her home and gifts but also in what she sells !Thanks again Lisa!

Sew Cute...

I am not a great sewer,I wish I was.I wish I could create all the pretty vintage patterns I come across but that would only end in many curses and possibly things being thrown against the wall.I can do repairs though which is simple enough and I think a must have "skill" if you love vintage.

I came across this sewing basket with a lucite handle a few months ago and found it so delightfully ugly.I love art deco to the early 1960's but I do admit to having a soft spot for the late 1960s and parts of the 70's too.Maybe because in jr. high that's what got me into dressing vintage.
Much to my delight this basket was marked a mere $3.00 and that deal was sweetened when I saw that it was packed full of vintage sewing goodies too!


I love needle books 1 because I'm a sucker for packaging and 2 because I constantly lose needles and not in any place that's ever painfully found again like you step on it,no once gone they're gone forever so it was nice to have a good supply again.

Some more great things in the box were metal hooks!A vintage loving gal can never have too many of these!I can't tell you how many times I've talked a dress down on price at the antique mall before because a hook on a dress was missing or found one at a thrift store that had 1 or both ripped off.It's always good to have a pair and a spare when it comes to metal hooks,you'll never know what vintage gem you'll find that will need a minor repair such as this.

Another great find in the basket was the leather case with silk threads!I don't come across such delicate vintage dresses often but should they need a repair God knows doing the repair with plain old cotton or nylon thread seems wrong on so many levels.I'm not sure what I'll do with the trim but its fun I think and the little mini sew kit is pink with rhinestones!Adorably girlie!