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Vintage Road Trip

Road Trips well what can I say other then my boyfriend and I are the kind of obsessed with them. In the last year we have driven to the Figure Lakes in New Year State where we drank some great local wine, made our way to Providence, R.I. for a nice weekend get away by the sea, spent the new year in Boston and went to New York in the fall to see the leaves change color in Central Park.

And this weekend my boyfriend and I are going to

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Added by AlleyKat's on November 13, 2009 at 12:18pm — No Comments

HUGE ANNUAL VINTAGE CLEARANCE SALE ! $5-$10

ANNOUNCING CARRIERS COZY COTTAGE'S @@@@@ HUGE ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE ! $5 AND $10 @@@@@ I HAVE LOADS OF NEW STUFF COMING IN AND I NEED TO MOVE SOME INVENTORY. HUGE SAVINGS ******ITEMS DRASTICALLY REDUCED*****OVER 50 VINTAGE ITEMS ***** DON'T MISS OUT ! LOADS OF VINTAGE JEWELRY & ACCESSORIES ! CLICK HERE : CARRIERS COZY COTTAGE SHOP Continue

Added by CarriersCozyCottage -Admin on November 11, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

from the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Facing some challenges of late myself a thoughtful friend e-mailed this to me. Somewhere amongst the many quotes from this 90 year old lady I thought many of us might find ourselves and find some encouragement. A very Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio "To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so… Continue

Added by HighDesertRose Vintage on November 11, 2009 at 12:58pm — 2 Comments

Thanks for all your prayers!

Thanks to all of you who offered your prayers and thoughts for my Mom. Something must be going well because this weekend she was back to her self with an appetite and good color. My Dad has more help in and gotten the hang of the Hoyer lift they have to use to transfer Mom (she can't even stand well & she's a big lady). I've arranged for my daughter to fly home from law school in New York for the weekend before T'giving just to be be sure she sees Mom before something happens. My brother &a… Continue

Added by Dragonmum on November 9, 2009 at 6:23pm — 1 Comment

Follow up to my last TVV post.

Well, the woman who contacted me about my "Vampirella" comics never got back to me, so I went ahead and got them listed this weekend. Feel free to head over to my shop to take a peek! I have 6 issues from the 1970s in very good shape. A couple have issues, which I have described for my buyers (I may go back and add photos of the issues later,) but for the most part, these comics look great! I'm happy to sell things like this and the Conan book, because along with all of my other interes… Continue

Added by JenniferLynn's Finds on November 9, 2009 at 1:58pm — No Comments

New website www.sterlingsilvermoodjewelry.com

Check out my new website www.sterlingsilvermoodjewelry.com New and vintage Sterling Silver Mood Rings Continue

Added by Sterling Silver Mood Rings on November 9, 2009 at 3:54am — No Comments

"Tis the Season"

First things first! I would like to say thank you! to AlleyKat’s for the lovely welcome and introduction to their blog. I am so excited and thrilled to be a part of the creative team. Since we are coming into the holiday season at full force speed. I decided that my first few fashion posts were going to be in relation to, getting us in the mood for dressing; “tis the season!” Since Thanksgiving is the next holiday celebration. I have starte… Continue

Added by AlleyKat's on November 8, 2009 at 7:50am — No Comments

Fascinating blog, post on Victorian mourning...

Recently I stumbled upon the most fascinating of sites, full of far off places, mummies and Gothic arches. If you were a child like I was, who dreamed of seeing the pyramids of Egypt and of standing before Stonehenge, be sure to take a few moments to visit. This was exactly the sort of thing, except in book form, that helped to foster a lifelong love of history and the past. Never made it to the pyramids but I did get to stand before Stonehenge! Click here:… Continue

Added by Wanderlust & Pixie Dust on November 4, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

The Eyes Have It

Hello again, lovely readers! Last week we covered blush and contouring, and this week we’ll move to the eyes. I’ll break up this topic into two parts: eye shadow, and liner/brows. amanda-leeeeee

Popular shades of the day run the gamut from clean and neutral, to soft pastels, including blues, greens, and o… Continue

Added by AlleyKat's on November 2, 2009 at 6:52pm — No Comments

Harems and the beautiful song Mara Beboos

Just want to share the link to a recent post I did on my blog about harems. The pictures and artwork from the time period or breathtaking. And fascinating! http://wanderlustnpixiedust.typepad.com/wanderlust_pixie_dust/2009/10/harems-.html#comment-form Have a great day! Val Continue

Added by Wanderlust & Pixie Dust on November 2, 2009 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Halloween Costume For My Dog

Well, I never make or buy outfits for my dog because he absolutely hates it. But, I came up with this idea and decided I just had to do it. The hat came out kind of funky, but well,here is a couple of pics of my dog in his Napoleon-Admiral style outfit, epaulettes and all. You may start laughing now!
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Added by Gizmos on October 31, 2009 at 12:45pm — 1 Comment

To Market We Will Go...

Those of us that adore vintage items have reasons for it. Some of us are fond of the designs, or the patterns and fabrics used. Some of us enjoy having something with imaginable rich histories. Personally I have several reasons for preferring vintage pieces to the modern day mass marketed threads. I support the “reuse, reduce, recycle” campaign whole heartedly. Even to the point that I, a city dweller, have free ranging chickens in the backyard. Yep. I asked my hubby one day to build me a chicke… Continue

Added by AlleyKat's on October 29, 2009 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Does no one sale on Bonanzle?

I noticed groups from Etsy, Ecrater, Ruby Lane, etc., does no one sell on Bonanzle. If they do why is there not a group for Bonanzle? Continue

Added by Sallie on October 27, 2009 at 8:11pm — 5 Comments

The Vintage Village on The Haul Now

http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=21 Posted about the Vintage Village on the Haul I have helped moderate since 2002. Post a comment and you may get some traffic. Sandy (foofoogal) http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/index.php http://www.auctionbytes.com Continue

Added by sandysfancy on October 27, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Anthropomorphic and Anamorphic VINTAGE GREETING CARDS ......HUH?

this fancy anthropomorphic egghead woman is circa 1950s and the artist has incorporated a "Dashe" hat (referring to famous hat designer Lilly Dache) anthropomorphic: adj. suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things anamorphic: adj. pertaining to gradual evolution from o… Continue

Added by vintageREcycling on October 27, 2009 at 4:31am — No Comments

Makeup Monday

Last week’s installment discussed the creation of your makeup canvas, and this week we’ll take a look at the next layer of color: Blush and contouring! I’ll start with a little history on the concept of contouring. This method uses light and dark to shade the planes of the face, adding depth to bring out the various features of one’s face. It is this subtle depth that prevents your makeup from looking flat. The famous Westmores invented the concept of contouring; this family team of makeup arti… Continue

Added by AlleyKat's on October 26, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Buttons, buttons, buttons...

For years I have collected jars of buttons from estate sales. Going through the jars of buttons is like digging for treasure! When I was a child my mom had a large tin filled with buttons. My sisters and friends would spend rainy days sorting them and stringing them into beautiful necklaces and bracelets. Wonderful memories created from simple objects. That is why I cannot pass by a jar or bag of buttons, without wanting to spill them out and look them over. I have posted a few pictures of our e… Continue

Added by SweetRice on October 26, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

ANTIQUE JEWELRY - THE VICTORIAN ERA

Antique Jewelry - The Victorian Era Most People, especially collectors and dealers, are interested to some degree in old jewelry. And a favorite time in history for romance and jewelry was the Victorian era. Queen Victoria ascended to the throne in 1837 and the world was about to change with the Queens reign and the Industrial Revolution. The romance and wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert in 1841 took on a new interest in sentimental and romantic jewelry. Victoria's engagement ring from… Continue

Added by Glamour n Glitz on October 25, 2009 at 6:44pm — No Comments

Need prayers for my Mom.!

Please see the feed from my wordpress blog. My Mom's dying & I still won't be around much - but I'll try to keep giving updates. I've given up on much new selling for this holiday season. Somethings are just more important. Leslye Continue

Added by Dragonmum on October 25, 2009 at 1:36pm — 5 Comments

BLOG FEATURES

I am not having a contest right now but I am going to start featuring shops in my blogs. I have one regarding Vintage and one regarding Handmade. To be featured in my shop you need to follow the directions in the blogs. So here are the URLs for those blogs: http://vintagevisionsbynancy.blogspot.com and http://nanaleesnest.blogspot.com My features will be weekly at least depending on how man… Continue

Added by Nanalee on October 25, 2009 at 12:46pm — No Comments