Pretty Things I Found

These are the reasons I love my job! I found some real beauties yesterday.

Some of these have already been added to the shop. The rest will be listed by the end of the week. The black with sea foam green was sold in record time!

This is my fav! 40's Peignoir set from Juliana

I have a ton of men's ties that are also coming to the shop. There are just way too many to put on here.

I hope you enjoyed the sneak peeks :)

xoxo
Nancy

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Delmonicole Clothing Giveaway

Hi everyone!

Who's ready for a giveaway?

I am pleased to announce that my very good friend (and blog sponsor),  LaTarsha Williams from Delmonicole Clothing is hosting this FABULOUS giveaway!

LaTarsha Delmonicole Williams is the owner,  designer and creative director behind Delmonicole Clothing,  an up and coming Houston based designer.

Delmonicole Clothing. Delmonicole pronounced (Del-monee-cole) was established in 2007.  In the beginning, Delmonicole primarily consisted of reconstructed tops and tees for women. After growing more esteem and popularity Delmonicole focused on more complex silhouettes.  To read even more fascinating tidbits about Ms. Williams, click here.

Now for the unveiling of the prize!

Sunny Striped Textured Skirt

The winner of the Delmonicole giveaway will receive this absolutely darling skirt. What a way to start of Spring!

Terms of giveaway:  Only the skirt pictured will be given away. The skirt is available in Small, Medium and Large and will be custom made once the winner is announced and the size has been determined. The skirt will be mailed out to the winner approximately 2 weeks after the giveaway ends. Winner will be notified by email when it is shipped. Giveaway is open to contestants world wide.

Good luck everyone!

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Football Fashion

I know not everyone is a football fan.  Heck, it wasn't until we got our very own Houston Texans, that I became a fan myself.  Oh, I remember watching the Houston Oilers with my daddy, but when the teen years hit, I lost interest.  Friends and fashion came into my life and I pretty much never looked back.  Until now.....

I realize you can mix the 2 together! Not only that, but handmade and vintage fashion at that. Check it out:

My besties sans Bri who wasn't there when we took this.
From left to right: Monica, Sarah, Me and Arnold lurking in the back.

My other bestie, Bri in all her Giants attire.

Myself and my cousin, Dee

I crocheted my beanie and attached a red, white and blue vintage star brooch to it. My ring and red wood bead necklace are also vintage. The gray Wilson's leather jacket I'm wearing is from my good friend Qiana from Eklectic Xplosion Vintage

I wore a plain white T that I decorated with the Patriots logo. I just looked up their logo on the internet, traced it with a pen, pinned it under my shirt and used fabric markers to do the rest. I layered it with a dark blue long sleeve T underneath.

Overall, we had a great time. I won almost all the end of the quarter pots...yay me!

The half time show was awesome. Madonna killed it. I heard she had even pulled a hamstring earlier in the week and STILL performed! I tell ya, I want to be able to rock like her at 53! Between her performance and the David Beckham commercial, my eyes were glued to the television! 

How did you spend your Super Bowl Sunday?

xoxo

Nancy

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Valentine's Looks

February 1st already???

Do you have your Valentine's day attire squared away? I was lucky enough to find my vintage dress from a fellow vintage seller right here in Houston (watch for the WIW post).

I'm sure not everyone has been lucky enough to find that perfect outfit though. Well, that's what I'm here for! I've been perusing the Etsy site to find some date worthy finds for you.  Beware though....I couldn't just pick a few items.

Here are my picks. They are sure to make heads turn!

                                                  50's Heart at Ease Dress by Stutterin Mama

                                         80's Red & Black Suede Boots by My Favorite Vintage

                                                       Mexican Bolero by Forager Shop

                                                1940's Red Satin Heels by Zwzzy - to DIE for!

                                                       Hot Pink Lingerie by Lady Monette

                                                         50's Party Dress by adVintagous

                                                 60's Enamel Brooch by Vintage Eclecticity


Remember, you can mix and match these items with modern pieces to make a look uniquely yours. I would love to see your Valentine's Day outfits. Want to share? Email them to ladyluxvintage at gmail dot com and you could be featured on the blog!


None of these your style? There are literally thousands of items on Etsy for you to choose from to suit your taste.

Happy hunting!

xoxo
Nancy

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Sponsor Spotlight

Lady Lux Vintage has a new blog sponsor and I couldn't be more excited! Let's give a warm welcome to Laura from Yesterday's Silhouette!

She has the most amazing items in her Etsy shop. It was really hard for me to feature just 5 things, so you'll have to head over to her store and check it all out. Believe me, you won't be disappointed. Best of all? Her stuff is super reasonably priced!

Here are a few of my favorite things...

Flapper feather hair comb. Sorry ladies, I couldn't resist...it's mine!

Women's Fedora.....can you say DROOL?

Ruby red earrings. Perfect for that Valentine's date

A shovel necklace? How adorable!

Aren't these the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Aren't her things great? If you didn't notice, she's having a sale too!

Like her stuff? Why not like her on:

Yesterday's Silhouette Facebook

Yesterday's Silhouette Twitter

Yesterday's Silhouette Pinterest

and Yesterday's Silhouette Blog

        

XOXO

 Nancy

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Who Likes A Private Sale?

I, for one do!

So, my friend Brianna from Baubles, Accoutrements and Garb and I have decided to have a sale.

Where you ask? Right here on our blogs! These are exclusive deals for only blog followers, so please make sure you follow our blogs.

We'll each post 6 items today and if you see something you like you can use Pay Pal or email us to check out. Pretty simple....and CHEAP, huh?

Don't forget to check out Bre's Baubles sale here

We'll be doing this from time to time, so keep checking back
Here are my 6 items:

Size 14, Bust: 38" Waist: 33" Hips: 41" Length:61"

1980s Black/White Jumpsuit

♥ $10.00 USD

1980s Beaded Clutch

♥ $10.00 USD

1970s Mesh Chain Clutch

♥ $6.00 USD

Bust: 38" Waist: 29" Hips: 38"

1960s Floral Dress

♥ $10.00 USD

Waist: 31" Bust: 37: Length: 39.5" Hips: 40"

1960s Mod Green Dress

♥ $10.00 USD

Waist: 28" Bust: 35" Hips: Free Length: 46"

1980s Black Floral Dress

♥ $10.00 USD

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Happy Holidays Giveaway from Baubles, Accoutrements, and Garb, Goodwill Hungtingg and Lady Lux Vintage

Baubles, Accoutrements and Garb is offering up your
choice of one of these three vintage dresses 
from her Etsy shop.

1. Size 10 Red Cheetah Print 80s Shirt Dress
2. Vintage Size 8 Blue Day Dress
3. Vintage Blue and White Twofer Style Dress, Size 12

Lady Lux Vintage is offering your choice of these two lovely 
jewelry pieces from my Etsy shop.

1. Pink, White and Gold Double-Strand Beaded Necklace
2. Crystal Embellished Gold Brooch

 

giving away your choice of one of these four original, 
upcycled jewelry designs from her Etsy shop.

1. The Daphne Earring
2. The Lucy Earring
3. The Neveah Brooch
4. Pink, Yellow and Green Feather Earrings

What is the one article of clothing that is always 
associated with the holidays? The holiday sweater,
of course! Brianna, Nancy and I want to see YOU 
style your favorite holiday sweater, as we have 
done above. Link up your blog post below, or if 
you don't have one, you can upload your photo to
Brianna's Facebook page here.

Show us your holiday spirit!

Enter HERE using Rafflecopter!!!!

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Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest - Reminder

Just a friendly reminder that the ugly sweater contest I am co-hosting with Bre's Baubles and Goodwill Huntingg starts this Sunday! So get those pics of you with your ugliest sweater ready! More details will be posted then.  

I hope that you all have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving. Take time out to be thankful for all that you have and be happy! 


Have a great one loves!

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URGENT: Texas Wildfire Relief

Friends, family and fellow vintage lovers. Texas is in a state of emergency with all these fires spreading around the entire state. Please take some time out to share links to my Etsy shop/FB page and blog. We are donating 50% of all our sales through the end of September to http://txwildfirerelief.org/

They are in desperate need of donations! Go to our FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=261633080526443 and it has all the details.

PLEASE spread the word! Even non vintage lovers will appreciate the state we're in and might be willing just contribute to http://txwildfirerelief.org/ They are taking monetary donations via Paypal and credit cards too.

Also, we'd like to share the link to our fellow Texan and vintage seller Maefair Vintage. Vanessa has been hard at work making these kick butt Texas necklaces and is donating $25 from each sale as well! Go to her store and buy one! Thanks Vanessa! We ♥ you!

Thank you to all the brave firefighters, police, service people and volunteers for their tireless efforts in trying to contain these fires and for helping these poor people, their pets and livestock evacuate safely.  Also, thanks to all the people helping with livestock boarding while this is all going on. You all have hearts of gold. I am SO proud to be a Texan!!!!

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Our Weekly Fav - Victory Vintage Boutique

Hello fellow vintage lovers! As promised, here is our weekly feature for a new favorite item. This one is from fellow vintage seller and blogger Victory Vintage Boutique.

Brande is the brains behind VVB and is the sweetest and most helpful person we have met online! I hope to meet her in person one day. Until then, I am happy to read her blog and see her stylings every week. Here is one of the items she has in her shop right now that we've fallen in love with.

Victory Vintage Boutique

I even told her that the dress looks FAB on her....too FAB to sell. I personally think she needs to keep it. Have I mentioned how adorable she is?

Click here to visit her Ebay shop
Click here to follow her on FB
Click here to follow her blog (you won't be sorry!)

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Weekly Pick

Hello vintage lovers! I know, I know...it's been a LONG while since we've posted. Things have been super crazy around here and we're just now getting back into the swing of things. I pinky promise, there will be more posts.

We'd like to start promoting others selling Vintage on our blog and thought...what better way than to have a weekly pick?  We like to see others succeed and this might be the way to help :)

This week, we're going to be a little selfish and promote our own item to start this weekly pick feature :O

It's an item we've had in our shop for a while and can't understand why??!! We took it to a pop up shop and had everyone RAVE about it. Unfortunately, it didn't fit the people interested in it. I for one, would keep it, but alas, it doesn't fit me either. *Mental note...schedule time for excercise and diet.  Hmmm, maybe not though. If it were to lose weight, I'd keep everything I find and not share everything with y'all! I'd also be broke. I don't think my hubby would like that. We'd begin to fight about money. My marriage would end...you see where I'm going with this, don't you? I MUST share!

Without further ado....

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Spring Fling

What's today you ask? Well, today is the first day of our Spring Fling promotion! Wahoo! Yay! Woot Woot! (Can you tell we're excited?)

The Vintage Etsy Twitter Team is partnering with the Vintage Market Team for our first Spring Fling!

The sale runs from Thursday, April 21st, 2011 through Monday, May 2nd, 2011 (lots of time to get your shopping done, but don't miss out because once it's gone, it's gone!)

How do you find sale items? Search under the "vintage" drop down for "vtgspring" items or click here. (Just click...it's easier)

Each participating seller sets their own shop terms, so please refer to their shop announcements for details. (Check them all out!)

You're still here? What are you waiting for? Go get your VINTAGE on!

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Why we've been MIA

Soooooo, we've been sort of MIA lately. Why? Well, because we are hosting a pop up shop event here in Houston. We are so excited (it's in less than 2 weeks). We are up to 13 vendors now!


Things have been going great, it's just so time consuming. We haven't had a chance to list much on our Etsy shop. We've been hand washing, steaming, measuring, tagging, emailing vendors, shopping, etc.  The list goes on and on. 


We promise, after April 9th, we'll be back in full swing! In the meantime, if you're in Houston, swing by Griff's Irish Pub's parking lot for our event. There will be a DJ for entertainment and the pub will be open for business. You know what that means in addition to all the vintage goodies? Lot's of food and booze! 

Just a few pics of all the madness going on in my house right now. The pics of the clothing are just a tiny preview of what we have.  The pic of the box are our goodie bags which includes a a few things including the bookmarks in the last pic.


Have a great day lovelies and see you soon!

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