New Pretties

Hi loves!

Have you checked out the shop lately? I've added lots of goodies, PLUS added the 50% off section! Lots of people have already taken advantage of it.

Here are a couple of pics of the new stuff in the shop:

60's Pink Heels

60's Silk Heels

60's Gold Polka Dot Heels

60's Black & White Heels

These are a tease...I'm debating on keeping them for myself ;)

A little background to these lovely shoes.  Do you remember Anna Nicole Smith marrying a older gentleman named J. Howard Marshall?  Well.....these are from his wife previous to Anna Nicole. 

My best friend's hubby used to work for J. Howard Marshall (now works for his grandson). They were gifted to my friend and she had forgotten she had them until a couple of weeks ago! I am one lucky lady to have such great friends.

Also, stayed tuned in tomorrow. We're having a Springtime giveaway hosted by our great friend, Bre, from:

Baubles, Accoutrements and Garb

Have a great day!

xoxo

Nancy

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New Adventures in Fashion

Happy hump day, chickadees!

Although I ADORE vintage, I also am a pretty crafty chick. That being said, I've ventured out into the world of jewelry.

Here are my first pair of leather feather earrings. I made them yesterday, posted them on my Facebook page and sold 2 pairs!I found my inspiration on Etsy and made my own versions.

Neon is HUGE for Spring, so I incorporated some neon colors.

I am now attempting my luck at a couple of necklaces. Here are some pics of the work in progress. I'm still debating on the placement of the pink and gold leaves and whether or not to make them into feathers like the above pic. I will definitely be making another pair of earrings using the pink and gold chevron pattern. The green and gold one will be my person necklace for our St. Patty's Day festivities.

I've been a busy little bee today.  So....what do you think?

xoxo
Nancy

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What I Wore - Valentine's Day Edition

Hello chickadees! I hope your Valentine's Day was magical. We actually celebrated our Vday the past 2 weekends. The weekend before last we went and had massages, then dinner and drinks. This past weekend, we went over to Louisiana to Delta Downs for a little gambling. We had a lot of fun even though we didn't hit any big jack pots :(

Anyhoo, this is the outfit I would have worn, had we gone out. I was supposed to wear it for my Galentine's Day date with my girl friends, but that got canceled. So, I decided to dress up and show you guys anyway.

80's dress from Ruby in the Dust Vintage

Belt is from Ross

40's Feather Hair Comb from Yesterday's Silhouette

Pirate Slouch Boots from JC Penney, Pattern hose from Target

I hope you liked it! As you can see, the 80's still hold a special place in my heart ♥

xoxo
Nancy

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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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Monday's are for Music!

I don't know about you, but after a great weekend, I need music as a pick me up to get motivated for the brutal week that is sure to ensue.

Regina Spektor is among one of my favs.  I also adore her outfit in this video. Here's a little music to get you through your manic Monday! Enjoy




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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What I Wore

I decided to start posting occasional What I Wore (WIW) blog posts. I know you guys never see me in my posts, so I thought it would be nice for you to get to "know" me :) 

I hope you enjoy these posts!

Cardigan from Old Navy

Skinny Jeans from Old Navy

Vintage Oxford Suede Shoes from Nana Pat Project's Etsy Shop

Vintage Necklace from Freshy Fig's Esty Shop

Vintage Green and Yellow Avon Bakelite Bangles from Victory Vintage Boutique's Ebay Store

Vintage Banana Yellow Bakelite Spacer Bangles from Wrapped With Love 123's Ebay Store

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Feature Friday

It's time to pick one of our many favs and feature it here on our lil ol' blog.

This weeks pick comes from Sally Jane Vintage. While curating our Oh My Stripes treasury, we found this ADORABLE red and white chevron dress. I swoon over it! Unfortunately, I am no where close to being a XS-S :( so I thought I'd share with you all. 

Her shop is so freaking cute too! It's nice and organized (note to self: organize our Etsy shop to look like this). It makes for some great shopping (did I mention, it's super affordable too) I didn't find anything in her store that I didn't like.

via Sally Jane Vintage

It would look so cute with some red wedges (that I just happen to own).  Seriously, why can't I be a size XS-S?  Ok, moving on....Accessorized with some red and/or white bangles (bakelite perhaps?) YES!  Topped off with some cute, white cat eye sunglasses! Oh hell, let me just go ahead and show you what I mean:

via Vintage Bang Bang  (I just love their name too!)

via Oh Vera

via Blue Berry Deluxe



It's still hot out there (well, here in Houston it is) so this cute little ensemble would be perfect! 

Ok, so I featured a few more things today, but who's counting? I hope you enjoyed todays post and visit the shops featured.  They really so have some great items!

Have a great vintage weekend!

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Shop Update

Well, well, well....what do we have here? A shop update you say? Ummhmmm! So put your cute little vintage cat eyeglasses on and tune out the world while you take a sneak peak of the stuff that's going into the shop this week!  We've already listed a few items (below), but there will be many more of these FAB items making their way later this week.

Vintage 1960s Vera Floral Scarf

Vintage 1950s Hair Net

Vintage 1960s Pink Floral Scarf

Vintage 1960s Black Patent Leather Bag

Remember to follow us on FB too! You'll get the lastest news on sales, new listings and events. If you're a new follower, post your email on our wall and we'll send you a 10% off coupon code!

Oh yeah, we're also on Twitter and Tumblr too. Go ahead...click on it. You know you want to ;)

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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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New Treasury

A tiny little post to show you our latest treasury



Don't forget to stop by and comment on it.  Let's get these great VETT sellers on the front page!

XOXO
Nance

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Celebrate Love Vintage Style

The countdown has begun for the day of love…….
Saint Valentine’s Day!    Red is worn on Valentine’s Day as a representation of love, hence the giving of red roses which according to Greek mythology was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love.  In honor of Venus, Goddess of Love, I have chosen this beautiful bright red and white two piece ensemble as a top favorite must have!  This 80's Maggy London International original was designed by Jeannene Booher who is now retired.  This outfit is perfect for the sophisticated professional to wear to the office and out to dinner.

The Goddess of Love was not the only Royal icon who favored the color red....... the late Princess Diana also favored the color red.  Red is a very strong and noticeable color, mix red with white polka dots and you have a person with a zest for life.  Princess Diana impacted many lives and was a highly regarded fashion icon, as quoted by InStyle magazine, “it was not what she wore but the way she wore it…” I challenge you Lovelies to show off your vibrancy this Valentine's Day with this red and white polka dot dress……Princess Diana didn’t fear fashion and neither should you!

There will be more Valentine Fashions to come in the next blog!  Stay with us Lovelies !

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