Vintage Buttons

I'm not sure when my love of vintage buttons started... maybe it was at my great-grandmother's house. Her basement had a button curtain and endless jars of buttons. I store my button collection in vintage jars.

Here are some great little vintage buttons I found on Etsy while having my morning coffee...

Vintage Buttons - Set of 8 - Bright Yellow Plastic with Pretty Circular Design
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39560572

Lot of 20 Vintage 1930s Bakelite Buttons or Beads
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39534012

Shank Set of 10 Small Red Pierced Flower Buttons - Vintage
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34922276

10 VINTAGE BLUE PLASTIC BUTTONS
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39703919

Vintage buttons, 5 plastic buttons, 18mm, sun ornament, unique green http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39697116

Enjoy!
~ Tara ~

Shop Promotions

So after the craziness of Christmas and taking some time off, we're trying to get back into the swing of things with blog posts and shop updates. It's been awhile since we did a promotion of the new and newly re-listed items in our shops... so here we go!

{curiouskitty}

1. Vintage GLASBAKE Lipton Soup Square MUGS, 2. Red Black White MOD Vintage TEA TOWEL, 3. White Vintage LEATHER BELT Square Buckle
4. RED Vintage CIGARETTE Case, 5. LEATHER Vintage Plum STRAPPY Woven HEELS, 6. Vintage Brown LEATHER Embossed Checkbook WALLET
7. Grey TWEED Plaid Men's Fedora HAT, 8. CLASSIC White Vintage Milk Glass HOBNAIL Vase, 9. Brown WOVEN LEATHER Vintage Belt

{Lucky's Vintage}

1. Vintage RETRO 50's Red Top Swirl SALT AND PEPPER Shakers, 2. Vintage 50s - 60s Borglaska Faux Fur and Mink Coat, 3. Vintage 1970s Cheerful Spring Head Neck Scarf
4. Italian Sunburst Vintage Scarf, 5. Vintage Fruit Vegetable Press from 40's, 6. Classy Vintage 60's skirt pattern
7. Vintage Blue n' Brass Screw Back Earrings, 8. Colorful Vintage 1970s Head Scarf Rutschfest, 9. Vintage 1970 Skirt Pattern

Enjoy!

Vintage and Re-Purposed Children's Items

Inspired by the birth of my new niece just a few weeks ago... I thought I'd feature some great vintage and re-purposed baby and children's items I found on Etsy.

Vintage Little Girl's Shoes

Blue, Yellow and Green Floral Vintage Chenille Cube Rattle for Baby

Vintage 1951 Whitman Bugs Bunny Book

Old 1918 Peter Rabbit and Jimmy Chipmunk Book Plate Page

Infant Cream Cable Knit Recycled Wool Diaper Cover

Hope these great items give you ideas of what wonderful vintage and re-purposed gifts there are out there that you can share with the new moms you know...

Vintage Scarves for Spring and Summer

This spring season do not forget to shop for scarves to wear as accessories to your outfits! There is nothing like a nice bright vintage scarf to add detail and attention to your outfit. Dress up a t-shirt, shirt, blouse or jacket with one.

Check out this article on How to Tie a Scarf if you are stumped on how to wear tie and wear one.

Both Lucky'sVintage and curiouskitty's shops have a variety of scarves and plan to be adding more in the near future.

curiouskitty's Shop

Vintage Blue and Orange Floral Pattern Scarf

Large Vintage Pink Brown and Beige Floral Pattern Neck Scarf

Sheer Cherry Red Vintage Valentine's Scarf Necktie

Sheer Vintage Black and White Mod Floral Pattern Neck Scarf

Lucky's Vintage Shop

Colorful Vintage 1970s Head Scarf Rutschfest

Vintage Mod Colorful Olive Brown and Gold St Germain Head Neck Scarf

1960s Vintage Print Spanish Picture Scarf in Black White and Color

Vintage 1970s Cheerful Spring Head Neck Scarf

Italian Sunburst Vintage Scarf (not pictured above)

I hope that I have given you some ideas for your spring/summer wardrobe. Happy shopping!

Spring is in the air!

Ahhh... Spring...

For those of you that live in Canada or the more northern States... you know what I mean. After a long Winter, when it starts to warm up... it smells like Spring! What a wonderful smell! You start thinking about what you're all going to plant in your garden this year, hoping you can pack away your Winter parka and snow boots shortly, anxiously eyeing the sandals in the back of your closet... It's exciting!

Here are some lovely vintage items that made me think of Spring...

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=cat3_gallery_13&listing_id=11241277

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20756632

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18109579

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22063896

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16739475

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=cat3_list_3&listing_id=22488408

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=cat3_list_10&listing_id=22399655

Hope you enjoy...

Collections: Part 2

Mugs....

Okay, so I have a few coffee mugs... well, maybe a few more than just a few. I don't really want to count them because I would probably realize I had far too many, but I know I have more than 30... probably closer to 40. Many I use, some I don't. But I love mugs. My favorite mugs are the small, stackable kind that were made in Japan. Hardly sensible, since I love a BIG cup of coffee.

{ This is a set of four stackable butterfly mugs, marked Made in Japan. I *LOVE* these and I don't think I'll ever part with them! }

{ These two are the same size and style as the butterfly mugs, also Made in Japan. Blue and green design with flowers and birds. }

{ These two are simple and super cute. Made in Japan. Plain white with a very retro orange and red flower design, these are classic. }

{ This one I found all on its own... it's a keeper though! Made in Japan. With a blue faux bois background, coffee break lettering on the front side, and mod flower design on the other side... it is one of a kind. }

{ My Mom's mugs are also made in Japan. They are newly listed in her shop Lucky's Vintage. }

Enjoy!

Vintage Accesories in Our Shops

Here are some of the latest listings in curiouskitty's shop. She is on holidays but will soon be home to list more new items so keep checking back!


















Here are some new listings from Lucky's Vintage shop.