Taking My Etsy Photography Outside - New Items to be Listed

I have been struggling with finding a good spot for shooting my Etsy photos. I am not sure if other Etsy sellers take as many pictures as I do. I think part of the problem is that my home has warm colors and is not well lit. This last week the sun was shinning so nicely that I decided to take my photo shoot outside. I was quite impressed with the shots.


What are your thoughts on these photos of my new items to list?

Does the outdoor scenery take away from the item?

Do any of you struggle to get good lighting?

Any good tips?

If anyone is interested in these items convo me and I will rush to list or reserve for you!

Did anyone see that we have hit 100 FOLLOWS? We are so excited and thank you all for coming back repeatedly to visit us!

Thanks again.

Lucky's Vintage Made it into the Coconut and Lime Treasury

Coconut and Lime Treasury:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=57543

My Mother's Day Favorites

I think Mother's Day is a great time to be thinking of some of the things I love. One of my passions is vintage as you all know. Here are some of vintage treasures I found in Etsy shops this week.

60's ROUND Sunglasses

Bright Green Kitchen Fiesta Nesting Bowl
Vintage Gaydon Melmex Tea Cups and Saucers Pastels
Color My World Vintage Photo Snapshot
Vintage Butter Molds
3 Pink 60's Flower Brooches
Iridescent Federal Glass Mugs
1950's Anchor Hocking Water Pitcher
Vintage Purple Glass Juicer and Cup

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend and that you are able to spend time with your family's!



Lucky's Vintage

*Spring Is Here* - Listings in our shops!

Here are some fabulous newly listed or re-listed items from our shops this week! Do not forget to check out our sales in both curiouskitty's shop and Lucky's Vintage!

For kitchen and dining:

Green Vintage Floral Mugs
Vintage French Liqueur Decanter Set
Vintage 50s Owl Salt and Pepper Shakers
Vintage Mod Wine Beverage Decanter

For yourself:


Feminine Vintage Slip
Sheer Orange Plaid Vintage Scarf
Tall Leather Vintage Riding Fashion Boot
Vintage White Leather Peep Toe Pumps

Sewing notions and home decor:

Classy Vintage 60's Skirt Pattern
Spring Fever Vintage Bias Tape Collection
Vintage Pals at Prayer Nursery Wall Hanging
Vintage Ceramic Fox Figurine

Have a great week!
Diana from Lucky's Vintage

My Unknown China Collection

I love this china!
Can anyone give me a clue as to what kind it is. I have been in touch with Replacements.com, but they cannot help me. It is missing mugs or tea cups and saucers and I would like to get some of these to complete the set.


I commented on the set when my friend owned it about 10 years ago. Not long after that as we were helping her move once again, she said that they would stay at the new home until they retired.
I told her "wanna make a bet?" I was just joking...not believing her as they had an above average number of moves in their history.
Next thing I knew she said,"If we move then you get this china!"
I explained to her I was just joking, and did not really believe that they would stay there that long, but did not want her to give up the china.
A year or two later the china was mine. I did not want to take it, but she insisted!
Here it is in it's entirety.

This set consists of:
1 lrg. platter
1 sm. platter
1 gravy boat
3 serving bowls(2/w lids)
12 dinner plates
12 luncheon plates
9 bread and butter plates
11 soup bowls
11 dessert bowls

These are the only markings that this china has. It looks like a W. Then a different number on each type of dish.

Here is the dinner plate.


Here are some of the serving dishes that make this set fabulous!


Any help anyone can offer me on the identification of this set would be greatly appreciated.

Huge Blatant Etsy Shop Self Promotions

Check out some of the fabulous new and latest listings in curiouskitty's shop!

Essential Black Vintage Mock Snakeskin Crocodile Flats Shoes 6 or 7

Set of Four Vintage 1950s Rose Tins
Vintage Leather Mushroom Handbag Clutch with Gold Clasp
Classic Vintage Manaco Black Patent Flats with Bows 8
Classic Vintage White Leather Pumps 8
Navy Rosette French Knot Stretchy Belt 1970s 1980s
Vintage Snow Angel Children's Knit Sweater
Vintage Gold Tone Flower Brooch Lapel Pin
Sparkly Silver Evening Clutch Bag with Chain

Some of Lucky's Vintage newest listings.

Vintage Set of Amber Teardrop Chandelier Crystal Prism with Octagon and Brass

Vintage 70s Cream Slip With Delicate Lace Trim S
Look at Ours 70s Vintage Brag Book
Vintage 60s Funky Photo Album
Vintage Lustreware Colorful Bread and Butter Plates Set of 5
Vintage 70s Linen Cross-stitched Tablecloth
Wabasso 70s Spring Flowers Multicolored Fabric Fitted Sheet Double
Vintage 70s Slip Mint Green Lace Trimed M/L
Vintage Chandelier Crystal Set of 3 Dangle Teardrop Set

New finds listed in Our Shops

In spite of slow sales in our shops we have been busy listing! Here are some new vintage items in our shops for your kitchen.

Blue Pressed Glass Triangle Shaped Set of 4 Dishes

Vintage Spring Green Table Topper and Apron

Lovely Floral Design Metal Recipe Box

Vintage Green and Cream Hand Crocheted Drink Coasters Set of 6

Here are some of our latest listings in clothing.

Long Vintage Soft Pink and Lace Corhan Nightgown

1970s Lined Leather Belted Coat with Real Fur Collar M

Vintage Grey Wool Tweed Men's Fedora

Valia Vintage 80s Tailored Tweed Jacket

Make sure you check back for regular additions.
Have a great weekend!

The Retro Kitchen

In my research of the retro kitchen I came across a great site, Retro Renovation. I found it extremely interesting and educational in retro decor.

The article, "21 ideas for your 1940s home - kitchens, living rooms, bathrooms and more" is amazing! Here is a quote from it.

Quickly after World War II ended, Americans plowed right into making a wonderful new life for themselves - starting with building their dream kitchens, dream bathrooms - dream houses. Looking at periodicals from 1946, I can see a few distinct trends - this was a transitional period…you still see many Deco influences…you see a lot of primary colors…and definitely, interiors were “sweet”, although in ‘46 homeowners certainly would have declared them “modern.” ......

Tips from the first kitchen image — isn’t the “life through a Pyrex pie plate” awesome?:

• This color combination: Dark cherry red linoleum countertops, primary green linoleum floor, white metal (or wood cabinets) with deco pulls seems to have been very, very common.


• In this image, you also see a light chartreuse green on the wall - this, or yellow, also seem to have been popular secondary colors.


• And flowered fabrics… These kitchens are pure prettiness. Image: Pyrex, of course......Follow the link above to read more.
  

I love all of these picks and I am determined to make my kitchen more Retro. The colors are so cheerful. The following range from the 40's through the 70's.

Here is a list items and the shops to find these items!

Pure Linen Made in Ireland Dunmoy 1950's Tea Towel - in curiouskitty's shop

Mod Flowered Tins - Set Of 4 Matching Canisters - in rabbitohrabbit's shop

Retro Rocket Mixer - in gracenapoleon's shop (I have one of these in white and it is amazing.)

Vintage Amber Brown Syrup Jar With Daisies - in Modish Vintage's shop

Winter Sale Tea Time Winter Sale - in HollyLujah Thrift's shop

4 pc Retro Kitchenalia SALE - in BazarBcuz's shop

Vintage Pyrex Stove Top Complete Coffee Pot Percolator - in Lucky's Vintage shop

Pie Carrier Keeper Tin Vintage Retro Red Rose Garden - in Vintage View's shop

Vintage RARE Never Used Tablecloth 50 X 50 - in Lagelle's shop

Pyrex Love

{ photo from www.pyrexlove.com }

I *LOVE* Pyrex! I can't remember when I stumbled upon this, or when I first started collecting Pyrex... My collection now includes: 1 complete set of four primary colors mixing bowls, 1 yellow #403 (2.5 quart) mixing bowl, 1 brown #401 (1 pint) mixing bowl, 1 red #402 (1.25 quart) mixing bowl, 1 turquoise #401 (1.5 pint) mixing bowl, 1 blue #422 clear bottom nesting bowl, 1 blue #323 clear bottom nesting bowl, 1 yellow #323 clear bottom bowl, 1 #043 (1.5 quart) blue snowflake cinderella oval covered casserole, 1 Flamingo Pink #024 (2 quart) round covered casserole, 1 yellow #503 oven-refrigerator dish without lid, 1 #403 Autumn Harvest mixing bowl, 1 #402 Autumn Harvest mixing bowl, and 2 white Pyrex Hamilton Beach mixing bowls. And, of course, I'm always on the lookout for more!

{ my own #043 (1.5 quart) blue snowflake cinderella oval covered casserole }

The history on the start of Pyrex is actually quite interesting. From www.pyrexware.com: "Back in the early 1900's, Corning Glass Works was working on a request from the railroads to produce lantern glass that would not break when the hot glass was struck by rain or snow. In response to this request, Corning developed globes made from low-expansion glass that could withstand the abuses of weathering and handling which readily broke the flint glass globes. Ironically, the shatterproof lantern globes generated were so good that Corning's managers witnessed a decline in sales of replacement globes. This super-tough "fire glass", as it was called, was resistant to temperature fluctuations, chemical corrosion and even breakage.

{ my own #403 Autumn Harvest mixing bowl }

In July 1913, a series of events involving Bessie Littleton, the wife of the company's newest scientist, forced Corning managers to focus their attention on the consumer venture. Apparently, Mrs. Littleton had used a Guernsey brand casserole only twice when it fractured in the oven. Knowing the strength of the glass her husband worked with on a daily basis, she implored him to bring home a substitute from the Corning Glass Works plant. He returned the next evening with the bottoms of two sawed-off battery jars made from low-expansion glasses. Mrs. Littleton cooked a sponge cake in one of the surrogate baking dishes. She noted several remarkable findings:
• The cooking time was shorter
• The cake did not stick to the glass; it was easy to remove with little adhesion
• The cake was unusually uniform
• The flavor of the cake did not remain in the dish after washing
• She could watch the cake bake and know it was done by looking at the underside.

{ Sirkus' 400 series primary colors mixing bowl set from the Pyrex Love pool on Flickr}

Mr. Littleton brought his wife's creation to work the following day. Laboratory researchers inspected the cake, which was a "remarkable uniform shade of brown all over." The men deemed it delicious and very well baked. Thus began a two-year process to perfect this new invention. The notion of baking in glass was a whole new concept to the public. In 1915, a wondrous new line of "glass dishes for baking" appeared in the nation's hardware, department and china stores. On May 18, 1915, Boston department store Jordan Marsh placed the first PYREX bakeware order." And the rest is history! According to Barbara E. Mauzy’s Pyrex: The Unauthorized Collectors Guide, there are 3 basic types of collectible Pyrex: Clear Pyrex Ovenware (introduced in 1915), Pyrex Flameware (1936 - 1979) and Pyrex Colors (1947 - ?)."

If you're a fan of Pyrex, you should really take the time to check out this website, www.pyrexlove.com or browse through the photos on www.flickr.com/groups/pyrexlove/pool. You can seriously spend hours on the site looking at hundreds of beautiful pieces of Pyrex! (I know I did!) I am truly in awe of some of the collections people have!

And if you're looking to add to your Pyrex collection, or start with your first piece...

Yellow Primary Vintage Pyrex Refrigerator Dish
from Lucky's Vintage

Happy Shopping!

We are off on a new venture!

Well, my daughter and I decided to begin a blog related to our vintage shops. We both have shops on Etsy and felt we wanted to share more about ourselves with you, our customers. I hope that you will enjoy visiting our blog in the future.

Here are a couple of treasures we listed today.

These you might be able to use for preparing your Christmas baking or for storing it.

Vintage 1950s Red and Chrome Kitschy SuperWhirl Egg Beater Mixer

Round Vintage Riley's Toffee Tin with Flowered Lid

You might also like to have this for the cold weather we have been having!

50's - 60's Borglaska Faux Fur and Mink Coat

I'll let you go and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and hope to see you in our shops!