Item of the Week - February 25

Vintage 1970s Necklace / Sarah Coventry Necklaces / Dual Strand Necklace / Two Strand Peaches and Cream Necklace

https://www.etsy.com/listing/130913648/vintage-1970s-necklace-sarah-coventry?ref=shop_home_active_3

This is a lovely vintage Sarah Coventry necklace made up of two separate strands. One that has peachy coral colored leaves and the other with creamy white leaves. Wear them together or separate for a versatile look!


| MEASUREMENTS |

Necklace 1:

Length: 33"

Half Length (distance from clasp to center): 16 1/2"

Necklace 2:

Length: 36"

Half Length: 18"

| DETAILS |

Era: 1960s

Style: Multi Strand

Material: Plastic and metal

Colors: Cream, peach, coral, white, gold

Condition: Excellent 

Item of the Week - February 11th

Vintage 1970's Necklace / Vintage Heart Necklace / Gold, Black and Crystal Pendant

https://www.etsy.com/listing/165669247/vintage-1970s-necklace-vintage-heart?ref=shop_home_active_67

This is a beautiful vintage black rhinestone and cubic zirconia (CZ) heart necklace from the 1970's. It is composed of two rows of gems, black rhinestones and CZ gems set in a goldtone filigree heart design. This necklace sparkles with brilliant light! Absolutely gorgeous.


| MEASUREMENTS |

Pendant: 1" x 1"
Length: 18"
Half Length (when fastened the distance between clasp and middle: 9"

| DETAILS |

Era: 1970s
Style: Pendant
Material: Metal, cz, rhinestone
Colors: Gold, black and clear
Condition: Excellent

Vintage Item of the Week - January 21st

Vintage 1970's Brooch / Bee Brooch / Insect Pin / Honey Bee

https://www.etsy.com/listing/175548665/vintage-1970s-brooch-bee-brooch-insect?ref=shop_home_active_3

If you love insect jewelry, this almost life-like bee brooch is perfect for you. Wings extended, ready to soar, you'll love the detail in this vintage pin!

| MEASUREMENTS |

Width: 3/4"
Length: 1"

| DETAILS |

Era: 1970s
Style: Kitsch
Material: Metal and enamel
Colors: Goldtone, yellow and brown
Condition: Excellent

Vintage Item of the Week - October 29th

Vintage 1950s Brooch / Rhinestone Brooch / Clip Earrings / Orange and Green Rhinestone Set

https://www.etsy.com/listing/86684945/vintage-1950s-brooch-rhinestone-brooch?ref=shop_home_active

This vintage brooch and clip earring set from the 1950s is absolutely beautiful! The combination of bright orange, yellow and green rhinestones mixed with the creamy enamel flowers makes this set a unique and stunning collection. Perfect for Fall weddings, the brooch can easily be made into a hair comb or would look amazing on a shrug or shawl!


| MEASUREMENTS |

Brooch: 3" x 1 1/2"

Earrings: 1" x 1/2"


| DETAILS |

Era: 1950s

Style: Set - Brooch and Clip Earrings

Material: Metal, rhinestones, enamel

Colors: Gold, amber, green, orange, topaz, yellow, cream, tan

Condition: Excellent


Blog readers can get a deal! Use coupon code 5DOLLARS at checkout for $5 off this gorgeous set! 

Vintage Item of the Week - September 17th

Vintage 1960s Necklace / Multi Strand Necklace / Amber Necklace

https://www.etsy.com/listing/110560464/vintage-1960s-necklace-multi-strand?ref=shop_home_active

I love the design of this amber and cream vintage 1960s multi-strand necklace. It's made up of six strands of small oval beads in alternating cream and amber, 3/4th the way down the necklace all the strands come together and connect to two large amber circle beads and one large white bead and then the six strands pick up again.

So retro and yet would be perfect with any Fall outfit today!

| MEASUREMENTS |

Length: 24"


| DETAILS |

Era: 1960s

Style: Multi-Strand

Material: Plastic

Colors: Gold, amber, orange, cream, white

Condition: Excellent

For followers of my blog use coupon code 5DOLLARS for $5 off this fun necklace!  

Life Lessons Through Vintage

Awhile back when my grandfather was first diagnosed with terminal cancer I sat down and wrote a blog post about what it meant to me and how it took hearing the news about his cancer to realize that my grandpa had been a huge inspiration and sort of the kick start to how I began collecting vintage. It was this collecting passion that led me to my little business and that has become a very integral part of my life.

I was honored the other day when I submitted my post about my grandpa and what I had learned in the now almost two years I've been a vintage clothing, vintage jewelry and vintage accessories seller on Etsy to another vintage expert and she was interested in publishing it on her blog. Sammy Davis of Sammy Davis Vintage, not only showcases great vintage clothing and vintage retail experience, she's a firm believer in empowering others to do their very best and to succeed in our journeys of promoting vintage love. Through this message she's featuring stories that have inspired other vintage sellers to start their journeys in this crazy world of vintage retail.

The wonderful thing about Sammy is that she has a knack for taking stories like mine and turning them into lessons that other vintage sellers can learn from. She's taken my original blog post and tweaked it into a great lesson on building a brand for your vintage business. Take a peek at how she's turned my post into something wonderful, complete now with photos and more background history!

I'd love to read comments from you all about what inspires you - even if it isn't in vintage! Post your inspirations below!

Where to Find Me Next - Soulard Market Park

Soulard Market Park - May 19th

This will be another new show for me. Once a month in the park just to the south of the Soulard Farmer's Market there will be a craft, art, vintage and antique market. It'll be open from 9am-2pm on the third Saturday of each month. I've signed up for all four shows - so be sure to come out and visit, get some great produce and support local businesses!

Calendar:
May 19th - 9-2pm
June 16th - 9-2pm
July 21st - 9-2pm
August 18th - 9-2pm

Find a map here!

Please note, this is an ad from last year's market. New art is not yet available. Please refer to the dates in the body of my blog.