Friday, July 31, 2009

Board No. 90 - Pounce Roundup 3 (Finale)

I wanted to end with my personal favorite of the day's sweep of pounce posts. This may be a bit of a stretch, but this board highlights different ways materials can be used and different techniques you just don't see every day. Now some of them may not entirely be practical (I don't know, but knitted Chuck Taylors?), but they are all amazingly unique and fun.

Top row: Pirate Knit Chucks from PrettySneaky; Colorful Leather Leaves Clutch Bag from dazeddorothy; Brocade Lace Black Flask from Relishbygt
Middle row: Mixed Metal Necklace from myimperfections; Toro (After Picasso) Vintage Bike Part Ram's Head from Atelier688; Setotus Turbo Seashell Necklace from designershell
Bottom row: Rusted Cream Stoneware Tart Dish from RaffaeleDesigns; Titanium Oval Hoops from TitaniumLab; Job's Tears Coixseeds Seed Earrings from Katiesbasement

Board No. 89 - Pounce Roundup 2

I am seeing more and more vintage shops popping up on Etsy, which is a good thing on one hand because I love vintage, but on the other, it means more competition for me! Regardless, I thought it would be fun to feature some of the new shops and their wares:

Top row: 40s 50s Sleeveless Black Taffeta Swing Dress from crazy4ballet; Pyrex Shamrock Design Coffee Carafe from thevintagecup; Red Flats from iheartyourvintage
Middle row: Avon Chess Pieces Cologne Bottles from deelightfulthings; Westbend Stainless Steel Ice Butler from vinegarvintage; Cast Iron Stag Sculpture/Coin Bank from mechanicalstag
Bottom row: Dansk Turquoise Enamelware Pitcher from LemonLimeVintage; Corelle Open Handle Cups from Troop2Libb; Set of Seattle Glasses and Rare Space Needle Salt and Pepper Shakers from Sadie888

Board No. 88 - Pounce Roundup 1

While searching the pounce undiscovered listings I found so many things to feature that I didn't know what to do with myself. And, most notably, I found new trends, which I always love. Here are some great clothing/accessory finds from new sellers:

Top row: Retro Dress (Navy) from justkitsch; Car Onesie from mandymade; Eco Friendly Button Tree Bag from dreammachines
Middle row: 1970s Tulip Button Up from VioletVariance; 80s High-Top Sneakers from ellmerfud; Grey Flower Tank from Coie
Bottom row: A Spring Cape from kajaro; Silk Summer Scarf from alisonsweaving; Turquoise A-Line Vintage Dress from RachaelsRealm

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Board No. 87 - Free Bird

Yes, this post is inspired by the classic rock anthem. I was scanning through Etsy seller reddestradish's shop and saw a beautiful necklace she made, coincidentally called "Free Bird," and I was instantly transported back to the multiple (yes, that means many, many) times I saw Lynyrd Skynryd in concert — hey, come on, they were awesome, and I'm from Cleveland... So, I scanned Etsy to see if there were other listings called "free bird," and there were — a lot of them — and they were cute! Here are some of the more rockin' ones:

Top row: Free Bird Locket and Crystal Drop Chain Earrings from dezforget; Free Bird Vintage Charm Necklace from reddestradish; Free Bird Necklace from goodfriday; Free Bird Peacock Feather and Paua Shell Earrings from bornefrie
Second row: Free Bird Tank from Alliecraft; Free Bird Canvas Print from KelliMurrayArt; Free Bird Hand Screenprinted Art from whomadewho
Third row: Be Free Bird Necklace in Turquoise Finish from GenevieveGail; Free Bird Ring from persimmonjewelry; Free Bird Silver Necklace from shesells; Free Bird from onelifejewelry
Bottom row: Free Bird Vintage Wedge Heel Shoes from NostalgicDesigns (not sure why these are called free bird, but I love them!); Free Bird Artistan Silver Earrings from Samantha33; Free Bird Necklace from edor; Free Bird Guitar Pick Necklace from kahlaw

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Board No. 86 - The Hues of Summer Shoes

When creating my previous post, I had a hard time choosing which shoes I wanted to feature because there were so many colorful, wonderful summer shoes (sandals and heels) to pick from. Here are some of the ones I was contemplating, even though many aren't in my size or don't hit the $20-price point.

Top row: Vintage Soft Petal Peeptoe Heels from DearGoldenVintage; Vintage '80s Tulip Shoes from CheekyVintageCloset; Vintage '80s Disco Sweetie Faux Snake Skin and Suede Patchwork Flats from BluesyMod
Second row: Vintage 1960s Sandals Kitten Heel Shoes Citrus from SmallEarthVintage; Rosina Ferragamo Schiavone Leather Cutout Pumps from Recy; Evins Gray Peep Toe Heels from alovelyfind
Third row: Vintage Martinez Valero Leather Modern High Heels from yesterdaysnew; Vintage '80s Strappy Pink Blue Sandals Andrew Geller from lucyandrickys; Vintage '80s Candies Brick Pumps from thevintagevendor
Bottom row: Vintage Enzo Agiolini Yellow Sandals from Lillyscloset; Little White Slingback Heels from AandOgarcia;
Vintage Grey Leather Peep Toe Pumps from elmstreetvintage

Friday, July 24, 2009

Board No. 85 - Happy Birthday to Me!

Just as a heads up, my birthday is in a little over a week and my party is in two. So, this is the perfect time to order me a gift and have it arrive in time! ;) Ha! Even though I'm joking, I thought I'd feature some totally random items that I love right now, all around the $20 price-point or less, that would make great gifts for just about any 20-something female who likes the odd combo of kitsch and classics. (A couple of these you may have seen on this site once before... But no offense to anyone I didn't choose, there's just too much fabulousness to pick from!)

Top row: Teensy State Charm Necklace from basilthecat (but I want Ohio, but of course!); Pearl Harvest Necklace from flightfancy; Rainbow Sorbet Jade Necklace from FabulousChic (on sale right now!); Mercury Dime Cutout Pendant from glocuts
Middle row: Multi-colored Italian Leather Wedges from theduskyjewel; Small Moroccan Spice Kit from purposedesign; 1902 Rare Historical Map of Maryland, Delaware, and District of Columbia from bananastrudel; Vintage Milk Glass Pedestal Dishes from findingfabulous
Bottom row: Pyrex New Dot Mixing Bowl from marianneclare; Graphic Thermos from thebestthings; Kit Kat Begonia from stovallgardens09;
Dymondwood Fiesta Wine Bottle Stopper from massmans (free shipping - see comment!)