FREE Vintage Ballet Dance Clipart!

I have been working on getting some ephemera packs together to list on Etsy, and among them will be pieces from the vintage 50's and 60's Dance magazines that I got a couple of months ago. I scanned in some of my favorite bits, I left them extra large in case you want to download them and use them! :) (click to enlarge them to their full size)

At auction on eBay this week - hats, jewelry, recipes & more!

I spent a good bit of time organizing my huge stash of vintage costume jewelry last week - I got some listed (mostly pins), with a lot more to come! I try every piece at auction on eBay first, and then if it doesn't sell I list in in my Etsy shop. I'll just show you a few of my favorite pieces...

Vintage Accessocraft Blue Yellow Enamel Flower Brooch Pin

Vintage Black Plastic Insect Bug Butterfly Pin Brooch

Vintage Figural Wood Wooden Deer Fawn Brooch Pin

Vintage MIB Van Dell Colored Rhinestone Sterling Silver Pin Brooch

I listed a few other things besides jewelry - some great vintage hats, a couple of old recipe boxes - with printed as well as handwritten recipes in them! - and a set of Hartstone Pottery Christmas mugs I missed when I was gathering up all of my holiday items to list - oops!

Hopefully I will have more to show you next week, if I can shake this cold that has been slowing me down for the last few days... wish me luck!

Newsletter Issue #14 - Vintage Bathroom Goodness & More!

I'm working on the newest, re-vamped issue of my email newsletter as we speak! I got sidelined by the 1/2 off eBay auction listing fee sale yesterday, so I am a little behind, but I should have it out to everyone tomorrow. Here's a peek at what's inside:

1. Super Secret Content - from a reader suggestion - vintage bathroom goodness!
2. Blog Updates, Did You Miss Any? - a recap of my blog posts since the last newsletter
3. Facebook Goodness - a recap of some of the interesting stuff I've posted on Facebook lately
4. The Vintage List News - the latest from my online directory site, The Vintage List
5. Must See Sites - a few of the fun and/or helpful vintage related websites I've found lately

Who knows, I could add even more than that before it is all said and done - I told you I am going to be getting my $8/mo. worth, right? ;) If you haven't signed up yet do it now so you don't miss it!

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A handful of auction goodness on eBay this week...

We didn't get a whole lot up at auction last week, with the holiday and all... it was so nice to take a little break and hang out with our families! eBay had a one day half off auction style listings sale, so we made sure to take advantage of that and listed a few goodies:

Vintage Mid-Century Modern California Originals Vase

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Stanford Console Planter

Pyrex Flamingo Pink 2 Qt Round Casserole Dish with Stand

Pyrex Flamingo Pink 8" Square Baking Dish with Stand

Vintage 5 Level Metal Paper Letter File Tray

Vintage Round Wicker Sewing Basket - Floral Lining

There's a bit more - click on over to check out the rest! :)

Christmas Craft Books Winner + Newsletter Ideas

We have a winner of the Christmas Craft Book Giveaway - Trase from Kitschicat's Den on Etsy! Congrats Trase, I'll be emailing you in a moment for your address so I can get your books on their way!

I got some outstanding suggestions for newsletter content from everyone who entered - thanks so much for your ideas, you don't know how much I appreciate them! Here are some of my favorites:

- How long have I been interested in vintage finds and what got me started
- What do I consider an "excellent vintage find" in several different areas
- History of mid-century modern items and designers
- Recommendations on price guide books - which are worth using?
- Featured vintage china patterns with history
- Vintage bathroom decor
- Vintage eyeglasses
- Garage Sale and Flea Market finds
- Links for researching items
- "Real world" places to shop for vintage

You guys really came through with a ton of awesome ideas! I hope to address all of these (and more!) in the newsletter.

I think I am going to try to send them out every 2 weeks, on the 1st and the 15th of the month. I'm working on a new format, using the ideas that were sent in plus a few of my own, so that there will be several "sections" of regular content in each issue. So look for the next on on December 1st, with all the new goodness inside! :)

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New eBay Auction Goodness - Purses & More!

Last weekend I took photos of all the vintage purses I have collected this season - around 30 in all! They are all up for auction right now, here are a few of my favorites:

Vintage Tooled Hand Painted Leather Hippie Purse - Swans!

Vintage Magenta Pick Evening Handbag w/ Lucite Clasp

Vintage 1960's Long Brown Vinyl Purse Handbag

Vintage Shiny Black Koret Basket Box Purse 1980's

If you want to check out the rest, just click on over - grab a cup of coffee, there are a lot of bags to look at! ;)

I did list a few other things besides purses - we have been working very hard to get all of the sets of dishes we have here listed while the eBay listing sale is going on (2 more sets and we are done!) and I cherry picked a few cool things to post (including the McCoy cookie jar and plastic canister set that I posted about the other day):

Mattel Breakfast at Tiffany's Audrey Hepburn Doll

Vintage Squiggle Ceramic Planter TV Table Lamp

Vintage Dark Blue Tupperware 4 Pc Canister Set

I meant to post this yesterday, some of this stuff is actually ending tonight, but the eBay outage screwed up my plans! What a nightmare. But, things seem to be working as normal today, so head on over and take a look! :)

Featured Collectible - 1970's Typographic Kitchenware

My latest little obsession is kind of hard to label - 1970's Typographic Kitchenware was the closest I could get - hopefully it is close enough! What I mean is those mod canisters, jars, and serving pieces that like to scream their intended use in large, bold letters. I've sold a few pieces in the past, and the more I find them the more I love them... First let's look at a few things I have up for sale at the moment:

Vintage McCoy Pottery Mod Ceramic Cookie Jar

Vintage Mod Plastic 1970's Canister Set

(These canisters and the McCoy cookie jar weren't made to go together - but man, they sure do!)

Vintage Yellow Ball Snacks Jar Canister

I looked around eBay for some other typographic goodness to drool over - but I couldn't really find any. This is happening to me a lot these days - are the sellers just not listing stuff, or am I just not able to find it? Who knows! What I do know is that a quick search on Etsy brought up a TON of cool stuff. Etsy rocks vintage - and more and more people are finding that out every day!

1970's Glass Popcorn Bowl Set - from BlueBellBazaar

Vintage Mod Pop Acrylic Recipe Card Box - from JunkCulture

Vintage Hornsea Kitchen Things Utensil Crock Holder - from FoundVintageStyle

Vintage Ceramic Cheese Plate & Sugar Shaker - from FoundVintageStyle

Vintage Avocado Green Salt and Pepper Shakers - from RetroRevival

Typography Lover's Glass Coffee Jar Canister - from MomAndPop

Apothecary Jar Style Spice Jar Set - from AMRadio

Chips Nuts and Pretzels Snack Container Set - from BettysKitschen

T.C. Wheaton Graphic Glass Condiment Bottle Set - from CrankHeartPony

Ok, I could go on like this all day... you get the idea - love, love, love. :)