Lately...

...I added a bunch of items to the sale section in the shop.  Maybe there is something in the bunch you've had your eye on!

...went to this little flea market held once a year by my house and yielded this cool mermaid and stone necklace.  I really like it -- it's definitely different from what I normally lean towards.

...at a different flea market I picked up these vintage Mexican silver and turquoise rings and the reverse carved lucite brooch for a song.  I think the pin will be darling at Christmas time and I have developed quite the attraction to these Mexican pieces.  I smell a collection brewing!

...had lunch with a good friend and she brought me a trunk full of FREE vintage dresses that her brother got for FREE at an estate sale.  She told me he got a 20s suit for himself.  What a find!

...my fall show is coming up this weekend.  If you live near Metro Detroit, you should stop by!  More on this show soon.

...more prepping!  I got new tags to use my custom stamp on.  I just love the outcome!

What have you been up to?  

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Lately...

...thrifted Egyptian Revival clamper bracelet for me

...spotted a retro Salvation Army sign

...restringing a vintage bakelite bracelet

...and the finished product

...thrifting more jewelry for my collection

This was definitely a good week for vintage jewelry!

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Hurry! Last Day to Save!

Today is the last day to save 20% off the entire shop!

Stock up now, next time the shop will have this kind of sale is Black Friday.

Sponsor in September

So I decided to stay with passionfruit to host my ads.  So good news for all my current sponsors!

New this month: you can now purchase a dedicated blog post!

Ads come in three sizes and run for 30 days, rotating with each page load to allow for equal exposure for each sponsor.  If you need help designing an ad, I would be more than happy to help!

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*I am always open to sponsored giveaways, sponsored outfit posts, and swapping ad spaces*

Livin' Vintage Fall Look Book

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Vintage Sale!

Tomorrow through Sunday the shop is 20% off.  

Snag some deals on both summer and fall pieces!

*no reserves or layaways during sale*

*no further discounts or coupon codes may be applied during sale*

*new items added after sale are NOT included in sale*

Lately...

...I've been...

...stocking the shop with lots of vintage goodies.  400, here I come!

...enjoying lots and lots of garden fresh tomatoes.

...listing fun stuff like this beautiful 60s wedding dress and 50s/60s pineapple earrings.

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Freebie Friday: Retro iPhone Case Insert

As mentioned last week, here is the Livin' Vintage reader exclusive free printable retro iPhone insert!

  

Depending on your printer, you might need to resize.  If that's the case, the image should be 4.5 X 2.25 inches.

*this is an original vintage image and is being shared here for your personal use.  it may NOT be used for any other purposes, including being sold in anyway*

Fall for Cotton Sew-along

When Tasha announced the Fall for Cotton Sew-along, I was so excited to join in, go through my stash of vintage patterns and fabric, and make a new dress for fall.

At first, I though of making another Swirl dress with some quilter's cotton I recently picked up on clearance at Joanns.  And, while I might still whip one up during the sew-along, I wanted to challenge myself with a pattern I haven't used before and to use some of my vintage fabric, because my stash of both is really overflowing!

I picked this dress pattern from 1952 and haven't decided which view I'm going to make yet, although I am leaning towards view two (the white one).  Which do you like?  Even though I have done a fair amount of sewing, I haven't worked much with vintage patterns, so we'll see how "simple to make" this dress ends up being.

The fabric is probably from the '50s too; most of the other fabric I got out of that estate was from then as were the patterns.  I still need to get my notions, but so far, the cost of this dress is practically nothing!  Both the fabric and the pattern came from an estate sale a few years ago and I can't image that I paid more than a few dollars for it all.

Next step is is figure out what view I am going to make and then get my notions.

Want to join in?  See THIS POST for more information.

Vintage Lingerie Preview

The only thing better than wearing vintage dresses is wearing something equally as pretty and vintage underneath!  

I am working on stocking the shop with some pretty under things and here's a preview of some of the vintage lingerie that will hit the shop soon.

1960s scalloped half slip  &  1940s sheer peach nylon slip

1950s swiss dot robe  &  1950s baby blue nightie

If you are interested in anything or want a reserve listing, email me at livinvintage@hotmail.com or click on the contact me button below.