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| Victorian Glove Case $40, from The Paris Market on Etsy |
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| $10.50 The Magpie Society on Etsy offers these lovely Valentines! |
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| Victorian Sewing Book, $15, Feels Free on Etsy |
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| Advertising Print: $18 from Siliconvalet on Etsy! |
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Vintage Victorian Trinkets on Etsy: Things I Love Today
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Vixen Vintage Viva La Fashionista Diva
Move over Dita Von Teese, (yes I love you, you are the queen diva, but still)...
..I just adore this Fashionista ..........Viva La Solanah.... the best thing out of Washington State (besides Pearl Jam and damn good coffee, but who's counting?) Just like we have the real Hollywood Housewives exposed, we now have the real Vixen-of-Vintage. Ahhh, yes, I truly adore her VixenVintage blog and her take on glamorous retro fashion.
She is just so darn cute and full of vintage spunk. Such a young soul with a deep and growing appreciation of all-things-vintage-fashion. For she makes that which is old now new again and oh so hip and desirable! Her followers watch her every step and want to dress like her, she makes vintage fashion so cool. I think she has a Marilynesque power about her that if she donned a potato sack others would follow. She even gives away her top secrets on showing people how to make her 1940's hairdo's . ( She takes it a step further with real rag curls here!)
All photos found on Pinterest courtesy of VixenVintage Blog. Vixen Vintage on Facebook
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..I just adore this Fashionista ..........Viva La Solanah.... the best thing out of Washington State (besides Pearl Jam and damn good coffee, but who's counting?) Just like we have the real Hollywood Housewives exposed, we now have the real Vixen-of-Vintage. Ahhh, yes, I truly adore her VixenVintage blog and her take on glamorous retro fashion.
She is just so darn cute and full of vintage spunk. Such a young soul with a deep and growing appreciation of all-things-vintage-fashion. For she makes that which is old now new again and oh so hip and desirable! Her followers watch her every step and want to dress like her, she makes vintage fashion so cool. I think she has a Marilynesque power about her that if she donned a potato sack others would follow. She even gives away her top secrets on showing people how to make her 1940's hairdo's . ( She takes it a step further with real rag curls here!)
Perhaps the best thing about her is she is so au naturale. You can't duplicate that with any Hollywood fashion model or paid performer. No nipping and tucking and Hollywood botoxing here.... sure one may argue Solanah is young but she's also REAL. So happy doing what she does. Wearing clothes she loves! Therefore her photos come out so darn beautiful and radiate normality! Her natural beauty captured in every shot. Perhaps that's why we can't get enough of her!
Her website is full of curiosities and untold stories of the past that one can explore via her photographs. I reminisce of how it would have been to live back in the day...oh so lovely. Is this what my now-passed grandmother once looked like in her hey-dey? Born in the 1920's she told me just how fun her life was from the 1940's to 1950's. A time when women radiated such natural beauty as the sun.... mixed with a certain class and sophistication when dressing. They had a reason for getting out of bed and doing their hair, and having their lipstick just right....looking their Sunday best every day of the week....what happened to us? I'm here in my favorite fuzzy pajamas with hair undone and makeup missing. Sign, I'm so glad she keeps the dream alive. ♥
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Things I love Today: Orange Industrial and Retro
Orange you glad we have Etsy? Search "Vestiesteam" for the best in Tangerine
'Get Your Tangerine On with the Vestiesteam' by NorScott
Search "Vestiesteam" for the best in Tangerine
 Metal Parts Cabinet $375.00 |  Vintage Eyelgasses Frames. O... $65.00 |
 Vintage 60s Bright Orange Go... $98.00 |  MINI - Vintage Orange Round ... $60.00 |
 Vintage Mid Century Modern O... $55.00 |  Vintage manual orange Olivet... $214.99 |
 1980s Solid Orange Vinyl Sho... $9.99 |  1940s hat / pumpkin orange /... $48.00 |
 mid century melamine dinnerw... $28.00 |  ON SALE Retro Orange Daisy S... $7.00 |
 Orange and White Polka Dot S... $7.00 |  Huge De Luxe of Amsterdam Th... $146.00 |
 Art Deco Salem Streamline / ... $70.00 |  60s Mod Tangerine Orange Org... $36.00 |
 Florida Oranges Salt and Pep... $9.00 |  Vintage Motorcycle Helmet $60.00 |
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Unlimited Entry Giveaway : Italian Sorrento Swiss Reuge Jewelry Box Music Box Value $100-$200 Ring Box
The Prize: Blue Danube is a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, and it plays in this lovely little inlaid ring music box. This box is obviously made by Sorrento, (see examples here) which is extremely collectible. This old world styling comes from years of woodworking skills in Campania, Italy outside of Naples. The box itself bears the sticker, "Made in Italy." The parts are marked Swiss made, and the musical movement is Romance, (aka Swiss Reuge with 18 note (?) movement. It has a pink velvet lining and is made to hold your special rings, like wedding rings, possibly two to three at the most. It is small, about 4" long x 3.5" wide. Four little goldtone feet make it stand so lovely, and this has violin inlaid. It was imported by wholesaler Musical Specialities, Inc probably about 1995-1996 for sale in the States. The cheapest I have seen this particular model list for is $162, on sale for $99.00 here (plus $12 for the Reuge movement would total $111.)
So thanks to our partners we are able to give away this high priced awesome music box that would make a great gift!
Here's the Entry Details:
Contest is being offered by RetroChalet on Etsy, in conjunction with partners Big Fat Daddy's, Atlas Personal Trainers, and Ira Mency Designs and is open to anyone in the US or abroad. Entries are taken until February 14th, 2012 MIDNIGHT EST. (Eastern Time). The entries will then be entered into a large bowl or maybe something much larger, and hand drawn by February 16th, just like this ...winner will then be notified and item shipped to them no matter where in the world they are! Winners posted on this blog approximately February 16-18th. Item will be shipped as soon as communication with buyer is made. See how many ways to enter, and note that certain sharing functions below have UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF ENTRIES! Make sure to comment you've done so and have a way in which we can get in touch with you.
Here's How To Enter :
(Do as many as you like, but comment this post each time so I know you did it!)
Things that will Earn you *One Entry Each*:
- Follow this blog and comment this post that you did so.
- Follow the official RetroChalet - Melmac Central blog and comment on this post that you did so.
- Follow Ira Mency Designs blog (free graphics) and comment on this post that you did so.
- Follow Big Fat Daddy's blog (good recipes) and comment on this post that you did so.
- Follow Atlas Personal Trainers' blog (fitness, diet, recipes) and comment on this post that you did so.
- Like Vintage Chalet on Facebook. and comment below to tell us you've done so!
- Like Retro Chalet on Facebook. and comment below that you've done so!
- Like Melmac Central on Facebook. , make sure to comment below to tell us you've done so.
- Like Big Fat Daddy's on Facebook. Make sure to comment below that you've done so.
- Like Atlas Trainers Business Page on Facebook and tell us you've done so.
- Friend Request Atlas Personal Trainers (Mike Turkin) on Facebook. and tell us you've done so.
- Follow RetroChalet on Twitter. and tell us you've done so!
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- Follow AtlasTrainers on Twitter. Tell us you've done so!
- Visit RetroChalet on Etsy and tell us which item is your FAVE. You will earn one entry each time, and you can do this once per week. So, you can earn an entry each week from now until February! This can be as many as seven entries! Woot Woot!
- Share items from RetroChalet's Etsy shop on your Facebook or Twitter (with links to the item) and get one entry each, this is unlimited! Do as many times as you want, Just tell us that you've done so!
- Share posts from any of the blogs listed below on your Facebook or Twitter, and get one entry each, this is unlimited! Do as many times as you want, Just tell us that you've done so!
http://RetroChalet.blogspot.com
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Ways to Earn *TEN Entries Each*:
Write a small post about any of these websites below, (on your blog, website, squidoo, or article service) which has to be at least 200 words with a link to the website as specified below, and you will get five entries into the kettle per website!
Write about Big Fat Daddy's and link http://www.bigfatdaddys.com , and get five entries!
Write about Atlas Personal Trainers and link http://www.AtlasPersonalTrainers.com and get five entries!
Write about Vintage Chalet (this site ) and link http://VintageChalet.blogspot.com and get five entries!
Write about Ira Mency Designs and link http://IraMencyDesigns.com or
http://IraMencyDesigns.blogspot.com and get five entries!
Write about Retro Chalet's Melmac Central and link http://www.MelmacCentral.com or http;//RetroChalet.blogspot.com and get five entries!
GOOD LUCK AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!
Contest Closes 2-14-12 midnight EST.
Winners posted her on or about Feb 16-18th depending on how long it takes us to calculate the entries.
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