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I’m sneaking this in when I meant to get back to my sapphire pear earrings – but I just got these sapphire heart jewels in, and it’s been so long since I had any sapphire hearts. I’m not sure why, but it’s really hard to find vintage heart jewels lately. Maybe because they really are in demand? And so pretty!  Yes, they’re available in my Etsy jewelry supplies shop 🙂 Of course I watched (some of) the inaugural fuss yesterday – I have issues with every politician, but I still think the Obamas are better than the alternative last November – and I am very fond of Michelle Obama. And like a lot of women, I love to see what she chooses to wear! It’s not (just) shallow of us to watch her wardrobe. Her style choices influence retail fashion and that means business and sales and commerce – and we need commerce! But it’s also fun to watch. I loved her Jason Wu gown:  Michelle Obama and Date But what I specially like is that she doesn’t always wear Designer Couture. Sometimes she wears Gap or, in this instance, Target:  Love it! That she’s wearing Target, I mean – I also think it’s a cool dress. Now if we could just get her to show off / promote / wear some American vintage…. that would be beyond fabulous! So you’re looking for glam, you’re looking for classy, you’re looking for that very special gown? Have I found a goodie for you 🙂 
It’s available at Anxiously Red Vintage at Etsy. If this wonderful gown is gone, when you go to look – never fear. She’s got LOTS of wonderful goodies, terrific pricing, and great feedback – you’ll find something you love in her shop 🙂 P.S. And don’t forget to check out her retro shoes. Wowza! I couldn’t resist – I got sidetracked when I found these wonderful vintage finds. THIS is why I love vintage fashion!  Now that is just a classic. White linen, it’ll look good forever (and you can bleach it, gently!) Belt it, wear it loose, wear it over a bathing suit or with black velvet. Totally a classic. And these!  I mean, talk about fun shoes – purple, and suede, and ballet flats? Love them. Comfy and adorable. These are from one of my favorite vintage shops on Etsy, Look Again Vintage. Even if these goodies are gone when you read this (and yeah, somebody will grab them) there are always great finds over there. So cool. So fun. And did I mention affordable? I do love vintage! I was looking for a vintage ruby rhinestone necklace recently – a customer request made me curious. She was looking for a Miriam Haskell (or knockoff). Anyway it got me to looking, and I found to my surprise that there were very few to be found! I’m not sure why red, or ruby, is a hard color to find. I had just made a classic style, ruby rhinestone necklace for another customer – obviously this one isn’t vintage (though the ovals are true vintage, made in West Germany about 50 years ago). I thought it turned out well:  It’ll be a wonderful Valentine’s present – and yes, it’ll be available through Weekend Jewelry. It’s not even onsite yet – but will be pronto! Since I had emerald on my mind – Emerald being Pantone’s “Color of the Year for 2013” and all (see my blog post here) well, then I needed to find a pretty party dress. Started looking around at Etsy – vintage dresses, of course, the very best kind – and look what I found!  and  I found both of these yummy dresses at Foxy Brit Vintage – she’s actually in the Pacific Northwest USA – and she’s got lots and lots of reasonbly-priced goodies to check out. Emerald – party dresses – great values – it’s definitely time to go shopping 🙂 Drum roll! Feature stories today are talking about Pantone’s “Color of the Year” for 2013. I’m not even sure how they got the job but by now, Pantone’s predictions heavily influence the colors that will be Hot for the next season – in housewares, fashion, and of course, jewelry. I don’t think it’s the be-all and end-all that they want us to believe but still, it’s interesting. So it was serendipity that I had just made a graphic of some of the lovely emerald jewels in my my Etsy jewelry supplies shop:  I have to say, I love emerald. It’s not just because I’m (sometimes, with a little help) a redhead. It’s just such a rich, flattering, luxurious color. And it looks good on just about everybody. And it’s gorgeous. And did I say rich? Color of the year: emerald. They could do worse 🙂 Sometimes we have to remind ourselves – people do have birthdays in December! There’s so much activity centered around Christmas, let’s remember our birthday girls too 🙂 The birthstones – or birthstone colors – for December can vary according to the source, how traditional or modern, etc. But in general, these are considered to be the birthday colors for December: Blue zircon, turquoise, and blue topaz (yes, the colors are often gemstone-oriented!) And I just happen to have some lovely turquoise, aqua, and blue zircon vintage glass jewels in my Etsy jewelry supplies shop. Like these:  Aqua is actually one of my most popular colors – I think because it’s universallly flattering. I usually have more shapes available – and in December it’s also birthstone-appropriate! Because I had recently gotten in some fuschia pink rhinestone jewels, I wanted to find a party dress to match. Of course Etsy is my favorite place to shop – and this gorgeous dress really caught my eye!  It’s available at Apple Branches Vintage on Etsy. If the dress is gone when you go look, believe me you’ll find more goodies there. Diana, who runs the shop, is a professional photographer – and it shows. Not only are her pictures beautiful (and they are!) but you can really *see* the clothing, which is so important for online purchases. She has some wonderful vintage fashion items – go find a special party dress for yourself! I wanted to show off this outrageous color – these are new rhinestone jewels I just listed in my Etsy shop:  I actually took pics of the pear jewels with the foil backing (this is the way they arrived) – see the top half of this pic. I removed the foil, just to see how they looked – I think I might like the sheer jewels even better. But it’s a close call! They make wonderful party jewelry for you or as a gift – and like good DIY, they cost a lot less than buying ready-made. If you’re looking for hot pink or fuschia jewels, I bet you’ll love these 🙂 |
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