Etsy Vintage

Workin on the vintage Etsy! But it'll still be a few days before it goes live. But when it does, there will be loads of adorable deco era items! As well as many other vintage pieces from 1800's-early1990's Can't wait.

If anyone else out there who follows me has a vintage shop feel free to post a link in the comments section so my readers and I can check it out.

www.etsy.com/shop/VioletnDaisyVintage

Violet and Daisy Vintage

Currently in the process of converting my physical vintage shop H29 at Glen Waverley Antique Bazaar into an etsy shop, it's not live yet and I'm going to wait until I have a decent amount of stock and really great photos before I make it live.

www.etsy/com/shop/VioletnDaisyVintage

Neck ruffles, depression era sensibilites and collectables.

1920's crochet collar I recently bought, to help convert some vintage dresses I have from other eras to fit into the deco era look. I own a lot of 1930's dresses and wear them all the time but I'm worried about how fragile and precious they are, some of them are now starting to fall apart, so I'm trying to also wear some other less old and fragile ones that still fit in with the style so as to preserve the lovely antique ones in my collection a little longer.

One of my favourite accessories I've had for years is a 1920's satin and faux pearl embroidered collar that I bought at an antique centre  and I've worn to pieces, the pearlescent paint has now worn off most of the beads and many of them have come undone and fallen off. Whenever I attempt to wear it I periodically hear little pearl beads falling off and bouncing on the ground. 

 Detachable collars are a clever way to give different outfits another look, to get extra wear out of things you might be bored of or worry you might be wearing too often. Hence why women of the 1920's-30's made and wore detachable collars, as it was during the depression that these clever ideas became very useful. Women of the time may not have been able to afford another dress but they could afford some yarn and a pattern to make themselves a collar. If I had the crocheting skills I'd be all over that!

Another item that was used in a similar way at the time and that was relatively inexpensive was costume jewellery dress clips. Which is something I've yet to add to my collection, hopefully I will be able to soon, there's loads I've had my eye on for a while now.

Shop changes and Just splendid!

Images from inside The Australian Women's Diary tenth anniversary edition I had in my stall. I've kept it aside though for the Swiss lady who contacted Glen Waverley Antique Bazaar and left a message about purchasing it, if you're reading this now, this is your chance to claim it, otherwise I'll put it in my new Etsy vintage store and you can (or anyone else who's interested) can snag it there. I'm closing down my Deco Dollies booth at Glen Waverley and converting it into an Etsy online store, which suits my busy uni life at the moment better! More on that soon. If you'd like to see my shop in the flesh as it is now, you have until the 16th of September.

The Australian women's Diary

The Australian Women's Diary 1994 tenth anniversary edition. A women in Switzerland called up the Glen Waverley Antique Bazaar to buy it from me, but you forgot to leave your email! :) I can't afford to call you back via phone (international call) so please contact me on madteaparty03@yahoo.com.au.

Also I'm gonna post some of the great pics from inside this lovely gem of a book on here soon!

Wishes

I saw these gorgeous pieces on an auction site, and as you can probably imagine they are going for a pretty penny! Well out of my current budget, some being in the thousands. But aren't they lovely to look at and imagine myself swanning around drinking tea in a garden with finger waves and a raspberry cupid's bow!

Sewing Basket

Cute vintage sewing box I bought from Glen Waverley Antique Bazaar for $4 today when I went to tidy my stall. Good for little projects I have on the go in my lounge room.