New Member Spotlight

Kateblossom

Shabby chic gypsy eco prairie romatic custom

The Etsy Vintage Team proudly welcomes one of our newest members Kate from Kateblossom!

 Kate brings new meaning to taking the old and making it new. Her up-cycle clothing creations are truly one of a kind masterpieces! Each item Hand-died, Hand-sewn, and embellished with fine vintage linens, lace, and/or buttons. Each selection tells a whimsical tale and perhaps peers into Kate's very own childhood dreams. You cannot help but to stop and smell the proverbial roses while browsing her shop. It sparks your own imagination (which is just fine with her). Shes happy to work together with her shoppers & help them create a custom masterpiece.

Meet Kate the owner and creator of Kateblossom! 

"Hi Sweet Friends! I am Kate and I live in North California with my dear Husband. I love to create unique, earthy, ethereal, sometimes edgy, carefree, fun, country, chic, farm, bridal, ranch, cottage clothes for women and children.. casual, yet with a touch of elegance. I love God, and his Son Jesus, His Word....and pleasing him every day is my goal. What a blessing that he is our creator. "

More from Kate:

"Etsy has been a way for me to use my own creativity. I have always loved Vintage Things, even when I was a little girl at my Grandmothers house. I loved visiting Thrift Stores as a child. I find thrill in taking thrifted or handed down clothing and making them into something new. I also enjoy using bits and pieces of things, kind of like making a collage with clothing. Old lace and lots of different fabrics, buttons and other textiles go into my creations."

...and what a wonderful collage Kate creates!

Fabric Art isn't Kate's only talent... 

She enjoys reading, cooking and an array of outdoor activity. All seemingly inspirations for her creations. She has recently written a Historical Fiction picture book that her husband illustrated, and it will be published this Summer!


She has a Second Etsy Store Katerustic where she creates "Handmade Rustic Farm Girl Home Decor Folk Art."

Shabby Spring Twiggy Doll


As being one of our Etsy Vintage Team Members, you can shop Kate's store confidently, knowing you are getting the highest quality product and customer service possible!

Vintage Industrial Decoration Ideas

By: Melissa Delise Ruby 

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Many people do not realize the advantages of decorating their homes with vintage items. Of course there is the Mother Earth friendly side to it (which is always a plus), the economic side, as well as a vibrant showcase of your own individuality. As I am hunting flea markets and old warehouses for industrial gems of the past, I scoop them up in excitement. Perhaps it's because I know something that the other passers-by don't. Those rusty dusty items are truly gems in disguise. I've decided to share with you a few great ways to decorate your home using vintage industrial items. You can create a modern and welcoming look, using not so modern items. You'll be sure to get lot's of "ohhhs" and "ahhhs" at your next get-together. 

Vintage Signs as Decoration

For a fraction of the price, you can spruce up a boys room using vintage road signs! The best part is, it's a style that can grow with them as the years pass!

      

Railroad Signs for the train lover

Industrial flare for our industrious Teen's 

   

Travel Signs for the car lover

Purchasing these signs is very simple and you can come across a variety of them online. Here are just a few I have found currently on sale. You may click the photo's below if you are interested in purchasing these signs or pricing them.

  

Industrial Lamps 

Do you know you can own lamps created from industrial salvage?

You can purchase them already created or purchase the material for a DIY project. You are left with a stunning, one of a kind addition to your living space. 

Bedroom

Dining-room or Kitchen 

Great Room

again, many of these ideas are directly at your fingertips for a fraction of the price it would cost you in a modern store! Here are a few I came across just today! You may click on the Photos below for price and location of these goods.

Bathroom

Below are some examples from my own guest bathroom. I decided on the Americana theme with an Industrial flare (it's still currently a work in progress). These were all items I purchased online to create the theme. I used old door knobs as towel hooks, a rust bucket, shoe forms, a brass eagle plaque and various other finds to decorate. I pained the door knobs with metal paint and distressed.

Once more these items were found by the click of a mouse or a click of your mouse! 

Truly an exciting and original way to decorate!

Vintage Pencil Sharpeners for Back to School

By KatyO (VintagePDX)

For those of us with school age children, one of the more dreaded back-to-school tasks has to be sharpening the vast quantities of #2 pencils on the school supply list.  A modern electric pencil sharpener is noisy, unreliable, and expensive, and a notebook-sized hand sharpener will drive you mad after the first pencil.

Behold! The affordable and reliable vintage alternative: an old-school, wall-mounted, hand-crank pencil sharpener.

Boston Sharpener from EVT Seller HappilyEraAfter

I grew up with one of these in our laundry room, and when I visited my grandmother, I discovered she had her own mounted on a post halfway up the basement stairs.   A few years later, as my mother was closing out Grandma's house, I gathered up the sharpener, shavings and all, and put it in a Ziploc to take home. I couldn't bear to leave it behind.  When our daughter was heading off to kindergarten, I finally put grandma's sharpener up in our laundry room. (I should add:  I had to empty out 50 years of shavings I had carted around through 4 moves across the country.)  Now our daughter can sharpen her own pencils. I'm happy to be spared the hassle of grinding down 40 yellow Ticonderogas.



EVT members have a selection of pencil sharpeners for your back-to-school needs.  Here are a few other fun examples.  The see-through body and angles make this one perfect for a machine-age office:

Futuramic Sharpener from EVT Seller Dentwood

The orange color of this Boston brand sharpener is perfect for a mid-century home:

Orange Bostonette Sharpener from EVT Seller VintageGypsies

And this Apsco has a sizing wheel to sharpen different size pencils:

Apsco Sharpener from EVT Seller wretchedshekels

Additional EVT Seller's sharpeners can be found here: EVT Sharpeners.


Add a practical new vintage item to your home this fall!  You'll find pricing on vintage sharpeners is often less than a new electric model, and you get a higher quality product when you buy vintage. Just make sure to to take it with you if you move. One of my college friends bemoaned the loss of her family sharpener; she accidentally left it mounted in the pantry of her old home.

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For Holiday Parties, Go Vintage

It's that time of year--festive holiday parties, where everyone dresses to the nines, sips martinis, and flirts with someone they shouldn't. (OK, that's not my life, but someone lives that way, right?) This year, do it in style with vintage clothing and accessories. Here are just a few sample outfits; for more options, follow these links for vintage hats, dresses, shoes, and purses.

Happy Holidays!

1950's Black Velvet... GeneralWhimsy2 $15.00	1980s black felt wool h... dustyrosevinta... $44.00	Vintage 1950s White Pet... cemetarian $10.00
1980s Red Ruched Sarong... Erstwhilestyle $62.00	Limited Editions by Ell... Jonquil $250.00	vintage 80s tiered LACE... ikonic $32.00
Vintage Platform Heels ... Nachokitty $75.00	Vintage Black Leather S... dahlilafound $32.00	Vintage White Size 8 M ... vintagegoodnes... $21.95
Vintage 1950s KELLY HAN... TimeAndAgainFa... $39.00	Vintage 1950s ART DECO... BetaAccessorie... $26.00	vintage clutch - philip... moxiethrift $25.00

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Vintage for the Bargain Hunter

Faux leopard coat, on sale from Haute Country Vintage

It's that time of year, when people begin to line up outside of department stores and outlet malls, looking for bargains. Sounds like fun, eh? No?

If you'd prefer to do your bargain shopping in your jammies, sipping on a hot cup of coffee, you've come to the right place. The Etsy Vintage Team sellers are having sales galore; follow this link to see what's in store. But better get started now--some of these sales will only run through the next few days. (The link will remain good, however, to pick up future sales as the holiday season cranks up.)

Fostoria coin bowl on sale from Jens Closet

Recycled necklace on sale from Behr Essentials