Fresh Picks: Sweet Slumber

Need a good night’s sleep? Creating a peaceful environment can make your bedroom the restful retreat you desire. These vintage finds invoke a tranquil boudoir, which just might be the best remedy for a hectic day.

Vintage Chenille Bedspread b... vintagelinens $125.00	Pretty Pink and Blue Floral ... jenscloset $98.50	ART NOUVEAU Empire Art Silve... SweetSugarBout... $92.00
Vintage 1930s Child and Goos... deerpathvintag... $14.00	Vintage Dresser Scarf with L... TheVintageWhim $9.00	SALE Pair of Vintage Hobnail... awfulwaffles $42.00

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Live Vintage!

You love to look at, touch, buy, sell and give vintage, but do you live with your vintage? Are your vintage goodies untouchables or are they an integral part of your everyday life? Are your vintage possessions only trinkets on a shelf to be admired, pieces of jewelry taken out and worn only on special occasions, or reminders of yesteryear hung on the wall for looks only? How do you live with your vintage obsession?
Let me tell you how I live with mine!
I confess that I plunk lots of my vintage goodies on the piano, inside and on top of the breakfront, on shelves and on dressers; I intermingle them with photos of my kids, crafts and odd bits of jewelry, bobby pins and notes, and of course dust. I like it that way. The dusty, controlled chaos is comforting. But I also live with my vintage in very practical ways.

This gorgeous blue and white handkerchief is one of many lovely linens offered by team member Vintage Linens from Massachusetts.

If I had to choose one practical vintage item I couldn't live without, I would choose my linen hankies. Having just recovered from a 2-week cold, I can tell you that linen hankies are the absolute best thing to blow your sad nose into. Thick and absorbent, soft and pretty, they add a touch of sophistication to a very unsophisticated act. After two weeks my nose is neither red or chafed.

The Happy Hoarder offers a variety of vintage fabrics from her studio in Ohio, including this charming juvenile printed cotton seersucker.

Hailing from Virginia, Dandelion Girl offers this gorgeous octagonal English tin.

As I look around I see all sorts of ways that I live with vintage:  the lovely old tin holding my ink pens, the rug I crocheted from vintage fabric, plates and pie pans in my studio holding tiny parts and paint, the bright wool blanket on my bed, the necklace with the big cotton pearls I wear with t-shirts...
Look around and tell me, "how do you live with your vintage?".

'Walking in a Vintage Wonderland' Featured Shop of the Day: VintageLinens!

Greetings, and welcome to the 31st day of the EtsyVintage Street Team's huge holiday showcase/giveaway, 'Walking in a Vintage Wonderland'! Each day, we feature an EVST member shop, and each day one lucky reader will win a $10 gift certificate from that day's shop! For more details, see this post:
Today we are featuring 'vintagelinens', who has one of the best collections of vintage and antique linens and needlework I've seen yet. In addition, we will show you some of the great vintage clothing from this beautiful shop.
Below we have a selection of pieces done in cutwork (a method of cutting open the shapes of a design on the linen, which are then embroidered around the edges), filet lace, one set trimmed with Battenburg tape lace, all in excellent condition and the hand detailing is just beautiful:

Next are 2 examples of bobbin lace, a very complicated and labor-intensive method which involves weaving the threads, which are wound on long bobbins and criss-crossing them in various ways to form the pattern. While being worked, the lace is pinned to a cushion called a 'ham' and often involves dozens of bobbins to make one design. Fascinating, highly detailed and very beautiful!

'Vintagelinens' also carries vintage clothing, and here are a few examples of what you can find at the 'vintagelinens' shop. These are 'Maxi' dresses from the 1970s; the 70s saw the rise of the 'Maxi' and 'Midi' skirt, in response to the 'Mini' of the 60s, which over time, got shorter and shorter until there was hardly any skirt at all :-)
The birth of the Maxi and Midi reversed this trend, but retained the bold patterns and bright colors that made 60s fashion so special..


Vintagelinens also has a great assortment of vintage jewelry and accessories, and you should rush over to the shop to see everything. Then, come back here to this post and leave a comment with a link to your favorite item, along with your e-mail address. This evening, one winner will be chosen from all of the entries who will win a $10 gift certificate from vintagelinens! Just think of all the wonderful things to choose from, and let us know which is your favorite!
One entry per person, per day, and EVST members are not eligible. Don't forget to include your e-mail address with your comment, so we can contact you if you win. Congratulations to 'hopeful' who won a gift certificate from yesterday's featured shop, Joules!

Good Luck, and Happy New Year!

The EtsyVintage Street Team

(Where Vintage ROCKS!)