Recent Posts Tagged With 'vintage finds'

• My Vintage Office on Shelterpop

  Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 11:10 in office, feature articles, vintage finds, vintage decor, shelterpop

  My vintage office space has been featured by Jaime Derringer on Shelterpop. She found some of my photos on Flickr and asked for a little back story on the pieces I've found.Click on the title link for the article. Thanks Jaime!...

• The Special Warmth of a {Vintage} Quilt

  Posted on Tuesday December 9th, 2008 at 12:45 in vintage, fabric, home decor, quilts, vintage finds, vintage decor

  I've become a collector, I guess you would say, of vintage and cozy, cottage style linens. The linen section is the first place I head to when going to any thrift store.I find the most wonderful fabrics; rose print sheets and pillowcases, the occasi...

• A Few More Vintage Treasures

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 01:16 in decorating, home decor, estate sales, vintage finds, vintage images, vintage decor

  I found this little pink bird at an estate sale and brought her home to roost on this nest of pink eggs I already had sitting on the fireplace mantel.This gorgeous pair of owls have blue rhinestones for eyes and little clear rhinestones on their tal...

• Vintage Horse Trio On Sweet Figments

  Posted on Thursday October 23rd, 2008 at 20:09 in vintage finds, media mentions, sweet figments, royal pink vintage

  Thank you to Caroline for including my set of vintage horses on her post today titled Wild West at Sweet Figments!Click my post title to see the other featured vintage gems with a western flavor....

• Family Room/Kitchen Window and Patio Door Wall

  Posted on Friday October 17th, 2008 at 16:57 in roses, vintage finds, creative ideas, family room, vintage decor

  Like so many of us who live in homes with "great rooms" {rooms where the kitchen, family room and dining room or eating area are all visible to each other} I have large spans of walls and windows that are part of two or more areas.In my decorating, I...

• Vintage and Cute=Smiles

  Posted on Friday October 17th, 2008 at 09:32 in shop updates, vintage finds, royal pink vintage

  More new things at Royal Pink Vintage: Cute little sets of vintage bird picks. I have more than one set of each color! This silly little wood table and chair set for you to play with! And we can never have enough of our favorite woodland creatures! H...

• Updating Royal Pink Vintage {the shop}

  Posted on Thursday October 16th, 2008 at 17:20 in shop updates, vintage finds, royal pink vintage

  Hi guys! I've been updating the shop with 21 {new} vintage items and there is something for everyone! For the cottage lover, a mint new-in-package rose vinyl table cover. For those who like clean lines with a touch of nature, I have this gorgeous set...

• Quick and Dirty Decorating

  Posted on Saturday September 20th, 2008 at 09:16 in decorating, etsy, home decor, wall art, vintage finds, quick and dirty decorating

  So, I told you I love quick results when inspiration hits or a new{vintage} piece has been purchased for my home, right? Well, here's another example of a sudden idea popping into my head involving a print I bought on Etsy, an old window frame I fou...

• Vintage Home Decor {family room/my work space}

  Posted on Friday September 5th, 2008 at 10:49 in home decor, fireplace, vintage finds, family room, vintage decor

  I've talked of adding more photos of my own use of vintage in my home for the longest time, so I finally took some quick photos this morning, starting with my favorite rose print that hangs over my family room fireplace. This entire area is filled w...

• Saturday Morning Vintage Browsing

  Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 13:06 in etsy, pink, polka dots, vintage finds

  I decided to take a Saturday off from my junqueing endeavors (I did go to a couple of sales and a thrift store yesterday though!) but I just can't stay away from the vintage!So I'm over at Etsy doing a little browsing. I'm interested in all things po...

• {New} Vintage In Shop Today

  Posted on Thursday June 5th, 2008 at 22:29 in vintage finds, vb boutique

  I'm always trying to catch up on my shop additions and this day is no exception! Here are some of today's vintage highlights: Two gorgeous shabby romantic cottage style floral prints. A sweet ceramic French Poodle and her Siamese Kitty friend figurin...

• Vintage Mod and Crafty at The VB Boutique Today

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 22:33 in vintage finds, vb boutique

  I added this set of 3 vintage 70's string and wire kits. Do you remember this type of artwork?! As a young child of the 70's, I definitely do. This set of complete kits includes an owl, sailboat and windmill kit. For those of you who love the mod des...

• Vintage Home Decor and Estate Sales Finds

  Posted on Monday April 7th, 2008 at 11:14 in Flickr, estate sales, vintage finds

  The Vintage Fairy has been smiling down on me in recent days. I have been having the best luck on recent junque trips, ie. estate and yard sales.On Friday, I popped into the best antique store where the owners recondition vintage stoves and have the ...

• Happy St. Patrick's Day!

  Posted on Monday March 17th, 2008 at 19:05 in vintage finds

  I wore this vintage four-leaf clover pin today as my touch of green to celebrate. I love it! I found this at a recent church rummage sale along with several other vintage pins/brooches that I plan on listing at The Vintage Butterfly Boutique soon.T...

• Family Room In Progress

  Posted on Saturday March 8th, 2008 at 21:43 in estate sales, vintage finds

  This is what I've been working on the last week, changing the wall color in my family room and setting up my little desk area. You can see on the right side, where I stopped painting, the color I'm switching from: sand to kiwi. I'm loving this pretty...

• New Items In Shop This Week.

  Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 16:43 in vintage finds, vb boutique

  I've been feeling like the White Rabbit from Alice In Wonderland recently...trying to juggle it all. Luckily, I love what I'm doing with my etsy shop and my recent shopping trips have been incredible!I'm behind on my listings, however, and need to ca...

• New At The Vintage Butterfly Boutique

  Posted on Tuesday February 19th, 2008 at 01:55 in Flickr, estate sales, vintage finds

  This gorgeous pair of collectible figurines came from one of the estate sales I attended this past weekend. So many wonderful things there! This family had such history there...the new owner of the home said he purchased the house full of all of thes...

• 5 In The Morning...

  Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 07:50 in vintage finds

  and I'm up thinking about my etsy store and promoting new items. Ay yi yi.I have to be at work at 8:30, I'm going to be tired this afternoon after waking so early.Anyway, I found some of the neatest weathered, old wooden pieces at a salvage yard yest...

• Pyrex Hurricane Globes

  Posted on Sunday February 3rd, 2008 at 14:08 in estate sales, vintage finds

  I'm excited about these vintage Pyrex hurricane globe candle sconces I just listed on ebay! I found them at an estate sale this week, in excellent condition, no chips, scratches...nada!When I got home and did a little research I found that these are ...

• Estate Sale Pretties

  Posted on Sunday February 3rd, 2008 at 00:36 in estate sales, vintage finds

  Some of the beautiful things found at the recent estate sale I attended.A pair of Italian pinking shears.A sweetly glittered dangling stars ornament.Silk beaded Christmas ornaments.A gorgeous glass beaded wreath windchime.Hand- embroidered handkerch...