Monday, September 28, 2009

Mini Brooch (as promised)

Here it is! Here's the mini mosaic brooch we promised! It's listed, now. We're working on our Friday Finds post. Isn't it precious? Yeah, we thought so.

Monday Musings: Workin for a livin, livin and workin

Sing it with me folks:

Workin for a livin (workin)
Workin for a livin (workin)
Workin for a livin, livin and workin
Im taking what they giving cause Im working for a livin.

Yeah...Huey knew what he was talking about! If you have checked out A Vague reCollection recently, you know we've been working. Okay, so we haven't been working on the blog as much, but, man, have we got some great stuff listed, now!

Check this out, a petoskey pendant and earring set from Bijou Terner:

When I was a child, we would go to my grandparents' on Lake Michigan and look for petoskey stones. I guess that's why this set is so special to us: reminds us of summers on the lake with our family. We hope you love it, too.

I know I've been promising a Friday Finds on Mini Mosaics, but I'm finally ready to follow through. We've got our mini mosaic bracelet listed, the first mini mosaic brooch we listed has sold, but I've got another that's even more precious (if you can believe that)! You can click through here to the mini mosaic bracelet. I've photographed the latest brooch, and will get that image up tonight!

Speaking of charming! Have we got the cocktail forks for you ;-) Honest, though...take a look. They are sterling silver, from Denmark, and have the most gorgeous royal blue enamel handles. And the crowns! I just love the crowns, don't you?


Well, I hope this tease of our new listings encourages you to visit our Etsy shop! We'll be back shortly with more pictures to share, and this week we will have a Friday Finds.

Oh, and the best part is we're going treasure hunting this weekend, which means more goodies to share with you in the coming weeks!! Let us know if you are looking for something in particular, and we'll keep our eyes open for you!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

What's Working Wednesday: October is BOGO Month!

That's right, all month long we're offering BOGO 1/2 off all beaded necklaces.

Buy any beaded necklace and get the second (of equal or lesser value) 1/2 off! Stock up!! This sale ends October 31st.

[To take advantage, enter code "BOGOBN" in the "Note to Seller" section of checkout. We'll refund half the value of the lesser beaded necklace via PayPal.]

Now...to whet your whistle...here are some of our favorite beaded necklaces:



Monday, September 14, 2009

Up and Coming Pieces - Should Be Listed by Week's End

Here are some items we have been working to get listed. The first one hasn't been listed mostly because we aren't sure what it is ;-) Do you have any ideas? We'd love to hear them.
We are in heart of this sewing etui from Austria. We'll be sorry to see it go, but we're sure it's going to find a good and loving home! Maybe yours?!
Slowly getting into the world of supplies, we found this vintage, hammered metal buckle and button set still in its original packaging! Check it out!
Had no idea how difficult it would be to photograph black rhinestones, but it is even trickier than other pieces and forms of jewelry. But we're trying! Here we have a lovely tulip shaped pin in a black metal/black rhinestone fashion. Two of the rhinestones are missing, which we're trying to capture in the other/detail pictures. It's still precious, and happily due to the black metal background the lost rhinestones aren't terribly noticeable!

What's What Wednesday: Latest Listings & Upcoming Friday Finds

Hoorah! Beaded necklaces and Christmas goodies are getting listed. You must find something you like, now. Being a vintage shop, most of what we have is one of a kind. Which means once it's gone...it's gone. So we're recommend that if you see something you like, to buy it right away! There aren't more where these came from ;-)

Oh, and we're working on Christmas shipping schedules, gift wrap options, and so on. We'd love to hear what you do, what you'd like, etc.

Finally, we've been wanting to do this for awhile, but haven't seemed to be able to motivate ourselves and find the time: this Friday's Finds will be on Micro Mosaic pieces from Italy. We have a lovely one just waiting for you!

Monday Musings: Christmas Is Coming

Yup. Time to start prepping for Christmas in the shop, and it's only September! We have a lovely selection of beaded necklaces to list as well as Christmas-related vintage pieces. They're really quite fabulous.

Once the VJSE Back to School Sale comes to a close tonight, I think we'll launch a BOGO 1/2 off item of lesser value sale on beaded necklaces, and most come with free shipping!

Enjoy the Back to School Sale while it lasts! Then check back to see when the next sale starts!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

What's What Wednesday: Latest Listings or soon to be listed...

As I mentioned in yesterday's posts, we have new things to photograph, describe, and list! Here I'm going to highlight a few things we got up last night and those things we hope to get up today!

Here with the lovely Audrey Hepburn is our clear rhinestone, bow-tie brooch:

And lovely button covers perfect for adding a touch of elegance to any outfit!
And a couple of necklaces we will work to list tonight:


They're up! They're up! Plus an extra necklace!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Tuesday Travels: Family Holiday Weekend

I know...it's been forever. We haven't posted in awhile, but we're back. It was a nice weekend at home with mom in North Carolina. Now I'm back in New York with a load of new jewelry to post! Keep your eyes peeled for new listings...just in time for our Back to School Sale in conjunction with the Vintage Jewelry Sellers on Etsy team.

You will have to check the VJSE website for other participating stores and their specials.

We are offering 15% off orders of $15 or more from September 8th through September 15th. Just make sure to put BTSVJSE in the "Notes to Seller" section when you make your purchase; the difference will be refunded to you via PayPal.

Teaser: This week's Friday's Finds will be about Mini Mosaic items. Can't wait. Looking for special pieces to include. We have a lovely mini mosaic bracelet (likely from Italy) we'll have listed in time for Friday's post.