Meet vintage loving mama Danielle! She has an eye for color and mad photographing skills (just look all over her blog) and a way cool shop filled with cute things. Her vintage wardrobe absolutely rocks as well as her home filled with lots of pretty old goodies. This lady has great taste and you will want to read all about her “over there“!
Thank you Danielle for letting us share all about your fabulousness!!! If you have a vintage loving mama you would like to see featured (or you yourself are one), please leave us a link to the stylish diva here.
I am sure you are quite familiar with Lisa’s beautiful designs. I am finally going to order myself this and it might just make its way to my Valentine’s Day outfit. Speaking of, if you need help putting together a little wishlist to send to the one you love, you may want to take a peek at Lisa’s shop because there may be something there just for you!
Lisa has been running a successful handmade, online business and is now sharing tips and how-tos along with Leigh-Ann (freckled nest) and Jill (lune) in a new online course entitled Indie Business 3.0.
Registration includes 37 lengthy sessions and projects focused on starting, surviving, and succeeding in your creative independent business. There is also a custom printable workbook, teacher support, and a community site to make friends, share, support and network! The class begins March 1st and goes for six weeks. Definitely a great resource and learning tool for those of you contemplating a creative business (or want to grow the business you have). You can check out more details here!
or you, my dear friends, Lisa Leonard Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to one lucky reader. There a few ways to enter and get yourself more chances to win this lovely giveaway.
Here are some things you can do:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about your favorite Lisa Leonard design.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave the link here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 4 times! Fantastic, right? Even if you are overseas, please feel welcomed to join in on the fun!
The giveaway will end at 8am PST on Monday, February 7th. Good luck! Thank you so much Lisa Leonard!!!
A lovely curated selection of vintage clothing from a range of eras. You want to go bohemian, hippy chick, jackie o, flash of the 80’s, or mad men this little shop is your go-to place. Surely, you will find something here that fits the era of your liking! Not only is there a lovely selection to choose from, but the shop offers a wide range of sizes. Sometimes I come across a shop that only caters to the Twiggy-esque bodies, but no-siree, Kakalina Rose Vintage has something for everyone. I love that! I would wear this dress, paired with this coat, and these shoes (too bad not my size) for a little date night!
Since you are all so lovely, you can win a $50 gift certificate to this lovely shop! Gosh! I so wish I could enter because I know what I would pick in an instant! There a few ways to enter and get yourself more chances to win this lovely giveaway.
Here are some things you can do:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about your favorite item in her shop.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave each separate links here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 4 times! Fantastic, right? Even if you are overseas, please feel welcomed to join in on the fun!
The giveaway will end at 8am PST on Wednesday, December 22nd and don’t forget to come back Thursday to this post as this is where the winner will be announced. Good luck! Thank you so much Kakalina Rose Vintage!!!
p.s. come back tomorrow as we have another lovely giveaway from another lovely vintage shop! I decided to save the next giveaway until January, so stay tuned!
Thalita creates such whimsical illustrations that encapsulate childhood so perfectly. Each piece is dreamy, child-like, and utterly sweet. She has prints ready made that would be perfect for a nursery, child’s room or adorning some sweet little spot in your home. There are also ready made birthday sets with ready-made invitations, birthday and thank you cards all with coordinating red envelopes. Her notecard sets are also absolutely adorable for the special notes of encouragement or just because you may need to send out. My favorite in her shop is her custom illustration prints that she offers. Here is one she did of True a few years ago…
I love how the illustration turned out and I think her illustration belongs in a children book! Can’t you just see True as a main character of some story? Isn’t it extra special to see your little one illustrated?! Definitely a keepsake and something for True to pass down!
As a little treat for you, Thalita is giving away either a print or a set of notecards! There a few ways to enter and get yourself more chances to win this lovely giveaway.
Here are some things you can do:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about your favorite item in her shop.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave each separate links here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 4 times! Fantastic, right? Even if you are overseas, please feel welcomed to join in on the fun!
The giveaway will end at 8am PST on Wednesday, November 24th and don’t forget to come back Thursday to this post as this is where the winner will be announced. Good luck! Thank you so much Thalita!!!
Also, Cakies readers can get a 10% discount on any purchase, just convo Thalita before placing your order with the code cakies and she will set up a custom listing for you with the discount. Not bad, eh? Good luck everyone!!!
I had the pleasure of meeting Emily when we both did Renegade this past summer. She is one talented lady and all her creations are absolutely stunning. I have a couple of her pieces like this and this and love them so much! Emily Sparks Handmade is the perfect combination of utterly girly, yet sophisticated. I can totally see these being sold at Anthropologie, can’t you?!! Her headbands are perfection and necklaces a charmer. I am sure you will be adding some of her things (if not all of them), to your etsy favorites list as I am also sure you could find the perfect gift for someone here as I have ordered some already!
Lucky you, one Cakies reader has a chance to win a blooming headband in your color choice. There a few ways to enter and get yourself more chances to win this lovely giveaway.
Here are some things you can do:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about your favorite Emily Sparks Handmade item.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave each separate links here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 4 times! Fantastic, right? Even if you are overseas, please feel welcomed to join in on the fun!
The giveaway will end at 8am PST on Wednesday, November 24th and don’t forget to come back Thursday to this post as this is where the winner will be announced. Good luck! Thank you so much Emily Sparks!!!
It seems that southern California can’t seem to make up its mind if it wants an Autumn or not, but at least it is no longer in the 100’s like it was a week ago! This weekend was a such a whirlwind as Ben and I just got back from a post birthday getaway to San Diego (with just Soul), which I will share more about later.
The weather there was a bit warmer than I like, but I just pretend it is more fall-ish than it really is and I still wear tights. Though, it is still much too warm during the day to bust out any cute vintage sweaters or jackets, wearing a vintage dress and shoes are still fun enough!
I am in love with these shoes as they are so comfy! That is the best thing about vintage shoes, they are usually already broken in for you. Have you tried vintage shoes before?
Here are some shops with a good vintage shoe collection: lisazain, kenaione, squeaky wheels, pineapple mint. If you are a size 7 (this make me wish I was), please buy this cause this is just darn cute (tell me if you do, cause i will be so happy if one of you get it)!
A tip when buying vintage shoes: Don’t just go by your shoe size number, but measure the insoles of a comfortable pair you own, then compare it to the length and width of the insole of the shoe you might be looking to buy online.
In the next few weeks, we will also have a special spotlight on what we wear date nights, for play, outerwear, or some other way we are able to infuse vintage into our wardrobe. Not to forget we will also be featuring some vintage lovin’ and wearin’ mamas, one of which is Karen from Misha Lulu, so get excited to meet these ladies! If you are sharing and sporting your vintage, don’t forget to leave your links here. We wanna see what your wearing in your part of the world!
Don’t forget to head over to Smile and Wave and check out what vintage Rachel’s wearing over there!
p.s. can’t wait to show you some vintage pretties i picked up over the weekend! hurrah!
I have a large growing pile of fabric scraps. I refuse to throw them away because I am sure they can be used for something. I have been seeing different types of interesting necklaces made of buttons, beads, and fabric. Then, I figured why not make one out of my scraps...
I think it made my white shirt a little less boring. This was so quick and easy to make.
How to make a recycled scraps necklace (which is very similar to the straps on my braided tablecloth bag):
1. Take your scrap fabric, I cut a .5''-1'' snip and tear the rest of the fabric down for a nice frayed edge. Used 3 different fabrics for each strand.
2. Take 3 of the torn pieces and tie the ends together with a rubber band.
3. Braid the 3 pieces together and tie ends together with rubber band when done.
4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for more strands. Remember you can make the strands any length you want, if run out of fabric, just weave more into the braid.
5. Once all the strands you want are braided, gather one end of each strand together and straight stitch together with sewing machine. Repeat for the other ends of the strands. Snip off any excess.
6. Gather ends of the necklace and sew together (snip excess) or a ribbon can be sewn at the ends to be able to tie the necklace closed, but I just sewed both ends together.
7. Voila! A nice way to make use of all your lovely scraps.
Sorry if the directions get you a little lost, but it really is easy. I promise. Maybe I should put some in the shop. Please share any other good ideas you may have of things that can be made with scraps. I would love to hear (read) them!
