It speaks to me........

Last night while surfing Etsy I found a jewelry shop fancifuldevices.etsy.com.  For whatever reason, this jewelry really spoke to me......  Much of the jewelry had a religious theme, it had a raw and sort of rustic feel to it. There were some really beautiful semi-precious gems too.  All of it added together was beautiful.  I promised myself that at some point, when I have some more time (haha), I'd get my jewelry supplies back out and start creating.  Here's some of the jewelry from her shop:

Here's some new goodies in my shop:

One big ol' vintage beaker. To be specific, it's 11" tall. Found it at a recent estate sale. See it in my shop http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=45559845

  This cool hippie, boho dress sold within 24 hours, but I thought it was so cute on.  Thought I'd share it.

These cool hippie, suede boots from the 60's will probably be listed tomorrow. I wasn't happy with my first pics of them so I'm going to do them over tomorrow.   Love'em!

1960's hippie, suede mini dress/vest. It's in my shop right now: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=45175579

Etienne Aigner 1970's classic leather bag.  Check more of it out right here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=44918739

Fabulous vintage cowboy boots.  See the other pics because they're actually lots cuter: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=45148836

Many of these items came from the same estate sale.  It occurred to me as I was doing this blog update that many of the items were leather, suede, hippie.  I didn't do it intentionally, but I'm always drawn to these sort of items.  Maybe in my previous life I was a hippie, flower child or something???????

Pink is Pretty or is it Pretty in Pink?

Just this week I've been a little on a pink binge.....lots of new pink pretties in my shop.

This adorable shabby and chic pink bulletin board. I found it in its natural state (no paint). I did a sweet, distressed and aged paint treatment on it. Ohhh so cute!  Check it out right here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/44773843/pretty-in-pink-distressed-vintage-bullet

This beautiful pale pinkish peach 1950's vintage dress.  Embroidered flowers on a sheer fabric with lining underneath.  For some reason I keep on seeing this dress as being so cute to wear to a wedding.  Find more of it right here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/44800813/pale-pink-peach-mad-men-vintage-evening

Another pale pink dress, this one is in linen. Really, it's much cuter in real life. The original belt is long gone, but I think I'm gonna look for another one to go on it.  See more of this dress right here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/41284722/pretty-in-pink-vintage-embroidered-linen

An adorable late 60's floral dress with pink, orange and purple flowers.  Also comes with a matching belt.  Way cute for the summer.  Purchase it right here in my Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/listing/44588000/vintage-floral-pink-ruffle-1960s-sleevel

Nubby and soft wool. Too warm for our south Alabama springtime, but so many places where this could be worn almost year round.  Find it in my shop right here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/42789271/pretty-in-pink-vintage-sweater-lg

Adorable fluttering butterflies on green foliage dress.....oh yea, this one recently sold to a lady in England.  Cute dress though....

Such a fabulous carpet bag from the 1960's in pinks, yellows and olive greens.  Check it out at: http://www.etsy.com/listing/42807935/vintage-carpet-bag-purse-unused-and-fabu

And finally, this beautiful 1950's pale pink prom dress. Lovin the amazing crepe adorning this dress. http://www.etsy.com/listing/44444596/vintage-dress-pink-prom-formal-crepe-sat

Hope you have a pretty pink day ;)

Vintage Clothing Museum & Vintage Clothing Fashion Show

I was recently contacted by the area director of the Salvation Army to help with a vintage clothing fashion show. The fashion show is being hosted by the Humane Society, Salvation Army and the local art gallery (The Ann Rudd Art Center). Brenda, the Salvation Army director, said they wanted my ideas. I was flattered and we've already had one meeting.

Speaking about the Ann Rudd Art Center, it's in a fabulous old building in a smaller town not far from where I live. Before it was an art gallery, it was a clothing store from the 1940's to the 1970's. The store closed and all it's contents were left. Including some fabulous clothing, shoes, handbags. The art gallery has kept quite a bit of it and sometimes puts it out for display.  Here's some pics I took late last year:

I especially like this dress............

Fabulous red leather chair in the background.

Amazing vintage shoes.  Including a whole room of them upstairs in the gallery.

Don't forget about the lingerie, they have that too.

Add children's clothes.

Handbags and hats.

Here's a room upstairs packed with shoes and hats..

And here's the art gallery where the fashion show will take place.  A very cool, large room with tin ceilings and fabulous wood floors.

Speaking of the fashion show I'm looking for clothing from the 1920's and 30's, not something I have much of.  I'd like a couple of flapper dresses but can't pay a lot for them.  Even if the shape was just okay.  We've got someone who is willing to help us repair them so that they're in better shape.  The fashion show will be towards the end of June.  I'll definitely have pictures of it.  Oh yea, I'm the narrator for the show too.

Also, I know about vintage clothing and accessories, but haven't done a vintage fashion show before.  I'd love to hear some ideas!

Thanks for stopping by :)

HELP! for Our Pepto Bismal Pink Bathroom

My family and I live in a house from the 1950s.  Most of the house has had some type of remodeling or updating done to it.  Our poor, ugly bathrooms are the last thing on the list to be done and we plan to start on them in the next couple of weeks.  The main bathroom which is just off the hall will be our first project.  Here it is:

As some people may agree who have been in our house, this is actually a good picture. Some of the tiles are cracked on the walls and the tile on the floor is just gross.  It doesn't matter how much you clean it, it's just gross!

Believe me, I love vintage charm and character but to me this is just an ugly color of pink!

I'm looking for suggestions on what to do to this bathroom. I honestly haven't thought too much about a new paint color or tile design/color, just too many other things on my mind right now.  The bathroom will stay in the same configuration for now, mostly just all that nasty tile will come out and we will install new cabinets where the old ones are.

Have you seen any cool bathrooms lately that really spoke to you?  Anything that you'd like to share that may look good in this one?  I'm all ears.

Here's some other pics of some of the other areas of our house that have been remodeled.

The kitchen was totally gutted and redone by my husband Duane.

The only things done in the dining room were beaded board, chair rail, chandelier and paint.

Living Room.  We just painted in here.

This sort of gives you an idea of our style.  Any ideas of how to remodel the pepto bismal bathroom would be great!

Vintage Clothing & Jewelry in Sassysistervintage

Celluloid Leaves Necklace....GORGEOUS! The leaves and chain are both celluloid.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43955600
Click above to go in my shop to purchase.

1940's Hawaiian Halter Top and Shorts

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43965260
Click above to go in my shop and purchase.


Vintage Paint by Number: Roses in Vase

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43956636
Click above to go in my shop and purchase

Vintage Illusion Lace Semi Formal Dress

 http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43735928

Vintage Owl Plates, Set of 6

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43733623

Chairs, Chairs and Chairs.......

 have a "thing" for chairs, specifically, unique and well made chairs.  Mostly I'm attracted to chairs from the past.  Not the mass produced kind of chairs that you can go in any furniture showroom across America and find, but the kind of chairs that have a history or past, maybe a little chip or nick here or there.  I like the kind that needs to be reupholstered or possibly updated by painting a more trendy color.  Here are some of the chairs in my home.  They all have a unique past:

I'm actually sitting in this chair at this very moment.  It is the chair that everyone in our family uses when we are at the computer.  It has a nice green leather seat that appears to have been pocked and prodded quite a bit.  That's okay though, the pocking and prodding on the seat is called "character".

A sweet vintage child's school desk that both of my daughter's use while eating in the family room and watching t.v.

I had a booth in an antique mall and also made many friends with fellow antique dealers.  One of my friends whose name was Wayne had this chair in his booth.  I was admiring the chair one day because I liked the little wooden legs on it and I liked how it sat so low to the floor.  It was super comfy too.  I told him how much I liked it and he said "do you want it"?  Of course I wanted it!  Actually, it had the gosh ugliest orange rust fabric on it.  I think a couple of people told Wayne how ugly it was.  Of course these people had no vision for something that had lots of potential.  A couple of years ago my mom reupholstered it for me in this funky red, velvet fabric.  It sits in our living room

Another chair that my mom gave to me quite a few years back for Christmas.  We reupholstered it together.  It's probably from the 1920's.  I can't forget to tell you that my mom recained the back of this chair on her own.  She figured out how to do it by the instructions she found in a book.  I thought this was pretty cool.

This has always been one of my favorite chairs.  I bought is from a fellow vintage clothing dealer about 12 years ago.  I love the clean square lines with the mod floral decoration in the middle.  It would be a dream to have six of these chairs that were matching.  Also, it folds up.

A vintage Heywood Wakefield chair from the 50s or 60s maybe.  It sits in our dining room.  Nothing else in the room is red, but I love this pop of color.  The adjoining living room does have quite a bit of red so it actually does "go" pretty well.  I have always liked vintage wicker, and again, I love clean, simple lines.  This chair was also bought from a fellow vintage clothing dealer.

Here are some the newest and coolest items in my shop:

A beautiful, unused carpet bag with wicker on the sides.  Love the colors in it!

Couture Frank Usher 1960s Pale Yellow Dress and Jacket.  Amazing condition!

A very hip color right now!  Orange enamel tea pot with a black handle and wooden lid.  Made in Japan.

Mod flower early 70s mini skirt.

Funky 60's curtain panels.

I love this dress, especially the awesome trim down the side and front.  A late 60s to early 70s dress.  Sooo cute on too!

Hope you enjoyed looking at my chairs and items for sale.  Check out sassysistervintage.etsy.com for more cool vintage items.